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Troy Donahue

Highest Rated: 100% Cockfighter (1974)

Lowest Rated: 50% A Distant Trumpet (1964)

Birthday: Jan 27, 1936

Birthplace: New York, New York, USA

The status as a teen idol of this blond, blue-eyed heartthrob leading man of the 1960s lasted longer than the memory of many of his films. Troy Donahue is perhaps best recalled for his film role as Sandra Dee's beau in "A Summer Place" (1959) and for his starring roles as Sandy Winfield, one of the three sexy young detectives, on "Surfside Six" (ABC, 1960-62) and as Philip Barton, hotel social director, of "Hawaiian Eye" (ABC, 1962-63). For all his many screen appearances, the most lasting will undoubtedly be one of his smallest--that of Merle Johnson (also Donahue's real name), prospective groom to Connie Corleone Rizzi in "The Godfather, Part II" (1974).

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Highest rated movies

100% 82% Cockfighter
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100% 38% The Perfect Furlough
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100% 69% The Tarnished Angels
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96% 97% The Godfather, Part II Watchlist
83% 70% A Summer Place
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82% 91% Imitation of Life
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50% 40% A Distant Trumpet
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26% Monster on the Campus
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62% Omega Cop
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American Rampage
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Filmography

Movies

Credit
No Score Yet 14% Legion Flemming (Character) - 1998
No Score Yet No Score Yet Merchants of Venus FBI Agent (Character) - 1998
No Score Yet No Score Yet Showdown Police Captain (Character) - 1993
No Score Yet 40% Double Trouble Leonard (Character) - 1991
No Score Yet 46% Shock'em Dead Record Exec (Character) - 1990
No Score Yet 23% Click: The Calendar Girl Killer Alan (Character) - 1990
No Score Yet 62% Omega Cop Slim (Character) - 1990
No Score Yet No Score Yet Deadly Diamonds Matt Plimpton (Character) - 1990
No Score Yet No Score Yet Hot Times at Montclair High Mr. Nichols (Character) - 1989
No Score Yet 31% Dr. Alien Dr. Ackerman (Character) - 1989
No Score Yet 11% The Chilling Dr. Miller (Character) - 1989
No Score Yet 14% Terminal Force Slim (Character) - 1989
No Score Yet 11% Assault of the Party Nerds Sid Witherspoon (Character) - 1989
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Platinum Triangle Unknown (Character) - 1989
No Score Yet No Score Yet Nudity Required Jack (Character) - 1989
No Score Yet No Score Yet Bad Blood Jack Barnes (Character) - 1989
No Score Yet No Score Yet Deadly Spygames Python (Character) - 1989
No Score Yet No Score Yet Hawkeye Mayor (Character) - 1988
No Score Yet 21% Hollywood Cop Lt. Maxwell (Character) - 1988
No Score Yet No Score Yet American Rampage Police Psychiatrist (Character) - 1988
No Score Yet No Score Yet Sexpot Phillip (Character) - 1988
No Score Yet 55% Deadly Prey Don Michaelson (Character) - 1987
No Score Yet 16% Cyclone Bob Jenkins (Character) $41.2K 1987
No Score Yet No Score Yet Fight to Win Rosenberg (Character) - 1987
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Drifting Classroom Taggart (Character) - 1987
No Score Yet 21% Low Blow John Templeton (Character) - 1986
No Score Yet 39% Grandview, U.S.A. Donny Vinton (Character) - 1984
No Score Yet 81% Katy Caterpillar Walla (Voice) - 1983
No Score Yet 65% Tin Man Lester (Character) - 1981
No Score Yet No Score Yet Dying Declaration Unknown (Character) - 1978
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Legend of Frank Woods Sheriff John Baxom (Character) - 1977
No Score Yet No Score Yet Ultraje Unknown (Character) - 1977
No Score Yet No Score Yet South Seas Massacre Steve (Character) - 1976
96% 97% The Godfather, Part II Merle Johnson (Character) - 1974
No Score Yet 6% Seizure Mark Frost (Character) - 1974
100% 82% Cockfighter Randall Mansfield (Character) - 1974
No Score Yet No Score Yet Sweet Saviour Moon (Character) - 1971
No Score Yet No Score Yet Split Second to an Epitaph Father Dugan (Character) - 1970
No Score Yet No Score Yet Phantom Gunslinger Unknown (Character) - 1970
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Lonely Profession Julian Thatcher (Character) - 1969
No Score Yet No Score Yet Nightmare Norman Hoak (Character) - 1968
No Score Yet 13% Those Fantastic Flying Fools Gaylord Sullivan (Character) - 1967
No Score Yet No Score Yet Come Spy With Me Pete Barker (Character) - 1967
No Score Yet 0% My Blood Runs Cold Ben Gunther (Character) - 1965
50% 40% A Distant Trumpet 2nd Lt. Matthew 'Matt' Hazard (Character) - 1964
No Score Yet 32% Palm Springs Weekend Jim Munroe (Character) - 1963
No Score Yet 41% Rome Adventure Don Porter (Character) - 1962
No Score Yet 55% Susan Slade Hoyt Brecker (Character) - 1961
No Score Yet 59% Parrish Parrish McLean (Character) - 1961
No Score Yet 12% The Crowded Sky McVey (Character) - 1960
83% 70% A Summer Place Johnny Hunter (Character) - 1959
82% 91% Imitation of Life Frankie (Character) - 1959
100% 38% The Perfect Furlough Sgt. Nickles (Character) - 1959
No Score Yet No Score Yet Wild Heritage Jesse Bascomb (Character) - 1958
No Score Yet 26% Monster on the Campus Jimmy Flanders (Character) - 1958
No Score Yet 52% Live Fast, Die Young Artie Sanders/Artie Smith (Character) $15.6K 1958
No Score Yet 50% This Happy Feeling Tony Manza (Character) - 1958
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Voice in the Mirror Paul Cunningham (Character) - 1958
100% 69% The Tarnished Angels Frank Burnham (Character) - 1957

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No Score Yet No Score Yet Shake, Rattle & Roll Unknown (Character) 1999
No Score Yet No Score Yet Fantasy Island Unknown (Guest Star) 1978 1981
No Score Yet No Score Yet Laverne & Shirley Unknown (Guest Star) 1980
No Score Yet No Score Yet CHiPs Unknown (Guest Star) 1978
No Score Yet No Score Yet Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries Unknown (Guest Star) 1978
No Score Yet No Score Yet What's My Line? Guest 1969
No Score Yet No Score Yet Name of the Game Unknown (Guest Star) 1968
No Score Yet No Score Yet I've Got a Secret Guest 1963
No Score Yet No Score Yet Surfside 6 Sandy Winfield II (Character) 1960-1962
No Score Yet No Score Yet 77 Sunset Strip Star Bright (Guest Star) 1960
No Score Yet No Score Yet Bronco Unknown (Guest Star) 1959
No Score Yet No Score Yet Sugarfoot Unknown (Guest Star) 1959
No Score Yet No Score Yet Tales of Wells Fargo Cliff Smith (Guest Star) 1959
No Score Yet No Score Yet Wagon Train Ted Garner (Guest Star) 1959
No Score Yet No Score Yet Rawhide Unknown (Guest Star) 1959