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 Holl1982-01-01 Brother, Can You1975-08-06 Brighty of the G1966-11-24 Taggart1965-02-01 Donovan's Reef1963-06-12 Should I Marry O1962-12-31 Studs Lonigan1960-09-01 The Big Night1960-02-17 The Atomic Subma1959-11-29 The Fearmakers1958-10-01 Violent Road1958-05-10 Thundering Jets1958-05-01 Chicago Confiden1957-08-30 Sierra Stranger1957-05-01 Please Murder Me1956-03-01 The Miracle on 31955-12-14 Night of Executi1955-09-22 Treasure of Ruby1955-01-23 The Kill1952-09-22 Al Jennings of O1951-01-17 Deputy Marshal1949-10-28 El Paso1949-03-22 Fort Apache1948-05-21 Hollywood Wonder1947-08-09 Easy Come, Easy 1947-03-07 Blow-Ups of 19461946-12-31 Movieland Magic1946-03-09 Guest Wife1945-07-27 He's My Guy1943-03-26 Hi, Buddy1943-02-26 Breakdowns of 191942-12-31 Behind the Eight1942-12-04 The Mummy's Tomb1942-10-23 Private Buckaroo1942-06-12 Butch Minds the 1942-03-20 Ride 'Em Cowboy1942-02-13 Road Agent1941-12-19 Keep 'Em Flying1941-11-27 Mob Town1941-10-03 The Kid from Kan1941-09-19 Unfinished Busin1941-08-27 Riders of Death 1941-07-01 In the Navy1941-05-30 Horror Island1941-03-28 Four Mothers1941-01-04 Rangers of Fortu1940-09-27 The Mummy's Hand1940-09-20 Winners of the W1940-07-02 The House of the1940-04-12 My Little Chicka1940-02-09 The Fighting 69t1940-01-27 Four Wives1939-12-22 Private Detectiv1939-12-09 Hero for a Day1939-10-06 I Stole a Millio1939-08-01 Daughters Courag1939-06-23 Inside Informati1939-06-02 Breakdowns of 191938-12-31 Heart of the Nor1938-12-10 Secrets of a Nur1938-12-02 The Sisters1938-10-14 Boy Meets Girl1938-08-27 Four Daughters1938-08-09 Cowboy from Broo1938-07-09 Out Where the St1938-05-28 Over the Wall1938-04-02 Love, Honor and 1938-03-12 Breakdowns of 191937-12-31 She Loved a Fire1937-12-18 The Perfect Spec1937-10-23 Sunday Night at 1937-10-02 Prairie Thunder1937-09-10 The Devil's Sadd1937-08-14 Empty Holsters1937-07-10 Blazing Sixes1937-06-12 The Cherokee Str1937-05-15 Land Beyond the 1937-03-13 Black Legion1937-01-30 Breakdowns of 191936-12-30 California Mail1936-11-14 The Sunday Round1936-10-31 Trailin' West1936-09-04 Guns of the Peco1936-12-28 Sunkist Stars at1936-08-05 Public Enemy's W1936-07-24 Earthworm Tracto1936-07-24 The Big Noise1936-06-22 The Golden Arrow1936-05-23 Treachery Rides 1936-05-02 Song of the Sadd1936-02-28 The Petrified Fo1936-02-08 Dangerous1935-12-25 Moonlight on the1935-11-02 Shipmates Foreve1935-10-12 Accent on Youth1935-08-23 The Farmer Takes1935-07-05 It's A Small Wor1935-04-12 One More Spring1935-02-15 The Lottery Love1935-02-05 Gentlemen Are Bo1934-11-17 Student Tour1934-10-05 Change of Heart1934-05-18 Stand Up and Che1934-05-04