ACTOR

Dick Foran

1910 - 1979

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John Nicholas "Dick" Foran (June 18, 1910 – August 10, 1979) was an American actor and singer, known for his performances in Western musicals and for playing supporting roles in dramatic pictures. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Dick Foran has received more than 389,494 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Dick Foran is the 9,477th most popular actor (down from 8,646th in 2019), the 13,860th most popular biography from United States (down from 12,674th in 2019) and the 4,439th most popular American Actor.

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  • 390k

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  • 38.29

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.68

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.59

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Dick Foran ranks 9,477 out of 13,578. Before him are Oh Se-hun, Rob McElhenney, Jessica Lucas, Romola Garai, Aki Toyosaki, and Irwin Keyes. After him are Rafael Amaya, Amanda Abbington, Lola Pagnani, Anne Lockhart, Lane Garrison, and Jason Mantzoukas.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1910, Dick Foran ranks 414. Before him are Nicholas Monsarrat, Károly Takács, Jacquetta Hawkes, Barbara Castle, Mary Haas, and Josephine McKim. After him are Jack Mercer, Marion Roper, Pauli Murray, Lillian Roth, Gale Page, and Carl Knowles. Among people deceased in 1979, Dick Foran ranks 298. Before him are John F. Seitz, Jack Mulhall, Nicholas Monsarrat, Frank Fredrickson, Vladimir Fyodorov, and Allen Tate. After him are Dorothy Peterson, Beatrice Hicks, Doris Kenyon, James T. Farrell, William Gargan, and Scott Vincent.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Dick Foran ranks 13,860 out of 20,380. Before him are Rob McElhenney (1977), Chuck Share (1927), Adam Nelson (1975), Jon Oliva (1959), Valerie Thomas (1943), and Irwin Keyes (1952). After him are Joseph Bernardin (1928), Mitch Daniels (1949), Bill Davis (2000), John Carney (1956), Inspectah Deck (1970), and Steven Wright (1955).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Dick Foran ranks 4,439. Before him are Seth Gabel (1981), Chris Carmack (1980), Mark Deklin (1967), Dot Jones (1964), Rob McElhenney (1977), and Irwin Keyes (1952). After him are Anne Lockhart (1953), Lane Garrison (1980), Jason Mantzoukas (1972), Billy Gardell (1969), Al Freeman Jr. (1934), and Eric Balfour (1977).

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Television and Movie Roles

The Mummy's Hand
Steve Banning
A couple of young, out-of-work archaeologists in Egypt discover evidence of the burial place of the ancient Egyptian princess Ananka. After receiving funding from an eccentric magician and his beautiful daughter, they set out into the desert only to be terrorized by a sinister high priest and the living mummy Kharis who are the guardians of Ananka’s tomb.
Sep 20o 19405.8 / 10
The Petrified Forest
Boze Hertzlinger
Gabby, the waitress in an isolated Arizona diner, dreams of a bigger and better life. One day penniless intellectual Alan drifts into the joint and the two strike up a rapport. Soon enough, notorious killer Duke Mantee takes the diner's inhabitants hostage. Surrounded by miles of desert, the patrons and staff are forced to sit tight with Mantee and his gang overnight.
Feb 8o 19367 / 10
Fort Apache
Sgt. Quincannon
Owen Thursday sees his new posting to the desolate Fort Apache as a chance to claim the military honour which he believes is rightfully his. Arrogant, obsessed with military form and ultimately self-destructive, he attempts to destroy the Apache chief Cochise after luring him across the border from Mexico, against the advice of his subordinates.
Jun 14o 19487 / 10