Dick Foran
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 18 June 1910 · Flemington, New Jersey, USA
- Died
- 10 August 1979
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.
Known for
Acting 105
- 2008Shemp Cocktail: A Toast to the Original Stooge as Self (archive footage)
- 1983Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1982Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers! as Self (archive footage)
- 1975Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? as Self (archive footage)
- 1966Brighty of the Grand Canyon as The Prospector
- 1965Taggart as Stark
- 1963Donovan's Reef as Sean O'Brien
- 1962Should I Marry Outside My Faith?
- 1960Studs Lonigan as Patrick Lonigan
- 1960The Big Night as Ed Robello
- 1959The Atomic Submarine as Dan Wendover
- 1958The Fearmakers as Jim McGinnis
- 1958Violent Road as Frank 'Sarge' Miller
- 1958Thundering Jets as Col. Henry Spalding
- 1957Chicago Confidential as Artie Blaine
- 1957Sierra Stranger as Bert Gaines
- 1956Please Murder Me as Joe Leeds
- 1955The Miracle on 34th Street as Thomas Mara
- 1955Night of Execution as Robert Maxwell
- 1955Treasure of Ruby Hills as Alan Doran
- 1952The Kill as Jeff Clark
- 1951Al Jennings of Oklahoma as Frank Jennings
- 1949Deputy Marshal as Joel Benton
- 1949El Paso as Sheriff La Farge
- 1948Fort Apache as Sgt. Quincannon
- 1947Hollywood Wonderland as Singing Cowboy (clip from "Sunday Roundup", 1936) (uncredited)
- 1947Easy Come, Easy Go as Dale Whipple
- 1946Blow-Ups of 1946 as Self
- 1946Movieland Magic as (archive footage)
- 1945Guest Wife as Christopher Price
- 1943He's My Guy as Van Moore
- 1943Hi, Buddy as Dave O'Connor
- 1942Breakdowns of 1942 as Self
- 1942Behind the Eight Ball as Bill Edwards
- 1942The Mummy's Tomb as Prof. Stephen A. Banning
- 1942Private Buckaroo as Lon Prentice
- 1942Butch Minds the Baby as Dennis Devlin
- 1941Road Agent as Duke Masters
- 1941Keep 'Em Flying as Jinx Roberts
- 1941Ride 'Em Cowboy as Bronco Bob Mitchell
- 1941Mob Town as Frank Conroy
- 1941The Kid from Kansas as Kansas
- 1941Unfinished Business as Frank
- 1941Riders of Death Valley as Jim Benton
- 1941In the Navy as Dynamite Dugan
- 1941Horror Island as Bill Martin
- 1941Four Mothers as Ernest Talbot
- 1940Rangers of Fortune as Johnny Cash
- 1940The Mummy's Hand as Steve Banning
- 1940Winners of the West as Jeff Ramsay
- 1940The House of the Seven Gables as Matthew Maule
- 1940My Little Chickadee as Wayne Carter
- 1940The Fighting 69th as Long John Wynn
- 1939Four Wives as Ernest Talbot
- 1939Private Detective as Jim Rickey
- 1939Hero for a Day as Brainy Thornton
- 1939I Stole a Million as Paul Carver
- 1939Daughters Courageous as Eddie Moore
- 1939Inside Information as Danny Blake
- 1938Breakdowns of 1938 as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1938Heart of the North as Alan Baker
- 1938Secrets of a Nurse as 'Killer' Lee Burke
- 1938The Sisters as Tom Knivel
- 1938Boy Meets Girl as Larry Toms
- 1938Four Daughters as Ernest
- 1938Cowboy from Brooklyn as Sam Thorne
- 1938Out Where the Stars Begin as Dick Foran
- 1938Over the Wall as Jerry Davis
- 1938Love, Honor and Behave as Pete Martin
- 1937Breakdowns of 1937 as Self
- 1937She Loved a Fireman as James "Red" Tyler
- 1937The Perfect Specimen as Jink Carter
- 1937Sunday Night at the Trocadero as Dick Foran
- 1937Prairie Thunder as Rod Farrell
- 1937The Devil's Saddle Legion as Tal Holladay
- 1937Empty Holsters as Clay Brent
- 1937Blazing Sixes as Red Barton
- 1937The Cherokee Strip as Dick Hudson
- 1937Land Beyond the Law as Charles "Chip" Douglas
- 1937Black Legion as Ed Jackson
- 1936Breakdowns of 1936 as Self
- 1936Guns of the Pecos as Steve Ainslee
- 1936California Mail as Bill Harkins
- 1936The Sunday Round-Up as Parson Ted Burke
- 1936Trailin' West as Lieut. Red Colton
- 1936Public Enemy's Wife as Thomas Duncan McKay
- 1936Earthworm Tractors as Emmet McManus
- 1936The Big Noise as Don Andrews
- 1936The Golden Arrow as Tommy Blake
- 1936Treachery Rides the Range as Red Taylor
- 1936Song of the Saddle as Frank Wilson, Jr.
- 1936The Petrified Forest as Boze Hertzlinger
- 1936Sunkist Stars at Palm Springs
- 1935Dangerous as Teddy
- 1935Moonlight on the Prairie as Ace Andrews
- 1935Shipmates Forever as Gifford
- 1935Accent on Youth as Butch
- 1935The Farmer Takes a Wife as Walt Lansing
- 1935It's A Small World as Motor Cop
- 1935One More Spring as Park Policeman
- 1935The Lottery Lover as Cadet
- 1934Gentlemen Are Born as Smudge Casey
- 1934Student Tour as Assistant Manager
- 1934Change of Heart as Nick
- 1934Stand Up and Cheer! as Nick Foran