Troy Donahue
Merle Johnson Jr. · Трой Донахʼю
- Туған күні:
- 1936-01-27
- Қайтыс болған күні:
- 2001-09-02
- Туған жері:
- New York City, New York, U.S.
Өмірбаяны
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.
Фильмографиясы
The Boys Behind the Desk
2000
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Легион
1998
TMDb 3.8 / 10
Flemming
Merchants of Venus
1998
TMDb 6.3 / 10
FBI Agent
Крутые девчонки
1997
TMDb 3.4 / 10
Dr. Ackerman (archive footage)
Showdown
1993
TMDb 5.2 / 10
Police Captain
Принцип Памелы
1992
TMDb 4.5 / 10
Troy
Крестный отец: Трилогия 1901-1980
1992
TMDb 8.9 / 10
Merle Johnson
Двойные неприятности
1992
TMDb 4.7 / 10
Leonard
Deadly Diamonds
1991
TMDb 2.5 / 10
Matt Plimpton
Срази их наповал
1991
TMDb 4.1 / 10
Record Exec
Nudity Required
1990
TMDb 3.9 / 10
Jack
Sexpot
1990
TMDb 3.2 / 10
Phillip
Omega Cop
1990
TMDb 3.3 / 10
Slim
Плакса
1990
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Hatchet's Father
Календарь Голливудского Чикатило
1990
TMDb 3.8 / 10
Alan
The Platinum Triangle
1989
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Harold Farber
Hot Times at Montclair High
1989
TMDb 3.7 / 10
Mr. Nichols
Доктор Чужой
1989
TMDb 5.1 / 10
Dr. Ackerman
Assault of the Party Nerds
1989
TMDb 3.6 / 10
Sid Witherspoon
Высшая сила
1989
TMDb 3.6 / 10
Slim
Blood Nasty
1989
TMDb 3.3 / 10
Barry Hefna
Sounds of Silence
1989
TMDb 4.3 / 10
Larry Haughton
Американская ярость
1989
TMDb 3.8 / 10
Police Psychiatrist
The Chilling
1989
TMDb 3.9 / 10
Dr. Miller
Deadly Spygames
1989
TMDb 2.8 / 10
Python
Hawkeye
1988
TMDb 5.4 / 10
Mayor
Bad Blood
1988
TMDb 4.3 / 10
Jack Barnes
Hard Rock Nightmare
1988
TMDb 4.8 / 10
Uncle Gary
Смертельная добыча
1987
TMDb 4.9 / 10
Don Michaelson
Hollywood Cop
1987
TMDb 4.4 / 10
Lt Maxwell
漂流教室
1987
TMDb 5.2 / 10
Taggart
Циклон
1987
TMDb 4.1 / 10
Bob Jenkins
Бой до победы
1987
TMDb 5.5 / 10
Rosenberg
Low Blow
1986
TMDb 4.8 / 10
John Templeton
Грэндвью, США
1984
TMDb 5.7 / 10
Donny Vinton
恋人よ、われに帰れ
1983
Malibu
1983
TMDb 3.8 / 10
Clint Redman
Tin Man
1983
TMDb 4.4 / 10
Lester
Ultraje
1977
TMDb 4.6 / 10
Daniel
The Legend of Frank Woods
1977
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Sheriff John Baxom
Bob Hope's World of Comedy
1976
(archive footage)
Крёстный отец 2
1974
TMDb 8.6 / 10
Merle Johnson
Seizure
1974
TMDb 5.0 / 10
Mark Frost
South Seas
1974
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Steve
Cockfighter
1974
TMDb 6.1 / 10
Randall Mansfield
Sweet Savior
1971
TMDb 4.3 / 10
Moon
The Phantom Gunslinger
1970
TMDb 4.9 / 10
Bill
The Lonely Profession
1969
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Julian Thatcher
Split Second to an Epitaph
1968
TMDb 9.0 / 10
Father Dugan
Jules Verne's Rocket to the Moon
1967
TMDb 5.5 / 10
Gaylord Sullivan
Mondo Hollywood
1967
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Come Spy with Me
1967
TMDb 10.0 / 10
Jill Parsons
My Blood Runs Cold
1965
TMDb 5.2 / 10
Ben Gunther
Далекий звук трубы
1964
TMDb 5.5 / 10
2nd Lt. Matthew 'Matt' Hazard
Palm Springs Weekend
1963
TMDb 5.0 / 10
Jim Munroe
Rome Adventure
1962
TMDb 5.5 / 10
Don Porter
Susan Slade
1961
TMDb 5.9 / 10
Hoyt Brecker
Parrish
1961
TMDb 5.0 / 10
Parrish McLean
The Crowded Sky
1960
TMDb 5.9 / 10
McVey
A Summer Place
1959
TMDb 6.6 / 10
Johnny Hunter
Имитация жизни
1959
TMDb 7.4 / 10
Frankie
Идеальный отпуск
1958
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Sergeant Nickles
Монстр в университетском городке
1958
TMDb 6.1 / 10
Jimmy Flanders
Voice in the Mirror
1958
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Paul Cunningham
Wild Heritage
1958
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Jesse Bascomb
This Happy Feeling
1958
TMDb 4.8 / 10
Tony Manza
Live Fast, Die Young
1958
TMDb 5.8 / 10
Artie Sanders / Artie Smith
Летняя любовь
1958
TMDb 5.5 / 10
Sax Lewis
Монстры-монолиты
1957
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Hank Jackson
The Tarnished Angels
1957
TMDb 6.8 / 10
Frank Burnham
Человек с тысячью лиц
1957
TMDb 6.8 / 10
Assistant Director (uncredited)
Человек боится
1957
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Reporter (uncredited)