Dick Foran
Acting
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.
TV Shows(36)
Mayberry R.F.D.
King Beaumont
1968
Adam-12
Fred Haines
1968
O.K. Crackerby
1965
Daniel Boone
Jeremiah
1964
The Great Adventure
Colton
1963
The Dakotas
1963
The Virginian
Duggan
1962
Dr. Kildare
Paul Adams
1961
The Swamp Fox
Gabriel Marion
1959
Rawhide
Major Taggert
1959
77 Sunset Strip
1958
Lawman
1958
Yancy Derringer
Mr. Halligan
1958
Wanted: Dead or Alive
Sheriff D. Wilkes
1958
Maverick
Sheriff Edwards
1957
Perry Mason
Dr. David Craig
1957
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
David Steele
1957
The O. Henry Playhouse
Calliope
1957
State Trooper
1956
Matinee Theater
1955
The 20th Century Fox Hour
Thomas Mara
1955
Cheyenne
1955
Gunsmoke
Sheriff
1955
The Millionaire
Hugh Waring
1955
Climax!
Robert Maxwell
1954
Lassie
1954
Letter to Loretta
Phil
1953
Cavalcade of America
1952
Death Valley Days
Ferguson
1952
Four Star Playhouse
Esau Hepburn
1952
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
1951
Lux Video Theatre
Bob
1950
Suspense
1949
Studio One
1948
Kraft Television Theatre
1947
Movies(105)
Shemp Cocktail: A Toast to the Original Stooge
Self (archive footage)
2008
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1983
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!
Self (archive footage)
1982
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Self (archive footage)
1975
Brighty of the Grand Canyon
The Prospector
1966
Taggart
Stark
1965
Donovan's Reef
Sean O'Brien
1963
Should I Marry Outside My Faith?
1962
Studs Lonigan
Patrick Lonigan
1960
The Big Night
Ed Robello
1960
The Atomic Submarine
Dan Wendover
1959
The Fearmakers
Jim McGinnis
1958
Violent Road
Frank 'Sarge' Miller
1958
Thundering Jets
Col. Henry Spalding
1958
Chicago Confidential
Artie Blaine
1957
Sierra Stranger
Bert Gaines
1957
Please Murder Me
Joe Leeds
1956
The Miracle on 34th Street
Thomas Mara
1955
Night of Execution
Robert Maxwell
1955
Treasure of Ruby Hills
Alan Doran
1955
The Kill
Jeff Clark
1952
Al Jennings of Oklahoma
Frank Jennings
1951
Deputy Marshal
Joel Benton
1949
El Paso
Sheriff La Farge
1949
Fort Apache
Sgt. Quincannon
1948
Hollywood Wonderland
Singing Cowboy (clip from "Sunday Roundup", 1936) (uncredited)
1947
Easy Come, Easy Go
Dale Whipple
1947
Blow-Ups of 1946
Self
1946
Movieland Magic
(archive footage)
1946
Guest Wife
Christopher Price
1945
He's My Guy
Van Moore
1943
Hi, Buddy
Dave O'Connor
1943
Breakdowns of 1942
Self
1942
Behind the Eight Ball
Bill Edwards
1942
The Mummy's Tomb
Prof. Stephen A. Banning
1942
Private Buckaroo
Lon Prentice
1942
Butch Minds the Baby
Dennis Devlin
1942
Road Agent
Duke Masters
1941
Keep 'Em Flying
Jinx Roberts
1941
Ride 'Em Cowboy
Bronco Bob Mitchell
1941
Mob Town
Frank Conroy
1941
The Kid from Kansas
Kansas
1941
Unfinished Business
Frank
1941
Riders of Death Valley
Jim Benton
1941
In the Navy
Dynamite Dugan
1941
Horror Island
Bill Martin
1941
Four Mothers
Ernest Talbot
1941
Rangers of Fortune
Johnny Cash
1940
The Mummy's Hand
Steve Banning
1940
Winners of the West
Jeff Ramsay
1940
The House of the Seven Gables
Matthew Maule
1940
My Little Chickadee
Wayne Carter
1940
The Fighting 69th
Long John Wynn
1940
Four Wives
Ernest Talbot
1939
Private Detective
Jim Rickey
1939
Hero for a Day
Brainy Thornton
1939
I Stole a Million
Paul Carver
1939
Daughters Courageous
Eddie Moore
1939
Inside Information
Danny Blake
1939
Breakdowns of 1938
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1938
Heart of the North
Alan Baker
1938
Secrets of a Nurse
'Killer' Lee Burke
1938
The Sisters
Tom Knivel
1938
Boy Meets Girl
Larry Toms
1938
Four Daughters
Ernest
1938
Cowboy from Brooklyn
Sam Thorne
1938
Out Where the Stars Begin
Dick Foran
1938
Over the Wall
Jerry Davis
1938
Love, Honor and Behave
Pete Martin
1938
Breakdowns of 1937
Self
1937
She Loved a Fireman
James "Red" Tyler
1937
The Perfect Specimen
Jink Carter
1937
Sunday Night at the Trocadero
Dick Foran
1937
Prairie Thunder
Rod Farrell
1937
The Devil's Saddle Legion
Tal Holladay
1937
Empty Holsters
Clay Brent
1937
Blazing Sixes
Red Barton
1937
The Cherokee Strip
Dick Hudson
1937
Land Beyond the Law
Charles "Chip" Douglas
1937
Black Legion
Ed Jackson
1937
Breakdowns of 1936
Self
1936
Guns of the Pecos
Steve Ainslee
1936
California Mail
Bill Harkins
1936
The Sunday Round-Up
Parson Ted Burke
1936
Trailin' West
Lieut. Red Colton
1936
Earthworm Tractors
Emmet McManus
1936
Public Enemy's Wife
Thomas Duncan McKay
1936
The Big Noise
Don Andrews
1936
The Golden Arrow
Tommy Blake
1936
Treachery Rides the Range
Red Taylor
1936
Song of the Saddle
Frank Wilson, Jr.
1936
The Petrified Forest
Boze Hertzlinger
1936
Sunkist Stars at Palm Springs
1936
Dangerous
Teddy
1935
Moonlight on the Prairie
Ace Andrews
1935
Shipmates Forever
Gifford
1935
Accent on Youth
Butch
1935
The Farmer Takes a Wife
Walt Lansing
1935
It's A Small World
Motor Cop
1935
One More Spring
Park Policeman
1935
The Lottery Lover
Cadet
1935
Gentlemen Are Born
Smudge Casey
1934
Student Tour
Assistant Manager
1934
Change of Heart
Nick
1934
Stand Up and Cheer!
Nick Foran
1934