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Dick Foran

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 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.

Personal information

Birthday

1910-06-18

Birth Place

Flemington, New Jersey, USA

Movies and TV shows :

poster

77 Sunset Strip

1958

6.7

TV
Accent on Youth

Accent on Youth

1935

5.5

Movie
poster

Adam-12

1968

7.1

TV
Al Jennings of Oklahoma

Al Jennings of Oklahoma

1951

5.0

Movie
Behind the Eight Ball

Behind the Eight Ball

1942

4.7

Movie
Black Legion

Black Legion

1937

6.5

Movie
Blazing Sixes

Blazing Sixes

1937

6.0

Movie
Blow-Ups of 1946

Blow-Ups of 1946

1946

6.0

Movie
Boy Meets Girl

Boy Meets Girl

1938

6.2

Movie
Breakdowns of 1936

Breakdowns of 1936

1936

0.0

Movie
Breakdowns of 1937

Breakdowns of 1937

1937

6.0

Movie
Breakdowns of 1938

Breakdowns of 1938

1938

5.0

Movie
Breakdowns of 1942

Breakdowns of 1942

1942

6.0

Movie
Brighty of the Grand Canyon

Brighty of the Grand Canyon

1966

5.5

Movie
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

1975

5.7

Movie
Butch Minds the Baby

Butch Minds the Baby

1942

0.0

Movie
California Mail

California Mail

1936

4.8

Movie
poster

Cavalcade of America

1952

3.5

TV
Change of Heart

Change of Heart

1934

6.3

Movie
poster

Cheyenne

1955

5.8

TV
Chicago Confidential

Chicago Confidential

1957

5.0

Movie
poster

Climax!

1954

3.0

TV
Cowboy from Brooklyn

Cowboy from Brooklyn

1938

4.0

Movie
Dangerous

Dangerous

1935

6.7

Movie
poster

Daniel Boone

1964

6.9

TV
Daughters Courageous

Daughters Courageous

1939

6.2

Movie
poster

Death Valley Days

1952

6.4

TV
Deputy Marshal

Deputy Marshal

1949

6.8

Movie
Donovan's Reef

Donovan's Reef

1963

6.2

Movie
poster

Dr. Kildare

1961

5.4

TV
Earthworm Tractors

Earthworm Tractors

1936

5.0

Movie
Easy Come, Easy Go

Easy Come, Easy Go

1947

0.0

Movie
El Paso

El Paso

1949

5.6

Movie
Empty Holsters

Empty Holsters

1937

0.0

Movie
Fort Apache

Fort Apache

1948

7.0

Movie
Four Daughters

Four Daughters

1938

6.5

Movie
Four Mothers

Four Mothers

1941

5.7

Movie
poster

Four Star Playhouse

1952

6.1

TV
Four Wives

Four Wives

1939

5.1

Movie
Gentlemen Are Born

Gentlemen Are Born

1934

6.5

Movie
Guest Wife

Guest Wife

1945

6.2

Movie
Guns of the Pecos

Guns of the Pecos

1936

6.2

Movie
poster

Gunsmoke

1955

6.5

TV
poster

Have Gun, Will Travel

1957

7.4

TV
He's My Guy

He's My Guy

1943

6.0

Movie
Heart of the North

Heart of the North

1938

3.7

Movie
Hero for a Day

Hero for a Day

1939

0.0

Movie
Hi, Buddy

Hi, Buddy

1943

7.0

Movie
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

1983

6.5

Movie
Hollywood Wonderland

Hollywood Wonderland

1947

6.7

Movie
Horror Island

Horror Island

1941

5.8

Movie
I Stole a Million

I Stole a Million

1939

6.0

Movie
In the Navy

In the Navy

1941

6.3

Movie
Inside Information

Inside Information

1939

0.0

Movie
It's A Small World

It's A Small World

1935

4.5

Movie
Keep 'Em Flying

Keep 'Em Flying

1941

5.9

Movie
Land Beyond the Law

Land Beyond the Law

1937

7.0

Movie
poster

Lassie

1954

6.1

TV
poster

Lawman

1958

5.4

TV
poster

Letter to Loretta

1953

6.2

TV
Love, Honor and Behave

Love, Honor and Behave

1938

3.5

Movie
poster

Lux Video Theatre

1950

6.0

TV
poster

Matinee Theater

1955

4.6

TV
poster

Maverick

1957

6.8

TV
poster

Mayberry R.F.D.

1968

5.7

TV
Mob Town

Mob Town

1941

0.0

Movie
Moonlight on the Prairie

Moonlight on the Prairie

1935

5.5

Movie
Movieland Magic

Movieland Magic

1946

0.0

Movie
My Little Chickadee

My Little Chickadee

1940

6.5

Movie
Night of Execution

Night of Execution

1955

0.0

Movie
poster

O.K. Crackerby

1965

0.0

TV
One More Spring

One More Spring

1935

5.7

Movie
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!

Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!

1982

6.0

Movie
Out Where the Stars Begin

Out Where the Stars Begin

1938

6.5

Movie
Over the Wall

Over the Wall

1938

5.0

Movie
poster

Perry Mason

1957

7.7

TV
Please Murder Me

Please Murder Me

1956

6.0

Movie
Prairie Thunder

Prairie Thunder

1937

3.5

Movie
Private Buckaroo

Private Buckaroo

1942

4.9

Movie
Private Detective

Private Detective

1939

6.0

Movie
Public Enemy's Wife

Public Enemy's Wife

1936

5.8

Movie
Rangers of Fortune

Rangers of Fortune

1940

5.0

Movie
poster

Rawhide

1959

7.1

TV
poster

Richard Diamond, Private Detective

1957

6.2

TV
Ride 'Em Cowboy

Ride 'Em Cowboy

1942

5.8

Movie
Riders of Death Valley

Riders of Death Valley

1941

6.5

Movie
Road Agent

Road Agent

1941

0.0

Movie
Secrets of a Nurse

Secrets of a Nurse

1938

3.0

Movie
She Loved a Fireman

She Loved a Fireman

1937

6.0

Movie
Shemp Cocktail: A Toast to the Original Stooge

Shemp Cocktail: A Toast to the Original Stooge

2008

0.0

Movie
Shipmates Forever

Shipmates Forever

1935

6.5

Movie
Should I Marry Outside My Faith?

Should I Marry Outside My Faith?

1962

2.4

Movie
Sierra Stranger

Sierra Stranger

1957

5.0

Movie
Song of the Saddle

Song of the Saddle

1936

7.0

Movie
Stand Up and Cheer!

Stand Up and Cheer!

1934

4.8

Movie
poster

State Trooper

1956

5.0

TV
Student Tour

Student Tour

1934

5.0

Movie
poster

Studio One

1948

4.7

TV
Studs Lonigan

Studs Lonigan

1960

5.0

Movie
Sunday Night at the Trocadero

Sunday Night at the Trocadero

1937

4.2

Movie
Sunkist Stars at Palm Springs

Sunkist Stars at Palm Springs

1936

1.0

Movie
poster

Suspense

1949

4.6

TV
Taggart

Taggart

1965

5.2

Movie
poster

The 20th Century Fox Hour

1955

5.2

TV
poster

The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

1951

4.5

TV
The Atomic Submarine

The Atomic Submarine

1959

5.3

Movie
The Big Night

The Big Night

1960

0.0

Movie
The Big Noise

The Big Noise

1936

5.0

Movie
The Cherokee Strip

The Cherokee Strip

1937

6.0

Movie
poster

The Dakotas

1963

5.7

TV
The Devil's Saddle Legion

The Devil's Saddle Legion

1937

0.5

Movie
The Farmer Takes a Wife

The Farmer Takes a Wife

1935

6.1

Movie
The Fearmakers

The Fearmakers

1958

6.2

Movie
The Fighting 69th

The Fighting 69th

1940

5.4

Movie
The Golden Arrow

The Golden Arrow

1936

6.1

Movie
poster

The Great Adventure

1963

0.0

TV
The House of the Seven Gables

The House of the Seven Gables

1940

6.9

Movie
The Kid from Kansas

The Kid from Kansas

1941

0.0

Movie
The Kill

The Kill

1952

8.0

Movie
The Lottery Lover

The Lottery Lover

1935

3.0

Movie
poster

The Millionaire

1955

5.0

TV
The Miracle on 34th Street

The Miracle on 34th Street

1955

5.3

Movie
The Mummy's Hand

The Mummy's Hand

1940

5.7

Movie
The Mummy's Tomb

The Mummy's Tomb

1942

5.7

Movie
poster

The O. Henry Playhouse

1957

0.0

TV
The Perfect Specimen

The Perfect Specimen

1937

5.7

Movie
The Petrified Forest

The Petrified Forest

1936

7.0

Movie
The Sisters

The Sisters

1938

6.1

Movie
The Sunday Round-Up

The Sunday Round-Up

1936

10.0

Movie
poster

The Swamp Fox

1959

6.7

TV
poster

The Virginian

1962

6.4

TV
Thundering Jets

Thundering Jets

1958

0.0

Movie
Trailin' West

Trailin' West

1936

0.0

Movie
Treachery Rides the Range

Treachery Rides the Range

1936

1.0

Movie
Treasure of Ruby Hills

Treasure of Ruby Hills

1955

4.0

Movie
Unfinished Business

Unfinished Business

1941

5.3

Movie
Violent Road

Violent Road

1958

6.0

Movie
poster

Wanted: Dead or Alive

1958

6.9

TV
Winners of the West

Winners of the West

1940

0.0

Movie
poster

Yancy Derringer

1958

6.0

TV