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Dick Foran

Actor / Musician | * 06/18/1910 († 69, 08/10/1979) | Flemington, New Jersey (United States of America (USA))
John Nicholas "Dick" Foran (June 18, 1910 – August 10, 1979) was an American actor and singer, known for his performances in Western musicals and for playing supporting roles in dramatic pictures. He appeared in dozens of movies of every type during his lengthy career, often with top stars leading the cast. ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Western

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A couple of young, out-of-work archaeologists in Egypt discover evidence of the burial place of the ancient Egyptian princess Ananka. After receiving funding from an eccentric magician and his beautif ...

The Mummy's Hand

Certification unknown

1940 | 3.0/5 | 1h 7min
Horror, Adventure, Fantasy
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Owen Thursday sees his new posting to the desolate Fort Apache as a chance to claim the military honour which he believes is rightfully his. Arrogant, obsessed with military form and ultimately self-d ...

Fort Apache

Certification unknown

1948 | 3.6/5 | 2h 5min
Western
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'Guns' Donovan prefers carousing with his pals Doc Dedham and 'Boats' Gilhooley, until Dedham's high-society daughter Amelia shows up in their South Seas paradise. ...

Donovan's Reef

Certification unknown

1963 | 3.1/5 | 1h 49min
Adventure, Comedy, Romance / Love
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A lawyer tries to exact justice on a woman he defended in court -- a woman whom he found out was guilty after getting her off. ...

Please Murder Me

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1956 | 3.0/5 | 1h 18min
Crime, Drama
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Awards & Nominations for Dick Foran

Star On Hollywood Walk of Fame
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Movies with Dick Foran as Actor(102)

as Himself (archive footage)2008 Shemp Cocktail: A Toast to the Original Stooge
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)1983 Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
as Self (archive footage)1982 Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!
as Self (archive footage)1975 Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
as Stark1965 Taggart
as Sean O'Brien1963 Donovan's Reef
1962 Should I Marry Outside My Faith?
as Patrick Lonigan1960 Studs Lonigan
as Ed1960 The Big Night
as Dan Wendover1959 The Atomic Submarine
as Frank 'Sarge' Miller1958 Violent Road
as Col. Henry Spalding1958 Thundering Jets
as Jim McGinnis1958 The Fearmakers
as Artie Blaine1957 Chicago Confidential
as Bert Gaines1957 Sierra Stranger
as Joe Leeds1956 Please Murder Me
as Thomas Mara1955 The Miracle on 34th Street
as Alan Doran1955 Treasure Of Ruby Hills
as Jeff Clark1952 The Kill
as Frank Jennings1951 Al Jennings of Oklahoma
as Sheriff La Farge1949 El Paso
as Joel Benton1949 Deputy Marshal
as Sgt. Quincannon1948 Fort Apache
as Dale Whipple1947 Easy Come, Easy Go
as Singing Cowboy (clip from "Sunday Roundup", 1936) (uncredited)1947 Hollywood Wonderland
as himself1946 Blow-Ups of 1946
as (archive footage)1946 Movieland Magic
as Christopher Price1945 Guest Wife
as Dave O'Connor1943 Hi, Buddy
as Van Moore1943 He's My Guy
as Bronco Bob Mitchell1942 Ride 'Em Cowboy
as Lon Prentice1942 Private Buckaroo
as Bill Edwards1942 Behind the Eight Ball
as Stephen Banning1942 The Mummy's Tomb
as Dennis Devlin1942 Butch Minds the Baby
as himself1942 Breakdowns of 1942
as Bill Martin1941 Horror Island
as Jinx Roberts1941 Keep 'Em Flying
as Duke Masters1941 Road Agent
as Dynamite Dugan1941 In the Navy
as Kansas1941 The Kid from Kansas
as Jim Benton1941 Riders of Death Valley
as Frank1941 Unfinished Business
as Ernest Talbot1941 Four Mothers
as Frank Conroy1941 Mob Town
as Matthew Maule1940 The House of the Seven Gables
as Long John Wynn1940 The Fighting 69th
as Steve Banning1940 The Mummy's Hand
as Jeff Ramsay1940 Winners of the West
as Johnny Cash1940 Rangers of Fortune
as Wayne Carter1940 My Little Chickadee
as Brainy Thornton1939 Hero for a Day
as Paul Carver1939 I Stole a Million
as Danny Blake1939 Inside Information
as Eddie Moore1939 Daughters Courageous
as Ernest Talbot1939 Four Wives
as Jim Rickey1939 Private Detective
as Tom Knivel1938 The Sisters
as Alan Baker1938 Heart of the North
as Pete Martin1938 Love, Honor and Behave
as Sam Thorne1938 Cowboy from Brooklyn
as Ernest1938 Four Daughters
as Jerry Davis1938 Over the Wall
as himself1938 Out Where the Stars Begin
as 'Killer' Lee Burke1938 Secrets of a Nurse
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)1938 Breakdowns of 1938
as Larry Toms1938 Boy Meets Girl
as Ed Jackson1937 Black Legion
as Rod Farrell1937 Prairie Thunder
as Red Barton1937 Blazing Sixes
as Dick Hudson1937 The Cherokee Strip
as Clay Brent1937 Empty Holsters
as James "Red" Tyler1937 She Loved a Fireman
as Charles "Chip" Douglas1937 Land Beyond the Law
as Steve Ainslee1937 Guns of the Pecos
as Jink Carter1937 The Perfect Specimen
as himself1937 Breakdowns of 1937
as himself1937 Sunday Night at the Trocadero
as Tal Holladay1937 The Devil's Saddle Legion
as himself1936 Breakdowns of 1936
as Bill Harkins1936 California Mail
1936 Sunkist Stars at Palm Springs
as Red Taylor1936 Treachery Rides the Range
as Parson Ted Burke1936 The Sunday Round-Up
as Don Andrews1936 The Big Noise
as Emmet McManus1936 Earthworm Tractors
as Lieut. Red Colton1936 Trailin' West
as Tommy Blake1936 The Golden Arrow
as Frank Wilson, Jr.1936 Song of the Saddle
as Thomas Duncan McKay1936 Public Enemy's Wife
as Boze Hertzlinger1936 The Petrified Forest
as Cadet1935 The Lottery Lover
as Gifford1935 Shipmates Forever
as Ace Andrews1935 Moonlight on the Prairie
as Teddy1935 Dangerous
as Park Policeman1935 One More Spring
as Motor Cop1935 It's A Small World
as Butch1935 Accent on Youth
as Assistant Manager1934 Student Tour
as Smudge Casey1934 Gentlemen Are Born
as Nick1934 Change of Heart
as Nick Foran1934 Stand Up and Cheer!

