Acting · Flemington, New Jersey, USA · Born June 18, 1910
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.
MovieShemp Cocktail: A Toast to the Original Stooge
2008
as Self (archive footage)
MovieHollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
MovieOops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!
1982
as Self (archive footage)
MovieBrother, Can You Spare a Dime?
1975
as Self (archive footage)
TVMayberry R.F.D.
1968
as King Beaumont
TVAdam-12
1968
as Fred Haines
MovieBrighty of the Grand Canyon
1966
as The Prospector
TVO.K. Crackerby
1965
MovieTaggart
1965
as Stark
TVDaniel Boone
1964
as Jeremiah
TVThe Great Adventure
1963
as Colton
MovieDonovan's Reef
1963
as Sean O'Brien
TVThe Dakotas
1963
MovieShould I Marry Outside My Faith?
1962
TVThe Virginian
1962
as Duggan
TVDr. Kildare
1961
as Paul Adams
MovieStuds Lonigan
1960
as Patrick Lonigan
MovieThe Big Night
1960
as Ed Robello
MovieThe Atomic Submarine
1959
as Dan Wendover
TVThe Swamp Fox
1959
as Gabriel Marion
TVRawhide
1959
as Major Taggert
TV77 Sunset Strip
1958
TVLawman
1958
as Ed Kelly
TVYancy Derringer
1958
as Mr. Halligan
MovieThe Fearmakers
1958
as Jim McGinnis
TVWanted: Dead or Alive
1958
as Sheriff D. Wilkes
MovieViolent Road
1958
as Frank 'Sarge' Miller
MovieThundering Jets
1958
as Col. Henry Spalding
TVMaverick
1957
as Sheriff Edwards
TVPerry Mason
1957
as Dr. David Craig
TVHave Gun, Will Travel
1957
MovieChicago Confidential
1957
as Artie Blaine
TVRichard Diamond, Private Detective
1957
as David Steele
MovieSierra Stranger
1957
as Bert Gaines
TVThe O. Henry Playhouse
1957
as Calliope
State Trooper
1956
On Trial
1956
as Newcombe
MoviePlease Murder Me
1956
as Joe Leeds
MovieThe Miracle on 34th Street
1955
as Thomas Mara
TVMatinee Theater
1955
TVThe 20th Century Fox Hour
1955
as Thomas Mara
MovieNight of Execution
1955
as Robert Maxwell
TVCheyenne
1955
TVGunsmoke
1955
as Sheriff
MovieTreasure of Ruby Hills
1955
as Alan Doran
TVThe Millionaire
1955
as Hugh Waring
TVClimax!
1954
as Robert Maxwell
TVFather Knows Best
1954
as Burt
TVLassie
1954
TVLetter to Loretta
1953
as Phil
TVCavalcade of America
1952
TVDeath Valley Days
1952
as Ferguson
TVFour Star Playhouse
1952
as Esau Hepburn
MovieThe Kill
1952
as Jeff Clark
TVThe Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
1951
MovieAl Jennings of Oklahoma
1951
as Frank Jennings
Lux Video Theatre
1950
as Bob
MovieDeputy Marshal
1949
as Joel Benton
MovieEl Paso
1949
as Sheriff La Farge
TVSuspense
1949
TVStudio One
1948
MovieFort Apache
1948
as Sgt. Quincannon
MovieHollywood Wonderland
1947
as Singing Cowboy (clip from "Sunday Roundup", 1936) (uncredited)
TVKraft Television Theatre
1947
MovieEasy Come, Easy Go
1947
as Dale Whipple
MovieBlow-Ups of 1946
1946
as Self
MovieMovieland Magic
1946
as (archive footage)
MovieGuest Wife
1945
as Christopher Price
MovieHe's My Guy
1943
as Van Moore
MovieHi, Buddy
1943
as Dave O'Connor
MovieBreakdowns of 1942
1942
as Self
MovieBehind the Eight Ball
1942
as Bill Edwards
MovieThe Mummy's Tomb
1942
as Prof. Stephen A. Banning
MoviePrivate Buckaroo
