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William Lundigan is a Actor American born on 12 june 1914 at Syracuse (USA)
William Lundigan (June 12, 1914 – December 20, 1975) was an American film actor. 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).
A graduate of Nottingham High School, Lundigan studied law at Syracuse University, earning money as a radio announcer at WFBL. He graduated and passed the bar examination before events changed his career path. 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.
Moving over to MGM, Lundigan's last film before enlisting in the U.S. Marine Corps in World War II was Salute to the Marines. He served as a combat cameraman in the Battle of Peleliu and the Battle of Okinawa returning at war's end as a Corporal.
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William Lundigan
Nationality USA
Birth 12 june 1914 at Syracuse (USA)
Death 20 december 1975 (at 61 years) at Duarte (USA)
Birth 12 june 1914 at Syracuse (USA)
Death 20 december 1975 (at 61 years) at Duarte (USA)
Biography
Growing up in Syracuse, New York, Lundigan was the oldest of four sons. His father, Michael F. Lundigan, owned a shoe store (at which Lundigan worked) in the same building as a local radio station, WFBL. Becoming fascinated by radio, he was playing child roles on radio and producing radio plays at 16.A graduate of Nottingham High School, Lundigan studied law at Syracuse University, earning money as a radio announcer at WFBL. He graduated and passed the bar examination before events changed his career path. 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.
Moving over to MGM, Lundigan's last film before enlisting in the U.S. Marine Corps in World War II was Salute to the Marines. He served as a combat cameraman in the Battle of Peleliu and the Battle of Okinawa returning at war's end as a Corporal.
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, 1h33Directed by James Neilson
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Films about religion
Actors Rosalind Russell, Stella Stevens, Binnie Barnes, Mary Wickes, Dolores Sutton, Milton Berle
Roles Mr. Clancy (uncredited)
Rating62%
The story depicts the rivalry between the conservative Mother Superior (Russell) and the glamorous, progressive young Sister George (Stevens) as they shepherd a busload of Catholic high school girls across America to an interfaith youth rally being held in Santa Barbara, California. As they debate expressions of faith and role of the Church in the tumultuous America of the sixties, they must also contend with the antics of two rebellious, trouble-prone students, Rosabelle (Susan Saint James) and Marvel Anne (Barbara Hunter).
The Way West (1967)
, 2h2Directed by Andrew V. McLaglen
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Action, Adventure, Western
Actors Kirk Douglas, Robert Mitchum, Richard Widmark, Lola Albright, Jack Elam, Sally Field
Roles Michael Moynihan
Rating61%
U.S. Senator William Tadlock (Kirk Douglas) is leaving his home in Missouri in 1843, heading west on the Oregon Trail by wagon train. His son and slave come along, with Dick Summers (Robert Mitchum) as a hired guide.
Hollywood Without Make-Up (1963)
Directed by Ken Murray
Origin USA
Genres Documentary
Themes Documentary films about business, Documentary films about the film industry, Documentary films about cities
Actors Kirk Douglas, Ken Murray, Cary Grant, June Allyson, George K. Arthur, Eddie Albert
Roles Self (archive footage)
Rating71%
The film consists of archive footage of famous Hollywood stars, mostly home movies showing the stars as themselves instead of playing a role in front of the camera.
Marilyn (1963)
, 1h23Directed by Henry Koster
Origin USA
Genres Documentary
Themes Films about television, Documentary films about business, Documentary films about the film industry, Documentaire sur une personnalité
Actors Rock Hudson, Marilyn Monroe, Lauren Bacall, Anne Baxter, Cyd Charisse, Charles Coburn
Roles Self ("Love Nest") (archive footage) (uncredited)
Rating76%
The Underwater City (1962)
, 1h18Directed by Frank McDonald
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction
Actors William Lundigan, Julie Adams, Roy Roberts, Carl Benton Reid, Kathie Browne, Edward Mallory
Roles Bob Gage
Rating47%
Le Dr Halstead de l'Institut d'Océanographie demande à l'ingénieur Bob Gage de superviser la construction d'une ville sous-marine. L'idée est de prémunir l'humanité contre les effets d'une guerre atomique. Gage tombe amoureux de la nièce du Dr Halstead, et les fonds sous-marins ne se révèlent pas aussi stables que prévu.
Riders to the Stars (1954)
, 1h21Directed by Richard Carlson, Herbert L. Strock
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Adventure
Themes Space adventure films, Space opera
Actors William Lundigan, Martha Hyer, Herbert Marshall, Richard Carlson, Dawn Addams, Robert Karnes
Roles Dr. Richard Donald Stanton
Rating54%
A group of highly qualified single men, including Dr. Richard Stanton (William Lundigan) and Dr. Jerry Lockwood (Richard Carlson), are recruited for a top secret project. They undergo a series of rigorous physical and psychological tests, during which Stanton becomes attracted to the beautiful Dr. Jane Flynn (Martha Hyer), one of the scientists testing the candidates. After most of the candidates have been eliminated from consideration, the four remaining are told about the purpose of the project.
