Dick Foran

Actor

Male

Born Jun 18, 1910

Hometown Flemington, New J...

Died Aug 10, 1979

Death Place California

Other Names Foran, John Nicholas

John Nicholas 'Dick' Foran was an American actor, known for his performances in western musicals and for playing supporting roles in dramatic pictures.

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Susanne Rosser

Married 1951 - 1979
Carol Gallagher

Married 1943 - 1944
Jinx Falkenburg
Dated 1941
Ruth Hollingsworth

Married 1937 - 1940
Carole Gallagher

Married

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Dvd Extra: Pat, Buzz And Bacon New York Post (Blog)
Google News - Aug 16, 2011

But an actual Wyoming Cowboy -- New Jerseysite Dick Foran, Warners' resident singing cowboy, spoofing himself just as he does that same year with O'Brien in "Boy Meets Girl'' -- raises doubts about Powell's authenticity. The only answer is for Powell
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The Mod Quad: Blood Bath, Burn Witch Burn, Harry In Your Pocket, And Keaton's Cop Film School Rejects
Google News - Aug 08, 2011

THE FEARMAKERS (1958) Stars Dana Andrews, Dick Foran, Marilee Earle. Directed by Jacques Tourneur. OKLAHOMA TERRITORY (1959) Stars Bill Williams, Gloria Talbott, Ted de Corsia. Directed by Edward L. Cahn. TAKE A GIANT STEP (1959) Stars Johnny Nash,
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What's On Today
NYTimes - Jul 22, 2011

8 P.M. (TCM) STAR OF THE MONTH: SINGING COWBOYS Turner Classic Movies celebrates the tuneful heroes of the Wild West, like Gene Autry and Roy Rogers, who could ride, shoot and slug it out with the best of them before sliding out of the saddle, grabbing a guitar and serenading listeners with ballads like ''Tumbling Tumbleweeds'' and ''Happy
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July: Turner Classic Movies Looks At Arabs In Film Arizona Republic
Google News - Jul 02, 2011

And with its usual thoroughness, it isn't giving us just some familiar Gene Autry or Roy Rogers films, but covering a range from Ken Maynard to Dick Foran to Herb Jeffries. The commercial-free cable station gives us many more opportunities to see films
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Timeline

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CHILDHOOD

1910 Birth Born on June 18, 1910.

TWENTIES

1938 28 Years Old In 1938, Foran moved to Universal Studios and acted in many different genres of film from horror to comedies with Abbott and Costello such as Ride 'Em Cowboy (1942).

THIRTIES

Dick Foran in The Petrified Forest film trailer cropped

1943 33 Years Old In 1943, Foran starred on Broadway in the Rodgers and Hart musical comedy A Connecticut Yankee, based on Mark Twain's A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court. … Read More

FORTIES

1959 49 Years Old In 1959 he played Steve Benton who was defended by Perry Mason in the episode "The Case of the Garrulous Gambler".

FIFTIES

1961 51 Years Old He was also featured as Perry Mason's client in the 1961 episode The Case of the Renegate Refugee. … Read More

1968 58 Years Old Foran later appeared in Disney's miniseries The Swamp Fox which was part of The Wonderful World of Color. He was cast in the role of "Fred Haines" in Season 1, Episode 13 of the television show Adam-12 in 1968. … Read More

LATE ADULTHOOD

1979 69 Years Old Died on August 10, 1979.

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