Person
Dick Foran
Born 18 June 1910 Died 10 August 1979, aged 69 Flemington, New Jersey, USA TMDB ↗
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.
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The numbers
23age in their first credit on record (1934)
34years on screen and counting
12credits in 1936, their busiest year
148dated credits on record
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Movie credits
Age: 56 Brighty of the Grand Canyon
1966as The Prospector
Age: 54 Taggart
1965as Stark
Age: 52 Donovan's Reef
1963as Sean O'Brien
Age: 52 Should I Marry Outside My Faith?
1962
Age: 50 Studs Lonigan
1960as Patrick Lonigan
Age: 49 The Big Night
1960as Ed Robello
Age: 49 The Atomic Submarine
1959as Dan Wendover
Age: 48 The Fearmakers
1958as Jim McGinnis
Age: 47 Violent Road
1958as Frank 'Sarge' Miller
Age: 47 Thundering Jets
1958as Col. Henry Spalding
Age: 47 Chicago Confidential
1957as Artie Blaine
Age: 46 Sierra Stranger
1957as Bert Gaines
Age: 45 Please Murder Me
1956as Joe Leeds
Age: 45 The Miracle on 34th Street
1955as Thomas Mara
Age: 45 Night of Execution
1955as Robert Maxwell
Age: 44 Treasure of Ruby Hills
1955as Alan Doran
Age: 42 The Kill
1952as Jeff Clark
Age: 40 Al Jennings of Oklahoma
1951as Frank Jennings
Age: 39 Deputy Marshal
1949as Joel Benton
Age: 38 El Paso
1949as Sheriff La Farge
Age: 37 Fort Apache
1948as Sgt. Quincannon
Age: 37 Hollywood Wonderland
1947as Singing Cowboy (clip from "Sunday Roundup", 1936) (uncredited)
Age: 36 Easy Come, Easy Go
1947as Dale Whipple
Age: 35 Guest Wife
1945as Christopher Price
Age: 32 He's My Guy
1943as Van Moore
Age: 32 Hi, Buddy
1943as Dave O'Connor
Age: 32 Behind the Eight Ball
1942as Bill Edwards
Age: 32 The Mummy's Tomb
1942as Prof. Stephen A. Banning
Age: 31 Private Buckaroo
1942as Lon Prentice
Age: 31 Butch Minds the Baby
1942as Dennis Devlin
Age: 31 Road Agent
1941as Duke Masters
Age: 31 Keep 'Em Flying
1941as Jinx Roberts
Age: 31 Ride 'Em Cowboy
1941as Bronco Bob Mitchell
Age: 31 Mob Town
1941as Frank Conroy
Age: 31 The Kid from Kansas
1941as Kansas
Age: 31 Unfinished Business
1941as Frank
Age: 31 Riders of Death Valley
1941as Jim Benton
Age: 30 In the Navy
1941as Dynamite Dugan
Age: 30 Horror Island
1941as Bill Martin
Age: 30 Four Mothers
1941as Ernest Talbot
Age: 30 Rangers of Fortune
1940as Johnny Cash
Age: 30 The Mummy's Hand
1940as Steve Banning
Age: 30 Winners of the West
1940as Jeff Ramsay
Age: 29 The House of the Seven Gables
1940as Matthew Maule
Age: 29 My Little Chickadee
1940as Wayne Carter
Age: 29 The Fighting 69th
1940as Long John Wynn
Age: 29 Four Wives
1939as Ernest Talbot
Age: 29 Private Detective
1939as Jim Rickey
Age: 29 Hero for a Day
1939as Brainy Thornton
Age: 29 I Stole a Million
1939as Paul Carver
Age: 29 Daughters Courageous
1939as Eddie Moore
Age: 28 Inside Information
1939as Danny Blake
Age: 28 Heart of the North
1938as Alan Baker
Age: 28 Secrets of a Nurse
1938as 'Killer' Lee Burke
Age: 28 The Sisters
1938as Tom Knivel
Age: 28 Boy Meets Girl
1938as Larry Toms
Age: 28 Four Daughters
1938as Ernest
Age: 28 Cowboy from Brooklyn
1938as Sam Thorne
Age: 27 Out Where the Stars Begin
1938as Dick Foran
Age: 27 Over the Wall
1938as Jerry Davis
Age: 27 Love, Honor and Behave
1938as Pete Martin
Age: 27 She Loved a Fireman
1937as James "Red" Tyler
Age: 27 The Perfect Specimen
1937as Jink Carter
Age: 27 Sunday Night at the Trocadero
1937as Dick Foran
Age: 27 Prairie Thunder
1937as Rod Farrell
Age: 27 The Devil's Saddle Legion
1937as Tal Holladay
Age: 27 Empty Holsters
1937as Clay Brent
Age: 26 Blazing Sixes
1937as Red Barton
Age: 26 The Cherokee Strip
1937as Dick Hudson
Age: 26 Land Beyond the Law
1937as Charles "Chip" Douglas
Age: 26 Black Legion
1937as Ed Jackson
Age: 26 Guns of the Pecos
1936as Steve Ainslee
Age: 26 California Mail
1936as Bill Harkins
Age: 26 The Sunday Round-Up
1936as Parson Ted Burke
Age: 26 Trailin' West
1936as Lieut. Red Colton
Age: 26 Earthworm Tractors
1936as Emmet McManus
Age: 26 Public Enemy's Wife
1936as Thomas Duncan McKay
Age: 26 The Big Noise
1936as Don Andrews
Age: 25 The Golden Arrow
1936as Tommy Blake
Age: 25 Treachery Rides the Range
1936as Red Taylor
Age: 25 Song of the Saddle
1936as Frank Wilson, Jr.
