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10.0
The Sunday Round-Up
1936
as Parson Ted Burke
Dick Foran
Acting
Born:June 18, 1910
Died:August 10, 1979(aged 69)
Birthplace:Flemington, New Jersey, USA
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CommunityBiography
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 (101 movies)
8.0
8.0
The Kill
1952
as Jeff Clark
7.1
7.1
The Petrified Forest
1936
as Boze Hertzlinger
7.0
7.0
Fort Apache
1948
as Sgt. Quincannon
7.0
7.0
Land Beyond the Law
1937
as Charles "Chip" Douglas
7.0
7.0
Song of the Saddle
1936
as Frank Wilson, Jr.
7.0
7.0
Hi, Buddy
1943
as Dave O'Connor
6.9
6.9
The House of the Seven Gables
1940
as Matthew Maule
6.7
6.7
Hollywood Wonderland
1947
as Singing Cowboy (clip from "Sunday Roundup", 1936) (uncredited)
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6.6
Dangerous
1935
as Teddy
6.6
6.6
Out Where the Stars Begin
1938
as Dick Foran
6.6
6.6
Four Daughters
1938
as Ernest
6.6
6.6
Black Legion
1937
as Ed Jackson
6.5
6.5
Riders of Death Valley
1941
as Jim Benton
6.5
6.5
Gentlemen Are Born
1934
as Smudge Casey
6.5
6.5
Shipmates Forever
1935
as Gifford
6.5
6.5
Boy Meets Girl
1938
as Larry Toms
6.4
6.4
In the Navy
1941
as Dynamite Dugan
6.4
6.4
My Little Chickadee
1940
as Wayne Carter
6.2
6.2
Guns of the Pecos
1936
as Steve Ainslee
6.2
6.2
Change of Heart
1934
as Nick
6.2
6.2
The Fearmakers
1958
as Jim McGinnis
6.2
6.2
Four Mothers
1941
as Ernest Talbot
6.2
6.2
Daughters Courageous
1939
as Eddie Moore
6.2
6.2
Donovan's Reef
1963
as Sean O'Brien
6.1
6.1
The Golden Arrow
1936
as Tommy Blake
6.0
6.0
The Cherokee Strip
1937
as Dick Hudson
6.0
6.0
Keep 'Em Flying
1941
as Jinx Roberts
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6.0
She Loved a Fireman
1937
as James "Red" Tyler
6.0
6.0
Blazing Sixes
1937
as Red Barton
6.0
6.0
Breakdowns of 1937
1937
as Self
6.0
6.0
Breakdowns of 1942
1942
as Self
6.0
6.0
Blow-Ups of 1946
1946
as Self
6.0
6.0
I Stole a Million
1939
as Paul Carver
6.0
6.0
Private Detective
1939
as Jim Rickey
6.0
6.0
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!
1982
as Self (archive footage)
6.0
6.0
He's My Guy
1943
as Van Moore
6.0
6.0
Violent Road
1958
as Frank 'Sarge' Miller
6.0
6.0
Guest Wife
1945
as Christopher Price
5.9
5.9
Ride 'Em Cowboy
1942
as Bronco Bob Mitchell
5.8
5.8
The Sisters
1938
as Tom Knivel
5.8
5.8
Please Murder Me
1956
as Joe Leeds
5.8
5.8
Horror Island
1941
as Bill Martin
5.8
5.8
Public Enemy's Wife
1936
as Thomas Duncan McKay
5.8
5.8
One More Spring
1935
as Park Policeman
5.7
5.7
The Mummy's Hand
1940
as Steve Banning
5.7
5.7
El Paso
1949
as Sheriff La Farge
5.7
5.7
The Perfect Specimen
1937
as Jink Carter
5.6
5.6
Deputy Marshal
1949
as Joel Benton
5.6
5.6
The Mummy's Tomb
1942
as Prof. Stephen A. Banning
5.5
5.5
Brighty of the Grand Canyon
1966
as The Prospector
5.5
5.5
Moonlight on the Prairie
1935
as Ace Andrews
5.5
5.5
The Fighting 69th
1940
as Long John Wynn
5.5
5.5
Accent on Youth
1935
as Butch
5.4
5.4
Taggart
1965
as Stark
5.3
5.3
Four Wives
1939
as Ernest Talbot
5.3
5.3
The Atomic Submarine
1959
as Dan Wendover
5.3
5.3
Unfinished Business
1941
as Frank
5.2
5.2
The Miracle on 34th Street
1955
as Thomas Mara
5.0
5.0
Earthworm Tractors
1936
as Emmet McManus
5.0
5.0
Al Jennings of Oklahoma
1951
as Frank Jennings
5.0
5.0
Rangers of Fortune
1940
as Johnny Cash
5.0
5.0
The Big Noise
1936
as Don Andrews
5.0
5.0
Over the Wall
1938
as Jerry Davis
5.0
5.0
Movieland Magic
1946
as (archive footage)
5.0
5.0
Night of Execution
1955
as Robert Maxwell
4.9
4.9
Stand Up and Cheer!
1934
as Nick Foran
4.8
4.8
Chicago Confidential
1957
as Artie Blaine
4.7
4.7
Behind the Eight Ball
1942
as Bill Edwards
4.7
4.7
Breakdowns of 1938
1938
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
4.6
4.6
Private Buckaroo
1942
as Lon Prentice
4.5
4.5
Sierra Stranger
1957
as Bert Gaines
4.5
4.5
It's A Small World
1935
as Motor Cop
4.4
4.4
California Mail
1936
as Bill Harkins
4.2
4.2
Studs Lonigan
1960
as Patrick Lonigan
4.0
4.0
Secrets of a Nurse
1938
as 'Killer' Lee Burke
4.0
4.0
Treasure of Ruby Hills
1955
as Alan Doran
4.0
4.0
Cowboy from Brooklyn
1938
as Sam Thorne
3.8
3.8
Sunday Night at the Trocadero
1937
as Dick Foran
3.7
3.7
Heart of the North
1938
as Alan Baker
3.0
3.0
Prairie Thunder
1937
as Rod Farrell
3.0
3.0
The Lottery Lover
1935
as Cadet
3.0
3.0
Love, Honor and Behave
1938
as Pete Martin
2.4
2.4
Should I Marry Outside My Faith?
1962
1.0
1.0
Sunkist Stars at Palm Springs
1936
1.0
1.0
Treachery Rides the Range
1936
as Red Taylor
0.5
0.5
The Devil's Saddle Legion
1937
as Tal Holladay
Shemp Cocktail: A Toast to the Original Stooge
2008
as Self (archive footage)
Butch Minds the Baby
1942
as Dennis Devlin
Thundering Jets
1958
as Col. Henry Spalding
The Big Night
1960
as Ed Robello
Easy Come, Easy Go
1947
as Dale Whipple
Winners of the West
1940
as Jeff Ramsay
Empty Holsters
1937
as Clay Brent
Road Agent
1941
as Duke Masters
Trailin' West
1936
as Lieut. Red Colton
The Kid from Kansas
1941
as Kansas
Breakdowns of 1936
1936
as Self
Mob Town
1941
as Frank Conroy
Hero for a Day
1939
as Brainy Thornton
Inside Information
1939
as Danny Blake
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