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.
Known For
Steve Banning
The Mummy's Hand
Lon Prentice
Private Buckaroo
Dynamite Dugan
In the Navy
Jim McGinnis
The Fearmakers
Matthew Maule
The House of the Seven Gables
Prof. Stephen A. Banning
The Mummy's Tomb
Wayne Carter
My Little Chickadee
Ed Jackson
Black Legion
Sgt. Quincannon
Fort Apache
Dan Wendover
The Atomic Submarine
Sean O'Brien
Donovan's Reef
Emmet McManus
Earthworm Tractors
Paul Carver
I Stole a Million
Artie Blaine
Chicago Confidential
Joe Leeds
Please Murder Me
Boze Hertzlinger
The Petrified Forest
Ernest
Four Daughters
Dick Foran
Sunday Night at the Trocadero
Bill Harkins
California Mail
Frank Conroy
Mob Town
Park Policeman
One More Spring
Thomas Mara
The Miracle on 34th Street
Frank 'Sarge' Miller
Violent Road
Bill Martin
Horror Island
Danny Blake
Inside Information
Red Taylor
Treachery Rides the Range
Dick Hudson
The Cherokee Strip
Jink Carter
The Perfect Specimen
Eddie Moore
Daughters Courageous
Christopher Price
Guest Wife
Ernest Talbot
Four Mothers
Frank Jennings
Al Jennings of Oklahoma
Jerry Davis
Over the Wall
Stark
Taggart
Sam Thorne
Cowboy from Brooklyn
Frank Wilson, Jr.
Song of the Saddle
Jim Rickey
Private Detective
Self (archive footage)
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!
Thomas Duncan McKay
Public Enemy's Wife
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Alan Doran
Treasure of Ruby Hills
Patrick Lonigan
Studs Lonigan
Alan Baker
Heart of the North
Ace Andrews
Moonlight on the Prairie
Gifford
Shipmates Forever
Sheriff La Farge
El Paso
'Killer' Lee Burke
Secrets of a Nurse
Steve Ainslee
Guns of the Pecos
Charles "Chip" Douglas
Land Beyond the Law
Jeff Ramsay
Winners of the West
Joel Benton
Deputy Marshal
Pete Martin
Love, Honor and Behave
Dale Whipple
Easy Come, Easy Go
Nick
Change of Heart
Bert Gaines
Sierra Stranger
James "Red" Tyler
She Loved a Fireman
Motor Cop
It's A Small World
Ed Robello
The Big Night
Larry Toms
Boy Meets Girl
Long John Wynn
The Fighting 69th
Dick Foran
Out Where the Stars Begin
Bronco Bob Mitchell
Ride 'Em Cowboy
Smudge Casey
Gentlemen Are Born
Don Andrews
The Big Noise
Ernest Talbot
Four Wives
Duke Masters
Road Agent
Johnny Cash
Rangers of Fortune
Rod Farrell
Prairie Thunder
Red Barton
Blazing Sixes
Clay Brent
Empty Holsters
Tal Holladay
The Devil's Saddle Legion
Tommy Blake
The Golden Arrow
Tom Knivel
The Sisters
Lieut. Red Colton
Trailin' West
Dennis Devlin
Butch Minds the Baby
Teddy
Dangerous
Jim Benton
Riders of Death Valley
Jinx Roberts
Keep 'Em Flying
Kansas
The Kid from Kansas
Bill Edwards
Behind the Eight Ball
Dave O'Connor
Hi, Buddy
Van Moore
He's My Guy
Should I Marry Outside My Faith?
Self
Breakdowns of 1936
Assistant Manager
Student Tour
Robert Maxwell
Night of Execution
Cadet
The Lottery Lover
Parson Ted Burke
The Sunday Round-Up
Butch
Accent on Youth
Singing Cowboy (clip from "Sunday Roundup", 1936) (uncredited)
Hollywood Wonderland
The Prospector
Brighty of the Grand Canyon
(archive footage)
Movieland Magic
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Breakdowns of 1938
Self
Breakdowns of 1937
Self
Blow-Ups of 1946
Self (archive footage)
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Self (archive footage)
Shemp Cocktail: A Toast to the Original Stooge
Frank
Unfinished Business
Jeff Clark
The Kill
Nick Foran
Stand Up and Cheer!
Col. Henry Spalding
Thundering Jets
Sunkist Stars at Palm Springs
Brainy Thornton
Hero for a Day
Self
Breakdowns of 1942
Walt Lansing
The Farmer Takes a Wife
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
105
Gender
Male
Birthday
1910-06-18
Place of Birth
Flemington, New Jersey, USA
Also Known As
John Nicholas Foran