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
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Perry Mason
Dr. David Craig
Perry Mason
Steve Benton
Perry Mason
Harlan Merrill
Lassie
Adam-12
Fred Haines
Maverick
Sheriff Edwards
Dr. Kildare
Paul Adams
Have Gun, Will Travel
Cheyenne
Studio One
Studio One
Russ Adams
Studio One
Jeff Clark
Studio One
Larry
The Virginian
Duggan
The Virginian
Mayor
The Virginian
Frank Devereaux
Climax!
Robert Maxwell
Climax!
Luke Bradshaw
Rawhide
Major Taggert
Gunsmoke
Sheriff
Daniel Boone
Jeremiah
Daniel Boone
Simon Doggett
Wanted: Dead or Alive
Sheriff D. Wilkes
Wanted: Dead or Alive
Frank Koster
Matinee Theater
Four Star Playhouse
Esau Hepburn
Four Star Playhouse
Mr. Murdock
Four Star Playhouse
Will Foster
Lawman
77 Sunset Strip
The 20th Century Fox Hour
Thomas Mara
State Trooper
State Trooper
George Larkin
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
David Steele
The Great Adventure
Colton
The Fearmakers
Jim McGinnis
Empty Holsters
Clay Brent
Kraft Television Theatre
Suspense
The Millionaire
Hugh Waring
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
Mayberry R.F.D.
King Beaumont
Hi, Buddy
Dave O'Connor
Over the Wall
Jerry Davis
Unfinished Business
Frank
Song of the Saddle
Frank Wilson, Jr.
In the Navy
Dynamite Dugan
Breakdowns of 1936
Self
Butch Minds the Baby
Dennis Devlin
El Paso
Sheriff La Farge
Lux Video Theatre
Bob
Lux Video Theatre
Matt
Breakdowns of 1937
Self
Prairie Thunder
Rod Farrell
Breakdowns of 1942
Self
Breakdowns of 1938
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Yancy Derringer
Mr. Halligan
My Little Chickadee
Wayne Carter
The House of the Seven Gables
Matthew Maule
Horror Island
Bill Martin
Sunday Night at the Trocadero
Dick Foran
One More Spring
Park Policeman
The Golden Arrow
Tommy Blake
Cavalcade of America
The Lottery Lover
Cadet
The Cherokee Strip
Dick Hudson
Sunkist Stars at Palm Springs
Earthworm Tractors
Emmet McManus
Dangerous
Teddy
Private Buckaroo
Lon Prentice
Rangers of Fortune
Johnny Cash
Al Jennings of Oklahoma
Frank Jennings
The Dakotas
Daughters Courageous
Eddie Moore
Please Murder Me
Joe Leeds
The Kill
Jeff Clark
The Big Night
Ed Robello
Sierra Stranger
Bert Gaines
Heart of the North
Alan Baker
Gentlemen Are Born
Smudge Casey
Guest Wife
Christopher Price
Studs Lonigan
Patrick Lonigan
Treachery Rides the Range
Red Taylor
Road Agent
Duke Masters
Donovan's Reef
Sean O'Brien
Chicago Confidential
Artie Blaine
Mob Town
Frank Conroy
Treasure of Ruby Hills
Alan Doran
Letter to Loretta
Phil
Death Valley Days
Ferguson
Stand Up and Cheer!
Nick Foran
Fort Apache
Sgt. Quincannon
The Swamp Fox
Gabriel Marion
O.K. Crackerby
Taggart
Stark
The Big Noise
Don Andrews
The Petrified Forest
Boze Hertzlinger
The Mummy's Hand
Steve Banning
Ride 'Em Cowboy
Bronco Bob Mitchell
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!
Self (archive footage)
Black Legion
Ed Jackson
Night of Execution
Robert Maxwell
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Mummy's Tomb
Prof. Stephen A. Banning
Keep 'Em Flying
Jinx Roberts
The O. Henry Playhouse
Calliope
Four Daughters
Ernest
The Atomic Submarine
Dan Wendover
Secrets of a Nurse
'Killer' Lee Burke
He's My Guy
Van Moore
Guns of the Pecos
Steve Ainslee
The Fighting 69th
Long John Wynn
Deputy Marshal
Joel Benton
The Perfect Specimen
Jink Carter
The Sunday Round-Up
Parson Ted Burke
Love, Honor and Behave
Pete Martin
Hero for a Day
Brainy Thornton
It's A Small World
Motor Cop
The Miracle on 34th Street
Thomas Mara
Shipmates Forever
Gifford
California Mail
Bill Harkins
Movieland Magic
(archive footage)
Private Detective
Jim Rickey
Four Wives
Ernest Talbot
Boy Meets Girl
Larry Toms
Public Enemy's Wife
Thomas Duncan McKay
Student Tour
Assistant Manager
Riders of Death Valley
Jim Benton
Behind the Eight Ball
Bill Edwards
Accent on Youth
Butch
Four Mothers
Ernest Talbot
Blow-Ups of 1946
Self
Inside Information
Danny Blake
I Stole a Million
Paul Carver
Change of Heart
Nick
Cowboy from Brooklyn
Sam Thorne
The Sisters
Tom Knivel
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Self (archive footage)
Land Beyond the Law
Charles "Chip" Douglas
The Farmer Takes a Wife
Walt Lansing
Thundering Jets
Col. Henry Spalding
Blazing Sixes
Red Barton
Violent Road
Frank 'Sarge' Miller
The Devil's Saddle Legion
Tal Holladay
Trailin' West
Lieut. Red Colton
Easy Come, Easy Go
Dale Whipple
Moonlight on the Prairie
Ace Andrews
Shemp Cocktail: A Toast to the Original Stooge
Self (archive footage)
Hollywood Wonderland
Singing Cowboy (clip from "Sunday Roundup", 1936) (uncredited)
Out Where the Stars Begin
Dick Foran
She Loved a Fireman
James "Red" Tyler
Winners of the West
Jeff Ramsay
Should I Marry Outside My Faith?
The Kid from Kansas
Kansas
Brighty of the Grand Canyon
The Prospector