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American former child actor From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Johnny Doran (born John Alan Doran, May 25, 1962) is an American former child actor. Discovered by a talent scout while performing George M. Cohan songs with his younger brother at P. J. Clarke's saloon in New York City,[1] Doran began his acting career in the theatre, appearing as John Henry West in the off-Broadway production of F. Jasmine Addams in 1971,[2] as Bobby Collins in the Broadway production of Children! Children! in 1972[3] and as Hughie Cooper in the national touring production of Finishing Touches from 1973 to 1974.[4][5]
Johnny Doran | |
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 Johnny Doran in 1977 | |
| Born | John Alan Doran May 25, 1962 |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1971–1982, 2022 |
After establishing himself in the New York theatre, Doran transitioned to work in feature films, appearing in principal roles in From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler[6] and Treasure of Matecumbe, as well as television films, including the ABC Afterschool Special, The Pinballs,[7] the ABC made-for-television movie Captains Courageous and the NBC made-for-television movie Rainbow.
In addition to his film roles, Doran also guest-starred on various episodic television series of the 1970s, including Isis, The Fantastic Journey and Little House on the Prairie, as well as co-starring as Tim on the first-run syndicated series Salty and as Mark Mulligan on the NBC comedy-drama series Mulligan's Stew.
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