Acting credits
138
Prolific
Very extensive acting filmography.
Actor
Dick Foran
Acting
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Movies: 105Series: 33
TMDB ID: 81168
IMDb ID: nm0285264
Known for: Acting
Born: June 18, 1910
Died: August 10, 1979
Age: 69
Place of birth: Flemington, New Jersey, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1934 - 2008
Years active: 75
Average TMDB rating: 6.44
Wikidata: Q1209649
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
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
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Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Dick Foran.
Shemp Cocktail: A Toast to the Original Stooge
as Self (archive footage)
2008 Movie
6.5
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1983 Movie
6.0
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!
as Self (archive footage)
1982 Movie
6.1
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
as Self (archive footage)
1975 Movie
5.5
Brighty of the Grand Canyon
as The Prospector
1966 Movie
5.4
Taggart
as Stark
1965 Movie
6.2
Donovan's Reef
as Sean O'Brien
1963 Movie
2.4
Should I Marry Outside My Faith?
1962 Movie
4.2
Studs Lonigan
as Patrick Lonigan
1960 Movie
The Big Night
as Ed Robello
1960 Movie
5.3
The Atomic Submarine
as Dan Wendover
1959 Movie
6.2
The Fearmakers
as Jim McGinnis
1958 Movie
6.0
Violent Road
as Frank 'Sarge' Miller
1958 Movie
Thundering Jets
as Col. Henry Spalding
1958 Movie
4.8
Chicago Confidential
as Artie Blaine
1957 Movie
4.5
Sierra Stranger
as Bert Gaines
1957 Movie
5.8
Please Murder Me
as Joe Leeds
1956 Movie
5.2
The Miracle on 34th Street
as Thomas Mara
1955 Movie
5.0
Night of Execution
as Robert Maxwell
1955 Movie
4.0
Treasure of Ruby Hills
as Alan Doran
1955 Movie
8.0
The Kill
as Jeff Clark
1952 Movie
5.0
Al Jennings of Oklahoma
as Frank Jennings
1951 Movie
5.6
Deputy Marshal
as Joel Benton
1949 Movie
5.7
El Paso
as Sheriff La Farge
1949 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Dick Foran.
5.5
Mayberry R.F.D.
as King Beaumont • 1 eps
1968 Series
7.0
Adam-12
as Fred Haines • 1 eps
1968 Series
O.K. Crackerby
17 eps
1965 Series
7.0
Daniel Boone
as Jeremiah • 1 eps
1964 Series
The Great Adventure
as Colton • 1 eps
1963 Series
5.7
The Dakotas
1 eps
1963 Series
6.4
The Virginian
as Duggan • 1 eps
1962 Series
5.5
Dr. Kildare
as Paul Adams • 1 eps
1961 Series
6.7
The Swamp Fox
as Gabriel Marion • 8 eps
1959 Series
7.2
Rawhide
as Major Taggert • 1 eps
1959 Series
6.7
77 Sunset Strip
1 eps
1958 Series
5.6
Lawman
1 eps
1958 Series
6.0
Yancy Derringer
as Mr. Halligan • 1 eps
1958 Series
6.8
Wanted: Dead or Alive
as Sheriff D. Wilkes • 1 eps
1958 Series
6.9
Maverick
as Sheriff Edwards • 1 eps
1957 Series
7.7
Perry Mason
as Dr. David Craig • 1 eps
1957 Series
7.3
Have Gun, Will Travel
1 eps
1957 Series
6.2
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
as David Steele • 1 eps
1957 Series
The O. Henry Playhouse
as Calliope • 1 eps
1957 Series
5.0
Matinee Theater
2 eps
1955 Series
5.4
The 20th Century Fox Hour
as Thomas Mara • 1 eps
1955 Series
6.0
Cheyenne
1 eps
1955 Series
6.6
Gunsmoke
as Sheriff • 1 eps
1955 Series
5.0
The Millionaire
as Hugh Waring • 1 eps
1955 Series