Dick Foran
male
Born on June 18, 1910 (115 years old)
Passed Away on August 10, 1979
From Flemington, New Jersey, USA
Known for Acting
Biography
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.
Cast Credits
- 2008
- 1983
- 1982
- 1975
- 1968
- 1966
- 1965
- 1964
- 1963
- 1962
- 1961
- 1960
- 1959
- 1958
- 1957
Chicago Confidential
as
Artie Blaine
1957
Sierra Stranger
as
Bert Gaines
1957
Perry Mason
as
Dr. David Craig
1957
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
as
David Steele
1957
The O. Henry Playhouse
as
Calliope
1957
Maverick
as
Sheriff Edwards
1957
Perry Mason
as
Steve Benton
1957
Perry Mason
as
Harlan Merrill
1957
- 1956
- 1955
- 1954
- 1953
- 1952
- 1951
- 1950
- 1949
- 1948
- 1947
- 1946
- 1945
- 1943
- 1942
- 1941
In the Navy
as
Dynamite Dugan
1941
Mob Town
as
Frank Conroy
1941
Horror Island
as
Bill Martin
1941
Four Mothers
as
Ernest Talbot
1941
Ride 'Em Cowboy
as
Bronco Bob Mitchell
1941
Road Agent
as
Duke Masters
1941
Riders of Death Valley
as
Jim Benton
1941
Keep 'Em Flying
as
Jinx Roberts
1941
The Kid from Kansas
as
Kansas
1941
Unfinished Business
as
Frank
1941
- 1940
- 1939
- 1938
Four Daughters
as
Ernest
1938
Over the Wall
as
Jerry Davis
1938
Cowboy from Brooklyn
as
Sam Thorne
1938
Heart of the North
as
Alan Baker
1938
Secrets of a Nurse
as
'Killer' Lee Burke
1938
Love, Honor and Behave
as
Pete Martin
1938
Boy Meets Girl
as
Larry Toms
1938
Out Where the Stars Begin
as
Dick Foran
1938
The Sisters
as
Tom Knivel
1938
Breakdowns of 1938
as
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1938
- 1937
Black Legion
as
Ed Jackson
1937
Sunday Night at the Trocadero
as
Dick Foran
1937
The Cherokee Strip
as
Dick Hudson
1937
The Perfect Specimen
as
Jink Carter
1937
Land Beyond the Law
as
Charles "Chip" Douglas
1937
She Loved a Fireman
as
James "Red" Tyler
1937
Prairie Thunder
as
Rod Farrell
1937
Blazing Sixes
as
Red Barton
1937
Empty Holsters
as
Clay Brent
1937
The Devil's Saddle Legion
as
Tal Holladay
1937
Breakdowns of 1937
as
Self
1937
- 1936
Earthworm Tractors
as
Emmet McManus
1936
The Petrified Forest
as
Boze Hertzlinger
1936
California Mail
as
Bill Harkins
1936
Treachery Rides the Range
as
Red Taylor
1936
Song of the Saddle
as
Frank Wilson, Jr.
1936
Public Enemy's Wife
as
Thomas Duncan McKay
1936
Guns of the Pecos
as
Steve Ainslee
1936
The Big Noise
as
Don Andrews
1936
The Golden Arrow
as
Tommy Blake
1936
Trailin' West
as
Lieut. Red Colton
1936
Breakdowns of 1936
as
Self
1936
The Sunday Round-Up
as
Parson Ted Burke
1936
Sunkist Stars at Palm Springs
1936
- 1935
- 1934
