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  1. Aug 13, 1979 · Dick Foran, a veteran actor in western movies who appeared with Cene Autry, Roy Rogers and, .more recently, John Wayne, died Friday at Panorama City (Calif.) Hospital at the age of 69.

  2. 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 ...

  3. Biography by AllMovie [+] Affable "good guy" singer/actor Dick Foran was the son of a U.S. senator. After a tentative stab at a career as a geologist, Foran achieved prominence as a band and radio singer. Billed as Nick Foran, he made his screen debut as a "Paul Revere" type in a surrealistic production number in Fox's Stand Up and Cheer (1934).

  4. Actor Born John Foran on June 18, 1910 in Flemington, N.J. Died Aug. 10, 1979 in Panorama City, CA. C owboy actor Dick Foran appeared in 200 feature films and was probably best known for his role in "The Petrified Forest" with Humphrey Bogart. Foran was active in film work for almost 45 years, from 1935 when he starred in "Moonlight on the ...

  5. Dec 1, 2011 · Dick Foran (1910-1979) was nothing if not versatile! From a radio singer in the early crooner style, to singing cowboy roles in many westerns, he also tackl...

  6. Dick Foran began his career crooning his way through musical Westerns like "Cowboy from Brooklyn," the story of a singer who has to pretend he's a cowboy in order to secure a job, and "Song of the Saddle," in which he plays a son who grows up to avenge his father's death. Warner Bros. was grooming F...

  7. Dick Foran began his career crooning his way through musical Westerns like "Cowboy from Brooklyn," the story of a singer who has to pretend he's a cowboy in order to secure a job, and "Song of the Saddle," in which he plays a son who...