John Lund (6 February 1911, Rochester, New York - 10 May 1992, Los Angeles) was an American film actor of Norwegian ancestry who is probably best remembered for his role in the film A Foreign Affair (1948), directed by Billy Wilder.
In the 1950's he played insurance investigator Johnny Dollar in the popular radio series " Yours Truly ,Johnny Dollar " ( the man with the action-packed expense account). The series can be heard at htpp://www.otr.net
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John Lund (6 February 1911, Rochester, New York - 10 May 1992, Los Angeles) was an American film actor of Norwegian ancestry who is probably best remembered for his role in the film A Foreign Affair (1948), directed by Billy Wilder.
In the 1950's he played insurance investigator Johnny Dollar in the popular radio series " Yours Truly ,Johnny Dollar " ( the man with the action-packed expense account). The series can be heard at htpp://www.otr.net
John Lund's father was a Norwegian immigrant and glassblower. Lund did not finish high school, and he tried several businesses before settling on advertising in the 1930s. He began acting in 1939, appearing on Broadway in William Shakespeare's As You Like It two years later. It was his appearance in the play The Hasty Heart (1945) that got him recognized by Hollywood. His first film was To Each His Own (1946) with Olivia de Havilland for Paramount where he played dual roles.
Another notable role in Mitchell Leisen's comedy The Mating Season ...
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