Dick Foran

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 6foot2 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 goodnatured 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 68minute war support film Private Buckaroo Foran starred in The Petrified Forest 1936 The Sisters 1938 Rangers of Fortune 1940 The Mummys Hand 1940 and Keep Em Flying 1941 One of his last film roles was a small one in Donovans 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 CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia