1910-06-18 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). 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.
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Shemp Cocktail: A Toast to the Original Stooge | Self (archive footage) | 2008-03-18 |
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Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | 1983-02-25 |
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Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers! | Self (archive footage) | 1982-01-01 |
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Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? | Self (archive footage) | 1975-08-06 |
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Brighty of the Grand Canyon | The Prospector | 1966-11-24 |
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Taggart | Stark | 1965-02-01 |
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Donovan's Reef | Sean O'Brien | 1963-06-12 |
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Should I Marry Outside My Faith? | 1962-12-31 | |
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Studs Lonigan | Patrick Lonigan | 1960-09-01 |
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The Big Night | Ed Robello | 1960-02-17 |
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The Atomic Submarine | Dan Wendover | 1959-11-29 |
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Violent Road | Frank 'Sarge' Miller | 1958-05-10 |
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Thundering Jets | Col. Henry Spalding | 1958-05-01 |
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The Fearmakers | Jim McGinnis | 1958-10-01 |
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Sierra Stranger | Bert Gaines | 1957-05-01 |
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Chicago Confidential | Artie Blaine | 1957-08-30 |
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Please Murder Me | Joe Leeds | 1956-03-01 |
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Night of Execution | Robert Maxwell | 1955-09-22 |
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The Miracle on 34th Street | Thomas Mara | 1955-12-14 |
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Treasure of Ruby Hills | Alan Doran | 1955-01-23 |
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The Kill | Jeff Clark | 1952-09-22 |
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Al Jennings of Oklahoma | Frank Jennings | 1951-01-17 |
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El Paso | Sheriff La Farge | 1949-03-22 |
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Deputy Marshal | Joel Benton | 1949-10-28 |
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Fort Apache | Sgt. Quincannon | 1948-05-21 |
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Hollywood Wonderland | Singing Cowboy (clip from "Sunday Roundup", 1936) (uncredited) | 1947-08-09 |
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Easy Come, Easy Go | Dale Whipple | 1947-03-07 |
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Movieland Magic | (archive footage) | 1946-03-09 |
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Blow-Ups of 1946 | Self | 1946-12-31 |
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Guest Wife | Christopher Price | 1945-07-27 |
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He's My Guy | Van Moore | 1943-03-26 |
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Hi, Buddy | Dave O'Connor | 1943-02-26 |
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Behind the Eight Ball | Bill Edwards | 1942-12-04 |
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Butch Minds the Baby | Dennis Devlin | 1942-03-20 |
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Breakdowns of 1942 | Self | 1942-12-31 |
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Ride 'Em Cowboy | Bronco Bob Mitchell | 1942-02-13 |
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Private Buckaroo | Lon Prentice | 1942-06-12 |
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The Mummy's Tomb | Prof. Stephen A. Banning | 1942-10-23 |
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Riders of Death Valley | Jim Benton | 1941-07-01 |
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Keep 'Em Flying | Jinx Roberts | 1941-11-27 |
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In the Navy | Dynamite Dugan | 1941-05-30 |
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Unfinished Business | Frank | 1941-08-27 |
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The Kid from Kansas | Kansas | 1941-09-19 |
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Road Agent | Duke Masters | 1941-12-19 |
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Horror Island | Bill Martin | 1941-03-28 |
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Four Mothers | Ernest Talbot | 1941-01-04 |
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Mob Town | Frank Conroy | 1941-10-03 |
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The Fighting 69th | Long John Wynn | 1940-01-27 |
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My Little Chickadee | Wayne Carter | 1940-02-09 |
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The House of the Seven Gables | Matthew Maule | 1940-04-12 |
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The Mummy's Hand | Steve Banning | 1940-09-20 |
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Winners of the West | Jeff Ramsay | 1940-07-02 |
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Rangers of Fortune | Johnny Cash | 1940-09-27 |
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Inside Information | Danny Blake | 1939-06-02 |
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Daughters Courageous | Eddie Moore | 1939-06-23 |
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Private Detective | Jim Rickey | 1939-12-09 |
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I Stole a Million | Paul Carver | 1939-08-01 |
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Hero for a Day | Brainy Thornton | 1939-10-06 |
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Four Wives | Ernest Talbot | 1939-12-22 |
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The Sisters | Tom Knivel | 1938-10-14 |
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Breakdowns of 1938 | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | 1938-12-31 |
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Over the Wall | Jerry Davis | 1938-04-02 |
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Cowboy from Brooklyn | Sam Thorne | 1938-07-09 |
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Heart of the North | Alan Baker | 1938-12-10 |
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Love, Honor and Behave | Pete Martin | 1938-03-12 |
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Out Where the Stars Begin | Dick Foran | 1938-05-28 |
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Boy Meets Girl | Larry Toms | 1938-08-27 |
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Secrets of a Nurse | 'Killer' Lee Burke | 1938-12-02 |
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Four Daughters | Ernest | 1938-08-09 |
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Black Legion | Ed Jackson | 1937-01-30 |
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Sunday Night at the Trocadero | Dick Foran | 1937-10-02 |
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The Cherokee Strip | Dick Hudson | 1937-05-15 |
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Land Beyond the Law | Charles "Chip" Douglas | 1937-03-13 |
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Breakdowns of 1937 | Self | 1937-12-31 |
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She Loved a Fireman | James "Red" Tyler | 1937-12-18 |
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Empty Holsters | Clay Brent | 1937-07-10 |
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The Devil's Saddle Legion | Tal Holladay | 1937-08-14 |
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Prairie Thunder | Rod Farrell | 1937-09-10 |
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Blazing Sixes | Red Barton | 1937-06-12 |
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The Perfect Specimen | Jink Carter | 1937-10-23 |
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Song of the Saddle | Frank Wilson, Jr. | 1936-02-28 |
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California Mail | Bill Harkins | 1936-11-14 |
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Guns of the Pecos | Steve Ainslee | 1936-12-28 |
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The Golden Arrow | Tommy Blake | 1936-05-23 |
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Treachery Rides the Range | Red Taylor | 1936-05-02 |
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The Sunday Round-Up | Parson Ted Burke | 1936-10-31 |
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Breakdowns of 1936 | Self | 1936-12-30 |
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The Petrified Forest | Boze Hertzlinger | 1936-02-08 |
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Public Enemy's Wife | Thomas Duncan McKay | 1936-07-24 |
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Trailin' West | Lieut. Red Colton | 1936-09-04 |
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The Big Noise | Don Andrews | 1936-06-22 |
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Sunkist Stars at Palm Springs | 1936-08-05 | |
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Earthworm Tractors | Emmet McManus | 1936-07-24 |
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The Farmer Takes a Wife | Walt Lansing | 1935-07-05 |
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One More Spring | Park Policeman | 1935-02-15 |
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Shipmates Forever | Gifford | 1935-10-12 |
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Dangerous | Teddy | 1935-12-25 |
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Accent on Youth | Butch | 1935-08-23 |
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The Lottery Lover | Cadet | 1935-02-05 |
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It's A Small World | Motor Cop | 1935-04-12 |
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Moonlight on the Prairie | Ace Andrews | 1935-11-02 |
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Student Tour | Assistant Manager | 1934-10-05 |
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Gentlemen Are Born | Smudge Casey | 1934-11-17 |
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Change of Heart | Nick | 1934-05-18 |
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Stand Up and Cheer! | Nick Foran | 1934-05-04 |