1942
as Lon Prentice
MovieButch Minds the Baby
1942
as Dennis Devlin
MovieRoad Agent
1941
as Duke Masters
MovieKeep 'Em Flying
1941
as Jinx Roberts
MovieRide 'Em Cowboy
1941
as Bronco Bob Mitchell
MovieMob Town
1941
as Frank Conroy
MovieThe Kid from Kansas
1941
as Kansas
MovieUnfinished Business
1941
as Frank
MovieRiders of Death Valley
1941
as Jim Benton
MovieIn the Navy
1941
as Dynamite Dugan
MovieHorror Island
1941
as Bill Martin
MovieFour Mothers
1941
as Ernest Talbot
MovieRangers of Fortune
1940
as Johnny Cash
MovieThe Mummy's Hand
1940
as Steve Banning
MovieWinners of the West
1940
as Jeff Ramsay
MovieThe House of the Seven Gables
1940
as Matthew Maule
MovieMy Little Chickadee
1940
as Wayne Carter
MovieThe Fighting 69th
1940
as Long John Wynn
MovieFour Wives
1939
as Ernest Talbot
MoviePrivate Detective
1939
as Jim Rickey
MovieHero for a Day
1939
as Brainy Thornton
MovieI Stole a Million
1939
as Paul Carver
MovieDaughters Courageous
1939
as Eddie Moore
MovieInside Information
1939
as Danny Blake
MovieBreakdowns of 1938
1938
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
MovieHeart of the North
1938
as Alan Baker
MovieSecrets of a Nurse
1938
as 'Killer' Lee Burke
MovieThe Sisters
1938
as Tom Knivel
MovieBoy Meets Girl
1938
as Larry Toms
MovieFour Daughters
1938
as Ernest
MovieCowboy from Brooklyn
1938
as Sam Thorne
MovieOut Where the Stars Begin
1938
as Dick Foran
MovieOver the Wall
1938
as Jerry Davis
MovieLove, Honor and Behave
1938
as Pete Martin
MovieBreakdowns of 1937
1937
as Self
MovieShe Loved a Fireman
1937
as James "Red" Tyler
MovieThe Perfect Specimen
1937
as Jink Carter
MovieSunday Night at the Trocadero
1937
as Dick Foran
MoviePrairie Thunder
1937
as Rod Farrell
MovieThe Devil's Saddle Legion
1937
as Tal Holladay
MovieEmpty Holsters
1937
as Clay Brent
MovieBlazing Sixes
1937
as Red Barton
MovieThe Cherokee Strip
1937
as Dick Hudson
MovieLand Beyond the Law
1937
as Charles "Chip" Douglas
MovieBlack Legion
1937
as Ed Jackson
MovieBreakdowns of 1936
1936
as Self
MovieGuns of the Pecos
1936
as Steve Ainslee
MovieCalifornia Mail
1936
as Bill Harkins
MovieThe Sunday Round-Up
1936
as Parson Ted Burke
MovieTrailin' West
1936
as Lieut. Red Colton
MovieEarthworm Tractors
1936
as Emmet McManus
MoviePublic Enemy's Wife
1936
as Thomas Duncan McKay
MovieThe Big Noise
1936
as Don Andrews
MovieThe Golden Arrow
1936
as Tommy Blake
MovieTreachery Rides the Range
1936
as Red Taylor
MovieSong of the Saddle
1936
as Frank Wilson, Jr.
MovieThe Petrified Forest
1936
as Boze Hertzlinger
MovieSunkist Stars at Palm Springs
1936
MovieDangerous
1935
as Teddy
MovieMoonlight on the Prairie
1935
as Ace Andrews
MovieShipmates Forever
1935
as Gifford
MovieAccent on Youth
1935
as Butch
MovieThe Farmer Takes a Wife
1935
as Walt Lansing
MovieIt's A Small World
1935
as Motor Cop
MovieOne More Spring
1935
as Park Policeman
MovieThe Lottery Lover
1935
as Cadet
MovieGentlemen Are Born
1934
as Smudge Casey
MovieStudent Tour
1934
as Assistant Manager
MovieChange of Heart
1934
as Nick
MovieStand Up and Cheer!
1934
as Nick Foran
