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Troy Donahue

Troy Donahue

Actor Jan 27 (died age 65) New York City, New York, U.S. 1944–2000 (56 year career)
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Biography

Troy Donahue (born Merle Johnson Jr., January 27, 1936 – September 2, 2001) was an American film and television actor and singer. He was a popular sex symbol in the 1950s and 1960s. His father was Merle Johnson, the manager of the motion-picture department of General Motors. His mother, Edith Johnson, was a retired stage actress. Donahue attended a New York military academy, where he met Francis Ford Coppola. When Donahue was 18, he moved to New York and got a job as a messenger in a film compa…

Known For

The Godfather Part II
Film

The Godfather Part II

Merle Johnson
Cry-Baby
Film

Cry-Baby

Hatchet's Father
Imitation of Life
Film

Imitation of Life

Frankie
Mario Puzo's The Godfather: The Complete Novel for Television
Film

Mario Puzo's The Godfather: The Complete Novel for Television

Merle Johnson
The Tarnished Angels
Film

The Tarnished Angels

Frank Burnham
The Monolith Monsters
Film

The Monolith Monsters

Hank Jackson
A Summer Place
Film

A Summer Place

Johnny Hunter
Cockfighter
Film

Cockfighter

Randall Mansfield

Filmography

Acting (98)

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Movies (71)

The Boys Behind the Desk

The Boys Behind the Desk

2000
Merchants of Venus

Merchants of Venus

1998

as FBI Agent

5.8
Legion

Legion

1998

as Flemming

3.2
Bimbo Movie Bash

Bimbo Movie Bash

1997

as Dr. Ackerman (archive footage)

3.2
Showdown

Showdown

1993

as Police Captain

4.4
The Pamela Principle

The Pamela Principle

1992

as Troy

3.9
Double Trouble

Double Trouble

1992

as Leonard

4.7
Shock 'Em Dead

Shock 'Em Dead

1991

as Record Exec

4.2
Deadly Diamonds

Deadly Diamonds

1991

as Matt Plimpton

1.0
Cry-Baby

Cry-Baby

1990

as Hatchet's Father

6.5
Omega Cop

Omega Cop

1990

as Slim

2.8
Nudity Required

Nudity Required

1990

as Jack

3.4
Sexpot

Sexpot

1990

as Phillip

1.0
Click: The Calendar Girl Killer

Click: The Calendar Girl Killer

1990

as Alan

3.1
The Chilling

The Chilling

1989

as Dr. Miller

3.7
Blood Nasty

Blood Nasty

1989

as Barry Hefna

2.3
Sounds of Silence

Sounds of Silence

1989

as Larry Haughton

4.1
The Platinum Triangle

The Platinum Triangle

1989

as Harold Farber

5.2
Terminal Force

Terminal Force

1989

as Slim

3.0
Dr. Alien

Dr. Alien

1989

as Dr. Ackerman

4.9
Assault of the Party Nerds

Assault of the Party Nerds

1989

as Sid Witherspoon

3.3
Deadly Spygames

Deadly Spygames

1989

as Python

1.3
American Rampage

American Rampage

1989

as Police Psychiatrist

3.0
Hot Times at Montclair High

Hot Times at Montclair High

1989

as Mr. Nichols

3.4
Bad Blood

Bad Blood

1988

as Jack Barnes

3.8
Hard Rock Nightmare

Hard Rock Nightmare

1988

as Uncle Gary

4.8
Hawkeye

Hawkeye

1988

as Mayor

4.9
Fight to Win

Fight to Win

1987

as Rosenberg

5.3
Deadly Prey

Deadly Prey

1987

as Don Michaelson

4.9
The Drifting Classroom

The Drifting Classroom

1987

as Taggart

4.7
Cyclone

Cyclone

1987

as Bob Jenkins

3.9
Hollywood Cop

Hollywood Cop

1987

as Lt Maxwell

4.3
Low Blow

Low Blow

1986

as John Templeton

4.6
Grandview, U.S.A.

Grandview, U.S.A.

1984

as Donny Vinton

5.8
Lover, Come Back to Me

Lover, Come Back to Me

1983
Malibu

Malibu

1983

as Clint Redman

2.3
Tin Man

Tin Man

1983

as Lester

3.0
The Godfather: The Complete Epic 1901–1959

The Godfather: The Complete Epic 1901–1959

1981

as Merle Johnson

8.9
The Legend of Frank Woods

The Legend of Frank Woods

1977

as Sheriff John Baxom

Outrage

Outrage

1977

as Daniel

4.0
The Godfather Part II

The Godfather Part II

1974

as Merle Johnson

8.6
South Seas

South Seas

1974

as Steve

Seizure

Seizure

1974

as Mark Frost

5.0
Cockfighter

Cockfighter

1974

as Randall Mansfield

6.0
Sweet Savior

Sweet Savior

1971

as Moon

3.2
The Phantom Gunslinger

The Phantom Gunslinger

1970

as Bill

4.0
The Lonely Profession

The Lonely Profession

1969

as Julian Thatcher

Split Second to an Epitaph

Split Second to an Epitaph

1968

as Father Dugan

Jules Verne's Rocket to the Moon

Jules Verne's Rocket to the Moon

1967

as Gaylord Sullivan

5.5
Mondo Hollywood

Mondo Hollywood

1967
5.3
Come Spy with Me

Come Spy with Me

1967

as Jill Parsons

My Blood Runs Cold

My Blood Runs Cold

1965

as Ben Gunther

4.5
A Distant Trumpet

A Distant Trumpet

1964

as 2nd Lt. Matthew 'Matt' Hazard

5.3
Palm Springs Weekend

Palm Springs Weekend

1963

as Jim Munroe

4.8
Rome Adventure

Rome Adventure

1962

as Don Porter

5.5
Parrish

Parrish

1961

as Parrish McLean

5.0
Susan Slade

Susan Slade

1961

as Hoyt Brecker

5.8
The Crowded Sky

The Crowded Sky

1960

as McVey

5.5
A Summer Place

A Summer Place

1959

as Johnny Hunter

6.5
Imitation of Life

Imitation of Life

1959

as Frankie

7.5
Monster on the Campus

Monster on the Campus

1958

as Jimmy Flanders

6.0
The Perfect Furlough

The Perfect Furlough

1958

as Sgt. Nickles

6.7
Wild Heritage

Wild Heritage

1958

as Jesse Bascomb

4.5
This Happy Feeling

This Happy Feeling

1958

as Tony Manza

4.0
Summer Love

Summer Love

1958

as Sax Lewis

5.0
Live Fast, Die Young

Live Fast, Die Young

1958

as Artie Sanders / Artie Smith

5.7
Voice in the Mirror

Voice in the Mirror

1958

as Paul Cunningham

5.8
The Tarnished Angels

The Tarnished Angels

1957

as Frank Burnham

6.8
The Monolith Monsters

The Monolith Monsters

1957

as Hank Jackson

6.5
Man Afraid

Man Afraid

1957

as Reporter (uncredited)

5.8
Man of a Thousand Faces

Man of a Thousand Faces

1957

as Assistant Director (uncredited)

6.6