Troy Donahue

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Troy Donahue

Born 27 January 1936 Died 2 September 2001, aged 65 New York City, New York, U.S. TMDB ↗

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.

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The numbers

Computed from the record
21age in their first credit on record (1957)
59years on screen and counting
10credits in 1989, their busiest year
97dated credits on record
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Movie credits

Newest first
The Godfather: The Complete Epic 1901–1959 poster Age: 79

The Godfather: The Complete Epic 1901–1959

2016
as Merle Johnson
No poster
Age: 63

The Boys Behind the Desk

2000
Legion poster Age: 62

Legion

1998
as Flemming
Merchants of Venus poster Age: 62

Merchants of Venus

1998
as FBI Agent
Bimbo Movie Bash poster Age: 61

Bimbo Movie Bash

1997
as Dr. Ackerman (archive footage)
Showdown poster Age: 57

Showdown

1993
as Police Captain
The Pamela Principle poster Age: 56

The Pamela Principle

1992
as Troy
The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980 poster Age: 56

The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980

1992
as Merle Johnson
Double Trouble poster Age: 56

Double Trouble

1992
as Leonard
Deadly Diamonds poster Age: 55

Deadly Diamonds

1991
as Matt Plimpton
Shock 'Em Dead poster Age: 55

Shock 'Em Dead

1991
as Record Exec
Nudity Required poster Age: 54

Nudity Required

1990
as Jack
Sexpot poster Age: 54

Sexpot

1990
as Phillip
Omega Cop poster Age: 54

Omega Cop

1990
as Slim
Cry-Baby poster Age: 54

Cry-Baby

1990
as Hatchet's Father
Click: The Calendar Girl Killer poster Age: 54

Click: The Calendar Girl Killer

1990
as Alan
The Platinum Triangle poster Age: 53

The Platinum Triangle

1989
as Harold Farber
Hot Times at Montclair High poster Age: 53

Hot Times at Montclair High

1989
as Mr. Nichols
Dr. Alien poster Age: 53

Dr. Alien

1989
as Dr. Ackerman
Assault of the Party Nerds poster Age: 53

Assault of the Party Nerds

1989
as Sid Witherspoon
Terminal Force poster Age: 53

Terminal Force

1989
as Slim
Blood Nasty poster Age: 53

Blood Nasty

1989
as Barry Hefna
Sounds of Silence poster Age: 53

Sounds of Silence

1989
as Larry Haughton
American Rampage poster Age: 52

American Rampage

1989
as Police Psychiatrist
The Chilling poster Age: 52

The Chilling

1989
as Dr. Miller
Deadly Spygames poster Age: 52

Deadly Spygames

1989
as Python
Hawkeye poster Age: 52

Hawkeye

1988
as Mayor
Bad Blood poster Age: 52

Bad Blood

1988
as Jack Barnes
Hard Rock Nightmare poster Age: 51

Hard Rock Nightmare

1988
as Uncle Gary
Deadly Prey poster Age: 51

Deadly Prey

1987
as Don Michaelson
Hollywood Cop poster Age: 51

Hollywood Cop

1987
as Lt Maxwell
The Drifting Classroom poster Age: 51

The Drifting Classroom

1987
as Taggart
Cyclone poster Age: 51

Cyclone

1987
as Bob Jenkins
Fight to Win poster Age: 51

Fight to Win

1987
as Rosenberg
Low Blow poster Age: 50

Low Blow

1986
as John Templeton
Grandview, U.S.A. poster Age: 48

Grandview, U.S.A.