TV Shows/Series with Dick Foran as Actor(45)

1968 Adam-12
1965 O.K. Crackerby
as Jeremiah1964 Daniel Boone
as Simon Doggett1964 Daniel Boone
as Colton1963 The Great Adventure
1963 The Dakotas
as Duggan1962 The Virginian
as Mayor1962 The Virginian
as Frank Devereaux1962 The Virginian
as Paul Adams1961 Dr. Kildare
as Major Taggert1959 Rawhide
1958 77 Sunset Strip
as Sheriff D. Wilkes1958 Wanted: Dead or Alive
as Frank Koster1958 Wanted: Dead or Alive
as Mr. Halligan1958 Yancy Derringer
1958 Lawman
as David Steele1957 Richard Diamond, Private Detective
1957 Have Gun, Will Travel
as Dr. David Craig1957 Perry Mason
as Steve Benton1957 Perry Mason
as Harlan Merrill1957 Perry Mason
1957 Maverick
1956 State Trooper
1955 The 20th Century Fox Hour
as Hugh Waring1955 The Millionaire
as Sheriff1955 Gunsmoke
1955 Cheyenne
1955 Matinee Theater
1954 Lassie
as Robert Maxwell1954 Climax!
as Luke Bradshaw1954 Climax!
as Phil1953 Letter to Loretta
as Esau Hepburn1952 Four Star Playhouse
as Mr. Murdock1952 Four Star Playhouse
as Will Foster1952 Four Star Playhouse
as Ferguson1952 Death Valley Days
1952 Cavalcade of America
1951 The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
as Bob1950 Lux Video Theatre
as Matt1950 Lux Video Theatre
1949 Suspense
1948 Studio One
as Russ Adams1948 Studio One
as Jeff Clark1948 Studio One
as Larry1948 Studio One

Full Name: Dick Foran
Born: Saturday, 06/18 1910 (June) in Flemington, New Jersey (United States of America (USA))
Died: Friday, 08/10 1979 (August) in Panorama City (aged: 69)
Zodiac sign: Gemini (Chinese zodiac sign: Dog)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Educated at: Princeton University, Hun School of Princeton, Mercersburg Academy
Siblings: Walter E. Foran
Father: Arthur F. Foran
Other names for Dick Foran (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"John Nicholas Foran"
"Nick 'Dick' Foran"
"Nick Foran"
"Richard Foran"
"Dick Foran the Singing Cowboy"
"The Singing Cowboy Dick Foran"
Dick Foran frequently works together with these people:
Loretta Young (117x, Actress)
Harry Townes (43x, Actor)
Harry Harvey (43x, Actor)
Royal Dano (38x, Actor)
Harry Lauter (38x, Actor)
William Schallert (37x, Actor)
John Hoyt (35x, Actor)
Claude Akins (35x, Actor)
Everett Sloane (35x, Actor)
William Fawcett (35x, Actor)
Vaughn Taylor (35x, Actor)
Hal B. Wallis (18x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:9080, Added: 05/06/2018, Last updated: 04/13/2024