Troy Donahue

Troy Donahue

Known for: Acting
Biography: 1936-01-27
Deathday: 2001-09-02 (65 years old)

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 company founded by his father. He was fired, he says, because he was too young to join the union. He attended Columbia University and studied journalism. He trained briefly with Ezra Stone, and then moved to Hollywood.


The big break of Donahue's career came when he was cast opposite Sandra Dee in A Summer Place, made by Warner Bros. in 1959. The director was Delmer Daves. Warner signed him to a long-term contract. They put him to work guest-starring in episodes of their Western TV series, such as Colt .45 (1959), Maverick (1959), Sugarfoot (1959), The Alaskans (1960), and Lawman (1960).


In 1968, Donahue signed a long-term contract with Universal Studios for films and TV. This lasted a year and saw him get four roles: guest shots on Ironside (1968), The Name of the Game (1968), and The Virginian (1969), and an appearance in the TV movie The Lonely Profession (1969).


Donahue declared bankruptcy in 1968 and eventually lost his home. In 1969, Donahue moved from Los Angeles to New York City. By this time, Donahue's drug addiction and alcoholism had ruined him financially. In May 1982, he joined Alcoholics Anonymous, which he credited for helping him achieve and maintain sobriety.


Donahue continued to act in films throughout the 1980s and into the late 1990s. Donahue's final film role was in the 2000 comedy film The Boys Behind the Desk, directed by Sally Kirkland.


On August 30, 2001, Donahue suffered a heart attack and was admitted to Saint John's Health Center in Santa Monica. He died three days later, on September 2, at the age of 65.

Filmography

all 97

Movies 72

TV Shows 25

self 2

Voice 1

Director 1

Police Captain
Showdown

Showdown (1993)

Movie
Hatchet's Father
Cry-Baby

Cry-Baby (1990)

Movie
4
Police Psychiatrist
American Rampage

American Rampage (1989)

Movie
John Templeton
Low Blow

Low Blow (1986)

Movie
Jimmy Flanders in 'Monsters on the Campus'
Horrible Horror

Horrible Horror (1986)

Movie
Gilbert (voice, English version)
Katy Caterpillar

Katy Caterpillar (1984)

Movie
Clint Redman
Malibu

Malibu (1983)

Movie
Gilbert Mallory
Ellery Queen

Ellery Queen (1975)

TV
Randall Mansfield
Cockfighter

Cockfighter (1974)

Movie
Father Dugan
Ironside

Ironside (1967)

TV
6
2nd Lt. Matthew 'Matt' Hazard
A Distant Trumpet

A Distant Trumpet (1964)

Movie
Parrish McLean
Parrish

Parrish (1961)

Movie
Sandy Winfield II
Surfside 6

Surfside 6 (1960)

TV
Man on Phone (voice)
Bourbon Street Beat

Bourbon Street Beat (1959)

TV
Sandy Winfield II
77 Sunset Strip

77 Sunset Strip (1958)

TV
Assistant Director (uncredited)
Man of a Thousand Faces

Man of a Thousand Faces (1957)

Movie
Reporter (uncredited)
Man Afraid

Man Afraid (1957)

Movie
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Information

Known For
Acting

Gender
Male

Birthday
1936-01-27

Deathday
2001-09-02 (65 years old)

Birth Place
New York City, United States

Relationships
Suzanne Pleshette (1964 - 1964)

Citizenships
United States

Also Known As
Merle Johnson Jr., Трой Донахʼю

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