
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.
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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Shemp Cocktail: A Toast to the Original Stooge
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:18/03/2008

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Character:Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Release Date:25/02/1983

Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:01/01/1982

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:06/08/1975

Brighty of the Grand Canyon
Character:The Prospector
Release Date:24/11/1966

Taggart
Character:Stark
Release Date:01/02/1965

Donovan's Reef
Character:Sean O'Brien
Release Date:12/06/1963

Should I Marry Outside My Faith?
Character:
Release Date:31/12/1962

Studs Lonigan
Character:Patrick Lonigan
Release Date:01/09/1960

The Big Night
Character:Ed Robello
Release Date:17/02/1960

The Atomic Submarine
Character:Dan Wendover
Release Date:29/11/1959

The Fearmakers
Character:Jim McGinnis
Release Date:01/10/1958

Violent Road
Character:Frank 'Sarge' Miller
Release Date:10/05/1958

Thundering Jets
Character:Col. Henry Spalding
Release Date:01/05/1958

Chicago Confidential
Character:Artie Blaine
Release Date:30/08/1957

Sierra Stranger
Character:Bert Gaines
Release Date:01/05/1957

Please Murder Me
Character:Joe Leeds
Release Date:01/03/1956

The Miracle on 34th Street
Character:Thomas Mara
Release Date:14/12/1955

Night of Execution
Character:Robert Maxwell
Release Date:22/09/1955

Treasure of Ruby Hills
Character:Alan Doran
Release Date:23/01/1955

The Kill
Character:Jeff Clark
Release Date:22/09/1952

Al Jennings of Oklahoma
Character:Frank Jennings
Release Date:17/01/1951

Deputy Marshal
Character:Joel Benton
Release Date:28/10/1949

El Paso
Character:Sheriff La Farge
Release Date:22/03/1949

Fort Apache
Character:Sgt. Quincannon
Release Date:21/05/1948

Hollywood Wonderland
Character:Singing Cowboy (clip from "Sunday Roundup", 1936) (uncredited)
Release Date:09/08/1947

Easy Come, Easy Go
Character:Dale Whipple
Release Date:07/03/1947

Blow-Ups of 1946
Character:Self
Release Date:31/12/1946

Movieland Magic
Character:(archive footage)
Release Date:09/03/1946

Guest Wife
Character:Christopher Price
Release Date:27/07/1945

He's My Guy
Character:Van Moore
Release Date:26/03/1943

Hi, Buddy
Character:Dave O'Connor
Release Date:26/02/1943

Breakdowns of 1942
Character:Self
Release Date:31/12/1942

Behind the Eight Ball
Character:Bill Edwards
Release Date:04/12/1942

The Mummy's Tomb
Character:Prof. Stephen A. Banning
Release Date:23/10/1942

Private Buckaroo
Character:Lon Prentice
Release Date:12/06/1942

Butch Minds the Baby
Character:Dennis Devlin
Release Date:20/03/1942

Road Agent
Character:Duke Masters
Release Date:19/12/1941

Keep 'Em Flying
Character:Jinx Roberts
Release Date:27/11/1941

Ride 'Em Cowboy
Character:Bronco Bob Mitchell
Release Date:17/11/1941

Mob Town
Character:Frank Conroy
Release Date:03/10/1941

The Kid from Kansas
Character:Kansas
Release Date:19/09/1941

Unfinished Business
Character:Frank
Release Date:27/08/1941

Riders of Death Valley
Character:Jim Benton
Release Date:01/07/1941

In the Navy
Character:Dynamite Dugan
Release Date:30/05/1941

Horror Island
Character:Bill Martin
Release Date:28/03/1941

Four Mothers
Character:Ernest Talbot
Release Date:04/01/1941

Rangers of Fortune
Character:Johnny Cash
Release Date:27/09/1940

The Mummy's Hand
Character:Steve Banning
Release Date:20/09/1940

Winners of the West
Character:Jeff Ramsay
Release Date:02/07/1940

The House of the Seven Gables
Character:Matthew Maule
Release Date:12/04/1940

My Little Chickadee
Character:Wayne Carter
Release Date:09/02/1940

The Fighting 69th
Character:Long John Wynn
Release Date:27/01/1940

Four Wives
Character:Ernest Talbot
Release Date:22/12/1939

Private Detective
Character:Jim Rickey
Release Date:09/12/1939

Hero for a Day
Character:Brainy Thornton
Release Date:06/10/1939

I Stole a Million
Character:Paul Carver
Release Date:01/08/1939

Daughters Courageous
Character:Eddie Moore
Release Date:23/06/1939

Inside Information
Character:Danny Blake
Release Date:02/06/1939

Breakdowns of 1938
Character:Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Release Date:31/12/1938

