Troy Donahue

Personal Info

Birthday

January 27, 1936

Day of Death

2001-09-02

(65 years old)

Place of Birth

New York City, New York, U.S.

Also Known As

Merle Johnson Jr.

Трой Донахʼю

Troy Donahue

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.

Known For

The Love Boat

Maverick

Ironside

Surfside 6

Rawhide

The Godfather Part II

The Name of the Game

77 Sunset Strip

Filmography

1998
Legion
as Flemming
Merchants of Venus
as FBI Agent
1997
Bimbo Movie Bash
as Dr. Ackerman (archive footage)
1993
Showdown
as Police Captain
1992
The Pamela Principle
as Troy
Double Trouble
as Leonard
1991
Deadly Diamonds
as Matt Plimpton
Shock 'Em Dead
as Record Exec
1990
Nudity Required
as Jack
Sexpot
as Phillip
Omega Cop
as Slim
Cry-Baby
as Hatchet's Father
Click: The Calendar Girl Killer
as Alan
1989
The Platinum Triangle
as Harold Farber
Hot Times at Montclair High
as Mr. Nichols
Dr. Alien
as Dr. Ackerman
Assault of the Party Nerds
as Sid Witherspoon
Terminal Force
as Slim
Sounds of Silence
as Larry Haughton
Blood Nasty
as Barry Hefna
American Rampage
as Police Psychiatrist
The Chilling
as Dr. Miller
Deadly Spygames
as Python
1988
Hawkeye
as Mayor
Bad Blood
as Jack Barnes
Hard Rock Nightmare
as Uncle Gary
1987
Deadly Prey
as Don Michaelson
Hollywood Cop
as Lt Maxwell
The Drifting Classroom
as Taggart
Cyclone
as Bob Jenkins
Fight to Win
as Rosenberg
1986
Low Blow
as John Templeton
1984
Grandview, U.S.A.
as Donny Vinton
1983
Malibu
as Clint Redman
Tin Man
as Lester
1981
The Godfather 1901–1959: The Complete Epic
as Merle Johnson
1977
Outrage
as Daniel
The Legend of Frank Woods
as Sheriff John Baxom
1974
The Godfather Part II
as Merle Johnson
Seizure
as Mark Frost
South Seas
as Steve
Cockfighter
as Randall Mansfield
1971
Sweet Savior
as Moon
1970
The Phantom Gunslinger
as Bill
1969
The Lonely Profession
as Julian Thatcher
1968
Split Second to an Epitaph
as Father Dugan
1967
Jules Verne's Rocket to the Moon
as Gaylord Sullivan
Come Spy with Me
as Jill Parsons
1965
My Blood Runs Cold
as Ben Gunther
1964
A Distant Trumpet
as 2nd Lt. Matthew 'Matt' Hazard
1963
Palm Springs Weekend
as Jim Munroe
1962
Rome Adventure
as Don Porter
1961
Susan Slade
as Hoyt Brecker
Parrish
as Parrish McLean
1960
The Crowded Sky
as McVey
1959
A Summer Place
as Johnny Hunter
Imitation of Life
as Frankie
1958
Monster on the Campus
as Jimmy Flanders
The Perfect Furlough
as Sgt. Nickles
Voice in the Mirror
as Paul Cunningham
Wild Heritage
as Jesse Bascomb
This Happy Feeling
as Tony Manza
Live Fast, Die Young
as Artie Sanders / Artie Smith
Summer Love
as Sax Lewis
1957
The Monolith Monsters
as Hank Jackson
The Tarnished Angels
as Frank Burnham
Man of a Thousand Faces
as Assistant Director (uncredited)
Man Afraid
as Reporter (uncredited)