Alan Ladd was a performer.
Alan Walbridge Ladd ( September 3 , 1913 -- January 29 , 1964 ) was an American actor and film and television producer . Shane (film) . Shane stars Alan Ladd , Jean Arthur ( in the last feature , and only color , film of her career ) and Van Heflin , and features Brandon deWilde , Jack Palance , Emile Meyer , Elisha Cook Jr. , and Ben Johnson .