'Days Of Our Lives', 'Starship Troopers' Actor
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Key Points:
- Patrick Muldoon, actor and producer known for roles in Day of Our Lives, Melrose Place, and Starship Troopers, died suddenly at age 57 due to a heart attack on April 19.
- Born in San Pedro, California, Muldoon was a USC graduate and former football player who began acting in college, with early roles on Who’s the Boss? and Saved By the Bell.
- He famously played Austin Reed on Days of Our Lives and villain Richard Hart on Melrose Place, and starred in the 1997 film Starship Troopers; his latest movie, Dirty Hands, is set for release later this year.
- Muldoon also had a career as an executive producer on several films, including The Tribes of Palos Verdes and the currently filming Kockroach, starring Chris Hemsworth and others.
- Remembered as generous, charismatic, and full of life, Muldoon is survived by his partner Miriam Rothbart, his parents, sister Shana Zappa and her family, and was affectionately known as “Bobo” by loved ones.