Heart of the North
Character:Alan Baker
Release Date:10/12/1938

Secrets of a Nurse
Character:'Killer' Lee Burke
Release Date:02/12/1938

The Sisters
Character:Tom Knivel
Release Date:14/10/1938

Boy Meets Girl
Character:Larry Toms
Release Date:27/08/1938

Four Daughters
Character:Ernest
Release Date:09/08/1938

Cowboy from Brooklyn
Character:Sam Thorne
Release Date:09/07/1938

Out Where the Stars Begin
Character:Dick Foran
Release Date:28/05/1938

Over the Wall
Character:Jerry Davis
Release Date:02/04/1938

Love, Honor and Behave
Character:Pete Martin
Release Date:12/03/1938

Breakdowns of 1937
Character:Self
Release Date:31/12/1937

She Loved a Fireman
Character:James "Red" Tyler
Release Date:18/12/1937

The Perfect Specimen
Character:Jink Carter
Release Date:23/10/1937

Sunday Night at the Trocadero
Character:Dick Foran
Release Date:02/10/1937

Prairie Thunder
Character:Rod Farrell
Release Date:10/09/1937

The Devil's Saddle Legion
Character:Tal Holladay
Release Date:14/08/1937

Empty Holsters
Character:Clay Brent
Release Date:10/07/1937

Blazing Sixes
Character:Red Barton
Release Date:12/06/1937

The Cherokee Strip
Character:Dick Hudson
Release Date:15/05/1937

Land Beyond the Law
Character:Charles "Chip" Douglas
Release Date:13/03/1937

Black Legion
Character:Ed Jackson
Release Date:30/01/1937

Breakdowns of 1936
Character:Self
Release Date:30/12/1936

Guns of the Pecos
Character:Steve Ainslee
Release Date:28/12/1936

California Mail
Character:Bill Harkins
Release Date:14/11/1936

The Sunday Round-Up
Character:Parson Ted Burke
Release Date:31/10/1936

Trailin' West
Character:Lieut. Red Colton
Release Date:04/09/1936

Sunkist Stars at Palm Springs
Character:
Release Date:05/08/1936

Earthworm Tractors
Character:Emmet McManus
Release Date:24/07/1936

Public Enemy's Wife
Character:Thomas Duncan McKay
Release Date:24/07/1936

The Big Noise
Character:Don Andrews
Release Date:22/06/1936

The Golden Arrow
Character:Tommy Blake
Release Date:23/05/1936

Treachery Rides the Range
Character:Red Taylor
Release Date:02/05/1936

Song of the Saddle
Character:Frank Wilson, Jr.
Release Date:28/02/1936

The Petrified Forest
Character:Boze Hertzlinger
Release Date:08/02/1936

Dangerous
Character:Teddy
Release Date:25/12/1935

Moonlight on the Prairie
Character:Ace Andrews
Release Date:02/11/1935

Shipmates Forever
Character:Gifford
Release Date:12/10/1935

Accent on Youth
Character:Butch
Release Date:23/08/1935

The Farmer Takes a Wife
Character:Walt Lansing
Release Date:05/07/1935

It's A Small World
Character:Motor Cop
Release Date:12/04/1935

One More Spring
Character:Park Policeman
Release Date:15/02/1935

The Lottery Lover
Character:Cadet
Release Date:05/02/1935

Gentlemen Are Born
Character:Smudge Casey
Release Date:17/11/1934

Student Tour
Character:Assistant Manager
Release Date:05/10/1934

Change of Heart
Character:Nick
Release Date:18/05/1934

Stand Up and Cheer!
Character:Nick Foran
Release Date:04/05/1934

Mayberry R.F.D.
Character:King Beaumont

Adam-12
Character:Fred Haines

O.K. Crackerby
Character:

Daniel Boone
Character:Jeremiah

Daniel Boone
Character:Simon Doggett

The Great Adventure
Character:Colton

The Dakotas
Character:

The Virginian
Character:Duggan

The Virginian
Character:Frank Devereaux

The Virginian
Character:Mayor

Dr. Kildare
Character:Paul Adams

The Swamp Fox
Character:Gabriel Marion

Rawhide
Character:Major Taggert

77 Sunset Strip
Character:

Lawman
Character:

Yancy Derringer
Character:Mr. Halligan

Wanted: Dead or Alive
Character:Sheriff D. Wilkes

Wanted: Dead or Alive
Character:Frank Koster

Maverick
Character:Sheriff Edwards

Perry Mason
Character:Dr. David Craig

Perry Mason
Character:Steve Benton

Perry Mason
Character:Harlan Merrill

Have Gun, Will Travel
Character:

Richard Diamond, Private Detective
Character:David Steele

The O. Henry Playhouse
Character:Calliope

State Trooper
Character:

State Trooper
Character:George Larkin

Matinee Theater
Character:

The 20th Century Fox Hour
Character:Thomas Mara

Cheyenne
Character:

Gunsmoke
Character:Sheriff

The Millionaire
Character:Hugh Waring

Climax!
Character:Robert Maxwell

Climax!
Character:Luke Bradshaw

Lassie
Character:

Letter to Loretta
Character:Phil

Cavalcade of America
Character:

Death Valley Days
Character:Ferguson

Four Star Playhouse
Character:Esau Hepburn

Four Star Playhouse
Character:Mr. Murdock

Four Star Playhouse
Character:Will Foster

The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
Character:

Lux Video Theatre
Character:Bob

Lux Video Theatre
Character:Matt

Suspense
Character:

Studio One
Character:

Studio One
Character:Russ Adams

Studio One
Character:Jeff Clark

Studio One
Character:Larry

Kraft Television Theatre
Character: