Dick Foran

Acting · 1.1 popularity

Age

116

Movies

105

Born: June 18, 1910 – August 10, 1979
From: 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.

Works

105 films

Fort Apache

19487.0

Taggart

19655.5

Donovan's Reef

19636.2

Breakdowns of 1942

19426.0

The Kill

19528.0

Stand Up and Cheer!

19345.3

Road Agent

19417.0

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

19756.3

The Mummy's Hand

19405.7

Al Jennings of Oklahoma

19515.8

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

19837.0

Guest Wife

19456.2

The Petrified Forest

19367.1

Treasure of Ruby Hills

19555.0

The Fighting 69th

19405.8

El Paso

19496.0

The House of the Seven Gables

19407.0

Black Legion

19376.6

Breakdowns of 1936

1936

Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!

19826.0

Sunday Night at the Trocadero

19374.5

The Lottery Lover

19354.3

Hi, Buddy

19437.8

Please Murder Me

19565.9

Riders of Death Valley

19416.8

Gentlemen Are Born

19347.3

Breakdowns of 1938

19385.8

Horror Island

19415.8

Four Wives

19395.5

The Mummy's Tomb

19425.5

Four Mothers

19416.8

The Fearmakers

19586.2

The Atomic Submarine

19595.3

The Perfect Specimen

19376.4

In the Navy

19416.4

Daughters Courageous

19396.3

Chicago Confidential

19575.0

The Miracle on 34th Street

19555.7

Dangerous

19356.6

The Sisters

19386.0

Sunkist Stars at Palm Springs

19364.7

Mob Town

19418.0

Earthworm Tractors

19365.4

Violent Road

19586.4

Moonlight on the Prairie

19356.8

Four Daughters

19386.6

Keep 'Em Flying

19416.2

Sierra Stranger

19575.0

It's A Small World

19356.0

Breakdowns of 1937

19376.0

Trailin' West

19368.0

My Little Chickadee

19406.5

Private Buckaroo

19425.0

Easy Come, Easy Go

19477.0

Butch Minds the Baby

19428.0

Ride 'Em Cowboy

19416.0

Over the Wall

19385.7

Secrets of a Nurse

19385.5

Guns of the Pecos

19366.9

Hero for a Day

19396.5

Hollywood Wonderland

19476.8

The Cherokee Strip

19376.5

Prairie Thunder

19374.3

The Farmer Takes a Wife

19356.2

Student Tour

19346.7

Heart of the North

19385.2

Boy Meets Girl

19386.9

She Loved a Fireman

19377.5

Public Enemy's Wife

19366.4

I Stole a Million

19398.0

Private Detective

19396.8

One More Spring

19356.2

Treachery Rides the Range

19364.0

Deputy Marshal

19496.3

Change of Heart

19346.3

Shipmates Forever

19356.6

Night of Execution

19555.0

Blow-Ups of 1946

19466.0

The Golden Arrow

19366.3

Song of the Saddle

19367.3

Thundering Jets

19589.0

Behind the Eight Ball

19425.3

Love, Honor and Behave

19383.8

Out Where the Stars Begin

19386.8

The Sunday Round-Up

19368.0

Winners of the West

19407.0

He's My Guy

19436.5

Rangers of Fortune

19406.5

Cowboy from Brooklyn

19387.0

Accent on Youth

19356.7

The Big Night

19607.0

The Devil's Saddle Legion

19373.8

Land Beyond the Law

19378.5

Studs Lonigan

19604.5

Brighty of the Grand Canyon

19666.7

Unfinished Business

19416.5

Blazing Sixes

19378.0

Should I Marry Outside My Faith?

19622.5

The Kid from Kansas

19418.0

California Mail

19364.9

The Big Noise

19367.5

Movieland Magic

19466.5

Shemp Cocktail: A Toast to the Original Stooge

2008

Inside Information

19399.0

Empty Holsters

19378.0