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.

Фільмографія

• 2000The Boys Behind the Desk
• 1998Legion — Flemming
• 1998Merchants of Venus — FBI Agent
• 1997Bimbo Movie Bash — Dr. Ackerman (archive footage)
• 1993Showdown — Police Captain
• 1992Double Trouble — Leonard
• 1992The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980 — Merle Johnson
• 1992The Pamela Principle — Troy
• 1991Deadly Diamonds — Matt Plimpton
• Shake, Rattle and Roll: An American Love Story — Rob Kamen
• 1991Shock 'Em Dead — Record Exec
• 1990Click: The Calendar Girl Killer — Alan
• 1990Nudity Required — Jack
• 1990Omega Cop — Slim
• 1990Sexpot — Phillip
• 1990Плаксій — Hatchet's Father
• 1989American Rampage — Police Psychiatrist
• 1989Assault of the Party Nerds — Sid Witherspoon
• 1989Blood Nasty — Barry Hefna
• 1989Deadly Spygames — Python
• 1989Dr. Alien — Dr. Ackerman
• 1989Hot Times at Montclair High — Mr. Nichols
• 1989Sounds of Silence — Larry Haughton
• 1989Terminal Force — Slim
• 1989The Chilling — Dr. Miller
• 1989The Platinum Triangle — Harold Farber
• 1988Bad Blood — Jack Barnes
• 1988Hard Rock Nightmare — Uncle Gary
• 1988Hawkeye — Mayor
• Monsters — Dr. Thomas Becker
• 1987Cyclone — Bob Jenkins
• 1987Deadly Prey — Don Michaelson
• 1987Fight to Win — Rosenberg
• 1987Hollywood Cop — Lt Maxwell
• 1987The Drifting Classroom — Taggart
• 1986Low Blow — John Templeton
• 1984Grandview, U.S.A. — Donny Vinton
• 1983Lover, Come Back to Me
• 1983Malibu — Clint Redman
• 1983Tin Man — Lester
• Matt Houston
• The Eddie Capra Mysteries
• Vega$
• Острів фантазій — Jack Terry
• CHiPs
• Mario Puzo's The Godfather: The Complete Novel for Television — Merle Johnson
• 1977Outrage — Daniel
• The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
• 1977The Legend of Frank Woods — Sheriff John Baxom
• The Love Boat — Mr. Clark
• 1976Bob Hope's World of Comedy — (archive footage)
• Лаверн та Шарлі
• Ellery Queen — Gilbert Mallory
• 1974Cockfighter — Randall Mansfield
• 1974Seizure — Mark Frost
• 1974South Seas — Steve
• 1974Хрещений батько 2 — Merle Johnson
• 1971Sweet Savior — Moon
• 1970The Phantom Gunslinger — Bill
• 1969The Lonely Profession — Julian Thatcher
• 1968Split Second to an Epitaph — Father Dugan
• The Name of the Game — Norman Hoak
• 1967Come Spy with Me — Jill Parsons
• Ironside — Father Dugan
• 1967Jules Verne's Rocket to the Moon — Gaylord Sullivan
• 1967Mondo Hollywood
• 1965My Blood Runs Cold — Ben Gunther
• 1964A Distant Trumpet — 2nd Lt. Matthew 'Matt' Hazard
• 1963Palm Springs Weekend — Jim Munroe
• The Patty Duke Show
• 1962Rome Adventure — Don Porter
• 1961Parrish — Parrish McLean
• 1961Susan Slade — Hoyt Brecker
• Surfside 6 — Sandy Winfield II
• 1960The Crowded Sky — McVey
• 1959A Summer Place — Johnny Hunter
• Bourbon Street Beat — Man on Phone (voice)
• Hawaiian Eye — PHilip Barton
• 1959Imitation of Life — Frankie
• Rawhide — Buzz Travis
• The Alaskans
• 77 Sunset Strip — Sandy Winfield II
• Bronco
• 1958Live Fast, Die Young — Artie Sanders / Artie Smith
• 1958Monster on the Campus — Jimmy Flanders
• 1958Summer Love — Sax Lewis
• 1958The Perfect Furlough — Sergeant Nickles
• 1958This Happy Feeling — Tony Manza
• 1958Voice in the Mirror — Paul Cunningham
• 1958Wild Heritage — Jesse Bascomb
• 1957Man Afraid — Reporter (uncredited)
• 1957Man of a Thousand Faces — Assistant Director (uncredited)
• Maverick — Dan Jamison
• Sugarfoot — Ken Savage
• 1957The Monolith Monsters — Hank Jackson
• 1957The Tarnished Angels — Frank Burnham

Ток-шоу, премії та інші появи (4)

• The Mike Douglas Show — Self
• The Bob Hope Show — Self
• The Ed Sullivan Show — Self
• Золотий глобус — Self - Nominee, Self - Winner