Personal Info
Known Credits
105
Gender
Male
Birthdate
1910-06-18 (115 Y.O)
Place Of Birth
Flemington, New Jersey, USA
Also Known For
John Nicholas ForanNick 'Dick' ForanNick ForanRichard ForanDick Foran the Singing CowboyThe Singing Cowboy Dick ForanJohn Nicholas "Dick" Foran
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, m ...
Known For
Acting
2008 --
Shemp Cocktail: A Toast to the Original Stooge
| Self (archive footage)
1983 --
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
| Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1982 --
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!
| Self (archive footage)
1975 --
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
| Self (archive footage)
1966 --
Brighty of the Grand Canyon
| The Prospector
1965 --
Taggart
| Stark
1963 --
Donovan's Reef
| Sean O'Brien
1962 --
Should I Marry Outside My Faith?
|
1960 --
Studs Lonigan
| Patrick Lonigan
1960 --
The Big Night
| Ed Robello
1959 --
The Atomic Submarine
| Dan Wendover
1958 --
The Fearmakers
| Jim McGinnis
1958 --
Violent Road
| Frank 'Sarge' Miller
1958 --
Thundering Jets
| Col. Henry Spalding
1957 --
Chicago Confidential
| Artie Blaine
1957 --
Sierra Stranger
| Bert Gaines
1956 --
Please Murder Me
| Joe Leeds
1955 --
The Miracle on 34th Street
| Thomas Mara
1955 --
Night of Execution
| Robert Maxwell
1955 --
Treasure of Ruby Hills
| Alan Doran
1952 --
The Kill
| Jeff Clark
1951 --
Al Jennings of Oklahoma
| Frank Jennings
1949 --
Deputy Marshal
| Joel Benton
1949 --
El Paso
| Sheriff La Farge
1948 --
Fort Apache
| Sgt. Quincannon
1947 --
Hollywood Wonderland
| Singing Cowboy (clip from "Sunday Roundup", 1936) (uncredited)
1947 --
Easy Come, Easy Go
| Dale Whipple
1946 --
Blow-Ups of 1946
| Self
1946 --
Movieland Magic
| (archive footage)
1945 --
Guest Wife
| Christopher Price
1943 --
He's My Guy
| Van Moore
1943 --
Hi, Buddy
| Dave O'Connor
1942 --
Breakdowns of 1942
| Self
1942 --
Behind the Eight Ball
| Bill Edwards
1942 --
The Mummy's Tomb
| Prof. Stephen A. Banning
1942 --
Private Buckaroo
| Lon Prentice
1942 --
Butch Minds the Baby
| Dennis Devlin
1942 --
Ride 'Em Cowboy
| Bronco Bob Mitchell
1941 --
Road Agent
| Duke Masters
1941 --
Keep 'Em Flying
| Jinx Roberts
1941 --
Mob Town
| Frank Conroy
1941 --
The Kid from Kansas
| Kansas
1941 --
Unfinished Business
| Frank
1941 --
Riders of Death Valley
| Jim Benton
1941 --
In the Navy
| Dynamite Dugan
1941 --
Horror Island
| Bill Martin
1941 --
Four Mothers
| Ernest Talbot
1940 --
Rangers of Fortune
| Johnny Cash
1940 --
The Mummy's Hand
| Steve Banning
1940 --
Winners of the West
| Jeff Ramsay
1940 --
The House of the Seven Gables
| Matthew Maule
1940 --
My Little Chickadee
| Wayne Carter
1940 --
The Fighting 69th
| Long John Wynn
1939 --
Four Wives
| Ernest Talbot
1939 --
Private Detective
| Jim Rickey
1939 --
Hero for a Day
| Brainy Thornton
1939 --
I Stole a Million
| Paul Carver
1939 --
Daughters Courageous
| Eddie Moore
1939 --
Inside Information
| Danny Blake
1938 --
Breakdowns of 1938
| Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1938 --
Heart of the North
| Alan Baker
1938 --
Secrets of a Nurse
| 'Killer' Lee Burke
1938 --
The Sisters
| Tom Knivel
1938 --
Boy Meets Girl
| Larry Toms
1938 --
Four Daughters
| Ernest
1938 --
Cowboy from Brooklyn
| Sam Thorne
1938 --
Out Where the Stars Begin
| Dick Foran
1938 --
Over the Wall
| Jerry Davis
1938 --
Love, Honor and Behave
| Pete Martin
1937 --
Breakdowns of 1937
| Self
1937 --
She Loved a Fireman
| James "Red" Tyler
1937 --
The Perfect Specimen
| Jink Carter
1937 --
Sunday Night at the Trocadero
| Dick Foran
1937 --
Prairie Thunder
| Rod Farrell
1937 --
The Devil's Saddle Legion
| Tal Holladay
1937 --
Empty Holsters
| Clay Brent
1937 --
Blazing Sixes
| Red Barton
1937 --
The Cherokee Strip
| Dick Hudson
1937 --
Land Beyond the Law
| Charles "Chip" Douglas
1937 --
Black Legion
| Ed Jackson
1936 --
Breakdowns of 1936
| Self
1936 --
Guns of the Pecos
| Steve Ainslee
1936 --
California Mail
| Bill Harkins
1936 --
The Sunday Round-Up
| Parson Ted Burke
1936 --
Trailin' West
| Lieut. Red Colton
1936 --
Sunkist Stars at Palm Springs
|
1936 --
Public Enemy's Wife
| Thomas Duncan McKay
1936 --
Earthworm Tractors
| Emmet McManus
1936 --
The Big Noise
| Don Andrews
1936 --
The Golden Arrow
| Tommy Blake
1936 --
Treachery Rides the Range
| Red Taylor
1936 --
Song of the Saddle
| Frank Wilson, Jr.
1936 --
The Petrified Forest
| Boze Hertzlinger
1935 --
Dangerous
| Teddy
1935 --
Moonlight on the Prairie
| Ace Andrews
1935 --
Shipmates Forever
| Gifford
1935 --
Accent on Youth
| Butch
1935 --
The Farmer Takes a Wife
| Walt Lansing
1935 --
It's A Small World
| Motor Cop
1935 --
One More Spring
| Park Policeman
1935 --
The Lottery Lover
| Cadet
1934 --
Gentlemen Are Born
| Smudge Casey
1934 --
Student Tour
| Assistant Manager
1934 --
Change of Heart
| Nick
1934 --
Stand Up and Cheer!
| Nick Foran