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.

Filmography

• Adam-12 — Fred Haines
• Mayberry R.F.D. — King Beaumont
• 1966Brighty of the Grand Canyon — The Prospector
• O.K. Crackerby
• 1965Taggart — Stark
• Daniel Boone — Jeremiah, Simon Doggett
• 1963Donovan's Reef — Sean O'Brien
• The Dakotas
• The Great Adventure — Colton
• 1962Should I Marry Outside My Faith?
• The Virginian — Duggan, Mayor, Frank Devereaux
• Dr. Kildare — Paul Adams
• 1960Studs Lonigan — Patrick Lonigan
• 1960The Big Night — Ed Robello
• Rawhide — Major Taggert
• 1959The Atomic Submarine — Dan Wendover
• The Swamp Fox — Gabriel Marion
• 77 Sunset Strip
• Lawman — Ed Kelly
• 1958The Fearmakers — Jim McGinnis
• 1958Thundering Jets — Col. Henry Spalding
• 1958Violent Road — Frank 'Sarge' Miller
• Wanted: Dead or Alive — Sheriff D. Wilkes, Frank Koster
• Yancy Derringer — Mr. Halligan
• 1957Chicago Confidential — Artie Blaine
• Have Gun, Will Travel
• Maverick — Sheriff Edwards
• Perry Mason — Dr. David Craig, Steve Benton, Harlan Merrill
• Richard Diamond, Private Detective — David Steele
• 1957Sierra Stranger — Bert Gaines
• The O. Henry Playhouse — Calliope
• On Trial — Newcombe
• 1956Please Murder Me — Joe Leeds
• State Trooper — George Larkin
• Cheyenne
• Gunsmoke — Sheriff
• Matinee Theater
• 1955Night of Execution — Robert Maxwell
• The 20th Century Fox Hour — Thomas Mara
• The Millionaire — Hugh Waring
• 1955The Miracle on 34th Street — Thomas Mara
• 1955Treasure of Ruby Hills — Alan Doran
• Climax! — Robert Maxwell, Luke Bradshaw
• Father Knows Best — Burt
• Lassie — Fire Chief Ed Washburne
• Letter to Loretta — Phil
• Cavalcade of America
• Death Valley Days — Ferguson
• Four Star Playhouse — Esau Hepburn, Mr. Murdock, Will Foster
• 1952The Kill — Jeff Clark
• 1951Al Jennings of Oklahoma — Frank Jennings
• The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
• Lux Video Theatre — Bob, Matt
• 1949Deputy Marshal — Joel Benton
• 1949El Paso — Sheriff La Farge
• Suspense
• 1948Fort Apache — Sgt. Quincannon
• Studio One — Russ Adams, Jeff Clark, Larry
• 1947Easy Come, Easy Go — Dale Whipple
• 1947Hollywood Wonderland — Singing Cowboy (clip from "Sunday Roundup", 1936) (uncredited)
• Kraft Television Theatre
• 1946Movieland Magic — (archive footage)
• 1945Guest Wife — Christopher Price
• 1943He's My Guy — Van Moore
• 1943Hi, Buddy — Dave O'Connor
• 1942Behind the Eight Ball — Bill Edwards
• 1942Butch Minds the Baby — Dennis Devlin
• 1942Private Buckaroo — Lon Prentice
• 1942The Mummy's Tomb — Prof. Stephen A. Banning
• 1941Four Mothers — Ernest Talbot
• 1941Horror Island — Bill Martin
• 1941In the Navy — Dynamite Dugan
• 1941Keep 'Em Flying — Jinx Roberts
• 1941Mob Town — Frank Conroy
• 1941Ride 'Em Cowboy — Bronco Bob Mitchell
• 1941Riders of Death Valley — Jim Benton
• 1941Road Agent — Duke Masters
• 1941The Kid from Kansas — Kansas
• 1941Unfinished Business — Frank
• 1940My Little Chickadee — Wayne Carter
• 1940Rangers of Fortune — Johnny Cash
• 1940The Fighting 69th — Long John Wynn
• 1940The House of the Seven Gables — Matthew Maule
• 1940The Mummy's Hand — Steve Banning
• 1940Winners of the West — Jeff Ramsay
• 1939Daughters Courageous — Eddie Moore
• 1939Four Wives — Ernest Talbot
• 1939Hero for a Day — Brainy Thornton
• 1939I Stole a Million — Paul Carver
• 1939Inside Information — Danny Blake
• 1939Private Detective — Jim Rickey
• 1938Boy Meets Girl — Larry Toms
• 1938Cowboy from Brooklyn — Sam Thorne
• 1938Four Daughters — Ernest
• 1938Heart of the North — Alan Baker
• 1938Love, Honor and Behave — Pete Martin
• 1938Out Where the Stars Begin — Dick Foran
• 1938Over the Wall — Jerry Davis
• 1938Secrets of a Nurse — 'Killer' Lee Burke
• 1938The Sisters — Tom Knivel
• 1937Black Legion — Ed Jackson
• 1937Blazing Sixes — Red Barton
• 1937Empty Holsters — Clay Brent
• 1937Land Beyond the Law — Charles "Chip" Douglas
• 1937Prairie Thunder — Rod Farrell
• 1937She Loved a Fireman — James "Red" Tyler
• 1937Sunday Night at the Trocadero — Dick Foran
• 1937The Cherokee Strip — Dick Hudson
• 1937The Devil's Saddle Legion — Tal Holladay
• 1937The Perfect Specimen — Jink Carter
• 1936California Mail — Bill Harkins
• 1936Earthworm Tractors — Emmet McManus
• 1936Guns of the Pecos — Steve Ainslee
• 1936Public Enemy's Wife — Thomas Duncan McKay
• 1936Song of the Saddle — Frank Wilson, Jr.
• 1936Sunkist Stars at Palm Springs
• 1936The Big Noise — Don Andrews
• 1936The Golden Arrow — Tommy Blake
• 1936The Petrified Forest — Boze Hertzlinger
• 1936The Sunday Round-Up — Parson Ted Burke
• 1936Trailin' West — Lieut. Red Colton
• 1936Treachery Rides the Range — Red Taylor
• 1935Accent on Youth — Butch
• 1935Dangerous — Teddy
• 1935It's A Small World — Motor Cop
• 1935Moonlight on the Prairie — Ace Andrews
• 1935One More Spring — Park Policeman
• 1935Shipmates Forever — Gifford
• 1935The Farmer Takes a Wife — Walt Lansing
• 1935The Lottery Lover — Cadet
• 1934Change of Heart — Nick
• 1934Gentlemen Are Born — Smudge Casey
• 1934Stand Up and Cheer! — Nick Foran
• 1934Student Tour — Assistant Manager

Appearances as themselves (9)

• 2008Shemp Cocktail: A Toast to the Original Stooge — Self (archive footage)
• 1983Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage — Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
• 1982Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers! — Self (archive footage)
• 1975Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? — Self (archive footage)
• 1946Blow-Ups of 1946 — Self
• 1942Breakdowns of 1942 — Self
• 1938Breakdowns of 1938 — Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
• 1937Breakdowns of 1937 — Self
• 1936Breakdowns of 1936 — Self