Dick Foran
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- June 18, 1910
- Died
- August 10, 1979 (aged 69)
- Birthplace
- Flemington, New Jersey, USA
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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Filmography
Shemp Cocktail: A Toast to the Original Stooge
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Movie · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Adam-12
TV · as Fred Haines · 1 ep
Mayberry R.F.D.
TV · as King Beaumont · 1 ep
Brighty of the Grand Canyon
Movie · as The Prospector
Taggart
Movie · as Stark
O.K. Crackerby
TV · 17 eps
Daniel Boone
TV · as Jeremiah, Simon Doggett · 1 ep
Donovan's Reef
Movie · as Sean O'Brien
The Great Adventure
TV · as Colton · 1 ep
The Dakotas
TV · 1 ep
Should I Marry Outside My Faith?
Movie
The Virginian
TV · as Duggan, Frank Devereaux, Mayor · 1 ep
Dr. Kildare
TV · as Paul Adams · 1 ep
Studs Lonigan
Movie · as Patrick Lonigan
The Big Night
Movie · as Ed Robello
The Atomic Submarine
Movie · as Dan Wendover
Rawhide
TV · as Major Taggert · 1 ep
The Swamp Fox
TV · as Gabriel Marion · 8 eps
The Fearmakers
Movie · as Jim McGinnis
Violent Road
Movie · as Frank 'Sarge' Miller
Thundering Jets
Movie · as Col. Henry Spalding
77 Sunset Strip
TV · 1 ep
Yancy Derringer
TV · as Mr. Halligan · 1 ep
Wanted: Dead or Alive
TV · as Sheriff D. Wilkes, Frank Koster · 1 ep
Lawman
TV · as Ed Kelly · 1 ep
Chicago Confidential
Movie · as Artie Blaine
Sierra Stranger
Movie · as Bert Gaines
Perry Mason
TV · as Dr. David Craig, Steve Benton, Harlan Merrill · 1 ep
Have Gun, Will Travel
TV · 1 ep
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
TV · as David Steele · 1 ep
The O. Henry Playhouse
TV · as Calliope · 1 ep
Maverick
TV · as Sheriff Edwards · 1 ep
Please Murder Me
Movie · as Joe Leeds
State Trooper
TV · as George Larkin · 2 eps
On Trial
TV · as Newcombe · 1 ep
The Miracle on 34th Street
Movie · as Thomas Mara
Treasure of Ruby Hills
Movie · as Alan Doran
Night of Execution
Movie · as Robert Maxwell
Cheyenne
TV · 1 ep
Gunsmoke
TV · as Sheriff · 1 ep
The Millionaire
TV · as Hugh Waring · 1 ep
Matinee Theater
TV · 2 eps
The 20th Century Fox Hour
TV · as Thomas Mara · 1 ep
Lassie
TV · as Fire Chief Ed Washburne · 2 eps
Climax!
TV · as Robert Maxwell, Luke Bradshaw · 1 ep
Father Knows Best
TV · as Burt · 1 ep
Letter to Loretta
TV · as Phil · 1 ep
The Kill
Movie · as Jeff Clark
Cavalcade of America
TV · 1 ep
Four Star Playhouse
TV · as Esau Hepburn, Mr. Murdock, Will Foster · 1 ep
Death Valley Days
TV · as Ferguson · 1 ep
Al Jennings of Oklahoma
Movie · as Frank Jennings
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
TV · 1 ep
Lux Video Theatre
TV · as Bob, Matt · 1 ep
El Paso
Movie · as Sheriff La Farge
Deputy Marshal
Movie · as Joel Benton
Suspense
TV · 1 ep
Fort Apache
Movie · as Sgt. Quincannon
Studio One
TV · as Russ Adams, Jeff Clark, Larry · 3 eps
Easy Come, Easy Go
Movie · as Dale Whipple
Hollywood Wonderland
Movie · as Singing Cowboy (clip from "Sunday Roundup", 1936) (uncredited)
Kraft Television Theatre
TV · 1 ep
Movieland Magic
Movie · as (archive footage)
Blow-Ups of 1946
Movie · as Self
Guest Wife
Movie · as Christopher Price
