Dick Foran [81168]
Gender: Male
Popularity: 0.6249
Birthplace: Flemington, New Jersey, USA
Birthday: 1910-06-18
Deathday: 1979-08-10
Age: 69 years
Movies: 104
Links: Homepage, IMDB
Biography: 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.

Shemp Cocktail:
2008-03-18
Oops, Those Holl
1982-01-01
Brother, Can You
1975-08-06
Brighty of the G
1966-11-24
Taggart
1965-02-01
Donovan's Reef
1963-06-12
Should I Marry O
1962-12-31
Studs Lonigan
1960-09-01
The Big Night
1960-02-17
The Atomic Subma
1959-11-29
The Fearmakers
1958-10-01
Violent Road
1958-05-10
Thundering Jets
1958-05-01
Chicago Confiden
1957-08-30
Sierra Stranger
1957-05-01
Please Murder Me
1956-03-01
The Miracle on 3
1955-12-14
Night of Executi
1955-09-22
Treasure of Ruby
1955-01-23
The Kill
1952-09-22
Al Jennings of O
1951-01-17
Deputy Marshal
1949-10-28
El Paso
1949-03-22
Fort Apache
1948-05-21
Hollywood Wonder
1947-08-09
Easy Come, Easy
1947-03-07
Blow-Ups of 1946
1946-12-31
Movieland Magic
1946-03-09
Guest Wife
1945-07-27
He's My Guy
1943-03-26
Hi, Buddy
1943-02-26
Breakdowns of 19
1942-12-31
Behind the Eight
1942-12-04
The Mummy's Tomb
1942-10-23
Private Buckaroo
1942-06-12
Butch Minds the
1942-03-20
Ride 'Em Cowboy
1942-02-13
Road Agent
1941-12-19
Keep 'Em Flying
1941-11-27
Mob Town
1941-10-03
The Kid from Kan
1941-09-19
Unfinished Busin
1941-08-27
Riders of Death
1941-07-01
In the Navy
1941-05-30
Horror Island
1941-03-28
Four Mothers
1941-01-04
Rangers of Fortu
1940-09-27
The Mummy's Hand
1940-09-20
Winners of the W
1940-07-02
The House of the
1940-04-12
My Little Chicka
1940-02-09
The Fighting 69t
1940-01-27
Four Wives
1939-12-22
Private Detectiv
1939-12-09
Hero for a Day
1939-10-06
I Stole a Millio
1939-08-01
Daughters Courag
1939-06-23
Inside Informati
1939-06-02
Breakdowns of 19
1938-12-31
Heart of the Nor
1938-12-10
Secrets of a Nur
1938-12-02
The Sisters
1938-10-14
Boy Meets Girl
1938-08-27
Four Daughters
1938-08-09
Cowboy from Broo
1938-07-09
Out Where the St
1938-05-28
Over the Wall
1938-04-02
Love, Honor and
1938-03-12
Breakdowns of 19
1937-12-31
She Loved a Fire
1937-12-18
The Perfect Spec
1937-10-23
Sunday Night at
1937-10-02
Prairie Thunder
1937-09-10
The Devil's Sadd
1937-08-14
Empty Holsters
1937-07-10
Blazing Sixes
1937-06-12
The Cherokee Str
1937-05-15
Land Beyond the
1937-03-13
Black Legion
1937-01-30
Breakdowns of 19
1936-12-30
California Mail
1936-11-14
The Sunday Round
1936-10-31
Trailin' West
1936-09-04
Guns of the Peco
1936-12-28
Sunkist Stars at
1936-08-05
Public Enemy's W
1936-07-24
Earthworm Tracto
1936-07-24
The Big Noise
1936-06-22
The Golden Arrow
1936-05-23
Treachery Rides
1936-05-02
Song of the Sadd
1936-02-28
The Petrified Fo
1936-02-08
Dangerous
1935-12-25
Moonlight on the
1935-11-02
Shipmates Foreve
1935-10-12
Accent on Youth
1935-08-23
The Farmer Takes
1935-07-05
It's A Small Wor
1935-04-12
One More Spring
1935-02-15
The Lottery Love
1935-02-05
Gentlemen Are Bo
1934-11-17
Student Tour
1934-10-05
Change of Heart
1934-05-18
Stand Up and Che
1934-05-04