Dick Foran
Born in Flemington, New Jersey, USA — Jun 18 1910• Died Aug 10 1979
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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 go…
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Perry Mason
Dr. David Craig
Adam-12
Fred Haines
Have Gun, Will Travel
Lassie
Maverick
Sheriff Edwards
The Virginian
Duggan
Climax!
Robert Maxwell
Dr. Kildare
Paul Adams
Matinee Theater
Studio One
Lawman
Cheyenne
Four Star Playhouse
Esau Hepburn
Daniel Boone
Jeremiah
Rawhide
Major Taggert
77 Sunset Strip
Wanted: Dead or Alive
Sheriff D. Wilkes
Kraft Television Theatre
Gunsmoke
Sheriff
Suspense
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
David Steele
State Trooper
The 20th Century Fox Hour
Thomas Mara
The Millionaire
Hugh Waring
Mayberry R.F.D.
King Beaumont
Cavalcade of America
The Great Adventure
Colton
Yancy Derringer
Mr. Halligan
Lux Video Theatre
Bob
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
The Dakotas
Letter to Loretta
Phil
Death Valley Days
Ferguson
Fort Apache
Sgt. Quincannon
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Donovan's Reef
Sean O'Brien
Over the Wall
Jerry Davis
The Swamp Fox
Gabriel Marion
O.K. Crackerby
Horror Island
Bill Martin
Dangerous
Teddy
The Petrified Forest
Boze Hertzlinger
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!
Self (archive footage)
Ride 'Em Cowboy
Bronco Bob Mitchell
Keep 'Em Flying
Jinx Roberts
The Mummy's Tomb
Prof. Stephen A. Banning
The Fighting 69th
Long John Wynn
Breakdowns of 1942
Self
Black Legion
Ed Jackson
The O. Henry Playhouse
Calliope
I Stole a Million
Paul Carver
The Mummy's Hand
Steve Banning
El Paso
Sheriff La Farge
Al Jennings of Oklahoma
Frank Jennings
The Farmer Takes a Wife
Walt Lansing
Breakdowns of 1938
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Sunday Night at the Trocadero
Dick Foran
The Kill
Jeff Clark
Rangers of Fortune
Johnny Cash
Taggart
Stark
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Self (archive footage)
Winners of the West
Jeff Ramsay
Four Wives
Ernest Talbot
Student Tour
Assistant Manager
Change of Heart
Nick
Four Daughters
Ernest
Stand Up and Cheer!
Nick Foran
Sunkist Stars at Palm Springs
Hi, Buddy
Dave O'Connor
Daughters Courageous
Eddie Moore
Violent Road
Frank 'Sarge' Miller
Trailin' West
Lieut. Red Colton
The Sisters
Tom Knivel
Love, Honor and Behave
Pete Martin
Deputy Marshal
Joel Benton
Riders of Death Valley
Jim Benton
Secrets of a Nurse
'Killer' Lee Burke
Blazing Sixes
Red Barton
Guest Wife
Christopher Price
The Atomic Submarine
Dan Wendover
The House of the Seven Gables
Matthew Maule
The Fearmakers
Jim McGinnis
One More Spring
Park Policeman
Private Detective
Jim Rickey
In the Navy
Dynamite Dugan
Breakdowns of 1937
Self
Unfinished Business
Frank
Sierra Stranger
Bert Gaines
The Big Noise
Don Andrews
Prairie Thunder
Rod Farrell
Please Murder Me
Joe Leeds
The Big Night
Ed Robello
Butch Minds the Baby
Dennis Devlin
Gentlemen Are Born
Smudge Casey
Land Beyond the Law
Charles "Chip" Douglas
Private Buckaroo
Lon Prentice
Heart of the North
Alan Baker
The Perfect Specimen
Jink Carter
The Lottery Lover
Cadet
The Miracle on 34th Street
Thomas Mara
Studs Lonigan
Patrick Lonigan
Easy Come, Easy Go
Dale Whipple
He's My Guy
Van Moore
Earthworm Tractors
Emmet McManus
It's A Small World
Motor Cop
California Mail
Bill Harkins
Cowboy from Brooklyn
Sam Thorne
She Loved a Fireman
James "Red" Tyler
Chicago Confidential
Artie Blaine
The Kid from Kansas
Kansas
My Little Chickadee
Wayne Carter
Breakdowns of 1936
Self
Empty Holsters
Clay Brent
Moonlight on the Prairie
Ace Andrews
Boy Meets Girl
Larry Toms
Treachery Rides the Range
Red Taylor
Four Mothers
Ernest Talbot
Road Agent
Duke Masters
Song of the Saddle
Frank Wilson, Jr.
Shipmates Forever
Gifford
Treasure of Ruby Hills
Alan Doran
Shemp Cocktail: A Toast to the Original Stooge
Self (archive footage)
Thundering Jets
Col. Henry Spalding
Accent on Youth
Butch
Blow-Ups of 1946
Self
Night of Execution
Robert Maxwell
Mob Town
Frank Conroy
Out Where the Stars Begin
Dick Foran
The Cherokee Strip
Dick Hudson
Movieland Magic
(archive footage)
Guns of the Pecos
Steve Ainslee
Inside Information
Danny Blake
The Golden Arrow
Tommy Blake
Brighty of the Grand Canyon
The Prospector
The Sunday Round-Up
Parson Ted Burke
Hollywood Wonderland
Singing Cowboy (clip from "Sunday Roundup", 1936) (uncredited)
The Devil's Saddle Legion
Tal Holladay
Public Enemy's Wife
Thomas Duncan McKay
Hero for a Day
Brainy Thornton
Should I Marry Outside My Faith?
Behind the Eight Ball
Bill Edwards