Patrick Muldoon, Star of 'Melrose Place,' 'Starship Troopers,' Dead at 57
Rolling Stone • • general
Key Points:
- Patrick Muldoon, known for his roles in TV shows Days of Our Lives and Melrose Place and the film Starship Troopers, died at age 57 from a heart attack on April 19.
- Born in San Pedro, California, Muldoon graduated from USC in 1991 and gained early recognition with a role on Saved by the Bell before joining Days of Our Lives as Austin Reed and Melrose Place as Richard Hart.
- He starred in the 1997 sci-fi film Starship Troopers and appeared in various films and TV movies throughout the ’90s and 2000s, including Born to Ride, Spiders 3D, Deadly Revenge, and His Secret Past.
- Muldoon also had a career as an executive producer on projects like The Tribes of Palos Verdes, Arkansas, and The Card Counter, and was producing the film Kockroach at the time of his death.
- In addition to acting and producing, he was the lead singer of the band Sleeping Masses, whose 2009 track featured in the film Powder Blue and MTV’s The Hills.
