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Dick Foran
Also known as: John Nicholas Foran, Nick 'Dick' Foran, Nick Foran, Richard Foran
Biography
John Nicholas 'Dick' Foran (June 18, 1910 – August 10, 1979) was an American actor, known for his performances in western musicals and for playing supporting roles in dramatic pictures. Foran was still billed as Nick Foran when he signed a contract with Fox in 1934. In 1935, Foran, who stood 6-foot-2 and had red hair, was hired by Warner Bros. as a supporting actor, changing his first name to Dick. He would also croon when called upon in films such as Change of Heart (1934) with Janet Gaynor, made for Fox Film Corporation. His handsome appearance and good-natured personality made him a natural choice for the supporting cast. He first appeared as a singing cowboy in his first starring role, in Moonlight on the Prairie (1935). Other singing cowboy features included Song of the Saddle (1936), Guns of the Pecos (1937), Empty Holsters (1937) and Cowboy from Brooklyn (1938). In 1938 Foran moved to Universal Studios, where he acted in many different genres of film from horror to comedies with Abbott and Costello such as Ride 'Em Cowboy (1942). In 1942, Foran starred as Lon Prentice in a 68-minute war support film, Private Buckaroo. Foran starred in The Petrified Forest (1936), The Sisters (1938), Rangers of Fortune (1940), The Mummy's Hand (1940) and Keep 'Em Flying (1941). One of his last film roles was a small one in Donovan's Reef (1963), starring his longtime friend John Wayne. His final film appearance was as the prospector "Old Timer" in the sentimental film Brighty of the Grand Canyon (1967) with Joseph Cotten, Pat Conway and Karl Swenson Description above from the Wikipedia article Dick Foran, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Known For
Acting
Birthday
June 18, 1910
Day of Death
August 10, 1979
Age at Death
69 years old
Place of Birth
Flemington, New Jersey, USA
Popularity Score
0.8
Filmography
Shemp Cocktail: A Toast to the Original Stooge
Self (archive footage)
2008Movie
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1983Movie
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!
Self (archive footage)
1982Movie
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Self (archive footage)
1975Movie
Adam-12
Fred Haines
1968TV
Mayberry R.F.D.
King Beaumont
1968TV
Brighty of the Grand Canyon
The Prospector
1966Movie
Taggart
Stark
1965Movie
O.K. Crackerby
1965TV
Daniel Boone
Jeremiah
1964TV
Donovan's Reef
Sean O'Brien
1963Movie
The Great Adventure
Colton
1963TV
The Dakotas
1963TV
Should I Marry Outside My Faith?
1962Movie
The Virginian
Duggan
1962TV
Dr. Kildare
Paul Adams
1961TV
Studs Lonigan
Patrick Lonigan
1960Movie
The Big Night
Ed Robello
1960Movie
The Atomic Submarine
Dan Wendover
1959Movie
Rawhide
Major Taggert
1959TV
The Swamp Fox
Gabriel Marion
1959TV
The Fearmakers
Jim McGinnis
1958Movie
Violent Road
Frank 'Sarge' Miller
1958Movie
Thundering Jets
Col. Henry Spalding
1958Movie
77 Sunset Strip
1958TV
Yancy Derringer
Mr. Halligan
1958TV
Wanted: Dead or Alive
Sheriff D. Wilkes
1958TV
Lawman
Ed Kelly
1958TV
Chicago Confidential
Artie Blaine
1957Movie
Sierra Stranger
Bert Gaines
1957Movie
Perry Mason
Dr. David Craig
1957TV
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957TV
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
David Steele
1957TV
The O. Henry Playhouse
Calliope
1957TV
Maverick
Sheriff Edwards
1957TV
Please Murder Me
Joe Leeds
1956Movie
State Trooper
1956TV
On Trial
Newcombe
1956TV
The Miracle on 34th Street
Thomas Mara
1955Movie
Treasure of Ruby Hills
Alan Doran
1955Movie
Night of Execution
Robert Maxwell
1955Movie
Cheyenne
1955TV
Gunsmoke
Sheriff
1955TV
The Millionaire
Hugh Waring
1955TV
Matinee Theater
1955TV
The 20th Century Fox Hour
Thomas Mara
1955TV
Lassie
1954TV
Climax!
