Alan Ladd Jr.'s Net Worth as of 2024
$75 Million
Alan Walbridge Ladd Jr. was born on the 22nd October 1937, in Los Angeles, California USA, and is a movie producer as well as a studio executive. However, as Alan Ladd Jr. he is most famous for being the former head of 20th Century Fox, MGM and the later Paramount Pictures and is the man responsible for existence of today’s cult classic movies such as “Star Wars” saga, “Alien” (1979), “Blade Runner” (1982), “The Man in the Iron Mask” (1998) as well as “Braveheart” (1995) for which he was honored with a prestigious Academy Award – an Oscar.
Have you ever wondered how much wealth this moviemaking industry’s big name has accumulated so far? How rich Alan Ladd Jr. is? According to sources, it is estimated that the total of net worth of Alan Ladd Jr., as of mid-2017, exceeds the sum of $75 million, acquired through his career in the movie business which is now spanning almost 50 years, since 1970.
Alan Ladd Jr Net Worth $75 million
Alan was born to Marjorie Jane Harrold and Hollywood star actor Alan Ladd. After high school, Alan Jr. enrolled at the University of Southern California where he studied business administration. Due to rising Cold War tensions, he was recruited by the US Army and was sent to Berlin in 1961, as Air Force Reserve. Upon returning to the states, Alan began working at Creative Management Associates. After only a couple of years, he became the agency’s best talent agent. These ventures provided the basis for the present day net worth of Alan Ladd Jr.
Interested in what happens behind the camera, in 1969 Alan relocated to London, UK, in order to pursue an independent movie producer career; his debut movie – “The Walking Stick” – hit the theaters in 1970. This was followed by six more movies including “The Devil’s Window”, “Villain” and “Fear Is the Key” before returning to the USA in 1973, where he became the head of 20th Century Fox’s Creative Affairs department. Within the next three years, he climbed up the ladde,r and in 1976 became the company’s president. Alan Ladd Jr. is widely recognized for giving a greenlight to George Lucas to made a sci-fi movie “Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope”, which quickly gained cult classis status among the fans and produced one of the most lucrative franchises in the history of the entertainment industry. It is certain that all these accomplishments helped Alan Ladd Jr. to boost his popularity as well as his net worth.
In 1979, Alan founded his own production company – The Ladd Company – which then went on to produce and release several 1980s’ blockbusters including “Chariots of Fire” and “Body Heat” both in 1981, “Blade Runner” (1982), “The Right Stuff” (1983) as well as “Police Academy” (1984) and its sequels, and “One Upon a Time in America” (1984). In 1985 Alan Ladd Jr. was named as the CEO of MGM-Pathé Communications, which under his tenure released “A Fish Called Wanda”, a 1988 comedy movie, and Ridley Scott’s 1991 thriller “Thelma & Louse”. It is certain that all these achievements made a dramatic increment in total revenues to Alan Ladd Jr.’s net worth.
In the mid-1990s Alan and his company partnered with Paramount Pictures which resulted in the Oscar-winning historical drama – “Braveheart” in 1995. Ever since The Ladd Company serves as an independent, non-exclusive production company, with over 20 movies in its portfolio which have earned several billions of dollars at the box office, also winning more than 50 Academy Awards and over 150 Oscars and Golden Globe nominations. Among the company’s most recent releases is Ben Affleck’s directorial debut, the 2007 mystery drama “Gone Baby Gone” which an earned Academy Award nomination. It is certain that all these successful ventures have helped Alan Ladd Jr. to add a significant sum to the total of his wealth.
In 2007, Alan Ladd Jr. was honored with a star on Hollywood’s Walk of Fame.
When it comes to his personal life, Alan Ladd Jr. was dating actresses Natalie Trundy and Dorothy Provine in the late 1950s. Between 1959 and 1982 he was married to Patricia Ann Beazley with whom he has two children. In 1985 he married Cindra Pincock with whom he welcomed another child. However, the couple is allegedly in divorce proceedings.
