Johnny Doran (actor)

Born

John Alan Doran

(1962-05-25) May 25, 1962 (age 63)

Greenwich, Connecticut,
United States^[1]

OccupationActor

Yearsactive1971–1982, 2022

Johnny Doran
Johnny Doran in 1977
Born	John Alan Doran (1962-05-25) May 25, 1962 (age 63) Greenwich, Connecticut, United States[1]
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1971–1982, 2022

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]

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.

Doran practices law in Arizona.^[8][9]