Troy Donahue

Career timeline

1. 1936 · Born

   Born in New York City, New York, U.S.

2. 1957 · Screen debut

   Man Afraid (Movie)

3. 1967 · Breakthrough

   Ironside (TV)

4. 1998 · Latest release

   Legion (Movie)

5. 2001 · Died

   September 2, 2001

Career in numbers

20 1950s

15 1960s

16 1970s

17 1980s

11 1990s

• Drama39
• Comedy17
• Action13
• Crime12
• Romance12
• Horror11

Highest-rated title The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980 1992 8.9 Most popular title The Godfather Part II 1974 8.6

Frequent collaborators

People who appear most often alongside Troy Donahue in our catalogue.

Mario Puzo

3 titles together

Diane Keaton

2 titles together

Lee Strasberg

2 titles together

John Cazale

2 titles together

Richard Bright

2 titles together

Al Pacino

2 titles together

1. 1998 Legion as Flemming 3.8 Movie
2. 1998 Merchants of Venus as FBI Agent Movie
3. 1997 Bimbo Movie Bash as Dr. Ackerman (archive footage) Movie
4. 1992 The Pamela Principle as Troy Movie
5. 1992 The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980 as Merle Johnson 8.9 Movie
6. 1992 Double Trouble as Leonard 4.7 Movie
7. 1991 Shake, Rattle and Roll: An American Love Story as Rob Kamen TV
8. 1991 Shock 'Em Dead as Record Exec 4.1 Movie
9. 1990 Omega Cop as Slim Movie
10. 1990 Cry-Baby as Hatchet's Father 6.5 Movie
11. 1990 Click: The Calendar Girl Killer as Alan Movie
12. 1989 Dr. Alien as Dr. Ackerman 5.1 Movie
13. 1989 Assault of the Party Nerds as Sid Witherspoon Movie
14. 1989 Terminal Force as Slim Movie
15. 1989 American Rampage as Police Psychiatrist Movie
16. 1989 The Chilling as Dr. Miller 3.8 Movie
17. 1989 Deadly Spygames as Python Movie
18. 1988 Monsters as Dr. Thomas Becker 7.0 TV
19. 1988 Hard Rock Nightmare as Uncle Gary Movie
20. 1987 Deadly Prey as Don Michaelson 4.9 Movie
21. 1987 Hollywood Cop as Lt Maxwell 4.4 Movie
22. 1987 The Drifting Classroom as Taggart Movie
23. 1987 Cyclone as Bob Jenkins 4.1 Movie
24. 1987 Fight to Win as Rosenberg Movie
25. 1986 Low Blow as John Templeton Movie
26. 1984 Grandview, U.S.A. as Donny Vinton 5.7 Movie
27. 1984 Katy Caterpillar as Chester 8.0 Movie
28. 1982 Matt Houston 6.3 TV
29. 1978 Vega$ 7.0 TV
30. 1978 The Eddie Capra Mysteries TV
31. 1978 Fantasy Island as Jack Terry 6.5 TV
32. 1977 Mario Puzo's The Godfather: The Complete Novel for Television as Merle Johnson 8.6 TV
33. 1977 Outrage as Daniel Movie
34. 1977 The Love Boat as Mr. Clark 6.3 TV
35. 1977 CHiPs 6.8 TV
36. 1977 The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries 7.1 TV
37. 1976 Bob Hope's World of Comedy as (archive footage) Movie
38. 1976 Laverne & Shirley 7.1 TV
39. 1975 Ellery Queen as Gilbert Mallory 7.5 TV
40. 1974 The Godfather Part II as Merle Johnson 8.6 Movie
41. 1974 Seizure as Mark Frost 5.0 Movie
42. 1974 South Seas as Steve Movie
43. 1974 Cockfighter as Randall Mansfield 6.1 Movie
44. 1971 Sweet Savior as Moon Movie
45. 1969 The Lonely Profession as Julian Thatcher Movie
46. 1968 Split Second to an Epitaph as Father Dugan Movie
47. 1968 The Name of the Game as Norman Hoak TV
48. 1967 Jules Verne's Rocket to the Moon as Gaylord Sullivan 5.5 Movie
49. 1967 Mondo Hollywood Movie
50. 1967 Ironside as Father Dugan 6.8 TV
51. 1965 My Blood Runs Cold as Ben Gunther Movie
52. 1964 A Distant Trumpet as 2nd Lt. Matthew 'Matt' Hazard 5.6 Movie
53. 1963 Palm Springs Weekend as Jim Munroe Movie
54. 1963 The Patty Duke Show TV
55. 1962 Rome Adventure as Don Porter Movie
56. 1961 Susan Slade as Hoyt Brecker Movie
57. 1961 Parrish as Parrish McLean Movie
58. 1960 Surfside 6 as Sandy Winfield II TV
59. 1960 The Crowded Sky as McVey Movie
60. 1959 A Summer Place as Johnny Hunter 6.6 Movie
61. 1959 Hawaiian Eye as PHilip Barton TV
62. 1959 Bourbon Street Beat as Man on Phone (voice) TV
63. 1959 The Alaskans TV
64. 1959 Imitation of Life as Frankie 7.4 Movie
65. 1959 Rawhide as Buzz Travis 7.3 TV
66. 1958 The Perfect Furlough as Sergeant Nickles 6.7 Movie
67. 1958 Monster on the Campus as Jimmy Flanders 6.1 Movie
68. 1958 77 Sunset Strip 7.2 TV
69. 1958 Bronco TV
70. 1958 Voice in the Mirror as Paul Cunningham Movie
71. 1958 Wild Heritage as Jesse Bascomb Movie
72. 1958 Live Fast, Die Young as Artie Sanders / Artie Smith Movie
73. 1958 Summer Love as Sax Lewis Movie
74. 1957 The Monolith Monsters as Hank Jackson 6.5 Movie
75. 1957 The Tarnished Angels as Frank Burnham 6.8 Movie
76. 1957 Maverick as Dan Jamison 7.1 TV
77. 1957 Sugarfoot as Ken Savage TV
78. 1957 Man of a Thousand Faces as Assistant Director (uncredited) 6.8 Movie
79. 1957 Man Afraid as Reporter (uncredited) Movie

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