Hi, Buddy
Movie · as Dave O'Connor
He's My Guy
Movie · as Van Moore
Private Buckaroo
Movie · as Lon Prentice
The Mummy's Tomb
Movie · as Prof. Stephen A. Banning
Ride 'Em Cowboy
Movie · as Bronco Bob Mitchell
Butch Minds the Baby
Movie · as Dennis Devlin
Behind the Eight Ball
Movie · as Bill Edwards
Breakdowns of 1942
Movie · as Self
Riders of Death Valley
Movie · as Jim Benton
In the Navy
Movie · as Dynamite Dugan
Mob Town
Movie · as Frank Conroy
Horror Island
Movie · as Bill Martin
Four Mothers
Movie · as Ernest Talbot
Road Agent
Movie · as Duke Masters
Riders of Death Valley
Movie · as Jim Benton
Keep 'Em Flying
Movie · as Jinx Roberts
The Kid from Kansas
Movie · as Kansas
Unfinished Business
Movie · as Frank
The Mummy's Hand
Movie · as Steve Banning
The House of the Seven Gables
Movie · as Matthew Maule
My Little Chickadee
Movie · as Wayne Carter
Winners of the West
Movie · as Jeff Ramsay
The Fighting 69th
Movie · as Long John Wynn
Rangers of Fortune
Movie · as Johnny Cash
I Stole a Million
Movie · as Paul Carver
Inside Information
Movie · as Danny Blake
Daughters Courageous
Movie · as Eddie Moore
Private Detective
Movie · as Jim Rickey
Four Wives
Movie · as Ernest Talbot
Hero for a Day
Movie · as Brainy Thornton
Four Daughters
Movie · as Ernest
Over the Wall
Movie · as Jerry Davis
Cowboy from Brooklyn
Movie · as Sam Thorne
Heart of the North
Movie · as Alan Baker
Secrets of a Nurse
Movie · as 'Killer' Lee Burke
Love, Honor and Behave
Movie · as Pete Martin
Boy Meets Girl
Movie · as Larry Toms
Out Where the Stars Begin
Movie · as Dick Foran
The Sisters
Movie · as Tom Knivel
Breakdowns of 1938
Movie · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Black Legion
Movie · as Ed Jackson
Sunday Night at the Trocadero
Movie · as Dick Foran
The Cherokee Strip
Movie · as Dick Hudson
The Perfect Specimen
Movie · as Jink Carter
Land Beyond the Law
Movie · as Charles "Chip" Douglas
She Loved a Fireman
Movie · as James "Red" Tyler
Prairie Thunder
Movie · as Rod Farrell
Blazing Sixes
Movie · as Red Barton
The Devil's Saddle Legion
Movie · as Tal Holladay
Empty Holsters
Movie · as Clay Brent
Breakdowns of 1937
Movie · as Self
Earthworm Tractors
Movie · as Emmet McManus
The Petrified Forest
Movie · as Boze Hertzlinger
California Mail
Movie · as Bill Harkins
Treachery Rides the Range
Movie · as Red Taylor
Song of the Saddle
Movie · as Frank Wilson, Jr.
Public Enemy's Wife
Movie · as Thomas Duncan McKay
Guns of the Pecos
Movie · as Steve Ainslee
The Big Noise
Movie · as Don Andrews
The Golden Arrow
Movie · as Tommy Blake
Trailin' West
Movie · as Lieut. Red Colton
Breakdowns of 1936
Movie · as Self
The Sunday Round-Up
Movie · as Parson Ted Burke
Sunkist Stars at Palm Springs
Movie
One More Spring
Movie · as Park Policeman
Moonlight on the Prairie
Movie · as Ace Andrews
Shipmates Forever
Movie · as Gifford
It's A Small World
Movie · as Motor Cop
Dangerous
Movie · as Teddy
The Lottery Lover
Movie · as Cadet
Accent on Youth
Movie · as Butch
The Farmer Takes a Wife
Movie · as Walt Lansing
Change of Heart
Movie · as Nick
Gentlemen Are Born
Movie · as Smudge Casey
Student Tour
Movie · as Assistant Manager
Stand Up and Cheer!
Movie · as Nick Foran