John Lund

Actor

About

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Birth Place

Rochester, New York, USA

Born

February 06, 1913

Died

May 10, 1992

Biography

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Strapping, stolid leading man of the postwar years. Lund enjoyed several good opportunities opposite Marlene Dietrich ("A Foreign Affair" 1948), Betty Hutton ("The Perils of Pauline" 1947) and Barbara Stanwyck ("The File on Thelma Jordan" 1949), but never displayed the magnetism needed to either catch the public's eye or match his more fiery costars. Before long he was playing the stooge...

Filmography

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If a Man Answers (1962)

The Wackiest Ship in the Army? (1960)

Cmdr. Wilbur Vandewater

Affair in Reno (1957)

Dakota Incident (1956)

Carter Hamilton

Battle Stations (1956)

Father Joseph McIntyre

High Society (1956)

George Kittredge

Photos & Videos

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Duchess Of Idaho (1950) -- (Movie Clip) Baby, Come Out Of The Clouds

Latin Lovers (1952) -- (Movie Clip) I Want That Horse

Biography

Strapping, stolid leading man of the postwar years. Lund enjoyed several good opportunities opposite Marlene Dietrich ("A Foreign Affair" 1948), Betty Hutton ("The Perils of Pauline" 1947) and Barbara Stanwyck ("The File on Thelma Jordan" 1949), but never displayed the magnetism needed to either catch the public's eye or match his more fiery costars. Before long he was playing the stooge fiance who loses Grace Kelly, first to Frank Sinatra and later to Bing Crosby, in the mediocre remake of "The Philadelphia Story," "High Society" (1956). Lund retired from acting in the early 1960s.

Filmography

Cast (Feature Film)

If a Man Answers (1962)

The Wackiest Ship in the Army? (1960)

Cmdr. Wilbur Vandewater

Affair in Reno (1957)

Dakota Incident (1956)

Carter Hamilton

Battle Stations (1956)

Father Joseph McIntyre

High Society (1956)

George Kittredge

Chief Crazy Horse (1955)

White Feather (1955)

Five Guns West (1955)

Woman They Almost Lynched (1953)

Bronco Buster (1952)

Latin Lovers (1952)

Steel Town (1952)

Just Across the Street (1952)

The Battle at Apache Pass (1952)

Major Jim Colton

The Mating Season (1951)

Darling, How Could You! (1951)

Dr. Robert Grey

No Man of Her Own (1950)

My Friend Irma Goes West (1950)

Duchess of Idaho (1950)

Douglas J. Morrissen, Jr.

Bride of Vengeance (1949)

My Friend Irma (1949)

Miss Tatlock's Millions (1948)

[Tim] Burke [also known as Schuyler Tatlock

A Foreign Affair (1948)

Captain John Pringle

Night Has a Thousand Eyes (1948)

The Perils of Pauline (1947)

Michael Farrington

Variety Girl (1947)

To Each His Own (1946)

Captain Cosgrove/Gregory Pierson

Life Events

1939

Appeared in an industrial show during the World's Fair at the request of a friend

1941

Made Broadway debut in "As You Like It"

1943

Wrote the lyrics and book for the Broadway revue "New Faces of 1943"

1946

Made film debut opposite Olivia De Havilland in "To Each His Own"

1950

Served as vice-president, Screen Actors Guild

1962

Acted in last feature film, "If a Man Answers"

1963

Retired from acting

Photo Collections

A Foreign Affair - Publicity Art

A Foreign Affair - Publicity Art

A Foreign Affair - Publicity Stills

A Foreign Affair - Publicity Stills

A Foreign Affair - Pressbook

A Foreign Affair - Pressbook

A Foreign Affair - Scene Stills

A Foreign Affair - Scene Stills

A Foreign Affair - Lobby Cards

A Foreign Affair - Lobby Cards

A Foreign Affair - Movie Posters

A Foreign Affair - Movie Posters

Videos

Duchess Of Idaho (1950) -- (Movie Clip) Baby, Come Out Of The Clouds Second leads John Lund (as "Doug") and Paula Raymond (his secretary "Ellen") in the audience as Lena Horne is introduced, performing Baby, Come Out Of The Clouds by Henry Nemo and Lee Pearl, in MGM's Duchess Of Idaho, 1950.

