Portrait of Dick Foran

Acting

Dick Foran

Career

Active from 1934 to 1966, busiest in 1936 with 11 main titles.

Leading roles
50
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score58/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Petrified Forest
The Petrified Forest
GoodWatch score84/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 59 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.4 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Dick Foran Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.8, average 5.4
  • Psychological
    4.1, average 5.5
  • Pathos
    4.2, average 5.3
  • Melancholy
    3.6, average 4.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Historical Setting 8
  • Social Commentary 4
  • Classic Screwball Comedy 3
  • Witty Dialogue 3
  • Family-Friendly 3
  • Classic Western 3
  • Classic Hollywood Comedy 2
  • Feel-Good 2
  • Wholesome Entertainment 2
  • Moral Dilemma 2
  • Character-Driven Humor 2
  • Vintage Cinema 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

132
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1960s

13 titles ยท average score 60
Adam-12
Adam-12 (1968)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show ยท as Fred Haines

Mayberry R.F.D.
Mayberry R.F.D. (1968)
GoodWatch score 60

TV show ยท as King Beaumont

Brighty of the Grand Canyon
Brighty of the Grand Canyon (1966)

as The Prospector

Taggart
Taggart (1965)
GoodWatch score 56

as Stark

O.K. Crackerby
O.K. Crackerby (1965)

TV show

Daniel Boone
Daniel Boone (1964)
GoodWatch score 47

TV show ยท as Jeremiah / Simon Doggett

The Great Adventure
The Great Adventure (1963)

TV show ยท as Colton

Donovan's Reef
Donovan's Reef (1963)
GoodWatch score 58

as Sean O'Brien

The Virginian
The Virginian (1962)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show ยท as Mayor / Frank Devereaux

Dr. Kildare
Dr. Kildare (1961)
GoodWatch score 63

TV show ยท as Paul Adams

The Big Night
The Big Night (1960)

as Ed Robello

Studs Lonigan
Studs Lonigan (1960)
GoodWatch score 53

as Patrick Lonigan

1950s

39 titles ยท average score 63
The Atomic Submarine
The Atomic Submarine (1959)
GoodWatch score 44

as Dan Wendover

The Fearmakers
The Fearmakers (1958)
GoodWatch score 52

as Jim McGinnis

Chicago Confidential
Chicago Confidential (1957)
GoodWatch score 37

as Artie Blaine

Sierra Stranger
Sierra Stranger (1957)

as Bert Gaines

Perry Mason
Perry Mason (1957)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show ยท as Harlan Merrill / Dr. David Craig

Have Gun, Will Travel
Have Gun, Will Travel (1957)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show

Please Murder Me
Please Murder Me (1956)
GoodWatch score 56

as Joe Leeds

Night of Execution
Night of Execution (1955)

as Robert Maxwell

Treasure of Ruby Hills
Treasure of Ruby Hills (1955)

as Alan Doran

Lassie
Lassie (1954)
GoodWatch score 64

TV show ยท as Fire Chief Ed Washburne

The Kill
The Kill (1952)

as Jeff Clark

Al Jennings of Oklahoma
Al Jennings of Oklahoma (1951)
GoodWatch score 60

as Frank Jennings

1940s

32 titles ยท average score 61
Deputy Marshal
Deputy Marshal (1949)

as Joel Benton

Guest Wife
Guest Wife (1945)
GoodWatch score 54

as Christopher Price

Hi, Buddy
Hi, Buddy (1943)

as Dave O'Connor

The Mummy's Tomb
The Mummy's Tomb (1942)
GoodWatch score 36

as Prof. Stephen A. Banning

Ride 'Em Cowboy
Ride 'Em Cowboy (1942)
GoodWatch score 56

as Bronco Bob Mitchell

Private Buckaroo
Private Buckaroo (1942)
GoodWatch score 46

as Lon Prentice

Butch Minds the Baby
Butch Minds the Baby (1942)

as Dennis Devlin

Horror Island
Horror Island (1941)
GoodWatch score 52

as Bill Martin

Road Agent
Road Agent (1941)

as Duke Masters

Riders of Death Valley
Riders of Death Valley (1941)

as Jim Benton

The Mummy's Hand
The Mummy's Hand (1940)
GoodWatch score 57

as Steve Banning

Winners of the West
Winners of the West (1940)

as Jeff Ramsay

1930s

48 titles ยท average score 64
Private Detective
Private Detective (1939)
GoodWatch score 63

as Jim Rickey

I Stole a Million
I Stole a Million (1939)

as Paul Carver

Heart of the North
Heart of the North (1938)

as Alan Baker

Black Legion
Black Legion (1937)
GoodWatch score 82

as Ed Jackson

Land Beyond the Law
Land Beyond the Law (1937)

as Charles "Chip" Douglas

She Loved a Fireman
She Loved a Fireman (1937)
GoodWatch score 63

as James "Red" Tyler

Treachery Rides the Range
Treachery Rides the Range (1936)

as Red Taylor

The Sunday Round-Up
The Sunday Round-Up (1936)

as Parson Ted Burke

The Petrified Forest
The Petrified Forest (1936)
GoodWatch score 84

as Boze Hertzlinger

Song of the Saddle
Song of the Saddle (1936)

as Frank Wilson, Jr.

Guns of the Pecos
Guns of the Pecos (1936)

as Steve Ainslee

Moonlight on the Prairie
Moonlight on the Prairie (1935)

as Ace Andrews