Actor Patrick Muldoon, known for his roles in “Days of Our Lives” and “Melrose Place,” passed away suddenly on April 19. He was 57 years old.
Deadline reports the Los Angeles native died after suffering from a heart attack.
Muldoon was born in San Pedro and played football for the University of Southern California Trojans, where he won two Rose Bowl rings.
The former Calvin Klein model was signed to the illustrious Wilhelmina Modeling agency before jumping into acting. His earliest acting credit was in 1984 for Tony Danza’s hit series “Who’s the Boss?”. In 1991, he famously played Jeffrey Hunter on “Saved by the Bell.” For three episodes, he was the love interest of Tiffani Thiessen’s character Kelly Kapowski and the nemesis of Mark-Paul Gosselaar’s character Zack Morris. He also appeared in the drama series “Silk Stalkings” for an episode.
In 1992, he landed the role of Austin Reed in the NBC daytime soap opera “Days of Our Lives,” a role he held until 1995. He then reprised the role in 2011. From 1995 to 1996, he starred in 35 episodes of “Melrose Place” as Richard Hart.
He starred in over 50 films, including 1997’s science fiction movie “Starship Troopers.” He played Zander Barcalow alongside Denise Richards, Neil Patrick Harris, Casper Van Dien and Clancy Brown.
In 2015, he produced and starred in “Badge of Honor” with Martin Sheen and in 2020, he appeared in “Arkansas” with Vince Vaughn and “The Comeback Trail” with Tommy Lee Jones, Robert De Niro and Morgan Freeman.
Variety reports Muldoon’s latest project was the crime thriller “Dirty Hands,” and it’s set to be released in late April. It stars Richards and Michael Beach.
Muldoon is survived by his partner Miriam Rothbart, parents Deanna and Patrick Muldoon, Sr., sister and brother-in-law Shana and Ahmet Zappa, niece Halo and nephew Arrow Zappa, reports the outlet.