Portrait of Troy Donahue

Acting

Troy Donahue

Career

Active from 1958 to 1998, busiest in 1989 with 9 main titles.

Leading roles
26
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score48/100
Highest rated
Poster for Cockfighter
Cockfighter
GoodWatch score85/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 62 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.4 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 4.9 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Troy Donahue Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Social Commentary
    3.6, average 4.9
  • Melancholy
    3.5, average 4.7
  • Pathos
    4.1, average 5.3
  • Politics
    1.6, average 2.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Coming-of-Age 7
  • Fast-Paced 4
  • Campy 3
  • Feel-Good Movie 3
  • Crime 3
  • Romantic Drama 3
  • B-Movie 2
  • Rock 'n' Roll 2
  • Teen Romance 2
  • Action 2
  • Action Thriller 2
  • Buddy Cop 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

93
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1990s

15 titles ยท average score 50
Merchants of Venus
Merchants of Venus (1998)

as FBI Agent

Legion
Legion (1998)
GoodWatch score 36

as Flemming

Bimbo Movie Bash
Bimbo Movie Bash (1997)
GoodWatch score 40

as Dr. Ackerman (archive footage)

Double Trouble
Double Trouble (1992)
GoodWatch score 46

as Leonard

The Pamela Principle
The Pamela Principle (1992)
GoodWatch score 44

as Troy

The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980
The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980 (1992)
GoodWatch score 90

as Merle Johnson

Shock 'Em Dead
Shock 'Em Dead (1991)
GoodWatch score 45

as Record Exec

Deadly Diamonds
Deadly Diamonds (1991)

as Matt Plimpton

Click: The Calendar Girl Killer
Click: The Calendar Girl Killer (1990)
GoodWatch score 36

as Alan

Omega Cop
Omega Cop (1990)
GoodWatch score 41

as Slim

Cry-Baby
Cry-Baby (1990)
GoodWatch score 66

as Hatchet's Father

Nudity Required
Nudity Required (1990)
GoodWatch score 39

as Jack

1980s

24 titles ยท average score 44
The Chilling
The Chilling (1989)
GoodWatch score 34

as Dr. Miller

Assault of the Party Nerds
Assault of the Party Nerds (1989)
GoodWatch score 28

as Sid Witherspoon

Terminal Force
Terminal Force (1989)
GoodWatch score 31

as Slim

Deadly Spygames
Deadly Spygames (1989)

as Python

Blood Nasty
Blood Nasty (1989)
GoodWatch score 38

as Barry Hefna

Hard Rock Nightmare
Hard Rock Nightmare (1988)
GoodWatch score 47

as Uncle Gary

Hawkeye
Hawkeye (1988)
GoodWatch score 46

as Mayor

Monsters
Monsters (1988)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show ยท as Dr. Thomas Becker

Deadly Prey
Deadly Prey (1987)
GoodWatch score 51

as Don Michaelson

Low Blow
Low Blow (1986)
GoodWatch score 38

as John Templeton

Grandview, U.S.A.
Grandview, U.S.A. (1984)
GoodWatch score 46

as Donny Vinton

Matt Houston
Matt Houston (1982)
GoodWatch score 64

TV show

1970s

18 titles ยท average score 62
Fantasy Island
Fantasy Island (1978)
GoodWatch score 43

TV show ยท as Jack Terry

Vega$
Vega$ (1978)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show

The Love Boat
The Love Boat (1977)
GoodWatch score 53

TV show ยท as Mr. Clark

Outrage
Outrage (1977)

as Daniel

The Legend of Frank Woods
The Legend of Frank Woods (1977)

as Sheriff John Baxom

CHiPs
CHiPs (1977)
GoodWatch score 44

TV show

Laverne & Shirley
Laverne & Shirley (1976)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show

South Seas
South Seas (1974)

as Steve

The Godfather Part II
The Godfather Part II (1974)
GoodWatch score 89

as Merle Johnson

Cockfighter
Cockfighter (1974)
GoodWatch score 85

as Randall Mansfield

Sweet Savior
Sweet Savior (1971)
GoodWatch score 42

as Moon

The Phantom Gunslinger
The Phantom Gunslinger (1970)

as Bill

1960s

15 titles ยท average score 54
The Name of the Game
The Name of the Game (1968)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show ยท as Norman Hoak

Jules Verne's Rocket to the Moon
Jules Verne's Rocket to the Moon (1967)
GoodWatch score 40

as Gaylord Sullivan

Come Spy with Me
Come Spy with Me (1967)

as Jill Parsons

Ironside
Ironside (1967)
GoodWatch score 45

TV show ยท as Father Dugan

My Blood Runs Cold
My Blood Runs Cold (1965)
GoodWatch score 40

as Ben Gunther

A Distant Trumpet
A Distant Trumpet (1964)
GoodWatch score 51

as 2nd Lt. Matthew 'Matt' Hazard

Palm Springs Weekend
Palm Springs Weekend (1963)
GoodWatch score 48

as Jim Munroe

Rome Adventure
Rome Adventure (1962)
GoodWatch score 56

as Don Porter

Parrish
Parrish (1961)
GoodWatch score 57

as Parrish McLean

Susan Slade
Susan Slade (1961)
GoodWatch score 59

as Hoyt Brecker

Surfside 6
Surfside 6 (1960)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show ยท as Sandy Winfield II

The Crowded Sky
The Crowded Sky (1960)
GoodWatch score 48

as McVey

1950s

21 titles ยท average score 65
Hawaiian Eye
Hawaiian Eye (1959)
GoodWatch score 66

TV show ยท as PHilip Barton

A Summer Place
A Summer Place (1959)
GoodWatch score 76

as Johnny Hunter

Rawhide
Rawhide (1959)
GoodWatch score 50

TV show ยท as Buzz Travis

Monster on the Campus
Monster on the Campus (1958)
GoodWatch score 50

as Jimmy Flanders

Live Fast, Die Young
Live Fast, Die Young (1958)
GoodWatch score 62

as Artie Sanders / Artie Smith

This Happy Feeling
This Happy Feeling (1958)
GoodWatch score 52

as Tony Manza

77 Sunset Strip
77 Sunset Strip (1958)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show ยท as Sandy Winfield II

Voice in the Mirror
Voice in the Mirror (1958)
GoodWatch score 66

as Paul Cunningham

Wild Heritage
Wild Heritage (1958)
GoodWatch score 58

as Jesse Bascomb

Bronco
Bronco (1958)
GoodWatch score 66

TV show

Maverick
Maverick (1957)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show ยท as Dan Jamison

Sugarfoot
Sugarfoot (1957)
GoodWatch score 62

TV show ยท as Ken Savage