Patrick Muldoon: From Gridiron to Screen

0:00It's April 20th, I'm Cory with the story, and this is California News today, your AI-powered local news. Actor Patrick Muldoon, famous for his turns on days of our lives, Melrose Place and Starship Troopers, passed away at age 57. His manager confirmed to Variety that he died suddenly on Sunday from a heart attack. Muldoon first made his mark originating the role of Austin Reed on days of our lives, paying the aspiring boxer from 1992 to 1995, then returning from 2011 to 2012 as a forensic accountant. He followed that up as the slick villain Richard Hart on Melrose Place for three seasons starting in 1995 and hit the big screen as Pilot Zander Barcollo in the 1997 sci-fi flick Starship Troopers. Before acting took over, Muldoon was all about football, starting at age 6 in San Pedro, and shining at Loyola High School in USC as a tight end. A brutal hit from future NFL star Junior Seyau during practice shifted his path, leading

1:05him to offseason gigs on shows like Who's the Boss and Saved by the Bell. Lately, he pivoted hard into producing, with credits on recent films like Riff Raff in 2024, Marlow in 2022. The car counter in 2021 and the comeback trail in 2020. He was hyped on Instagram about executive producing the upcoming cockroach. Muldoon's journey from the grid iron to the screen leaves a solid legacy of grit and versatility gone too soon, but his work keeps the spotlight burning.