Dick Foran
1910-06-18 ( 114 years old ) in Flemington, New Jersey, USA

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 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 war support 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. 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 CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Movies

Taggart 1965-02-01
Donovan's Reef 1963-06-12
Studs Lonigan 1960-09-01
The Big Night 1960-02-17
The Fearmakers 1958-10-01
Violent Road 1958-05-10
The Kill 1952-09-22
Deputy Marshal 1949-10-28
El Paso 1949-03-22
Fort Apache 1948-05-21
Guest Wife 1945-07-27
He's My Guy 1943-03-26
Hi, Buddy 1943-02-26
Road Agent 1941-12-19
Mob Town 1941-10-03
In the Navy 1941-05-30
Horror Island 1941-03-28
Four Mothers 1941-01-04
Four Wives 1939-12-22
Hero for a Day 1939-10-06
The Sisters 1938-10-14
Boy Meets Girl 1938-08-27
Four Daughters 1938-08-09
Over the Wall 1938-04-02
Empty Holsters 1937-07-10
Blazing Sixes 1937-06-12
Black Legion 1937-01-30
Trailin' West 1936-09-04
The Big Noise 1936-06-22
Dangerous 1935-12-25
Student Tour 1934-10-05