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Dick Foran

Born · June 18, 1910

Died · August 10, 1979 (69 years old)

Known For: Acting

Place of Birth: Flemington, New Jersey, USA

Bio

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

1968

Brighty of the Grand Canyon

The Prospector

5.5

1966

O.K. Crackerby

(17 episodes)

0.0

1965

Taggart

Stark

5.2

1965

Daniel Boone

Jeremiah · (1 episode)

6.9

1964

Daniel Boone

Simon Doggett · (1 episode)

6.9

1964

The Great Adventure

Colton · (1 episode)

0.0

1963

Donovan's Reef

Sean O'Brien

6.2

1963

The Dakotas

(1 episode)

5.7

1963

Should I Marry Outside My Faith?

2.4

1962

The Virginian

Duggan · (1 episode)

6.4

1962

The Virginian

Mayor · (1 episode)

6.4

1962

The Virginian

Frank Devereaux · (1 episode)

6.4

1962

Dr. Kildare

Paul Adams · (1 episode)

5.3

1961

Studs Lonigan

Patrick Lonigan

5.0

1960

The Big Night

Ed Robello

0.0

1960

The Atomic Submarine

Dan Wendover

5.3

1959

The Swamp Fox

Gabriel Marion · (8 episodes)

6.7

1959

Rawhide

Major Taggert · (1 episode)

7.2

1959

77 Sunset Strip

(1 episode)

6.7

1958

Lawman

(1 episode)

5.4

1958

Yancy Derringer

Mr. Halligan · (1 episode)

5.6

1958

The Fearmakers

Jim McGinnis

6.2

1958

Wanted: Dead or Alive

Sheriff D. Wilkes · (1 episode)

6.9

1958

Wanted: Dead or Alive

Frank Koster · (1 episode)

6.9

1958

Violent Road

Frank 'Sarge' Miller

6.0

1958

Thundering Jets

Col. Henry Spalding

0.0

1958

Maverick

Sheriff Edwards · (1 episode)

6.8

1957

Perry Mason

Dr. David Craig · (1 episode)

7.7

1957

Perry Mason

5.0

1955

Climax!

Robert Maxwell · (1 episode)

3.0

1954

Climax!

Luke Bradshaw · (1 episode)

3.0

1954

Lassie

(4 episodes)

6.1

1954

Letter to Loretta

Phil · (1 episode)

6.2

1953

Cavalcade of America

(1 episode)

3.5

1952

Death Valley Days

Ferguson · (1 episode)

6.4

1952

Four Star Playhouse

Esau Hepburn · (1 episode)

6.1

1952

Four Star Playhouse

Mr. Murdock · (1 episode)

6.1

1952

Four Star Playhouse

Will Foster · (1 episode)

6.1

1952

The Kill

Jeff Clark

8.0

1952

The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

(1 episode)

4.5

1951

Al Jennings of Oklahoma

Frank Jennings

5.0

1951

Lux Video Theatre

Bob · (1 episode)

6.0

1950

Lux Video Theatre

Matt · (1 episode)

6.0

1950

Deputy Marshal

Joel Benton

6.8

1949

El Paso

Sheriff La Farge

5.7

1949

Suspense

(1 episode)

4.7

1949

Studio One

(3 episodes)

4.7

1948

Studio One

Russ Adams · (1 episode)

4.7

1948

Studio One

Jeff Clark · (1 episode)

4.7

1948

Studio One

Larry · (1 episode)

4.7

1948

Fort Apache

Sgt. Quincannon

7.0

1948

Hollywood Wonderland

Singing Cowboy (clip from "Sunday Roundup", 1936) (uncredited)

6.7

1947

Easy Come, Easy Go

Dale Whipple

0.0

1947

Blow-Ups of 1946

Self

6.0

1946

Movieland Magic

(archive footage)

0.0

1946

Guest Wife

Christopher Price

6.2

1945

He's My Guy

Van Moore

6.0

1943

Hi, Buddy

Dave O'Connor

7.0

1943

Breakdowns of 1942

Self

6.0

1942

Behind the Eight Ball

Bill Edwards

4.7

1942

The Mummy's Tomb

Prof. Stephen A. Banning

5.7

1942

Private Buckaroo

Lon Prentice

4.9

1942

Butch Minds the Baby

Dennis Devlin

0.0

1942

Ride 'Em Cowboy

Bronco Bob Mitchell

5.8

1942

Road Agent

Duke Masters

0.0

1941

Keep 'Em Flying

Jinx Roberts

5.9

1941

Mob Town

Frank Conroy

0.0

1941

The Kid from Kansas

Kansas

0.0

1941

Unfinished Business

Frank

5.3

1941

Riders of Death Valley

Jim Benton

6.5

1941

In the Navy

Dynamite Dugan

6.3

1941

Horror Island

Bill Martin

5.8

1941

Four Mothers

Ernest Talbot

5.7

1941

Rangers of Fortune

Johnny Cash

5.0

1940

The Mummy's Hand

Steve Banning

5.7

1940

Winners of the West

Jeff Ramsay

0.0

1940

The House of the Seven Gables

Matthew Maule

6.9

1940

My Little Chickadee

Wayne Carter

6.5

1940

The Fighting 69th

Long John Wynn

5.4

1940

Four Wives

Ernest Talbot

5.1

1939

Private Detective

Jim Rickey

6.0

1939

Hero for a Day

Brainy Thornton

0.0

1939

I Stole a Million

Paul Carver

6.0

1939

Daughters Courageous

Eddie Moore

6.2

1939

Inside Information

Danny Blake

0.0

1939

Breakdowns of 1938

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

5.0

1938

Heart of the North

Alan Baker

3.7

1938

Secrets of a Nurse

'Killer' Lee Burke

3.0

1938

The Sisters

Tom Knivel

6.1

1938

Boy Meets Girl

Larry Toms

6.2

1938

Four Daughters

Ernest

6.5

1938

Cowboy from Brooklyn

Sam Thorne

4.0

1938

Out Where the Stars Begin

Dick Foran

6.5

1938

Over the Wall

Jerry Davis

5.0

1938

Love, Honor and Behave

Pete Martin

3.5

1938

Breakdowns of 1937

Self

6.0

1937

She Loved a Fireman

James "Red" Tyler

6.0

1937

The Perfect Specimen

Jink Carter

5.7

1937

Sunday Night at the Trocadero

Dick Foran

4.2

1937

Prairie Thunder

Rod Farrell

3.5

1937

The Devil's Saddle Legion

Tal Holladay

0.5

1937

Empty Holsters

Clay Brent

0.0

1937

Blazing Sixes

Red Barton

6.0

1937

The Cherokee Strip

Dick Hudson

6.0

1937

Land Beyond the Law

Charles "Chip" Douglas

7.0

1937

Black Legion

Ed Jackson

6.6

1937

Breakdowns of 1936

Self

0.0

1936

Guns of the Pecos

Steve Ainslee

6.2

1936

California Mail

Bill Harkins

4.8

1936

The Sunday Round-Up

Parson Ted Burke

10.0

1936

Trailin' West

Lieut. Red Colton

0.0

1936

6.2

1934

Stand Up and Cheer!

Nick Foran

4.8

1934