Dick Foran
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Jun 18, 1910
- Died
- Aug 10, 1979 (aged 69)
- Place of birth
- Flemington, New Jersey, USA
- Credits
- 143
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
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Known for
Fort Apache
1948Movie
Sgt. Quincannon
The Petrified Forest
1936Movie
Boze Hertzlinger
Donovan's Reef
1963Movie
Sean O'Brien
Perry Mason
1957TV
Dr. David Craig, Steve Benton, Harlan Merrill
Gunsmoke
1955TV
Sheriff
The Mummy's Hand
1940Movie
Steve Banning
Filmography
Shemp Cocktail: A Toast to the Original Stooge
2008Movie
Self (archive footage)
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983Movie
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!
1982Movie
Self (archive footage)
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
1975Movie
Self (archive footage)
Mayberry R.F.D.
1968TV
King Beaumont
Adam-12
1968TV
Fred Haines
Brighty of the Grand Canyon
1966Movie
The Prospector
O.K. Crackerby
1965TV
Taggart
1965Movie
Stark
Daniel Boone
1964TV
Jeremiah, Simon Doggett
The Great Adventure
1963TV
Colton
Donovan's Reef
1963Movie
Sean O'Brien
The Dakotas
1963TV
Should I Marry Outside My Faith?
1962Movie
The Virginian
1962TV
Duggan, Mayor, Frank Devereaux
Dr. Kildare
1961TV
Paul Adams
Studs Lonigan
1960Movie
Patrick Lonigan
The Big Night
1960Movie
Ed Robello
The Atomic Submarine
1959Movie
Dan Wendover
The Swamp Fox
1959TV
Gabriel Marion
Rawhide
1959TV
Major Taggert
77 Sunset Strip
1958TV
Lawman
1958TV
Ed Kelly
Yancy Derringer
1958TV
Mr. Halligan
The Fearmakers
1958Movie
Jim McGinnis
Wanted: Dead or Alive
1958TV
Sheriff D. Wilkes, Frank Koster
Violent Road
1958Movie
Frank 'Sarge' Miller
Thundering Jets
1958Movie
Col. Henry Spalding
Maverick
1957TV
Sheriff Edwards
Perry Mason
1957TV
Dr. David Craig, Steve Benton, Harlan Merrill
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957TV
Chicago Confidential
1957Movie
Artie Blaine
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
1957TV
David Steele
Sierra Stranger
1957Movie
Bert Gaines
The O. Henry Playhouse
1957TV
Calliope
State Trooper
1956TV
George Larkin
On Trial
1956TV
Newcombe
Please Murder Me
1956Movie
Joe Leeds
The Miracle on 34th Street
1955Movie
Thomas Mara
Matinee Theater
1955TV
The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955TV
Thomas Mara
Night of Execution
1955Movie
Robert Maxwell
Cheyenne
1955TV
Gunsmoke
1955TV
Sheriff
Treasure of Ruby Hills
1955Movie
Alan Doran
The Millionaire
1955TV
Hugh Waring
Climax!
