Dick Foran
Known For: Acting
Gender: Male
Date of Birth: June 18, 1910
Day of Death: August 10, 1979 (69 years old)
Place of Birth: Flemington, New Jersey, USA
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.
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Actor Ernest
Four Daughters
Actor Jerry Davis
Over the Wall
Actor Sam Thorne
Cowboy from Brooklyn
Actor Alan Baker
Heart of the North
Actor 'Killer' Lee Burke
Secrets of a Nurse
Actor Pete Martin
Love, Honor and Behave
Actor Larry Toms
Boy Meets Girl
Actor Dick Foran
Out Where the Stars Begin
Actor Tom Knivel
The Sisters
Actor Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Breakdowns of 1938
1937
Actor Ed Jackson
Black Legion
Actor Jink Carter
The Perfect Specimen
Actor Dick Hudson
The Cherokee Strip
Actor Charles "Chip" Douglas
Land Beyond the Law
Actor James "Red" Tyler
She Loved a Fireman
Actor Red Barton
Blazing Sixes
Actor Clay Brent
Empty Holsters
Actor Tal Holladay
The Devil's Saddle Legion
Actor Rod Farrell
Prairie Thunder
Actor Self
Breakdowns of 1937
Actor Dick Foran
Sunday Night at the Trocadero
1936
Actor Emmet McManus
Earthworm Tractors
Actor Boze Hertzlinger
The Petrified Forest
Actor Bill Harkins
California Mail
Actor Red Taylor
Treachery Rides the Range
Actor Frank Wilson, Jr.
Song of the Saddle
Actor Thomas Duncan McKay
Public Enemy's Wife
Actor Steve Ainslee
Guns of the Pecos
Actor Don Andrews
The Big Noise
Actor Tommy Blake
The Golden Arrow
Actor Lieut. Red Colton
Trailin' West
Actor Self
Breakdowns of 1936
Actor Parson Ted Burke
The Sunday Round-Up
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Sunkist Stars at Palm Springs
