Handsome blond, blue-eyed actor who started out promisingly in engaging
romantic leads in the late '40s, but settled quickly into playing
stuffed shirts and the third wheel in love triangles.
Vice-president of the Screen Actors Guild from 1950-59.
Received much acclaim for his performance as Yank in "The Hasty Heart" on Broadway.
After Edmond O'Brien left the show, Lund became the new Johnny Dollar on CBS
Radio's "Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar." He starred in the series from
1952 till 1954.
An advertising man in New York City at the time, he was asked by a friend to
appear in an industrial show during the 1939 World's Fair. He got
hooked and two years later was appearing on Broadway in "As You Like
It".
Had several connections to Ronald Reagan, He was born the same day as Reagan. The first two years Lund was Vice President of the Screen Actors Guild (1950-52) were the last two years Reagan was its President for the first time. Another connection was that he originated the role of 'Yank' in "The Hasty Heart" on Broadway--which Reagan would go on to play in the movie version, The Hasty Heart (1949).