Dick Foran
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
Credits
- 2008 · Shemp Cocktail: A Toast to the Original Stooge as Himself (archive footage)
- 1983 · Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1982 · Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers! as Self (archive footage)
- 1975 · Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? as Self (archive footage)
- 1968 · Mayberry R.F.D. as King Beaumont
- 1968 · Adam-12 as Fred Haines
- 1966 · Brighty of the Grand Canyon as The Prospector
- 1965 · O.K. Crackerby as
- 1965 · Taggart as Stark
- 1964 · Daniel Boone as Jeremiah
- 1964 · Daniel Boone as Simon Doggett
- 1963 · The Great Adventure as Colton
- 1963 · Donovan's Reef as Sean O'Brien
- 1963 · The Dakotas as
- 1962 · Should I Marry Outside My Faith? as
- 1962 · The Virginian as Duggan
- 1962 · The Virginian as Frank Devereaux
- 1962 · The Virginian as Mayor
- 1961 · Dr. Kildare as Paul Adams
- 1960 · Studs Lonigan as Patrick Lonigan
- 1960 · The Big Night as Ed Robello
- 1959 · The Atomic Submarine as Dan Wendover
- 1959 · The Swamp Fox as Gabriel Marion
- 1959 · Rawhide as Major Taggert
- 1958 · 77 Sunset Strip as
- 1958 · Lawman as
- 1958 · Yancy Derringer as Mr. Halligan
- 1958 · The Fearmakers as Jim McGinnis
- 1958 · Wanted: Dead or Alive as Sheriff D. Wilkes
- 1958 · Wanted: Dead or Alive as Frank Koster
- 1958 · Violent Road as Frank 'Sarge' Miller
- 1958 · Thundering Jets as Col. Henry Spalding
- 1957 · Maverick as Sheriff Edwards
- 1957 · Perry Mason as Dr. David Craig
- 1957 · Perry Mason as Steve Benton
- 1957 · Perry Mason as Harlan Merrill
- 1957 · Have Gun, Will Travel as
- 1957 · Chicago Confidential as Artie Blaine
- 1957 · Richard Diamond, Private Detective as David Steele
- 1957 · Sierra Stranger as Bert Gaines
- 1957 · The O. Henry Playhouse as Calliope
- 1956 · State Trooper as
- 1956 · Please Murder Me as Joe Leeds
- 1955 · The Miracle on 34th Street as Thomas Mara
- 1955 · Matinee Theater as
- 1955 · The 20th Century Fox Hour as
- 1955 · Night of Execution as Robert Maxwell
- 1955 · Cheyenne as
- 1955 · Gunsmoke as Sheriff
- 1955 · Treasure of Ruby Hills as Alan Doran
- 1955 · The Millionaire as Hugh Waring
- 1954 · Climax! as Robert Maxwell
- 1954 · Climax! as Luke Bradshaw
- 1954 · Lassie as
- 1953 · Letter to Loretta as Phil
- 1952 · Cavalcade of America as
- 1952 · Death Valley Days as Ferguson
- 1952 · Four Star Playhouse as Esau Hepburn
- 1952 · Four Star Playhouse as Mr. Murdock
- 1952 · Four Star Playhouse as Will Foster
- 1952 · The Kill as Jeff Clark
- 1951 · The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok as
- 1951 · Al Jennings of Oklahoma as Frank Jennings
- 1950 · Lux Video Theatre as Bob
- 1950 · Lux Video Theatre as Matt
- 1949 · Deputy Marshal as Joel Benton
- 1949 · El Paso as Sheriff La Farge
- 1949 · Suspense as
- 1948 · Studio One as
- 1948 · Studio One as Russ Adams
- 1948 · Studio One as Jeff Clark
- 1948 · Studio One as Larry
- 1948 · Fort Apache as Sgt. Quincannon
- 1947 · Hollywood Wonderland as Singing Cowboy (clip from "Sunday Roundup", 1936) (uncredited)
- 1947 · Easy Come, Easy Go as Dale Whipple
- 1946 · Blow-Ups of 1946 as Self
- 1946 · Movieland Magic as (archive footage)
- 1945 · Guest Wife as Christopher Price
- 1943 · He's My Guy as Van Moore
- 1943 · Hi, Buddy as Dave O'Connor
- 1942 · Breakdowns of 1942 as Self
- 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 · Road Agent as Duke Masters
- 1941 · Keep 'Em Flying as Jinx Roberts
- 1941 · Mob Town as Frank Conroy
- 1941 · The Kid from Kansas as Kansas
- 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 · Hero for a Day as Brainy Thornton
- 1939 · I Stole a Million as Paul Carver
- 1939 · Daughters Courageous as Eddie Moore
- 1939 · Inside Information as Danny Blake
- 1938 · Breakdowns of 1938 as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1938 · Heart of the North as Alan Baker
- 1938 · Secrets of a Nurse as 'Killer' Lee Burke
- 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 · Out Where the Stars Begin as Dick Foran
- 1938 · Over the Wall as Jerry Davis
- 1938 · Love, Honor and Behave as Pete Martin
- 1937 · Breakdowns of 1937 as Self
- 1937 · She Loved a Fireman as James "Red" Tyler
- 1937 · The Perfect Specimen as Jink Carter
- 1937 · Sunday Night at the Trocadero as Dick Foran
- 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 · Breakdowns of 1936 as Self
- 1936 · Guns of the Pecos as Steve Ainslee
- 1936 · California Mail as Bill Harkins
- 1936 · The Sunday Round-Up as Parson Ted Burke
- 1936 · Trailin' West as Lieut. Red Colton
- 1936 · Sunkist Stars at Palm Springs as
- 1936 · Earthworm Tractors as Emmet McManus
- 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 · It's A Small World as Motor Cop
- 1935 · One More Spring as Park Policeman
- 1935 · The Lottery Lover as Cadet
- 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