Patrick Muldoon Dies aged 57

Starship Troopers, Days of our Lives, and Melrose Place histrion Patrick Muldoon died connected Sunday, April 19 aged 57. The actor’s manager confirmed the quality to Variety, but the origin of decease has not yet been reported.

Muldoon was possibly champion known for his enactment arsenic Austin Reed connected the beloved daytime soap opera Days of Our Lives. His archetypal stint connected the bid ran from 1992 to 1995, but helium returned to the bid for different 2 years from 2011 to 2012.

He besides had a starring relation from 1995 to 1996 connected the primetime soap Melrose Place, wherever helium played the show’s villain Richard Hart. Fans and audiences whitethorn besides cognize him from his recurring relation connected the iconic precocious schoolhouse sitcom Saved By the Bell, and his enactment successful Paul Verhoeven’s 1997 movie Starship Troopers, successful which helium played Zander Barcalow, Rico's rival who is romantically funny successful Denise Richards' character, Carmen. His astir caller acting role, successful fact, came other his Starship Troopers costar Denise Richards successful transgression thriller Dirty Hands, which volition beryllium released soon.

Muldoon was besides an avid producer. He had his ain label, Storyboard Productions, wherever helium worked connected galore films, including The Card Counter, The Dreadful, Marlowe, and Riff Raff. He posted astir his existent producing task connected Instagram conscionable days earlier his passing.

“So excited to beryllium a portion of this astonishing task KOCKROACH directed by Matt Ross starring Chris Hemsworth, Taron Edgerton, Zazzie Beetz And Alec Baldwin,” helium shared alongside a screenshot of Deadline’s announcement that Hemsworth was joining the film’s formed connected April 18.

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Lex Briscuso is simply a movie and tv professional and a freelance amusement writer for IGN. You tin travel her connected Twitter astatine @nikonamerica.