Patrick Muldoon, known for his roles in “Days of Our Lives,” “Melrose Place” and “Starship Troopers,” has died. He was 57 years old.
The actor and producer reportedly died on Sunday, his manager confirmed to Variety. According to Deadline, Muldoon died suddenly after a heart attack. The Times has contacted Muldoon's representatives for comment.
Muldoon originated the role of Austin Reed on the daytime soap opera “Days of Our Lives.” He first played the aspiring boxer and brother of Lisa Rinna's Billie Reed from 1992 to 1995, and returned to reprise the role from 2011 to 2012 (the character had since become a forensic accountant).
“Austin is a wonderful role,” Muldoon told The Times in 1995. The actor explained that he took his “nice moment” to reflect on whether to leave the show because “it was an incredible decision.”
“I'm leaving solely for the reason that other people are leaving soap operas,” Muldoon said at the time. “Trying to do other things like late nights, movies and stuff… I feel safe right now, so I thought it would be better to do it sooner rather than later. If I don't do it, I'll always wonder 'what if?' “
He played recurring villain Richard Hart on the soap opera “Melrose Place” for three seasons starting in 1995. Muldoon's big-screen roles include Zander Barcalow, pilot and rival to Casper Van Dien's Johnny Rico, in Paul Verhoeven's 1997 film “Starship Troopers.”
Born on September 27, 1968 in San Pedro, Muldoon's early passions included football. He began playing at the age of 6 and would later play at Loyola High School and then USC.
“I did pretty well being a smaller tight end,” Muldoon told The Times in 2012, adding that being run over during practice by USC teammate Junior Seau, the late linebacker who had a 20-year NFL career, was one of the factors that led him to pursue acting. Muldoon began his acting career during the sport's offseason and his first roles were on shows such as “Who's the Boss?” and “Saved by the Bell.”
In addition to acting, Muldoon was a producer with credits on films such as “Riff Raff” (2024), “Marlowe” (2022), “The Card Counter” (2021) and “The Comeback Trail” (2020). Most recently, he shared on Instagram his excitement about being among the executive producers of the upcoming film “Kockroach.”