Robert Maxwell
1954TV
Father Knows Best
Burt
1954TV
Letter to Loretta
Phil
1953TV
The Kill
Jeff Clark
1952Movie
Cavalcade of America
1952TV
Four Star Playhouse
Esau Hepburn
1952TV
Death Valley Days
Ferguson
1952TV
Al Jennings of Oklahoma
Frank Jennings
1951Movie
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
1951TV
Lux Video Theatre
Bob
1950TV
El Paso
Sheriff La Farge
1949Movie
Deputy Marshal
Joel Benton
1949Movie
Suspense
1949TV
Fort Apache
Sgt. Quincannon
1948Movie
Studio One
1948TV
Easy Come, Easy Go
Dale Whipple
1947Movie
Hollywood Wonderland
Singing Cowboy (clip from "Sunday Roundup", 1936) (uncredited)
1947Movie
Kraft Television Theatre
1947TV
Movieland Magic
(archive footage)
1946Movie
Blow-Ups of 1946
Self
1946Movie
Guest Wife
Christopher Price
1945Movie
Hi, Buddy
Dave O'Connor
1943Movie
He's My Guy
Van Moore
1943Movie
Private Buckaroo
Lon Prentice
1942Movie
The Mummy's Tomb
Prof. Stephen A. Banning
1942Movie
Butch Minds the Baby
Dennis Devlin
1942Movie
Behind the Eight Ball
Bill Edwards
1942Movie
Breakdowns of 1942
Self
1942Movie
In the Navy
Dynamite Dugan
1941Movie
Mob Town
Frank Conroy
1941Movie
Horror Island
Bill Martin
1941Movie
Four Mothers
Ernest Talbot
1941Movie
Ride 'Em Cowboy
Bronco Bob Mitchell
1941Movie
Road Agent
Duke Masters
1941Movie
Riders of Death Valley
Jim Benton
1941Movie
Keep 'Em Flying
Jinx Roberts
1941Movie
The Kid from Kansas
Kansas
1941Movie
Unfinished Business
Frank
1941Movie
The Mummy's Hand
Steve Banning
1940Movie
The House of the Seven Gables
Matthew Maule
1940Movie
My Little Chickadee
Wayne Carter
1940Movie
Winners of the West
Jeff Ramsay
1940Movie
The Fighting 69th
Long John Wynn
1940Movie
Rangers of Fortune
Johnny Cash
1940Movie
I Stole a Million
Paul Carver
1939Movie
Inside Information
Danny Blake
1939Movie
Daughters Courageous
Eddie Moore
1939Movie
Private Detective
Jim Rickey
1939Movie
Four Wives
Ernest Talbot
1939Movie
Hero for a Day
Brainy Thornton
1939Movie
Four Daughters
Ernest
1938Movie
Over the Wall
Jerry Davis
1938Movie
Cowboy from Brooklyn
Sam Thorne
1938Movie
Heart of the North
Alan Baker
1938Movie
Secrets of a Nurse
'Killer' Lee Burke
1938Movie
Love, Honor and Behave
Pete Martin
1938Movie
Boy Meets Girl
Larry Toms
1938Movie
Out Where the Stars Begin
Dick Foran
1938Movie
The Sisters
Tom Knivel
1938Movie
Breakdowns of 1938
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1938Movie
Black Legion
Ed Jackson
1937Movie
Sunday Night at the Trocadero
Dick Foran
1937Movie
The Cherokee Strip
Dick Hudson
1937Movie
The Perfect Specimen
Jink Carter
1937Movie
Land Beyond the Law
Charles "Chip" Douglas
1937Movie
She Loved a Fireman
James "Red" Tyler
1937Movie
Prairie Thunder
Rod Farrell
1937Movie
Blazing Sixes
Red Barton
1937Movie
The Devil's Saddle Legion
Tal Holladay
1937Movie
Empty Holsters
Clay Brent
1937Movie
Breakdowns of 1937
Self
1937Movie
Earthworm Tractors
Emmet McManus
1936Movie
The Petrified Forest
Boze Hertzlinger
1936Movie
California Mail
Bill Harkins
1936Movie
Treachery Rides the Range
Red Taylor
1936Movie
Song of the Saddle
Frank Wilson, Jr.
1936Movie
Public Enemy's Wife
Thomas Duncan McKay
1936Movie
Guns of the Pecos
Steve Ainslee
1936Movie
The Big Noise
Don Andrews
1936Movie
The Golden Arrow
Tommy Blake
1936Movie
Trailin' West
Lieut. Red Colton
1936Movie
Breakdowns of 1936
Self
1936Movie
The Sunday Round-Up
Parson Ted Burke
1936Movie
Sunkist Stars at Palm Springs
1936Movie
One More Spring
Park Policeman
1935Movie
Moonlight on the Prairie
Ace Andrews
1935Movie
Shipmates Forever
Gifford
1935Movie
It's A Small World
Motor Cop
1935Movie
Dangerous
Teddy
1935Movie
The Lottery Lover
Cadet
1935Movie
Accent on Youth
Butch
1935Movie
The Farmer Takes a Wife
Walt Lansing
1935Movie
Change of Heart
Nick
1934Movie
Gentlemen Are Born
Smudge Casey
1934Movie
Student Tour
Assistant Manager
1934Movie
Stand Up and Cheer!
Nick Foran
1934Movie