Troy Donahue
Acting
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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 compa...
Known For
Filmography
The Godfather: The Complete Epic 1901–1959
2016
as Merle Johnson
The Boys Behind the Desk
2000
Legion
1998
as Flemming
Merchants of Venus
1998
as FBI Agent
Bimbo Movie Bash
1997
as Dr. Ackerman (archive footage)
Showdown
1993
as Police Captain
Double Trouble
1992
as Leonard
The Pamela Principle
1992
as Troy
The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980
1992
as Merle Johnson
Shock 'Em Dead
1991
as Record Exec
Deadly Diamonds
1991
as Matt Plimpton
Shake, Rattle and Roll: An American Love Story
1991
as Rob Kamen
Omega Cop
1990
as Slim
Nudity Required
1990
as Jack
Click: The Calendar Girl Killer
1990
as Alan
Sexpot
1990
as Phillip
Cry-Baby
1990
as Hatchet's Father
Assault of the Party Nerds
1989
as Sid Witherspoon
Blood Nasty
1989
as Barry Hefna
American Rampage
1989
as Police Psychiatrist
The Chilling
1989
as Dr. Miller
Terminal Force
1989
as Slim
Hot Times at Montclair High
1989
as Mr. Nichols
Dr. Alien
1989
as Dr. Ackerman
The Platinum Triangle
1989
as Harold Farber
Deadly Spygames
1989
as Python
Sounds of Silence
1989
as Larry Haughton
Hard Rock Nightmare
1988
as Uncle Gary
Bad Blood
1988
as Jack Barnes
Hawkeye
1988
as Mayor
Monsters
1988
as Dr. Thomas Becker
Deadly Prey
1987
as Don Michaelson
Cyclone
1987
as Bob Jenkins
Fight to Win
1987
as Rosenberg
Hollywood Cop
1987
as Lt Maxwell
The Drifting Classroom
1987
as Taggart
Low Blow
1986
as John Templeton
Grandview, U.S.A.
1984
as Donny Vinton
Tin Man
1983
as Lester
Malibu
1983
as Clint Redman
Lover, Come Back to Me
1983
Matt Houston
1982
Vega$
1978
The Eddie Capra Mysteries
1978
Fantasy Island
1978
as Jack Terry
Outrage
1977
as Daniel
The Legend of Frank Woods
1977
as Sheriff John Baxom
CHiPs
1977
The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
1977
The Love Boat
1977
as Mr. Clark
Mario Puzo's The Godfather: The Complete Novel for Television
1977
as Merle Johnson
Bob Hope's World of Comedy
1976
as Self (archive footage)
Laverne & Shirley
1976
Ellery Queen
1975
as Gilbert Mallory
Cockfighter
1974
as Randall Mansfield
Seizure
1974
as Mark Frost
The Godfather Part II
1974
as Merle Johnson
South Seas
1974
as Steve
Sweet Savior
1971
as Moon
The Phantom Gunslinger
1970
as Bill
The Lonely Profession
1969
as Julian Thatcher
Split Second to an Epitaph
1968
as Father Dugan
The Name of the Game
1968
as Norman Hoak
Jules Verne's Rocket to the Moon
1967
as Gaylord Sullivan
Come Spy with Me
1967
as Jill Parsons
Mondo Hollywood
1967
Ironside
1967
as Father Dugan
My Blood Runs Cold
1965
as Ben Gunther
A Distant Trumpet
1964
as 2nd Lt. Matthew 'Matt' Hazard
Palm Springs Weekend
1963
as Jim Munroe
The Patty Duke Show
1963
Rome Adventure
1962
as Don Porter
Parrish
1961
as Parrish McLean
Susan Slade
1961
as Hoyt Brecker
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self
The Crowded Sky
1960
as McVey
Surfside 6
1960
as Sandy Winfield II
Imitation of Life
1959
as Frankie
A Summer Place
1959
as Johnny Hunter
Hawaiian Eye
1959
as PHilip Barton
Rawhide
1959
as Buzz Travis
The Alaskans
1959
Bourbon Street Beat
1959
as Man on Phone (voice)
Monster on the Campus
1958
as Jimmy Flanders
Voice in the Mirror
1958
as Paul Cunningham
This Happy Feeling
1958
as Tony Manza
Summer Love
1958
as Sax Lewis
The Perfect Furlough
1958
as Sergeant Nickles
Wild Heritage
1958
as Jesse Bascomb
Live Fast, Die Young
1958
as Artie Sanders / Artie Smith
77 Sunset Strip
1958
Bronco
1958
77 Sunset Strip
1958
as Sandy Winfield II
The Tarnished Angels
1957
as Frank Burnham
Man Afraid
1957
as Reporter (uncredited)
The Monolith Monsters
1957
as Hank Jackson
Man of a Thousand Faces
1957
as Assistant Director (uncredited)
Sugarfoot
1957
as Ken Savage
Maverick
1957
as Dan Jamison
The Bob Hope Show
1950
as Self
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
as Self
Golden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Nominee
Golden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Winner