William Lundigan
Birthday:
June 12, 1914 in Syracuse, New York, USA
Birth Name:
William Paul Lundigan
Height:
188 cm
The athletic William Lundigan stood 6' 2" and weighed 170 pounds. He played football, basketball and tennis at Syracuse (NY) University. He was discovered by Charles R. Rogers, head of production at Universal Studios. Rogers happened to tune into radio station WFBL in Syracuse. He was so intrigued by a voice he heard reading a commercial ...
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The athletic William Lundigan stood 6' 2" and weighed 170 pounds. He played football, basketball and tennis at Syracuse (NY) University. He was discovered by Charles R. Rogers, head of production at Universal Studios. Rogers happened to tune into radio station WFBL in Syracuse. He was so intrigued by a voice he heard reading a commercial that he gave instructions for the speaker to be located, brought to New York and tested for movie possibilities. The speaker, of course, was Lundigan. He had gotten the announcing job because his father owned the building that housed WBFL. Later in his career Lundigan was successful as the host of the CBS programs Climax! (1954) and Shower of Stars (1954). For these programs he delivered on-air commercials for their sponsor, Chrysler Motors. Off screen he traveled as a goodwill ambassador for the company, covering over 100,000 miles on the road and visiting 560,000 people in 90 weeks. Show less «
[on why he seemed to make so many "B" pictures] My mistake was in being so damned cooperative. Not only did I accept the bad pictures but I ...Show more »
[on why he seemed to make so many "B" pictures] My mistake was in being so damned cooperative. Not only did I accept the bad pictures but I accepted lousy parts in those bad pictures. Show less «
