Dick Foran

Acting

Born Jun 18, 1910

From Flemington, New Jersey, USA

Died Aug 10, 1979

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.

Dick Foran

Known For

In the Navy

Fort Apache

Please Murder Me

Dangerous

Donovan's Reef

My Little Chickadee

The Mummy's Hand

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

Taggart

Ride 'Em Cowboy

Filmography — Acting

In the Navy

Fort Apache

Please Murder Me

Dangerous

Donovan's Reef

My Little Chickadee

The Mummy's Hand

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

Taggart

Ride 'Em Cowboy

The House of the Seven Gables

Black Legion

The Petrified Forest

The Atomic Submarine

The Mummy's Tomb

Keep 'Em Flying

Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!

El Paso

Stand Up and Cheer!

The Lottery Lover

The Fearmakers

Winners of the West

Over the Wall

Breakdowns of 1942

The Miracle on 34th Street

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

Sunday Night at the Trocadero

Boy Meets Girl

Horror Island

Rangers of Fortune

Gentlemen Are Born

The Big Noise

Public Enemy's Wife

Butch Minds the Baby

Four Wives

Al Jennings of Oklahoma

I Stole a Million

Violent Road

Private Buckaroo

Four Daughters

Daughters Courageous

Breakdowns of 1938

Earthworm Tractors

Unfinished Business

It's A Small World

The Perfect Specimen

The Kill

Mob Town

Out Where the Stars Begin

The Golden Arrow

Sunkist Stars at Palm Springs

One More Spring

Shemp Cocktail: A Toast to the Original Stooge

The Sisters

The Farmer Takes a Wife

Heart of the North

The Big Night

California Mail

Sierra Stranger

Chicago Confidential

Four Mothers

Private Detective

Guest Wife

Hero for a Day

Studs Lonigan

Riders of Death Valley

The Fighting 69th