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
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Personal info
Gender
Male
Birthday
1910-06-18
Place of birth
Flemington, New Jersey, USA
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Cast
The Mummy's Hand
1940
5.72
Private Buckaroo
1942
4.90
In the Navy
1941
6.30
The Fearmakers
1958
6.20
The House of the Seven Gables
1940
6.92
The Mummy's Tomb
1942
5.65
My Little Chickadee
1940
6.44
Black Legion
1937
6.56
Fort Apache
1948
7.00
The Atomic Submarine
1959
5.30
Donovan's Reef
1963
6.20
Earthworm Tractors
1936
5.00
I Stole a Million
1939
6.00
Chicago Confidential
1957
5.00
Please Murder Me
1956
5.98
The Petrified Forest
1936
7.08
Four Daughters
1938
6.54
Sunday Night at the Trocadero
1937
3.80
California Mail
1936
4.80
Mob Town
1941
0.00
One More Spring
1935
5.70
The Miracle on 34th Street
1955
5.30
Violent Road
1958
6.00
Horror Island
1941
5.80
Inside Information
1939
0.00
Treachery Rides the Range
1936
1.00
The Cherokee Strip
1937
6.00
The Perfect Specimen
1937
5.70
Daughters Courageous
1939
6.20
Guest Wife
1945
6.20
Four Mothers
1941
5.75
Al Jennings of Oklahoma
1951
5.00
Over the Wall
1938
5.00
Taggart
1965
5.20
Cowboy from Brooklyn
1938
4.00
Song of the Saddle
1936
7.00
Private Detective
1939
6.00
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!
1982
6.00
Public Enemy's Wife
1936
5.80
Treasure of Ruby Hills
1955
4.00
Studs Lonigan
1960
5.00
Heart of the North
1938
3.70
Moonlight on the Prairie
1935
5.50
Shipmates Forever
1935
6.50
El Paso
1949
5.70
Secrets of a Nurse
1938
3.00
Guns of the Pecos
1936
6.20
Land Beyond the Law
1937
7.00
Winners of the West
1940
0.00
Deputy Marshal
1949
6.80
Love, Honor and Behave
1938
3.50
Easy Come, Easy Go
1947
0.00
Change of Heart
1934
6.20
Sierra Stranger
1957
5.00
She Loved a Fireman
1937
6.00
It's A Small World
1935
4.50
The Big Night
1960
0.00
Boy Meets Girl
1938
6.20
The Fighting 69th
1940
5.40
Out Where the Stars Begin
1938
6.60
Ride 'Em Cowboy
1942
5.80
Gentlemen Are Born
1934
6.50
The Big Noise
1936
5.00
Four Wives
1939
5.28
Road Agent
1941
0.00
Rangers of Fortune
1940
5.00
Prairie Thunder
1937
3.50
Blazing Sixes
1937
6.00
Empty Holsters
1937
0.00
The Devil's Saddle Legion
1937
0.50
The Golden Arrow
1936
6.10
The Sisters
1938
6.10
Trailin' West
1936
0.00
Butch Minds the Baby
1942
0.00
Dangerous
1935
6.71
Riders of Death Valley
1941
6.50
Keep 'Em Flying
1941
5.90
The Kid from Kansas
1941
0.00
Behind the Eight Ball
1942
4.70
Hi, Buddy
1943
7.00
He's My Guy
1943
6.00
Should I Marry Outside My Faith?
1962
2.40
Breakdowns of 1936
1936
0.00
Student Tour
1934
5.00
Night of Execution
1955
5.00
The Lottery Lover
1935
3.00
The Sunday Round-Up
1936
10.00
Accent on Youth
1935
5.50
Hollywood Wonderland
1947
6.70
Brighty of the Grand Canyon
1966
5.50
Movieland Magic
1946
0.00
Breakdowns of 1938
1938
5.00
Breakdowns of 1937
1937
6.00
Blow-Ups of 1946
1946
6.00
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
1975
5.70
Unfinished Business
1941
5.30
The Kill
1952
8.00
Stand Up and Cheer!
1934
4.80
Thundering Jets
1958
0.00
Sunkist Stars at Palm Springs
1936
1.00
Hero for a Day
1939
0.00
Breakdowns of 1942
1942
6.00
The Farmer Takes a Wife
1935
6.10