Acting
Dick Foran
EN cinema · 105 credits
Born
18 June 1910
Died
10 August 1979 (aged 69)
Birthplace
Flemington, New Jersey, USA
Also known as John Nicholas Foran · Nick 'Dick' Foran · Nick Foran · Richard Foran · Dick Foran the Singing Cowboy · The Singing Cowboy 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.
Known for
Filmography
Shemp Cocktail: A Toast to the Original Stooge
as Self (archive footage)
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!
as Self (archive footage)
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
as Self (archive footage)
Brighty of the Grand Canyon
as The Prospector
Taggart
as Stark
Donovan's Reef
as Sean O'Brien
Studs Lonigan
as Patrick Lonigan
The Big Night
as Ed Robello
The Atomic Submarine
as Dan Wendover
The Fearmakers
as Jim McGinnis
Violent Road
as Frank 'Sarge' Miller
Thundering Jets
as Col. Henry Spalding
Chicago Confidential
as Artie Blaine
Sierra Stranger
as Bert Gaines
Please Murder Me
as Joe Leeds
The Miracle on 34th Street
as Thomas Mara
Treasure of Ruby Hills
as Alan Doran
Night of Execution
as Robert Maxwell
The Kill
as Jeff Clark
Al Jennings of Oklahoma
as Frank Jennings
El Paso
as Sheriff La Farge
Deputy Marshal
as Joel Benton
Fort Apache
as Sgt. Quincannon
Easy Come, Easy Go
as Dale Whipple
Hollywood Wonderland
as Singing Cowboy (clip from "Sunday Roundup", 1936) (uncredited)
Movieland Magic
as (archive footage)
Blow-Ups of 1946
as Self
Guest Wife
as Christopher Price
Hi, Buddy
as Dave O'Connor
He's My Guy
as Van Moore
Private Buckaroo
as Lon Prentice
The Mummy's Tomb
as Prof. Stephen A. Banning
Ride 'Em Cowboy
as Bronco Bob Mitchell
Butch Minds the Baby
as Dennis Devlin
Behind the Eight Ball
as Bill Edwards
In the Navy
as Dynamite Dugan
Mob Town
as Frank Conroy
Horror Island
as Bill Martin
Four Mothers
as Ernest Talbot
Road Agent
as Duke Masters
Riders of Death Valley
as Jim Benton
Keep 'Em Flying
as Jinx Roberts
The Kid from Kansas
as Kansas
Unfinished Business
as Frank
The Mummy's Hand
as Steve Banning
The House of the Seven Gables
as Matthew Maule
My Little Chickadee
as Wayne Carter
Winners of the West
as Jeff Ramsay
The Fighting 69th
as Long John Wynn
Rangers of Fortune
as Johnny Cash
I Stole a Million
as Paul Carver
Inside Information
as Danny Blake
Daughters Courageous
as Eddie Moore
Private Detective
as Jim Rickey
Four Wives
as Ernest Talbot
Hero for a Day
as Brainy Thornton
Four Daughters
as Ernest
Over the Wall
as Jerry Davis
Cowboy from Brooklyn
as Sam Thorne
Heart of the North
as Alan Baker
Secrets of a Nurse
as 'Killer' Lee Burke
Love, Honor and Behave
as Pete Martin
Boy Meets Girl
as Larry Toms
Out Where the Stars Begin
as Dick Foran
The Sisters
as Tom Knivel
Breakdowns of 1938
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Black Legion
as Ed Jackson
Sunday Night at the Trocadero
as Dick Foran
The Cherokee Strip
as Dick Hudson
The Perfect Specimen
as Jink Carter
Land Beyond the Law
as Charles "Chip" Douglas
She Loved a Fireman
as James "Red" Tyler
Prairie Thunder
as Rod Farrell
Blazing Sixes
as Red Barton
Empty Holsters
as Clay Brent
The Devil's Saddle Legion
as Tal Holladay
Earthworm Tractors
as Emmet McManus
The Petrified Forest
as Boze Hertzlinger
California Mail
as Bill Harkins
Treachery Rides the Range
as Red Taylor
Song of the Saddle
as Frank Wilson, Jr.
Public Enemy's Wife
as Thomas Duncan McKay
Guns of the Pecos
as Steve Ainslee
The Big Noise
as Don Andrews
The Golden Arrow
as Tommy Blake
Trailin' West
as Lieut. Red Colton
The Sunday Round-Up
as Parson Ted Burke
One More Spring
as Park Policeman
Shipmates Forever
as Gifford
Moonlight on the Prairie
as Ace Andrews
It's A Small World
as Motor Cop
Dangerous
as Teddy
The Lottery Lover
as Cadet
Accent on Youth
as Butch
The Farmer Takes a Wife
as Walt Lansing
Change of Heart
as Nick
Gentlemen Are Born
as Smudge Casey
Student Tour
as Assistant Manager
Stand Up and Cheer!
as Nick Foran