Troy Donahue
Acting
Born January 27, 1936 · New York City, New York, U.S.
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 company founded by his father. He was fired, he says, because he was too young to join the union. He atte…
Known For · 40 titles
The Mike Douglas Show
The Love Boat
The Bob Hope Show
Golden Globe Awards
Maverick
Ironside
Rawhide
Fantasy Island
The Godfather Part II
The Ed Sullivan Show
Surfside 6
Laverne & Shirley
The Name of the Game
Hawaiian Eye
Sugarfoot
77 Sunset Strip
Matt Houston
The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
Bronco
Monsters
Vega$
The Patty Duke Show
CHiPs
Ellery Queen
Bourbon Street Beat
Mario Puzo's The Godfather: The Complete Novel for Television
The Alaskans
A Summer Place
Cry-Baby
The Eddie Capra Mysteries
Imitation of Life
Grandview, U.S.A.
Shake, Rattle and Roll: An American Love Story
The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980
Merchants of Venus
The Godfather: The Complete Epic 1901–1959
The Tarnished Angels
Man of a Thousand Faces
Bimbo Movie Bash
The Chilling