Dick Foran

Dick Foran

Acting
🎂 1910-06-18 (69 years old at death)
✝️ 1979-08-10
📍 Flemington, New Jersey, USA
👤 Male
🎬 105 Movies
🔗 IMDb
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, ...
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Filmography (105 movies)

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