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Dick Foran
Actor
Born June 18, 1910Died August 10, 1979 (69 years)
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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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
| 1987 | Bloopermania · as Cast |
| 1974 | Run, Joe, Run (TV Series) · as Jack |
| 1968 | Mayberry R.F.D. (TV Series) · as King Beaumont |
| 1968 | Adam-12 (TV Series) · as Fred Haines |
| 1966 | Brighty of the Grand Canyon · as The Prospector |
| 1964 | Taggart · as Stark |
| 1964 | Daniel Boone (TV Series) · as Jeremiah |
| 1963 | The Great Adventure (TV Series) · as Colton |
| 1963 | Vacation Playhouse (TV Series) · as Lt. Casey Slade |
| 1963 | Donovan's Reef · as Sean O'brien |
| 1963 | Hollywood: The Great Stars · as Boze Hertzlinger |
| 1962 | The Virginian (TV Series) · as Duggan |
| 1962 | The Dakotas (TV Series) |
| 1961 | Dr. Kildare (TV Series) · as Paul Adams |
| 1960 | Dante (TV Series) · as Vance Mitchell |
| 1960 | Studs Lonigan · as Patrick Lonigan |
| 1960 | The Big Night · as Ed Robello |
| 1959 | The Atomic Submarine · as Dan Wendover |
| 1959 | The Swamp Fox (TV Series) · as Gabriel Marion |
| 1959 | The Dennis O'Keefe Show (TV Series) · as Major |
| 1959 | Laramie (TV Series) · as Billy Jacobs |
| 1959 | |
| 1959 | The Deputy (TV Series) · as Major Clint Hammer |
| 1959 | The Untouchables (TV Series) · as Jerry Dockstone |
| 1959 | Rawhide (TV Series) · as Major Taggert |
| 1958 | 77 Sunset Strip (TV Series) |
| 1958 | Lawman (TV Series) |
| 1958 | Yancy Derringer (TV Series) · as Mr. Halligan |
| 1958 | Wanted: Dead or Alive (TV Series) · as Sheriff D. Wilkes |
| 1958 | The Fearmakers · as Jim Mcginnis |
| 1958 | Violent Road · as Frank 'sarge' Miller |
| 1958 | Thundering Jets · as Col. Henry Spalding |
| 1957 | Colt .45 (TV Series) · as Tuck Degan |
| 1957 | Maverick (TV Series) · as Sheriff Edwards |
| 1957 | Perry Mason (TV Series) · as Dr. David Craig |
| 1957 | Have Gun, Will Travel (TV Series) |
| 1957 | Chicago Confidential · as Artie Blaine |
| 1957 | Sierra Stranger · as Bert Gaines |
| 1957 | O. Henry Playhouse (TV Series) · as Calliope |
| 1957 | The O. Henry Playhouse (TV Series) · as Calliope |
| 1956 | Richard Diamond, Private Detective (TV Series) · as David Steele |
| 1956 | Playhouse 90 (TV Series) · as Brady |
| 1956 | Circus Boy (TV Series) · as Buffalo Bill Cody |
| 1956 | The Sheriff of Cochise (TV Series) · as Buck |
| 1956 | Please Murder Me! · as Joe Leeds |
| 1956 | State Trooper (TV Series) |
| 1955 | The Miracle on 34th Street · as Thomas Mara |
| 1955 | Matinee Theater (TV Series) |
| 1955 | Crossroads (1955) (TV Series) · as Father James Lorgan |
| 1955 | The 20th Century-Fox Hour (TV Series) |
| 1955 | The Joseph Cotten Show: On Trial (TV Series) · as Newcombe |
| 1955 | |
| 1955 | Gunsmoke (TV Series) · as Sheriff |
| 1955 | Damon Runyon Theater (TV Series) · as Ace |
| 1955 | Science Fiction Theatre (TV Series) · as Dr. Don Stewart |
| 1955 | Stage 7 (TV Series) · as Archie Peters |
| 1955 | Treasure of Ruby Hills · as Alan Doran |
| 1955 | The Millionaire (TV Series) · as Hugh Waring |
| 1955 | TV Reader's Digest (TV Series) · as John Turner |
| 1954 | Disneyland (TV Series) · as Gabriel Marion |
| 1954 | Climax! (TV Series) · as Robert Maxwell |
| 1954 | Father Knows Best (TV Series) · as Burt |
| 1954 | Shower of Stars (TV Series) · as Harvey Howell |
| 1954 | The Best of Broadway (TV Series) · as George Kittredge |
| 1954 | Lassie (TV Series) |
| 1954 | Public Defender (TV Series) · as Ed Mcgrath |
| 1954 | Waterfront (TV Series) · as Bill Borden |
| 1953 | The Loretta Young Show (TV Series) · as Phil |
| 1953 | Meet Mr. McNutley (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1952 | Ford Theatre: All Star Theatre (TV Series) · as Bob |
