Patrick Muldoon, the veteran actor who starred in the famous film Starship troopers As well as on TV shows Days of our lives and Melrose PlaceHe died. He was 57 years old.
Muldoon died Sunday of a heart attack at the Beverly Hills home he shared with his girlfriend. TMZ I mentioned.
Muldoon’s acting career, spanning four decades, was filled with roles that alternated between playing heartthrobs, villains, and sometimes even heartthrobs.
Born in San Pedro, California, on September 27, 1968, Muldoon attended Loyola High School in Los Angeles and then the University of Southern California, where he studied English and communications, graduating in 1991. He played football in high school and for the Trojans. In college and after graduation he also did some modeling.
After being noticed by a talent scout, Muldoon won his first television role on ABC Who is the president? in 1990. He followed that with a brief recurring role on the popular NBC teen sitcom Saved by the bell in 1991. His big break came the following year when he won the role of Austin Reed on the long-running NBC television series. Days of our lives.
on Days of our livesMuldoon portrayed the beloved Reed, a kindly man who had a long-term favorite relationship with Christy Clark Carey. He reprized the role in Days of our lives TV movies Night sins (1993) and Winter heat (1994). After a long absence, he returned as Red from 2011 to 2012. (Austin Peck also played Red in the 1990s and intermittently in the 2000s and 2000s.)
From nice guy Reid, Muldoon moved on to play hard-bitten criminal Richard Hart on the hit 1990s Fox series. Melrose Place. He joined the show during the third season in 1995 and remained there until his character’s death in the fifth season.
Muldoon’s most memorable film role was as cocky pilot Xander Barkalow in Paul Verhoeven’s 1997 science fiction film. Starship troopers. Xander was the obnoxious rival of Casper Van Dien’s Johnny Rico, and was openly pursuing Rico’s girlfriend, Carmen Ibanez (Denise Richards). To secure his place in popular culture, Xander meets an iconic death in the film, shouting at alien Brain Bug, “One day, someone like me is going to kill you and your whole fucking race!” Before his brain is sucked out.
Muldoon’s other film credits included Robert Wainwright Scars (1999), John Hogg Bad karma (2001) and James Fargo Born to ride (2011), in which he co-starred with Van Dien. On television, he was a prolific star in TV movies, including titles Chain of command (2000), Viber project (2002) and Boyfriend for Christmas (2004).
Survivors include his partner, Miriam Rothbart, and his sister, Shana Muldoon Zappa (who is married to Frank Zappa’s son, Ahmed).
