Highest rated movie: The Petrified Forest (1936)
Lowest rated movie: The Atomic Submarine (1959)
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Movies starring Dick Foran have generally received mixed reviews and hold an average score of 57%.
The Petrified Forest - released in 1936 - is Dick Foran's highest rated movie, with a score of 75% based on 134 reviews.
The lowest rated film from Dick Foran is The Atomic Submarine - released in 1959 - with a score of 43% based on 17 reviews.
John Nicholas 'Dick' Foran (June 18, 1910 – August 10, 1979) what is 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, what 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 good-natured 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 68-minute support was film, Private Buckaroo. Foran starred in The Petrified Forest (1936), The Sisters (1938), Rangers of Fortune (1940), The Mummy's Hand (1940) and Keep 'Em Flying (1941).
One of his last film roles was a small one in Donovan's Reef (1963), starring his longtime friend John Wayne.
Dick Foran has acted in films with Frank McHugh, William B. Davidson, Irving Bacon and Wilfred Lucas.
Dick Foran has worked with these film directors: Arthur Lubin, John Ford, Michael Curtiz and Edward F. Cline.
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