| 1952 | Cavalcade of America (TV Series) |
| 1952 | Four Star Playhouse (TV Series) · as Mr. Murdock |
| 1952 | Death Valley Days (TV Series) · as Ferguson |
| 1951 | The Red Skelton Show (TV Series) · as Convention Delegate |
| 1951 | Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok (TV Series) |
| 1951 | Al Jennings of Oklahoma · as Frank Jennings |
| 1950 | The Lux Video Theatre (TV Series) · as Bob |
| 1950 | Danger (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1950 | The Armstrong Circle Theatre (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1950 | The Bob Hope Show (TV Series) · as Dan Leeson |
| 1949 | Deputy Marshal · as Joel Benton |
| 1949 | El Paso · as Sheriff La Farge |
| 1949 | Suspense (TV Series) |
| 1948 | Studio One (TV Series) · as Russ Adams |
| 1948 | The Chevrolet Tele-Theatre (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1948 | Fort Apache · as Sgt. Quincannon |
| 1947 | Kraft Television Theatre (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1945 | Guest Wife · as Christopher Price |
| 1942 | Behind the Eight Ball · as Bill Edwards |
| 1942 | The Mummy's Tomb · as Prof. Stephen A. Banning |
| 1942 | Private Buckaroo · as Lon Prentice |
| 1942 | Butch Minds the Baby · as Dennis Devlin |
| 1942 | Ride 'Em Cowboy · as Bronco Bob Mitchell |
| 1941 | Keep 'Em Flying · as Jinx Roberts |
| 1941 | Mob Town · as Frank Conroy |
| 1941 | Unfinished Business · as Frank |
| 1941 | Riders of Death Valley · as Jim Benton |
| 1941 | In the Navy · as Dynamite Dugan |
| 1941 | Horror Island · as Bill Martin |
| 1941 | Four Mothers · as Ernest Talbot |
| 1940 | Rangers of Fortune · as Johnny Cash |
| 1940 | The Mummy's Hand · as Steve Banning |
| 1940 | Winners of the West · as Jeff Ramsay |
| 1940 | The House of the Seven Gables · as Matthew Maule |
| 1940 | My Little Chickadee · as Wayne Carter |
| 1940 | The Fighting 69th · as Long John Wynn |
| 1939 | Four Wives · as Ernest Talbot |
| 1939 | Private Detective · as Jim Rickey |
| 1939 | I Stole a Million · as Paul Carver |
| 1939 | Daughters Courageous · as Eddie Moore |
| 1939 | Inside Information · as Danny Blake |
| 1938 | Heart of the North · as Alan Baker |
| 1938 | The Sisters · as Tom Knivel |
| 1938 | Boy Meets Girl · as Larry Toms |
| 1938 | Four Daughters · as Ernest |
| 1938 | Cowboy from Brooklyn · as Sam Thorne |
| 1938 | Over the Wall · as Jerry Davis |
| 1938 | Love, Honor and Behave · as Pete Martin |
| 1937 | She Loved a Fireman · as James "red" Tyler |
| 1937 | The Perfect Specimen · as Jink Carter |
| 1937 | Prairie Thunder · as Rod Farrell |
| 1937 | The Devil's Saddle Legion · as Tal Holladay |
| 1937 | Empty Holsters · as Clay Brent |
| 1937 | Blazing Sixes · as Red Barton |
| 1937 | The Cherokee Strip · as Dick Hudson |
| 1937 | Land Beyond the Law · as Charles "chip" Douglas |
| 1937 | Black Legion · as Ed Jackson |
| 1936 | Guns of the Pecos · as Steve Ainslee |
| 1936 | Earthworm Tractors · as Emmet Mcmanus |
| 1936 | California Mail · as Bill Harkins |
| 1936 | Trailin' West · as Lieut. Red Colton |
| 1936 | Public Enemy's Wife · as Thomas Duncan Mckay |
| 1936 | The Big Noise · as Don Andrews |
| 1936 | The Golden Arrow · as Tommy Blake |
| 1936 | Treachery Rides the Range · as Red Taylor |
| 1936 | Song of the Saddle · as Frank Wilson, Jr. |
| 1936 | The Petrified Forest · as Boze Hertzlinger |
| 1935 | Dangerous · as Teddy |
| 1935 | Moonlight on the Prairie · as Ace Andrews |
| 1935 | Shipmates Forever · as Gifford |
| 1935 | Accent on Youth · as Butch |
| 1935 | The Farmer Takes a Wife · as Walt Lansing |
| 1935 | It's a Small World · as Motor Cop |
| 1935 | One More Spring · as Park Policeman |
| 1934 | Gentlemen Are Born · as Smudge Casey |
| 1934 | Student Tour · as Assistant Manager |
| 1934 | Change of Heart · as Nick |
| 1934 | Stand Up and Cheer! · as Nick Foran |