About

Known credits:
107
Birthday:
1910-06-18
Place of birth:
Flemington, New Jersey, USA
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Dick Foran

Overview

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

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Known for

Acting
2008 Shemp Cocktail: A Toast to the Original Stooge Actor Himself (archive footage) N/A
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1983 Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage Actor Self (archive footage) (uncredited) 59
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1982 Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers! Actor Self (archive footage) 59
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1975 Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? Actor Self (archive footage) 59
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1966 Brighty of the Grand Canyon Actor The Prospector 58
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1965 O.K. Crackerby Actor N/A
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1965 Taggart Actor Stark 58
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1963 Donovan's Reef Actor Sean O'Brien 59
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1962 Should I Marry Outside My Faith? Actor 58
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1960 Studs Lonigan Actor Patrick Lonigan 58
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1960 The Big Night Actor Ed Robello N/A
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1959 The Atomic Submarine Actor Dan Wendover 58
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1959 The Swamp Fox Actor Gabriel Marion 69
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1958 The Fearmakers Actor Jim McGinnis 59
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1958 Violent Road Actor Frank 'Sarge' Miller 58
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1958 Thundering Jets Actor Col. Henry Spalding N/A
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1957 Chicago Confidential Actor Artie Blaine 58
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1957 Sierra Stranger Actor Bert Gaines 58
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1956 Please Murder Me Actor Joe Leeds 58
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1955 The Miracle on 34th Street Actor Thomas Mara 58
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1955 Night of Execution Actor Robert Maxwell N/A
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1955 Treasure of Ruby Hills Actor Alan Doran 59
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1952 The Kill Actor Jeff Clark 59
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1951 Al Jennings of Oklahoma Actor Frank Jennings 59
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1949 Deputy Marshal Actor Joel Benton 59
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1949 El Paso Actor Sheriff La Farge 58
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1948 Fort Apache Actor Sgt. Quincannon 63
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1947 Hollywood Wonderland Actor Singing Cowboy (clip from "Sunday Roundup", 1936) (uncredited) 59
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1947 Easy Come, Easy Go Actor Dale Whipple N/A
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1946 Blow-Ups of 1946 Actor Self 59
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1946 Movieland Magic Actor (archive footage) N/A
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1945 Guest Wife Actor Christopher Price 59
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1943 He's My Guy Actor Van Moore 59
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1943 Hi, Buddy Actor Dave O'Connor 59
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1942 Breakdowns of 1942 Actor Self N/A
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1942 Behind the Eight Ball Actor Bill Edwards 58
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1942 The Mummy's Tomb Actor Prof. Stephen A. Banning 58
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1942 Private Buckaroo Actor Lon Prentice 58
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1942 Butch Minds the Baby Actor Dennis Devlin N/A
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1942 Ride 'Em Cowboy Actor Bronco Bob Mitchell 59
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1941 Road Agent Actor Duke Masters N/A
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1941 Keep 'Em Flying Actor Jinx Roberts 59
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1941 Mob Town Actor Frank Conroy N/A
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1941 The Kid from Kansas Actor Kansas N/A
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1941 Unfinished Business Actor Frank 59
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1941 Riders of Death Valley Actor Jim Benton 59
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1941 In the Navy Actor Dynamite Dugan 59
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1941 Horror Island Actor Bill Martin 58
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1941 Four Mothers Actor Ernest Talbot 59
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1940 Rangers of Fortune Actor Johnny Cash 59
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1940 The Mummy's Hand Actor Steve Banning 58
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1940 Winners of the West Actor Jeff Ramsay N/A
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1940 The House of the Seven Gables Actor Matthew Maule 59
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1940 My Little Chickadee Actor Wayne Carter 59
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1940 The Fighting 69th Actor Long John Wynn 58
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1939 Four Wives Actor Ernest Talbot 58
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1939 Private Detective Actor Jim Rickey 59
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1939 Hero for a Day Actor Brainy Thornton N/A
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1939 I Stole a Million Actor Paul Carver 59
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1939 Daughters Courageous Actor Eddie Moore 58
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1939 Inside Information Actor Danny Blake N/A
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1938 Breakdowns of 1938 Actor Self (archive footage) (uncredited) 59
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1938 Heart of the North Actor Alan Baker 58
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1938 Secrets of a Nurse Actor 'Killer' Lee Burke 58
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1938 The Sisters Actor Tom Knivel 58
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1938 Boy Meets Girl Actor Larry Toms 59
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1938 Four Daughters Actor Ernest 59
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1938 Cowboy from Brooklyn Actor Sam Thorne 59
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1938 Out Where the Stars Begin Actor Dick Foran 59
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1938 Over the Wall Actor Jerry Davis 59
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1938 Love, Honor and Behave Actor Pete Martin 58
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1937 Breakdowns of 1937 Actor Self 59
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1937 She Loved a Fireman Actor James "Red" Tyler 59
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1937 The Perfect Specimen Actor Jink Carter 59
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1937 Sunday Night at the Trocadero Actor Dick Foran 58
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1937 Prairie Thunder Actor Rod Farrell 58
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1937 The Devil's Saddle Legion Actor Tal Holladay 58
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1937 Empty Holsters Actor Clay Brent N/A
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1937 Blazing Sixes Actor Red Barton 58
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1937 The Cherokee Strip Actor Dick Hudson 59
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1937 Land Beyond the Law Actor Charles "Chip" Douglas 59
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1937 Black Legion Actor Ed Jackson 59
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1936 Breakdowns of 1936 Actor Self N/A
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1936 Guns of the Pecos Actor Steve Ainslee 59
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1936 California Mail Actor Bill Harkins 58
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1936 The Sunday Round-Up Actor Parson Ted Burke 59
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1936 Trailin' West Actor Lieut. Red Colton N/A
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1936 Sunkist Stars at Palm Springs Actor 58
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1936 Earthworm Tractors Actor Emmet McManus 58
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1936 Public Enemy's Wife Actor Thomas Duncan McKay 59
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1936 The Big Noise Actor Don Andrews 59
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1936 The Golden Arrow Actor Tommy Blake 58
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1936 Treachery Rides the Range Actor Red Taylor 58
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1936 Song of the Saddle Actor Frank Wilson, Jr. 59
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1936 The Petrified Forest Actor Boze Hertzlinger 61
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1935 Dangerous Actor Teddy 59
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1935 Moonlight on the Prairie Actor Ace Andrews 59
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1935 Shipmates Forever Actor Gifford 59
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1935 Accent on Youth Actor Butch 59
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1935 The Farmer Takes a Wife Actor Walt Lansing 58
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1935 It's A Small World Actor Motor Cop 58
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1935 One More Spring Actor Park Policeman 59
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1935 The Lottery Lover Actor Cadet 58
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1934 Gentlemen Are Born Actor Smudge Casey 59
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1934 Student Tour Actor Assistant Manager 59
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1934 Change of Heart Actor Nick 59
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1934 Stand Up and Cheer! Actor Nick Foran 58
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