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Dick Foran

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Birthdate

1910-06-18

Day of Death

1979-08-10

Place of Birth

Flemington, New Jersey, USA

Dick 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.

Filmography (105)

⭐ 0 Role: Self (archive footage)

Shemp Cocktail: A Toast to the Original Stooge

2008
⭐ 7.0 Role: Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

1983
⭐ 6.0 Role: Self (archive footage)

Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!

1982
⭐ 6.3 Role: Self (archive footage)

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

1975
⭐ 6.7 Role: The Prospector

Brighty of the Grand Canyon

1966
⭐ 5.5 Role: Stark

Taggart

1965
⭐ 6.3 Role: Sean O'Brien

Donovan's Reef

1963
⭐ 2.4 Role: Unknown

Should I Marry Outside My Faith?

1962
⭐ 4.7 Role: Patrick Lonigan

Studs Lonigan

1960
⭐ 7.0 Role: Ed Robello

The Big Night

1960
⭐ 5.3 Role: Dan Wendover

The Atomic Submarine

1959
⭐ 6.2 Role: Jim McGinnis

The Fearmakers

1958
⭐ 6.4 Role: Frank 'Sarge' Miller

Violent Road

1958
⭐ 9.0 Role: Col. Henry Spalding

Thundering Jets

1958
⭐ 5.0 Role: Artie Blaine

Chicago Confidential

1957