Dick Foran

Known For: Acting
Born: June 18, 1910
Place of Birth: Flemington, New Jersey, USA
Died: August 10, 1979

Dick Foran

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 mo…

Filmography

Shemp Cocktail: A Toast to the Original Stooge

2008 · Self (archive footage)

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

1983 · Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!

1982 · Self (archive footage)

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

1975 · Self (archive footage)

Mayberry R.F.D.

1968 · King Beaumont

Adam-12

1968 · Fred Haines

Brighty of the Grand Canyon

1966 · The Prospector

O.K. Crackerby

1965

Taggart

1965 · Stark

Daniel Boone

1964 · Jeremiah, Simon Doggett

The Great Adventure

1963 · Colton

Donovan's Reef

1963 · Sean O'Brien

The Dakotas

1963

Should I Marry Outside My Faith?

1962

The Virginian

1962 · Duggan, Mayor, Frank Devereaux

Dr. Kildare

1961 · Paul Adams

Studs Lonigan

1960 · Patrick Lonigan

The Big Night

1960 · Ed Robello

The Atomic Submarine

1959 · Dan Wendover

The Swamp Fox

1959 · Gabriel Marion

Rawhide

1959 · Major Taggert

77 Sunset Strip

1958

Lawman

1958 · Ed Kelly

Yancy Derringer

1958 · Mr. Halligan

The Fearmakers

1958 · Jim McGinnis

Wanted: Dead or Alive

1958 · Sheriff D. Wilkes, Frank Koster

Violent Road

1958 · Frank 'Sarge' Miller

Thundering Jets

1958 · Col. Henry Spalding

Maverick

1957 · Sheriff Edwards

Perry Mason

1957 · Dr. David Craig, Steve Benton, Harlan Merrill

Have Gun, Will Travel

1957

Chicago Confidential

1957 · Artie Blaine

Richard Diamond, Private Detective

1957 · David Steele

Sierra Stranger

1957 · Bert Gaines

The O. Henry Playhouse

1957 · Calliope

State Trooper

1956 · , George Larkin

On Trial

1956 · Newcombe

Please Murder Me

1956 · Joe Leeds

The Miracle on 34th Street

1955 · Thomas Mara

Matinee Theater

1955

The 20th Century Fox Hour

1955 · Thomas Mara

Night of Execution

1955 · Robert Maxwell

Cheyenne

1955

Gunsmoke

1955 · Sheriff

Treasure of Ruby Hills

1955 · Alan Doran

The Millionaire

1955 · Hugh Waring

Climax!

1954 · Robert Maxwell, Luke Bradshaw

Father Knows Best

1954 · Burt

Lassie

1954 · , Fire Chief Ed Washburne

Letter to Loretta

1953 · Phil

Cavalcade of America

1952

Death Valley Days

1952 · Ferguson

Four Star Playhouse

1952 · Esau Hepburn, Mr. Murdock, Will Foster

The Kill

1952 · Jeff Clark

The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

1951

Al Jennings of Oklahoma

1951 · Frank Jennings

Lux Video Theatre

Lux Video Theatre

1950 · Bob, Matt

Deputy Marshal

1949 · Joel Benton

El Paso

1949 · Sheriff La Farge

Suspense

1949

Studio One

1948 · , Russ Adams, Jeff Clark, Larry

Fort Apache

1948 · Sgt. Quincannon

Hollywood Wonderland

1947 · Singing Cowboy (clip from "Sunday Roundup", 1936) (uncredited)

Kraft Television Theatre

1947

Easy Come, Easy Go

1947 · Dale Whipple

Blow-Ups of 1946

1946 · Self

Movieland Magic

1946 · (archive footage)

Guest Wife

1945 · Christopher Price

He's My Guy

1943 · Van Moore

Hi, Buddy

1943 · Dave O'Connor

Breakdowns of 1942

1942 · Self

Behind the Eight Ball

1942 · Bill Edwards

The Mummy's Tomb

1942 · Prof. Stephen A. Banning

Private Buckaroo

1942 · Lon Prentice

Butch Minds the Baby

1942 · Dennis Devlin

Road Agent

1941 · Duke Masters

Keep 'Em Flying

1941 · Jinx Roberts

Ride 'Em Cowboy

1941 · Bronco Bob Mitchell

Mob Town

1941 · Frank Conroy

The Kid from Kansas

1941 · Kansas

Unfinished Business

1941 · Frank

Riders of Death Valley

1941 · Jim Benton

In the Navy

1941 · Dynamite Dugan

Horror Island

1941 · Bill Martin

Four Mothers

1941 · Ernest Talbot

Rangers of Fortune

1940 · Johnny Cash

The Mummy's Hand

1940 · Steve Banning

Winners of the West

1940 · Jeff Ramsay

The House of the Seven Gables

1940 · Matthew Maule

My Little Chickadee

1940 · Wayne Carter

The Fighting 69th

1940 · Long John Wynn

Four Wives

1939 · Ernest Talbot

Private Detective

1939 · Jim Rickey

Hero for a Day

1939 · Brainy Thornton

I Stole a Million

1939 · Paul Carver

Daughters Courageous

1939 · Eddie Moore

Inside Information

1939 · Danny Blake

Breakdowns of 1938

1938 · Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Heart of the North

1938 · Alan Baker

Secrets of a Nurse

1938 · 'Killer' Lee Burke

The Sisters

1938 · Tom Knivel

Boy Meets Girl

1938 · Larry Toms

Four Daughters

1938 · Ernest

Cowboy from Brooklyn

1938 · Sam Thorne

Out Where the Stars Begin

1938 · Dick Foran

Over the Wall

1938 · Jerry Davis

Love, Honor and Behave

1938 · Pete Martin

Breakdowns of 1937

1937 · Self

She Loved a Fireman

1937 · James "Red" Tyler

The Perfect Specimen

1937 · Jink Carter

Sunday Night at the Trocadero

1937 · Dick Foran

Prairie Thunder

1937 · Rod Farrell

The Devil's Saddle Legion

1937 · Tal Holladay

Empty Holsters

1937 · Clay Brent

Blazing Sixes

1937 · Red Barton

The Cherokee Strip

1937 · Dick Hudson

Land Beyond the Law

1937 · Charles "Chip" Douglas

Black Legion

1937 · Ed Jackson

Breakdowns of 1936

1936 · Self

Guns of the Pecos

1936 · Steve Ainslee

California Mail

1936 · Bill Harkins

The Sunday Round-Up

1936 · Parson Ted Burke

Trailin' West

1936 · Lieut. Red Colton

Earthworm Tractors

1936 · Emmet McManus

Public Enemy's Wife

1936 · Thomas Duncan McKay

The Big Noise

1936 · Don Andrews

The Golden Arrow

1936 · Tommy Blake

Treachery Rides the Range

1936 · Red Taylor

Song of the Saddle

1936 · Frank Wilson, Jr.

The Petrified Forest

1936 · Boze Hertzlinger

Sunkist Stars at Palm Springs

1936

Dangerous

1935 · Teddy

Moonlight on the Prairie

1935 · Ace Andrews

Shipmates Forever

1935 · Gifford

Accent on Youth

1935 · Butch

The Farmer Takes a Wife

1935 · Walt Lansing

It's A Small World

1935 · Motor Cop

One More Spring

1935 · Park Policeman

The Lottery Lover

1935 · Cadet

Gentlemen Are Born

1934 · Smudge Casey

Student Tour

1934 · Assistant Manager

Change of Heart

1934 · Nick

Stand Up and Cheer!

1934 · Nick Foran

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