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person_profile-Dick Foran

Dick Foran Died at age: 69

Actor | Producer

Fullname:

Dick Foran

Date of Birth:

Jun 18, 1910

Country of birth:

USA

Died:

Aug 10, 1979

Biography of

Dick Foran

    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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Filmography of

Dick Foran

Found 90 Movies in total

Shemp Cocktail: A Toast to the Original Stooge

Himself (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 2008

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

Self (archive footage) (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1983

Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!

Self (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 1982

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

Self (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 1975

Brighty of the Grand Canyon

The Prospector ( Actor )

... 1966

Taggart

Stark ( Actor )

... 1965

Donovan's Reef

Sean O'Brien ( Actor )

... 1963

Studs Lonigan

Patrick Lonigan ( Actor )

... 1960

The Big Night

Ed ( Actor )

... 1960

The Atomic Submarine

Dan Wendover ( Actor )

... 1959

The Fearmakers

Jim McGinnis ( Actor )

... 1958

Violent Road

Frank 'Sarge' Miller ( Actor )

... 1958

Thundering Jets

Col. Henry Spalding ( Actor )

... 1958

Chicago Confidential

Artie Blaine ( Actor )

... 1957

Sierra Stranger

Bert Gaines ( Actor )

... 1957

Please Murder Me

Joe Leeds ( Actor )

... 1956

The Miracle on 34th Street

Thomas Mara ( Actor )

... 1955

Treasure of Ruby Hills

Alan Doran ( Actor )

... 1955

The Kill

Jeff Clark ( Actor )

... 1952

Al Jennings of Oklahoma

Frank Jennings ( Actor )

... 1951

Deputy Marshal

Joel Benton ( Actor )

... 1949

El Paso

Sheriff La Farge ( Actor )

... 1949

Fort Apache

Sgt. Quincannon ( Actor )

... 1948

Easy Come, Easy Go

Dale Whipple ( Actor )

... 1947

Guest Wife

Christopher Price ( Actor )

... 1945

He's My Guy

Van Moore ( Actor )

... 1943

Hi, Buddy

Dave O'Connor ( Actor )

... 1943

Behind the Eight Ball

Bill Edwards ( Actor )

... 1942

The Mummy's Tomb

Prof. Stephen A. Banning ( Actor )

... 1942

Private Buckaroo

Lon Prentice ( Actor )

... 1942

Butch Minds the Baby

Dennis Devlin ( Actor )

... 1942

Ride 'Em Cowboy

Bronco Bob Mitchell ( Actor )

... 1942

Road Agent

Duke Masters ( Actor )

... 1941

Keep 'Em Flying

Jinx Roberts ( Actor )

... 1941

Mob Town

Frank Conroy ( Actor )

... 1941

The Kid from Kansas

Kansas ( Actor )

... 1941

Unfinished Business

Frank ( Actor )

... 1941

Riders of Death Valley

Jim Benton ( Actor )

... 1941

In the Navy

Dynamite Dugan ( Actor )

... 1941

Horror Island

Bill Martin ( Actor )

... 1941

Four Mothers

Ernest Talbot ( Actor )

... 1941

Rangers of Fortune

Johnny Cash ( Actor )

... 1940

The Mummy's Hand

Steve Banning ( Actor )

... 1940

Winners of the West

Jeff Ramsay ( Actor )

... 1940

The House of the Seven Gables

Matthew Maule ( Actor )

... 1940

My Little Chickadee

Wayne Carter ( Actor )

... 1940

The Fighting 69th

Long John Wynn ( Actor )

... 1940

Four Wives

Ernest Talbot ( Actor )

... 1939

Private Detective

Jim Rickey ( Actor )

... 1939

I Stole a Million

Paul Carver ( Actor )

... 1939

Daughters Courageous

Eddie Moore ( Actor )

... 1939

Inside Information

Danny Blake ( Actor )

... 1939

Heart of the North

Alan Baker ( Actor )

... 1938

Secrets of a Nurse

'Killer' Lee Burke ( Actor )

... 1938

The Sisters

Tom Knivel ( Actor )

... 1938

Boy Meets Girl

Larry Toms ( Actor )

... 1938

Four Daughters

Ernest ( Actor )

... 1938

Cowboy from Brooklyn

Sam Thorne ( Actor )

... 1938

Over the Wall

Jerry Davis ( Actor )

... 1938

Love, Honor and Behave

Pete Martin ( Actor )

... 1938

She Loved a Fireman

James "Red" Tyler ( Actor )

... 1937

The Perfect Specimen

Jink Carter ( Actor )

... 1937

Prairie Thunder

Rod Farrell ( Actor )

... 1937

The Devil's Saddle Legion

Tal Holladay ( Actor )

... 1937

Empty Holsters

Clay Brent ( Actor )

... 1937

Blazing Sixes

Red Barton ( Actor )

... 1937

The Cherokee Strip

Dick Hudson ( Actor )

... 1937

Land Beyond the Law

Charles "Chip" Douglas ( Actor )

... 1937

Black Legion

Ed Jackson ( Actor )

... 1937

Guns of the Pecos

Steve Ainslee ( Actor )

... 1936

California Mail

Bill Harkins ( Actor )

... 1936

Trailin' West

Lieut. Red Colton ( Actor )

... 1936

Public Enemy's Wife

Thomas Duncan McKay ( Actor )

... 1936

Earthworm Tractors

Emmet McManus ( Actor )

... 1936

The Big Noise

Don Andrews ( Actor )

... 1936

The Golden Arrow

Tommy Blake ( Actor )

... 1936

Treachery Rides the Range

Red Taylor ( Actor )

... 1936

Song of the Saddle

Frank Wilson, Jr. ( Actor )

... 1936

The Petrified Forest

Boze Hertzlinger ( Actor )

... 1936

Dangerous

Teddy ( Actor )

... 1935

Moonlight on the Prairie

Ace Andrews ( Actor )

... 1935

Shipmates Forever

Gifford ( Actor )

... 1935

Accent on Youth

Butch ( Actor )

... 1935

It's A Small World

Motor Cop ( Actor )

... 1935

One More Spring

Park Policeman ( Actor )

... 1935

The Lottery Lover

Cadet ( Actor )

... 1935

Gentlemen Are Born

Smudge Casey ( Actor )

... 1934

Student Tour

Assistant Manager ( Actor )

... 1934

Change of Heart

Nick ( Actor )

... 1934

Stand Up and Cheer!

Nick Foran ( Actor )

... 1934