Dick Foran
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- June 18, 1910
- Died
- August 10, 1979
- Birthplace
- Flemington, New Jersey, USA
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.
Filmography
Shemp Cocktail: A Toast to the Original Stooge 2008
as Self (archive footage)
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage 1983
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers! 1982
as Self (archive footage)
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? 1975
as Self (archive footage)
Brighty of the Grand Canyon 1966
as The Prospector
Taggart 1965
as Stark
Donovan's Reef 1963
as Sean O'Brien
Should I Marry Outside My Faith? 1962
Actor
Studs Lonigan 1960
as Patrick Lonigan
The Big Night 1960
as Ed Robello
The Atomic Submarine 1959
as Dan Wendover
The Fearmakers 1958
as Jim McGinnis
Violent Road 1958
as Frank 'Sarge' Miller
Thundering Jets 1958
as Col. Henry Spalding
Chicago Confidential 1957
as Artie Blaine
Sierra Stranger 1957
as Bert Gaines
Please Murder Me 1956
as Joe Leeds
The Miracle on 34th Street 1955
as Thomas Mara
Night of Execution 1955
as Robert Maxwell
Treasure of Ruby Hills 1955
as Alan Doran
The Kill 1952
as Jeff Clark
Al Jennings of Oklahoma 1951
as Frank Jennings
Deputy Marshal 1949
as Joel Benton
El Paso 1949
as Sheriff La Farge
Fort Apache 1948
as Sgt. Quincannon
Hollywood Wonderland 1947
as Singing Cowboy (clip from "Sunday Roundup", 1936) (uncredited)
Easy Come, Easy Go 1947
as Dale Whipple
Blow-Ups of 1946 1946
as Self
Movieland Magic 1946
as (archive footage)
Guest Wife 1945
as Christopher Price
He's My Guy 1943
as Van Moore
Hi, Buddy 1943
as Dave O'Connor
Breakdowns of 1942 1942
as Self
Behind the Eight Ball 1942
as Bill Edwards
The Mummy's Tomb 1942
as Prof. Stephen A. Banning
Private Buckaroo 1942
as Lon Prentice
Butch Minds the Baby 1942
as Dennis Devlin
Ride 'Em Cowboy 1942
as Bronco Bob Mitchell
Riders of Death Valley 1942
as Jim Benton
Road Agent 1941
as Duke Masters
Keep 'Em Flying 1941
as Jinx Roberts
Mob Town 1941
as Frank Conroy
The Kid from Kansas 1941
as Kansas
Unfinished Business 1941
as Frank
Riders of Death Valley 1941
as Jim Benton
In the Navy 1941
as Dynamite Dugan
Horror Island 1941
as Bill Martin
Four Mothers 1941
as Ernest Talbot
Rangers of Fortune 1940
as Johnny Cash
The Mummy's Hand 1940
as Steve Banning
Winners of the West 1940
as Jeff Ramsay
The House of the Seven Gables 1940
as Matthew Maule
My Little Chickadee 1940
as Wayne Carter
The Fighting 69th 1940
as Long John Wynn
Four Wives 1939
as Ernest Talbot
Private Detective 1939
as Jim Rickey
Hero for a Day 1939
as Brainy Thornton
I Stole a Million 1939
as Paul Carver
Daughters Courageous 1939
as Eddie Moore
Inside Information 1939
as Danny Blake
Breakdowns of 1938 1938
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Heart of the North 1938
as Alan Baker
Secrets of a Nurse 1938
as 'Killer' Lee Burke
The Sisters 1938
as Tom Knivel
Boy Meets Girl 1938
as Larry Toms
Four Daughters 1938
as Ernest
Cowboy from Brooklyn 1938
as Sam Thorne
Out Where the Stars Begin 1938
as Dick Foran
Over the Wall 1938
as Jerry Davis
Love, Honor and Behave 1938
as Pete Martin
Breakdowns of 1937 1937
as Self
She Loved a Fireman 1937
as James "Red" Tyler
The Perfect Specimen 1937
as Jink Carter
Sunday Night at the Trocadero 1937
as Dick Foran
Prairie Thunder 1937
as Rod Farrell
The Devil's Saddle Legion 1937
as Tal Holladay
Empty Holsters 1937
as Clay Brent
Blazing Sixes 1937
as Red Barton
The Cherokee Strip 1937
as Dick Hudson
Land Beyond the Law 1937
as Charles "Chip" Douglas
Black Legion 1937
as Ed Jackson
Breakdowns of 1936 1936
as Self
Guns of the Pecos 1936
as Steve Ainslee
California Mail 1936
as Bill Harkins
The Sunday Round-Up 1936
as Parson Ted Burke
Trailin' West 1936
as Lieut. Red Colton
Public Enemy's Wife 1936
as Thomas Duncan McKay
Earthworm Tractors 1936
as Emmet McManus
The Big Noise 1936
as Don Andrews
The Golden Arrow 1936
as Tommy Blake
Treachery Rides the Range 1936
as Red Taylor
Song of the Saddle 1936
as Frank Wilson, Jr.
The Petrified Forest 1936
as Boze Hertzlinger
Sunkist Stars at Palm Springs 1936
Actor
Dangerous 1935
as Teddy
Moonlight on the Prairie 1935
as Ace Andrews
Shipmates Forever 1935
as Gifford
Accent on Youth 1935
as Butch
The Farmer Takes a Wife 1935
as Walt Lansing
It's A Small World 1935
as Motor Cop
One More Spring 1935
as Park Policeman
The Lottery Lover 1935
as Cadet
Gentlemen Are Born 1934
as Smudge Casey
Student Tour 1934
as Assistant Manager
Change of Heart 1934
as Nick
Stand Up and Cheer! 1934
as Nick Foran
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