1984
as Donny Vinton
Lover, Come Back to Me poster Age: 47

Lover, Come Back to Me

1983
Malibu poster Age: 46

Malibu

1983
as Clint Redman
No poster
Age: 46

Tin Man

1983
as Lester
Outrage poster Age: 41

Outrage

1977
as Daniel
The Legend of Frank Woods poster Age: 41

The Legend of Frank Woods

1977
as Sheriff John Baxom
The Godfather Part II poster Age: 38

The Godfather Part II

1974
as Merle Johnson
Seizure poster Age: 38

Seizure

1974
as Mark Frost
South Seas poster Age: 38

South Seas

1974
as Steve
Cockfighter poster Age: 38

Cockfighter

1974
as Randall Mansfield
Sweet Savior poster Age: 35

Sweet Savior

1971
as Moon
The Phantom Gunslinger poster Age: 34

The Phantom Gunslinger

1970
as Bill
The Lonely Profession poster Age: 33

The Lonely Profession

1969
as Julian Thatcher
Split Second to an Epitaph poster Age: 32

Split Second to an Epitaph

1968
as Father Dugan
Jules Verne's Rocket to the Moon poster Age: 31

Jules Verne's Rocket to the Moon

1967
as Gaylord Sullivan
Mondo Hollywood poster Age: 31

Mondo Hollywood

1967
Come Spy with Me poster Age: 30

Come Spy with Me

1967
as Jill Parsons
My Blood Runs Cold poster Age: 29

My Blood Runs Cold

1965
as Ben Gunther
A Distant Trumpet poster Age: 28

A Distant Trumpet

1964
as 2nd Lt. Matthew 'Matt' Hazard
Palm Springs Weekend poster Age: 27

Palm Springs Weekend

1963
as Jim Munroe
Rome Adventure poster Age: 26

Rome Adventure

1962
as Don Porter
Susan Slade poster Age: 25

Susan Slade

1961
as Hoyt Brecker
Parrish poster Age: 25

Parrish

1961
as Parrish McLean
The Crowded Sky poster Age: 24

The Crowded Sky

1960
as McVey
A Summer Place poster Age: 23

A Summer Place

1959
as Johnny Hunter
Imitation of Life poster Age: 23

Imitation of Life

1959
as Frankie
The Perfect Furlough poster Age: 22

The Perfect Furlough

1958
as Sgt. Nickles
Monster on the Campus poster Age: 22

Monster on the Campus

1958
as Jimmy Flanders
Voice in the Mirror poster Age: 22

Voice in the Mirror

1958
as Paul Cunningham
Wild Heritage poster Age: 22

Wild Heritage

1958
as Jesse Bascomb
This Happy Feeling poster Age: 22

This Happy Feeling

1958
as Tony Manza
Live Fast, Die Young poster Age: 22

Live Fast, Die Young

1958
as Artie Sanders / Artie Smith
Summer Love poster Age: 22

Summer Love

1958
as Sax Lewis
The Monolith Monsters poster Age: 21

The Monolith Monsters

1957
as Hank Jackson
The Tarnished Angels poster Age: 21

The Tarnished Angels

1957
as Frank Burnham
Man of a Thousand Faces poster Age: 21

Man of a Thousand Faces

1957
as Assistant Director (uncredited)
Man Afraid poster Age: 21

Man Afraid

1957
as Reporter (uncredited)
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TV credits

Newest first
Shake, Rattle and Roll: An American Love Story poster Age: 55

Shake, Rattle and Roll: An American Love Story

1991
as Rob Kamen
Monsters poster Age: 52

Monsters

1988
as Dr. Thomas Becker
Matt Houston poster Age: 46

Matt Houston

1982
Vega$ poster Age: 42

Vega$

1978
The Eddie Capra Mysteries poster Age: 42

The Eddie Capra Mysteries

1978
Fantasy Island poster Age: 42

Fantasy Island

1978
as Jack Terry
Mario Puzo's The Godfather: The Complete Novel for Television poster Age: 41

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

1977
as Merle Johnson
The Love Boat poster Age: 41

The Love Boat

1977
as Mr. Clark
CHiPs poster Age: 41

CHiPs

1977
The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries poster Age: 41

The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries

1977
Laverne & Shirley poster Age: 40

Laverne & Shirley

1976
Ellery Queen poster Age: 39

Ellery Queen

1975
as Gilbert Mallory
The Name of the Game poster Age: 32

The Name of the Game

1968
as Norman Hoak
Ironside poster Age: 31

Ironside

1967
as Father Dugan
The Patty Duke Show poster Age: 27

The Patty Duke Show

1963
Surfside 6 poster Age: 24

Surfside 6

1960
as Sandy Winfield II
Hawaiian Eye poster Age: 23

Hawaiian Eye

1959
Bourbon Street Beat poster Age: 23

Bourbon Street Beat

1959
as Man on Phone (voice)
The Alaskans poster Age: 23

The Alaskans

1959
Rawhide poster Age: 22

Rawhide

1959
as Buzz Travis
77 Sunset Strip poster Age: 22

77 Sunset Strip

1958
77 Sunset Strip poster Age: 22

77 Sunset Strip

1958
as Sandy Winfield II
Bronco poster Age: 22

Bronco

1958
Maverick poster Age: 21

Maverick

1957
as Dan Jamison
Sugarfoot poster Age: 21

Sugarfoot

1957
as Ken Savage
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