Age: 25 The Petrified Forest
1936as Boze Hertzlinger
Age: 25 Sunkist Stars at Palm Springs
1936
Age: 25 Dangerous
1935as Teddy
Age: 25 Moonlight on the Prairie
1935as Ace Andrews
Age: 25 Shipmates Forever
1935as Gifford
Age: 25 Accent on Youth
1935as Butch
Age: 25 The Farmer Takes a Wife
1935as Walt Lansing
Age: 24 It's A Small World
1935as Motor Cop
Age: 24 One More Spring
1935as Park Policeman
Age: 24 The Lottery Lover
1935as Cadet
Age: 24 Gentlemen Are Born
1934as Smudge Casey
Age: 24 Student Tour
1934as Assistant Manager
Age: 23 Change of Heart
1934as Nick
Age: 23 Stand Up and Cheer!
1934as Nick Foran
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TV credits
Age: 58 Mayberry R.F.D.
1968as King Beaumont
Age: 58 Adam-12
1968as Fred Haines
Age: 55 O.K. Crackerby
1965
Age: 54 Daniel Boone
1964as Jeremiah
Age: 54 Daniel Boone
1964as Simon Doggett
Age: 53 The Great Adventure
1963as Colton
Age: 52 The Dakotas
1963
Age: 52 The Virginian
1962as Duggan
Age: 52 The Virginian
1962as Mayor
Age: 52 The Virginian
1962as Frank Devereaux
Age: 51 Dr. Kildare
1961as Paul Adams
Age: 49 The Swamp Fox
1959as Gabriel Marion
Age: 48 Rawhide
1959as Major Taggert
Age: 48 77 Sunset Strip
1958
Age: 48 Lawman
1958as Ed Kelly
Age: 48 Yancy Derringer
1958as Mr. Halligan
Age: 48 Wanted: Dead or Alive
1958as Sheriff D. Wilkes
Age: 48 Wanted: Dead or Alive
1958as Frank Koster
Age: 47 Maverick
1957as Sheriff Edwards
Age: 47 Perry Mason
1957as Dr. David Craig
Age: 47 Perry Mason
1957as Steve Benton
Age: 47 Perry Mason
1957as Harlan Merrill
Age: 47 Have Gun, Will Travel
1957
Age: 47 Richard Diamond, Private Detective
1957as David Steele
Age: 46 The O. Henry Playhouse
1957as Calliope
No poster
Age: 46 State Trooper
1956No poster
Age: 46 State Trooper
1956as George Larkin
No poster
Age: 46 On Trial
1956as Newcombe
Age: 45 Matinee Theater
1955
Age: 45 The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955as Thomas Mara
Age: 45 Cheyenne
1955
Age: 45 Gunsmoke
1955as Sheriff
Age: 44 The Millionaire
1955as Hugh Waring
Age: 44 Climax!
1954as Robert Maxwell
Age: 44 Climax!
1954as Luke Bradshaw
Age: 44 Father Knows Best
1954as Burt
Age: 44 Lassie
1954 Age: 44 Lassie
1954as Fire Chief Ed Washburne
Age: 43 Letter to Loretta
1953as Phil
Age: 42 Cavalcade of America
1952
Age: 42 Death Valley Days
1952as Ferguson
Age: 42 Four Star Playhouse
1952as Esau Hepburn
Age: 42 Four Star Playhouse
1952as Mr. Murdock
Age: 42 Four Star Playhouse
1952as Will Foster
Age: 40 The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
1951No poster
Age: 40 Lux Video Theatre
1950as Bob
No poster
Age: 40 Lux Video Theatre
1950as Matt
Age: 38 Suspense
1949
Age: 38 Studio One
1948 Age: 38 Studio One
1948as Russ Adams
Age: 38 Studio One
1948as Jeff Clark
Age: 38 Studio One
1948as Larry
Age: 36