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Dick Foran
Actor
Died August 10, 1979 (69 years)
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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
| 1975 | Brother Can You Spare a Dime · as (archive footage) |
| 1974 | Run, Joe, Run (TV Series) · as Jack |
| 1968 | Adam-12 (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1968 | Mayberry R.F.D. (TV Series) · as King Beaumont |
| 1966 | Brighty of the Grand Canyon · as The Prospector |
| 1964 | Daniel Boone (TV Series) · as Jeremiah |
| 1963 | Donovan's Reef · as Sean O'Brien |
| 1963 | Hollywood: The Great Stars · as Boze Hertzlinger |
| 1962 | The Virginian (TV Series) · as Mayor |
| 1962 | The Dakotas (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1960 | The Big Night · as Ed |
| 1960 | Studs Lonigan · as Patrick Lonigan |
| 1960 | Dante (TV Series) · as Vance Mitchell |
| 1959 | The Atomic Submarine · as Dan Wendover |
| 1959 | Rawhide (TV Series) · as Major Taggert |
| 1959 | |
| 1959 | The Dennis O'Keefe Show (TV Series) · as Major |
| 1959 | The Swamp Fox (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1959 | The Deputy (TV Series) · as Major Clint Hammer |
| 1959 | Laramie (TV Series) · as Billy Jacobs |
| 1959 | The Untouchables (TV Series) · as Jerry Dockstone |
| 1958 | The Fearmakers · as Jim McGinnis |
| 1958 | Yancy Derringer (TV Series) · as Mr. Halligan |
| 1958 | 77 Sunset Strip (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1958 | Wanted: Dead or Alive (TV Series) · as Sheriff D. Wilkes |
| 1958 | Lawman (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1957 | Chicago Confidential · as Artie Blaine |
| 1957 | Have Gun, Will Travel (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1957 | Perry Mason (TV Series) · as Dr. David Craig |
| 1957 | Maverick (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1956 | Please Murder Me! · as Joe Leeds |
| 1956 | State Trooper (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1956 | The Sheriff of Cochise (TV Series) · as Buck |
| 1955 | Treasure of Ruby Hills · as Alan Doran |
| 1955 | Gunsmoke (TV Series) · as Sheriff |
| 1955 | Cheyenne (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1954 | Climax! (TV Series) · as Robert Maxwell |
| 1954 | Disneyland (TV Series) · as Gabriel Marion |
| 1954 | Public Defender (TV Series) · as Ed McGrath |
| 1954 | Father Knows Best (TV Series) · as Burt |
| 1954 | Lassie (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1954 | Shower of Stars (TV Series) · as Harvey Howell |
| 1953 | The Loretta Young Show (TV Series) · as Phil |
| 1952 | Death Valley Days (TV Series) · as Ferguson |
| 1952 | Cavalcade of America (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1952 | Four Star Playhouse (TV Series) · as Esau Hepburn |
| 1951 | The Red Skelton Show (TV Series) · as Convention Delegate |
| 1950 | The Lux Video Theatre (TV Series) · as Matt |
| 1949 | El Paso · as Sheriff La Farge |
| 1949 | Suspense (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1948 | Fort Apache · as Sgt. Quincannon |
| 1948 | Studio One (TV Series) · as Larry |
| 1947 | The Miracle on 34th Street · as Thomas Mara |
| 1942 | Private Buckaroo · as Lon Prentice |
| 1942 | The Mummy's Tomb · as Stephen Banning |
| 1942 | Behind the Eight Ball · as Bill Edwards |
| 1941 | Riders of Death Valley · as Jim Benton |
| 1940 | The House of the Seven Gables · as Matthew Maule |
| 1940 | My Little Chickadee · as Wayne Carter |
| 1940 | The Mummy's Hand · as Steve Banning |
| 1940 | The Fighting 69th · as Long John Wynn |
| 1939 | Daughters Courageous · as Eddie Moore |
| 1939 | Inside Information · as Danny Blake |
| 1938 | Four Daughters · as Ernest |
| 1938 | Heart of the North · as Alan Baker |
| 1937 | Black Legion · as Ed Jackson |
| 1936 | The Petrified Forest · as Boze Hertzlinger |
| 1936 | Earthworm Tractors · as Emmet McManus |
| 1935 | Dangerous · as Teddy |
| 1935 | The Farmer Takes a Wife · as Walt Lansing |
| 1934 | Stand Up and Cheer! · as Nick Foran |