Johnny Doran (actor)

Johnny Doran
Johnny Doran sitting in a tree and playing guitar. Approximately age 15.
Johnny Doran in 1977
Born
John Alan Doran

(1962-05-25) May 25, 1962 (age 62)
Greenwich, Connecticut,
United States[1]
OccupationActor
Years active1971–1982, 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]

Filmography

References

  1. ^ a b Jack O'Brian (March 15, 1972). "Who Makes The Most?". Spartanburg Herald-Journal. p. A-4.
  2. ^ Barnes, Clive (October 28, 1971). "Stage: Musical Based on McCuller's". The New York Times. p. 49. Retrieved 4 February 2010. Given a story that does Zodiac Johnny Doran, Theresa Merrit, center, ... I liked also Johnny Doran as John Henry West, a child actor who deserves to escape ...
  3. ^ "Children! Children!". Internet Broadway Database. Retrieved August 21, 2012.
  4. ^ "'Finishing Touches' at Ahmanson". Pasadena Star-News. December 5, 1973. p. 19.
  5. ^ William Leonard (March 19, 1974). "'Finishing…' touches the obvious". The Chicago Tribune. p. B-4. Archived from the original on January 31, 2013.
  6. ^ Canby, Vincent (September 28, 1973). "Movie Review From The Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler (1973) The Screen: Badly 'Mixed Up Files':The Cast". The New York Times. Retrieved 4 February 2010.
  7. ^ "The Pinballs (1977)". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. 2012. Archived from the original on 26 October 2012. Retrieved 4 February 2010.
  8. ^ Jonathan Rosen (10 August 2020). "Interview with John Doran". Fromthemixedupfiles.com.
  9. ^ Profile of John Alan Doran

Bibliography

  • Holmstrom, John. The Moving Picture Boy: An International Encyclopaedia from 1895 to 1995. Norwich, Michael Russell, 1996, p. 339-340.
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