Latin Lovers (1952) -- (Movie Clip) I Want That Horse Now in Brazil, with her fiancè (John Lund) nursing a polo injury, American Nora (Lana Turner) maybe bored, then their attention is diverted by a horse and its trainer (Ricardo Montalban, his first scene), in MGM’s Latin Lovers, 1952.

Latin Lovers (1952) -- (Movie Clip) Carlotta You Gotta Be Mine Business owner Nora (Lana Turner) with her unduly business-like boyfriend (John Lund) gets a proposal then some contrast from a Brazilian night club act, Tom Hernandez her dance partner, song by Nicholas Brodszky and Leo Robin, early in MGM’s Latin Lovers, 1952.

Foreign Affair, A (1948) -- (Movie Clip) For 15 Years We Haven't Slept Captain Pringle (John Lund) arrives with gifts for his torch-singer girlfriend Erika (Marlene Dietrich) in her bombed-out hide-out in the American zone in Berlin, in Billy Wilder's A Foreign Affair, 1948.

To Each His Own (1946) -- (Movie Clip) Open, Miss Norris Practically radio, after the credits, the dark but effective opening to Mitchell Leisen's To Each His Own, 1946, starring Olivia De Havilland, from Charles Brackett's original story.

To Each His Own (1946) -- (Movie Clip) This May Sting A Little Deep into her flashback taking place in her American hometown more than 20 years earlier, Jody (Olivia De Havilland) barely meets handsome flier Cosgrove (John Lund), with her father (Griff Barnett) and war bond enthusiast Clinton (Arthur Loft), in Mitchell Leisen's To Each His Own, 1946.

To Each His Own (1946) -- (Movie Clip) I Can't Give Him Up! In one of many money-scenes, deep in flashback for middle-aged Jody (Olivia De Havilland), she's an un-married mother back home in the states in 1918, persuaded by her druggist father (Griff Barnett) she must not keep her child, then returning to contemporary London, in director Mitchell Leisen's To Each His Own, 1946.

Foreign Affair, A (1948) -- (Movie Clip) One Thing At A Time From the opening credits, Jean Arthur as "Representative Phoebe Frost" talks some sense into fellow lawmakers flying into post-war Berlin, biting commentary from screenwriter Charles Brackett and director Billy Wilder, in A Foreign Affair, 1948.

Mating Season, The (1951) -- (Movie Clip) Loud Drunks Bore Me Junior executive Val (John Lund), sent to retrieve his drunken boss's car, is surprised to also find his date Maggie (Gene Tierney), teetering on a cliff, early in Mitchell Leisen's The Mating Season, 1951.

Mating Season, The (1951) -- (Movie Clip) Belle Of Jersey City Newly-broke Ellen (Thelma Ritter) contrives to hide the fact that she's been hitch-hiking from her son Val (John Lund), meeting her at an Ohio bus station, with news of his own, in Mitchell Leisen's The Mating Season, 1951.

Duchess Of Idaho -- (Movie Clip) Melody In Swimtime Following the credits in the Joe Pasternak musical, Esther Williams in her first aqua-number, Paula Raymond as her roommate rushing off to work, opening MGM's Duchess Of Idaho, 1950.

Perils Of Pauline, The (1947) -- (Movie Clip) Gesundheit! Pearl (Betty Hutton) has an on-stage catastrophe with Farrington (John Lund), leading to an intense clash as his traveling theater leaves town, in The Perils Of Pauline, 1947.

Latin Lovers - (Original Trailer) Expect Ricardo Montalban to give Lana Turner a taste for Latin Lovers (1953) in this Technicolor romance.

High Society - (Trailer) High Society, 1956 Original theatrical trailer for High Society, 1956, starring Bing Crosby, Grace Kelly, Frank Sinatra and Celeste Holm, featuring original songs by Cole Porter.

Foreign Affair, A - (Original Trailer) A prim Congresswoman (Jean Arthur) gets caught up in the romantic decadence of post-war Germany. Directed by Billy Wilder.

Duchess of Idaho - (Original Trailer) During a Sun Valley vacation, a woman tries to solve her roommate's romantic problems in Duchess of Idaho (1950), starring Esther Williams.

High Society promotional - (Original Trailer) Ed Sullivan and Bing Crosby introduce a special promotional trailer for the musical comedy.

Perils Of Pauline, The - (Original Trailer) Betty Hutton plays silent serial heroine Pearl White in The Perils Of Pauline (1947). Songs by Frank Loesser (Guys & Dolls).

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