Cast
Dick Foran
Acting
Cast
Dick Foran
Known for
Acting
Born
1910-06-18
From
Flemington, New Jersey, USA
Died
1979-08-10
Also known as John Nicholas Foran, Nick 'Dick' Foran, Nick 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.
Fort Apache
as Sgt. Quincannon
Stand Up and Cheer!
as Nick Foran
Donovan's Reef
as Sean O'Brien
Al Jennings of Oklahoma
as Frank Jennings
Chicago Confidential
as Artie Blaine
Four Daughters
as Ernest
California Mail
as Bill Harkins
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
as Self (archive footage)
Mob Town
as Frank Conroy
The Fighting 69th
as Long John Wynn
Student Tour
as Assistant Manager
Breakdowns of 1942
as Self
Night of Execution
as Robert Maxwell
El Paso
as Sheriff La Farge
The Fearmakers
as Jim McGinnis
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Taggart
as Stark
Dangerous
as Teddy
Blow-Ups of 1946
as Self
The Mummy's Hand
as Steve Banning
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!
as Self (archive footage)
Blazing Sixes
as Red Barton
Treasure of Ruby Hills
as Alan Doran
The Petrified Forest
as Boze Hertzlinger
My Little Chickadee
as Wayne Carter
Four Wives
as Ernest Talbot
Horror Island
as Bill Martin
The House of the Seven Gables
as Matthew Maule
Violent Road
as Frank 'Sarge' Miller
Butch Minds the Baby
as Dennis Devlin
Breakdowns of 1937
as Self
The Mummy's Tomb
as Prof. Stephen A. Banning
Studs Lonigan
as Patrick Lonigan
Unfinished Business
as Frank
The Atomic Submarine
as Dan Wendover
Gentlemen Are Born
as Smudge Casey
The Kill
as Jeff Clark
In the Navy
as Dynamite Dugan
The Sisters
as Tom Knivel
Treachery Rides the Range
as Red Taylor
Road Agent
as Duke Masters
Breakdowns of 1938
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Black Legion
as Ed Jackson
Out Where the Stars Begin
as Dick Foran
It's A Small World
as Motor Cop
Riders of Death Valley
as Jim Benton
Keep 'Em Flying
as Jinx Roberts
Winners of the West
as Jeff Ramsay
I Stole a Million
as Paul Carver
Please Murder Me
as Joe Leeds
Four Mothers
as Ernest Talbot
Shipmates Forever
as Gifford
Ride 'Em Cowboy
as Bronco Bob Mitchell
Heart of the North
as Alan Baker
The Perfect Specimen
as Jink Carter
Private Buckaroo
as Lon Prentice
Earthworm Tractors
as Emmet McManus
Sunday Night at the Trocadero
as Dick Foran
The Big Night
as Ed Robello
The Farmer Takes a Wife
as Walt Lansing
Empty Holsters
as Clay Brent
Deputy Marshal
as Joel Benton
Guest Wife
as Christopher Price
Daughters Courageous
as Eddie Moore
One More Spring
as Park Policeman
Sunkist Stars at Palm Springs
Song of the Saddle
as Frank Wilson, Jr.
Cowboy from Brooklyn
as Sam Thorne
The Lottery Lover
as Cadet
The Sunday Round-Up
as Parson Ted Burke
The Miracle on 34th Street
as Thomas Mara
Breakdowns of 1936
as Self
Hi, Buddy
as Dave O'Connor
Movieland Magic
as (archive footage)
Over the Wall
as Jerry Davis
He's My Guy
as Van Moore
Change of Heart
as Nick
Private Detective
as Jim Rickey
Moonlight on the Prairie
as Ace Andrews
The Cherokee Strip
as Dick Hudson
Inside Information
as Danny Blake
Secrets of a Nurse
as 'Killer' Lee Burke
Land Beyond the Law
as Charles "Chip" Douglas
Accent on Youth
as Butch
Rangers of Fortune
as Johnny Cash
The Devil's Saddle Legion
as Tal Holladay
Hero for a Day
as Brainy Thornton
The Big Noise
as Don Andrews
Love, Honor and Behave
as Pete Martin
The Golden Arrow
as Tommy Blake
The Kid from Kansas
as Kansas
Guns of the Pecos
as Steve Ainslee
Sierra Stranger
as Bert Gaines
Prairie Thunder
as Rod Farrell
Behind the Eight Ball
as Bill Edwards
Boy Meets Girl
as Larry Toms
Trailin' West
as Lieut. Red Colton
Shemp Cocktail: A Toast to the Original Stooge
as Self (archive footage)
Thundering Jets
as Col. Henry Spalding
Hollywood Wonderland
as Singing Cowboy (clip from "Sunday Roundup", 1936) (uncredited)
Easy Come, Easy Go
as Dale Whipple
Brighty of the Grand Canyon
as The Prospector
She Loved a Fireman
as James "Red" Tyler
Public Enemy's Wife
as Thomas Duncan McKay
