---
name: "Alan Ladd Jr."
canonical: "https://film.one/person/alan-ladd-jr"
fi1m_id: "alan-ladd-jr"
imdb_id: "nm0480440"
tmdb_id: 2488
wikidata_id: "Q366876"
roles: ["Producer"]
born: "22 October 1937"
died: "2 March 2022"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 5
average_fi1m_score: 66
average_as: "producer"
average_over: 4
updated: "2026-10-04T18:31:52.401774+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Alan Ladd Jr.

## Identity

Alan Ladd Jr.

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/alan-ladd-jr
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** alan-ladd-jr
- **IMDb ID:** nm0480440
- **TMDB ID:** 2488
- **Wikidata ID:** Q366876
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Ladd_Jr., https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q366876, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0480440/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/2488

Producer. Born 22 October 1937 in Los Angeles, California, USA. Died 2 March 2022.

## Details

- **Work:** Producer
- **Born:** 22 October 1937, Los Angeles, California, USA
- **Died:** 2 March 2022
- **Active:** 1975–2007
- **Also known as:** Alan Walbridge Ladd Jr.
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 5: 4 producing, 1 crew
- **Academy Awards:** 1 Oscar (1 won)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 66, as producer, over 4 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1970s 72 (1), 1980s 62 (1), 1990s 61 (2), 2000s 79 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 66 to 63 across 4 titles
- **Score spread:** 0 at 80+, 3 at 60–79, 1 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 3, Action 2, Crime 2, Adventure 1, Comedy 1, History 1
- **Screen time:** 9 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $512m across 4 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Ladd_Jr., https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q366876, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0480440/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/2488

## Streaming the US now

- **Hulu:** [*Gone Baby Gone*](https://film.one/film/gone-baby-gone.md) (79)
- **Apple TV:** [*Braveheart*](https://film.one/film/braveheart.md) (68)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Alan Ladd Jr., also known as Alan Walbridge Ladd Jr., was an American film producer and studio executive. Born in Los Angeles in 1937, he was the son of actor Alan Ladd. He began his career as a talent agent before becoming an independent producer in the late 1960s.

As an executive at 20th Century Fox from 1973, he greenlit *Star Wars* (1977). He later served as president of the Ladd Company and held senior positions at MGM/UA. His producing credits include *Chariots of Fire* (1981), *Braveheart* (1995), for which he shared a Best Picture Academy Award, *The Man in the Iron Mask* (1998), and *Gone Baby Gone* (2007). He died in 2022.

*Sources: variety.com, nytimes.com, apnews.com, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (5)

### Produced (4) — the average rests on these

- *Gone Baby Gone* (2007), Fi1m 79, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/gone-baby-gone.md)
- *The Man in the Iron Mask* (1998), Fi1m 54, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/the-man-in-the-iron-mask.md)
- *Braveheart* (1995), Fi1m 68, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/braveheart.md)
- *Police Academy* (1984), Fi1m 62, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/police-academy.md)

### Crew (1)

- *The Rocky Horror Picture Show* (1975), Fi1m 72, Presenter — [page](https://film.one/film/the-rocky-horror-picture-show.md)

## Complete filmography (28)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Gone Baby Gone* (2007), Producer — Fi1m 79, [page](https://film.one/film/gone-baby-gone.md)
- *An Unfinished Life* (2005), Producer
- *The Man in the Iron Mask* (1998), Executive Producer — Fi1m 54, [page](https://film.one/film/the-man-in-the-iron-mask.md)
- *A Very Brady Sequel* (1996), Producer
- *The Phantom* (1996), Producer
- *Braveheart* (1995), Producer — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/film/braveheart.md)
- *The Brady Bunch Movie* (1995), Executive Producer
- *Death Warrant* (1990), Producer
- *Vice Versa* (1988), Executive Producer
- *To Live and Die in L.A.* (1985), Presenter
- *Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment* (1985), Presenter — Fi1m 42, [page](https://film.one/film/police-academy-2-their-first-assignment.md)
- *Police Academy* (1984), Presenter, Executive Producer — Fi1m 62, [page](https://film.one/film/police-academy.md)
- *The Boys from Brazil* (1978), Presenter
- *A Wedding* (1978), Presenter
- *The Driver* (1978), Presenter
- *High Anxiety* (1977), Presenter
- *Wizards* (1977), Presenter
- *Fighting Mad* (1976), Presenter
- *The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother* (1975), Presenter
- *The Rocky Horror Picture Show* (1975), Presenter — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/film/the-rocky-horror-picture-show.md)
- *The Nickel Ride* (1975), Presenter
- *Fear Is the Key* (1972), Producer
- *The Nightcomers* (1972), Executive Producer
- *Zee and Co.* (1972), Producer
- *Villain* (1971), Producer
- *A Severed Head* (1971), Producer
- *The Ballad of Tam Lin* (1970), Producer
- *The Walking Stick* (1970), Producer

## Awards

### Academy Awards — 1 won

- 1996: Best Picture (won), for *Braveheart*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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