Film Career
His first film was To Each His Own (1946) with Olivia de Havilland for Paramount, in which he played dual roles. A Foreign Affair (1948), in which Lund played romantic lead to both Marlene Dietrich and Jean Arthur, was highly acclaimed but failed to make him a major star. In 1949, in My Friend Irma, Lund is Al, boyfriend of Irma (Marie Wilson). My Friend Irma, was the film debut of Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis. He was also excellent as leading man to Gene Tierney in the 1951 film The Mating Season.
In the 1950s he played insurance investigator Johnny Dollar in the popular radio series Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar. The series can be heard at http://www.otr.net.
Another notable film role of his was in Mitchell Leisen's comedy The Mating Season (1951) co-starring Gene Tierney, Miriam Hopkins, and Thelma Ritter. The blond, blue-eyed actor also acted on Broadway and radio.
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