Acting
Dick Foran
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.
Movies with Dick Foran
Fort Apache
1948
Donovan's Reef
1963
The Kill
1952
Road Agent
1941
Guest Wife
1945
Stand Up and Cheer!
1934
The Mummy's Hand
1940
Breakdowns of 1942
1942
Black Legion
1937
Taggart
1965
Breakdowns of 1938
1938
The Petrified Forest
1936
The Mummy's Tomb
1942
The House of the Seven Gables
1940
The Fighting 69th
1940
Ride 'Em Cowboy
1941
Violent Road
1958
Four Mothers
1941
Breakdowns of 1936
1936
Al Jennings of Oklahoma
1951
Hollywood Wonderland
1947
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!
1982
The Sisters
1938
Sunday Night at the Trocadero
1937
I Stole a Million
1939
Horror Island
1941
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983
Four Wives
1939
Over the Wall
1938
My Little Chickadee
1940
The Lottery Lover
1935
Hi, Buddy
1943
Treasure of Ruby Hills
1955
Sunkist Stars at Palm Springs
1936
Land Beyond the Law
1937
Please Murder Me
1956
The Atomic Submarine
1959
El Paso
1949
Secrets of a Nurse
1938
Night of Execution
1955
Dangerous
1935
In the Navy
1941
Gentlemen Are Born
1934
Studs Lonigan
1960
Boy Meets Girl
1938
Butch Minds the Baby
1942
Change of Heart
1934
Keep 'Em Flying
1941
The Fearmakers
1958
The Golden Arrow
1936
Student Tour
1934
The Farmer Takes a Wife
1935
The Big Noise
1936
Four Daughters
1938
Private Detective
1939
Shipmates Forever
1935
Earthworm Tractors
1936
Private Buckaroo
1942
Breakdowns of 1937
1937
Unfinished Business
1941
Heart of the North
1938
The Miracle on 34th Street
1955
Riders of Death Valley
1941
Public Enemy's Wife
1936
Song of the Saddle
1936
Brighty of the Grand Canyon
1966
Sierra Stranger
1957
Accent on Youth
1935
California Mail
1936
Moonlight on the Prairie
1935
Hero for a Day
1939
The Big Night
1960
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
1975
The Perfect Specimen
1937
Easy Come, Easy Go
1947
Chicago Confidential
1957
Blazing Sixes
1937
Treachery Rides the Range
1936
She Loved a Fireman
1937
It's A Small World
1935
Blow-Ups of 1946
1946
Out Where the Stars Begin
1938
He's My Guy
1943
Deputy Marshal
1949
Daughters Courageous
1939
One More Spring
1935
Mob Town
1941
The Sunday Round-Up
1936
Cowboy from Brooklyn
1938
Trailin' West
1936
Winners of the West
1940
Shemp Cocktail: A Toast to the Original Stooge
2008
Prairie Thunder
1937
Guns of the Pecos
1936
Rangers of Fortune
1940
Thundering Jets
1958
The Cherokee Strip
1937
Movieland Magic
1946
The Devil's Saddle Legion
1937
Inside Information
1939
Empty Holsters
1937
Love, Honor and Behave
1938
Should I Marry Outside My Faith?
1962
The Kid from Kansas
1941
Behind the Eight Ball
1942
TV Shows with Dick Foran
Perry Mason
1957
Maverick
1957
Lassie
1954
Adam-12
1968
Climax!
1954
Cheyenne
1955
Daniel Boone
1964
The Virginian
1962
Lawman
1958
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957
Father Knows Best
1954
Rawhide
1959
Four Star Playhouse
1952
Dr. Kildare
1961
Gunsmoke
1955
Studio One
1948
Wanted: Dead or Alive
1958
Matinee Theater
1955
Suspense
1949
The Millionaire
1955
State Trooper
1956
77 Sunset Strip
1958
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
1957
The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955
Kraft Television Theatre
1947
Yancy Derringer
1958
Mayberry R.F.D.
1968
On Trial
1956
The Dakotas
1963
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
1951
The Great Adventure
1963
Lux Video Theatre
1950
Cavalcade of America
1952
Letter to Loretta
1953
Death Valley Days
1952
The Swamp Fox
1959
The O. Henry Playhouse
1957
O.K. Crackerby
1965