![]() The New York Times called him "the male counterpart to the girl next door". He was also in The House on Telegraph Hill (1951) and Elopement (1951), and was the male lead in Down Among the Sheltering Palms (1952) and Serpent of the Nile (1953). He went on to be leading man to Dorothy McGuire in Mother Didn't Tell Me (1950), June Haver in I'll Get By (1950) and Love Nest (1951), Susan Hayward in I'd Climb the Highest Mountain (1951). The movie was a huge hit and the studio signed him to a long-term contract. ![]() Lundigan's career revived when he successfully auditioned for the role of Jeanne Crain's romantic interest in Pinky (1949) at 20th Century Fox, initially directed by Ford ( Elia Kazan took over). He decided to try acting on stage and was cast by John Ford in a revival of What Price Glory?. He was the leading man in Republic's The Inside Story (1948) and was top billed in Mystery in Mexico (1948), State Department: File 649 (1949) and Follow Me Quietly (1949). He had support roles in some independent movies, The Fabulous Dorseys (1947) and Dishonored Lady (1947). Lundigan returned to Hollywood and tried freelancing. Post War Lundigan in The Fabulous Dorseys (1947) Marine Corps during World War II and served as a combat cameraman in the Battle of Peleliu and the Battle of Okinawa, returning at war's end as a corporal. Republic asked him back to play the lead in Headin' for God's Country (1943). Gillespie's Criminal Case (1943) and Salute to the Marines (1943). He reprised his role from the Andy Hardy series in Andy Hardy's Double Life (1942) and supported in Dr. He was promoted to the lead of a "B", Sunday Punch (1942) and had the second lead in Apache Trail (1942) and Northwest Rangers (1942). Lundigan went to MGM where he had support roles in The Bugle Sounds (1942) and The Courtship of Andy Hardy (1942). Lundigan then had a lead in Sailors on Leave (1941) for Republic Pictures. Nobody (1941), Highway West (1941) and International Squadron (1941). Warners promoted him to the lead of some "B"s, The Case of the Black Parrot (1941) and A Shot in the Dark (1941) he was support in The Great Mr. Well, I got in a rut - that old bugaboo, type casting - and made one quickie after another." Lundigan later described this period as "I was always turning up as Olivia de Havilland's weak brother. Lundigan signed with Warner Bros, where he had support roles in The Old Maid (1939), The Fighting 69th (1940), 3 Cheers for the Irish (1940), The Man Who Talked Too Much (1940), Young America Flies (1940, a short), The Sea Hawk (1940), Service with the Colors (1940, a short), East of the River (1940), and Santa Fe Trail (1940). He said "nothing much happened" of his time at Universal and left the studio. He supported in Legion of Lost Flyers (1939). Lundigan was top billed in They Asked for It (1939) then was Sigrid Gurie's leading man in The Forgotten Woman (1939). Warners borrowed him for a support part in Dodge City (1939). Lundigan was one of the romantic leads in Three Smart Girls Grow Up (1939). He had support parts in Wives Under Suspicion (1938) directed by James Whale, Danger on the Air (1938), The Missing Guest (1938), and Freshman Year (1938). He was back down the cast list for The Black Doll (1938) and Reckless Living (1938) but was the male lead for State Police (1938). Lundigan was billed third in The Lady Fights Back (1937) and then promoted to male lead for That's My Story! (1937). Then his name was changed to "William Lundigan" for West Bound Limited (1937). He was in Armored Car (1937) billed as "Larry Parker". Charles Rogers, a Universal Pictures production chief, heard Lundigan's voice, met him, arranged a screen test and signed him to a motion picture contract in 1937. He graduated and passed the bar examination before events changed his career path. ![]() Ī graduate of Nottingham High School, Lundigan studied law at Syracuse University, earning money as a radio announcer at WFBL. Becoming fascinated by radio, he was playing child roles on radio and producing radio plays at 16. Lundigan, owned a shoe store (at which Lundigan worked) in the same building as a local radio station, WFBL. Growing up in Syracuse, New York, Lundigan was the oldest of four sons. His more than 125 films include Dodge City (1939), The Fighting 69th (1940), The Sea Hawk (1940), Santa Fe Trail (1940), Dishonored Lady (1947), Pinky (1949), Love Nest (1951) with Marilyn Monroe, The House on Telegraph Hill (1951), I'd Climb the Highest Mountain (1951) and Inferno (1953). William Paul Lundigan (J– December 20, 1975) was an American film actor.
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