1954TV
Robert Maxwell, Luke Bradshaw
Father Knows Best
1954TV
Burt
Lassie
1954TV
Fire Chief Ed Washburne
Letter to Loretta
1953TV
Phil
Cavalcade of America
1952TV
Death Valley Days
1952TV
Ferguson
Four Star Playhouse
1952TV
Esau Hepburn, Mr. Murdock, Will Foster
The Kill
1952Movie
Jeff Clark
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
1951TV
Al Jennings of Oklahoma
1951Movie
Frank Jennings
Lux Video Theatre
1950TV
Bob, Matt
Deputy Marshal
1949Movie
Joel Benton
El Paso
1949Movie
Sheriff La Farge
Suspense
1949TV
Studio One
1948TV
Russ Adams, Jeff Clark, Larry
Fort Apache
1948Movie
Sgt. Quincannon
Hollywood Wonderland
1947Movie
Singing Cowboy (clip from "Sunday Roundup", 1936) (uncredited)
Kraft Television Theatre
1947TV
Easy Come, Easy Go
1947Movie
Dale Whipple
Blow-Ups of 1946
1946Movie
Self
Movieland Magic
1946Movie
(archive footage)
Guest Wife
1945Movie
Christopher Price
He's My Guy
1943Movie
Van Moore
Hi, Buddy
1943Movie
Dave O'Connor
Breakdowns of 1942
1942Movie
Self
Behind the Eight Ball
1942Movie
Bill Edwards
The Mummy's Tomb
1942Movie
Prof. Stephen A. Banning
Private Buckaroo
1942Movie
Lon Prentice
Butch Minds the Baby
1942Movie
Dennis Devlin
Road Agent
1941Movie
Duke Masters
Keep 'Em Flying
1941Movie
Jinx Roberts
Ride 'Em Cowboy
1941Movie
Bronco Bob Mitchell
Mob Town
1941Movie
Frank Conroy
The Kid from Kansas
1941Movie
Kansas
Unfinished Business
1941Movie
Frank
Riders of Death Valley
1941Movie
Jim Benton
In the Navy
1941Movie
Dynamite Dugan
Horror Island
1941Movie
Bill Martin
Four Mothers
1941Movie
Ernest Talbot
Rangers of Fortune
1940Movie
Johnny Cash
The Mummy's Hand
1940Movie
Steve Banning
Winners of the West
1940Movie
Jeff Ramsay
The House of the Seven Gables
1940Movie
Matthew Maule
My Little Chickadee
1940Movie
Wayne Carter
The Fighting 69th
1940Movie
Long John Wynn
Four Wives
1939Movie
Ernest Talbot
Private Detective
1939Movie
Jim Rickey
Hero for a Day
1939Movie
Brainy Thornton
I Stole a Million
1939Movie
Paul Carver
Daughters Courageous
1939Movie
Eddie Moore
Inside Information
1939Movie
Danny Blake
Breakdowns of 1938
1938Movie
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Heart of the North
1938Movie
Alan Baker
Secrets of a Nurse
1938Movie
'Killer' Lee Burke
The Sisters
1938Movie
Tom Knivel
Boy Meets Girl
1938Movie
Larry Toms
Four Daughters
1938Movie
Ernest
Cowboy from Brooklyn
1938Movie
Sam Thorne
Out Where the Stars Begin
1938Movie
Dick Foran
Over the Wall
1938Movie
Jerry Davis
Love, Honor and Behave
1938Movie
Pete Martin
Breakdowns of 1937
1937Movie
Self
She Loved a Fireman
1937Movie
James "Red" Tyler
The Perfect Specimen
1937Movie
Jink Carter
Sunday Night at the Trocadero
1937Movie
Dick Foran
Prairie Thunder
1937Movie
Rod Farrell
The Devil's Saddle Legion
1937Movie
Tal Holladay
Empty Holsters
1937Movie
Clay Brent
Blazing Sixes
1937Movie
Red Barton
The Cherokee Strip
1937Movie
Dick Hudson
Land Beyond the Law
1937Movie
Charles "Chip" Douglas
Black Legion
1937Movie
Ed Jackson
Breakdowns of 1936
1936Movie
Self
Guns of the Pecos
1936Movie
Steve Ainslee
California Mail
1936Movie
Bill Harkins
The Sunday Round-Up
1936Movie
Parson Ted Burke
Trailin' West
1936Movie
Lieut. Red Colton
Earthworm Tractors
1936Movie
Emmet McManus
Public Enemy's Wife
1936Movie
Thomas Duncan McKay
The Big Noise
1936Movie
Don Andrews
The Golden Arrow
1936Movie
Tommy Blake
Treachery Rides the Range
1936Movie
Red Taylor
Song of the Saddle
1936Movie
Frank Wilson, Jr.
The Petrified Forest
1936Movie
Boze Hertzlinger
Sunkist Stars at Palm Springs
1936Movie
Dangerous
1935Movie
Teddy
Moonlight on the Prairie
1935Movie
Ace Andrews
Shipmates Forever
1935Movie
Gifford
Accent on Youth
1935Movie
Butch
The Farmer Takes a Wife
1935Movie
Walt Lansing
It's A Small World
1935Movie
Motor Cop
One More Spring
1935Movie
Park Policeman
The Lottery Lover
1935Movie
Cadet
Gentlemen Are Born
1934Movie
Smudge Casey
Student Tour
1934Movie
Assistant Manager
Change of Heart
1934Movie
Nick
Stand Up and Cheer!
1934Movie
Nick Foran