Casino Royale (1954)
, 48minutesDirected by Gene Roth
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Spy
Themes Films about children, Spy films, Films about terrorism, Political films
Actors Barry Nelson, Peter Lorre, Michael Pate, Linda Christian, Eugene Borden, Jean Del Val
Roles Himself - Host
Rating56%
James Bond affronte pour la toute première fois Le Chiffre.
The White Orchid (1954)
, 1h21Directed by Reginald Le Borg
Origin USA
Genres Adventure, Romance
Actors William Lundigan, Peggie Castle, Armando Silvestre, Rosenda Monteros
Roles Robert Burton
Rating44%
A reporter, Robert Burton, hears tell of a primitive, hidden Mexico civilization where little has changed in hundreds of years. He is given an assignment to find it, but disappointed that the editor is also sending Kathryn Williams, a photographer. Robert fears it will be too dangerous an expedition for a woman.
, 1h27Directed by Edmund Goulding
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Musical, Romance
Themes Musical films
Actors Mitzi Gaynor, William Lundigan, Jane Greer, David Wayne, Gloria DeHaven, Gene Lockhart
Roles Capt. W.W. 'Bill' Willoby
Rating56%
World War II is coming to an end, but rather than being sent home, Capt. Bill Willoby and Lt. Frank Schmidt, along with their unit, are assigned to Midi Island, formerly held by the Japanese. They receive a friendly welcome there from King Jilouili and many native girls.
Inferno (1953)
, 1h23Directed by Roy Ward Baker
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Adventure, Crime, Romance
Themes Films about sexuality, Children's films
Actors Robert Ryan, Rhonda Fleming, William Lundigan, Larry Keating, Henry Hull, Carl Betz
Roles Joseph Duncan
Rating69%
During a trip to the Mojave Desert, millionaire Donald Carson III, having broken his leg falling off his horse, has been abandoned and left to die by Geraldine, his adulterous femme fatale wife, and mining engineer Joe Duncan, a man she's known for just a few days.
Serpent of the Nile (1953)
, 1h21Directed by William Castle
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography, Adventure, Historical
Themes Films set in Africa, Politique, Political films, Films about royalty
Actors Rhonda Fleming, William Lundigan, Raymond Burr, Jean Byron, Michael Ansara, Michael Fox
Roles Lucilius
Rating51%
The film opens in 44 BC, just after the assassination of Julius Caesar, and tells the story of the Egyptian Queen Cleopatra (Fleming) and her relationship with the Roman general Mark Anthony (Burr) from that time until their mutual suicide in 30 BC. It also stars William Lundigan as Lucilius and Michael Fox as Octavius.
Elopement (1951)
, 1h22Directed by Henry Koster
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors Clifton Webb, Anne Francis, Charles Bickford, William Lundigan, Reginald Gardiner, Evelyn Varden
Roles Matt Reagan
Rating63%
Jacqueline "Jake" Osborne is sent to college to follow in the footsteps of her successful father Howard, only to fall in love with a professor there and impulsively decide to elope.
The House on Telegraph Hill (1951)
, 1h32Directed by Robert Wise
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Noir
Actors Richard Basehart, Valentina Cortese, William Lundigan, Fay Baker, Steven Geray, Gordon Gebert
Roles Major Marc Bennett
Rating68%
Viktoria Kowalska (Valentina Cortese) has lost her home and her husband in the German occupation of Poland, and has been imprisoned in the concentration camp at Belsen. She befriends another prisoner, Karin Dernakova (Natasha Lytess), who dreams of reuniting with her young son Christopher (Gordon Gebert), who was sent to live in San Francisco with a wealthy Aunt. Karin dies shortly before the camp can be liberated, and Viktoria, seeing a way to a better life, uses Karin's papers to assume her identity. After the camp is liberated, she is interviewed by Major Marc Bennett (William Lundigan), who gets her a place in a camp for persons displaced by the war. She writes to Karin's Aunt Sophia in San Francisco, but receives a cable from Sophia's lawyers that she has died.
Love Nest (1951)
, 1h21Directed by Joseph M. Newman
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romance
Themes Children's films
Actors June Haver, William Lundigan, Marilyn Monroe, Frank Fay, Leatrice Joy, Martha Wentworth
Roles Jim Scott
Rating61%
When serviceman and author Jim Scott (William Lundigan) returns from Paris to his hometown, New York City, he is flabbergasted to discover that his well-meaning but unrealistic wife Connie (June Haver) has invested his wages in a run-down apartment building. Despite Connie's hopes that being a landlord will give Jim time to write a novel, Jim realizes that the building will require much work and will barely give them enough income.
, 1h27Directed by Henry King
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy-drama, Romance
Actors Susan Hayward, William Lundigan, Rory Calhoun, Barbara Bates, Gene Lockhart, Alexander Knox
Roles Rev. William Asbury Thompson
Rating67%
William Thompson (William Lundigan) is a minister from the deep South who has recently married Mary Elizabeth (Susan Hayward), a woman from the city. William is assigned a new parish and moves with Mary Elizabeth to a small town in Georgia's Blue Ridge Mountains, where he tends to the spiritual and emotional needs of his small flock.