Dick Foran
Actor
Born June 18, 1910 in Flemington, New Jersey, USA
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).
Filmography
Shemp Cocktail: A Toast to the Original Stooge
Self (archive footage)
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!
Self (archive footage)
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Self (archive footage)
Mayberry R.F.D.
King Beaumont
Adam-12
Fred Haines
Brighty of the Grand Canyon
The Prospector
O.K. Crackerby
Taggart
Stark
Daniel Boone
Jeremiah
The Great Adventure
Colton
Donovan's Reef
Sean O'Brien
The Dakotas
Should I Marry Outside My Faith?
The Virginian
Duggan
Dr. Kildare
Paul Adams
Studs Lonigan
Patrick Lonigan
The Big Night
Ed Robello
The Atomic Submarine
Dan Wendover
The Swamp Fox
Gabriel Marion
Rawhide
Major Taggert
77 Sunset Strip
Lawman
Ed Kelly
Yancy Derringer
Mr. Halligan
The Fearmakers
Jim McGinnis
Wanted: Dead or Alive
Sheriff D. Wilkes
Violent Road
Frank 'Sarge' Miller
Thundering Jets
Col. Henry Spalding
Maverick
Sheriff Edwards
Perry Mason
Dr. David Craig
Have Gun, Will Travel
Chicago Confidential
Artie Blaine
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
David Steele
Sierra Stranger
Bert Gaines
The O. Henry Playhouse
Calliope
Please Murder Me
Joe Leeds
The Miracle on 34th Street
Thomas Mara
Matinee Theater
The 20th Century Fox Hour
Thomas Mara
Night of Execution
Robert Maxwell
Cheyenne
Gunsmoke
Sheriff
Treasure of Ruby Hills
Alan Doran
The Millionaire
Hugh Waring
Climax!
Robert Maxwell
Father Knows Best
Burt
Lassie
Letter to Loretta
Phil
Cavalcade of America
Death Valley Days
Ferguson
Four Star Playhouse
Esau Hepburn
The Kill
Jeff Clark
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
Al Jennings of Oklahoma
Frank Jennings
Deputy Marshal
Joel Benton
El Paso
Sheriff La Farge
Suspense
Studio One
Fort Apache
Sgt. Quincannon
Hollywood Wonderland
Singing Cowboy (clip from "Sunday Roundup", 1936) (uncredited)
Kraft Television Theatre
Easy Come, Easy Go
Dale Whipple
Blow-Ups of 1946
Self
Movieland Magic
(archive footage)
Guest Wife
Christopher Price
He's My Guy
Van Moore
Hi, Buddy
Dave O'Connor
Breakdowns of 1942
Self
Behind the Eight Ball
Bill Edwards
The Mummy's Tomb
Prof. Stephen A. Banning
Private Buckaroo
Lon Prentice
Butch Minds the Baby
Dennis Devlin
Road Agent
Duke Masters
Keep 'Em Flying
Jinx Roberts
Ride 'Em Cowboy
Bronco Bob Mitchell
Mob Town
Frank Conroy
The Kid from Kansas
Kansas
Unfinished Business
Frank
Riders of Death Valley
Jim Benton
In the Navy
Dynamite Dugan
Horror Island
Bill Martin
Four Mothers
Ernest Talbot
Rangers of Fortune
Johnny Cash
The Mummy's Hand
Steve Banning
Winners of the West
Jeff Ramsay
The House of the Seven Gables
Matthew Maule
My Little Chickadee
Wayne Carter
The Fighting 69th
Long John Wynn
Four Wives
Ernest Talbot
Private Detective
Jim Rickey
Hero for a Day
Brainy Thornton
I Stole a Million
Paul Carver
Daughters Courageous
Eddie Moore
Inside Information
Danny Blake
Breakdowns of 1938
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Heart of the North
Alan Baker
Secrets of a Nurse
'Killer' Lee Burke
The Sisters
Tom Knivel
Boy Meets Girl
Larry Toms
Four Daughters
Ernest
Cowboy from Brooklyn
Sam Thorne
Out Where the Stars Begin
Dick Foran
Over the Wall
Jerry Davis
Love, Honor and Behave
Pete Martin
Breakdowns of 1937
Self
She Loved a Fireman
James "Red" Tyler
The Perfect Specimen
Jink Carter
Sunday Night at the Trocadero
Dick Foran
Prairie Thunder
Rod Farrell
The Devil's Saddle Legion
Tal Holladay
Empty Holsters
Clay Brent
Blazing Sixes
Red Barton
The Cherokee Strip
Dick Hudson
Land Beyond the Law
Charles "Chip" Douglas
Black Legion
Ed Jackson
Breakdowns of 1936
Self
Guns of the Pecos
Steve Ainslee
California Mail
Bill Harkins
The Sunday Round-Up
Parson Ted Burke
Trailin' West
Lieut. Red Colton
Earthworm Tractors
Emmet McManus
Public Enemy's Wife
Thomas Duncan McKay
The Big Noise
Don Andrews
The Golden Arrow
Tommy Blake
Treachery Rides the Range
Red Taylor
Song of the Saddle
Frank Wilson, Jr.
The Petrified Forest
Boze Hertzlinger
Sunkist Stars at Palm Springs
Dangerous
Teddy
Moonlight on the Prairie
Ace Andrews
Shipmates Forever
Gifford
Accent on Youth
Butch
The Farmer Takes a Wife
Walt Lansing
It's A Small World
Motor Cop
One More Spring
Park Policeman
The Lottery Lover
Cadet
Gentlemen Are Born
Smudge Casey
Student Tour
Assistant Manager
Change of Heart
Nick
Stand Up and Cheer!
Nick Foran