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Dick Foran
Flemington, New Jersey, USA
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 pic…
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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 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.
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2008
Shemp Cocktail: A Toast to the Original Stooge
Movie Self (archive footage)
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1983
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Movie Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
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1982
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!
Movie Self (archive footage)
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1975
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Movie Self (archive footage)
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1968
Mayberry R.F.D.
TV show King Beaumont
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1968
Adam-12
TV show Fred Haines
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1966
Brighty of the Grand Canyon
Movie The Prospector
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1965
O.K. Crackerby
TV show
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1965
Taggart
Movie Stark
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1964
Daniel Boone
TV show Jeremiah
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1963
The Great Adventure
TV show Colton
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1963
Donovan's Reef
Movie Sean O'Brien
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1963
The Dakotas
TV show
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1962
The Virginian
TV show Duggan
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1961
Dr. Kildare
TV show Paul Adams
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1960
Studs Lonigan
Movie Patrick Lonigan
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1960
The Big Night
Movie Ed Robello
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1959
The Atomic Submarine
Movie Dan Wendover
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1959
The Swamp Fox
TV show Gabriel Marion
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1959
Rawhide
TV show Major Taggert
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1958
77 Sunset Strip
TV show
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1958
Lawman
TV show Ed Kelly
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1958
Yancy Derringer
TV show Mr. Halligan
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1958
The Fearmakers
Movie Jim McGinnis
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1958
Wanted: Dead or Alive
TV show Sheriff D. Wilkes
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1958
Violent Road
Movie Frank 'Sarge' Miller
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1958
Thundering Jets
Movie Col. Henry Spalding
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1957
Maverick
TV show Sheriff Edwards
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1957
Perry Mason
TV show Dr. David Craig
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1957
Have Gun, Will Travel
TV show
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1957
Chicago Confidential
Movie Artie Blaine
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1957
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
TV show David Steele
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1957
Sierra Stranger
Movie Bert Gaines
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1957
The O. Henry Playhouse
TV show Calliope
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1956
State Trooper
TV show
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1956
On Trial
TV show Newcombe
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1956
Please Murder Me
Movie Joe Leeds
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1955
The Miracle on 34th Street
Movie Thomas Mara
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1955
Matinee Theater
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