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.
143 acting credits
Acting · 143
Perry Mason
1957
Maverick
1957
Adam-12
1968
Lassie
1954
The Virginian
1962
Dr. Kildare
1961
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957
Climax!
1954
Cheyenne
1955
Four Star Playhouse
1952
Daniel Boone
1964
Rawhide
1959
Lawman
1958
Studio One
1948
Matinee Theater
1955
Wanted: Dead or Alive
1958
Gunsmoke
1955
77 Sunset Strip
1958
Father Knows Best
1954
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
1957
The Millionaire
1955
The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955
Mayberry R.F.D.
1968
Cavalcade of America
1952
Kraft Television Theatre
1947
Suspense
1949
State Trooper
1956
Lux Video Theatre
1950
The Great Adventure
1963
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
1951
Yancy Derringer
1958
The Dakotas
1963
Letter to Loretta
1953
Death Valley Days
1952
Fort Apache
1948
The Swamp Fox
1959
On Trial
1956
Donovan's Reef
1963
O.K. Crackerby
1965
The Fighting 69th
1940
The O. Henry Playhouse
1957
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
1975
The Mummy's Hand
1940
Horror Island
1941
The Mummy's Tomb
1942
Al Jennings of Oklahoma
1951
Chicago Confidential
1957
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!
1982
Dangerous
1935
Black Legion
1937
Gentlemen Are Born
1934
Secrets of a Nurse
1938
The Atomic Submarine
1959
It's A Small World
1935
Four Mothers
1941
The Fearmakers
1958
My Little Chickadee
1940
Four Wives
1939
Treachery Rides the Range
1936
The Petrified Forest
1936
Taggart
1965
Violent Road
1958
The Miracle on 34th Street
1955
Road Agent
1941
The House of the Seven Gables
1940
Please Murder Me
1956
Butch Minds the Baby
1942
Ride 'Em Cowboy
1941
The Lottery Lover
1935
Treasure of Ruby Hills
1955
Breakdowns of 1938
1938
The Sisters
1938
Shipmates Forever
1935
In the Navy
1941
El Paso
1949
Deputy Marshal
1949
Rangers of Fortune
1940
Private Detective
1939
The Farmer Takes a Wife
1935
The Perfect Specimen
1937
Private Buckaroo
1942
Four Daughters
1938
Public Enemy's Wife
1936
Cowboy from Brooklyn
1938
Earthworm Tractors
1936
Blazing Sixes
1937
Breakdowns of 1942
1942
Blow-Ups of 1946
1946
Moonlight on the Prairie
1935
Song of the Saddle
1936
Sierra Stranger
1957
Prairie Thunder
1937
Mob Town
1941
Breakdowns of 1937
1937
Daughters Courageous
1939
Keep 'Em Flying
1941
Breakdowns of 1936
1936
I Stole a Million
1939
One More Spring
1935
Unfinished Business
1941
Inside Information
1939
The Cherokee Strip
1937
The Kill
1952
Land Beyond the Law
1937
Hi, Buddy
1943
Student Tour
1934
Hollywood Wonderland
1947
The Big Noise
1936
Sunday Night at the Trocadero
1937
Out Where the Stars Begin
1938
Shemp Cocktail: A Toast to the Original Stooge
2008
Movieland Magic
1946
Change of Heart
1934
Sunkist Stars at Palm Springs
1936
The Golden Arrow
1936
California Mail
1936
Hero for a Day
1939
Heart of the North
1938
Boy Meets Girl
1938
Should I Marry Outside My Faith?
1962
Easy Come, Easy Go
1947
Riders of Death Valley
1941
The Devil's Saddle Legion
1937
Winners of the West
1940
Stand Up and Cheer!
1934
Guest Wife
1945
Accent on Youth
1935
Love, Honor and Behave
1938
Empty Holsters
1937
Over the Wall
1938
Night of Execution
1955
The Big Night
1960
She Loved a Fireman
1937
Trailin' West
1936
Behind the Eight Ball
1942
Brighty of the Grand Canyon
1966
He's My Guy
1943
Thundering Jets
1958
The Kid from Kansas
1941
Studs Lonigan
1960
The Sunday Round-Up
1936
Guns of the Pecos
1936