Patrick Muldoon, Soap Star And Producer, Dies at 57
Actor Patrick Muldoon, known for Days of Our Lives and Melrose Place, died of a heart attack at home and had pending producing and acting projects including Kockroach and Dirty Hands.
Epoch TimesSoap Opera Star Patrick Muldoon, Known for ‘Days of Our Lives’ and ‘Melrose Place,’ Dies at 57
Breitbart NewsPatrick Muldoon, ‘Days of Our Lives’ and ‘Melrose Place’ Star, Dies at 57
BBC NewsPatrick Muldoon: Days of Our Lives and Starship Troopers actor dies aged 57
Daily CallerREPORT: 'Melrose Place' Actor, Soap Star Dies Suddenly At 57
Overview
Actor Patrick Muldoon died Sunday, April 19 at age 57 at his Beverly Hills home, his manager confirmed to Deadline.
His sister Shana Muldoon‑Zappa told TMZ that he suffered a heart attack after having coffee and was found unconscious in the bathroom, and paramedics were unable to revive him.
Alison Sweeney and Dina Meyer paid tribute on social media, calling Muldoon brilliantly talented, kind and endlessly generous in spirit, according to their posts.
Muldoon was known for originating Austin Reed on Days of Our Lives from 1992 to 1995 and again from 2011 to 2012, playing Richard Hart on Melrose Place and appearing in 1997's Starship Troopers.
He produced films including The Tribes of Palos Verdes, Arkansas and Marlowe, was executive producing Kockroach with Chris Hemsworth attached, and was set to appear in the forthcoming Dirty Hands.
Analysis
Center-leaning sources present this obituary neutrally, focusing on verifiable career milestones, dates and roles without loaded adjectives or partisan framing. They include both achievements (modeling, film production) and difficult storylines (on-screen assaults) as factual context, cite manager confirmation, and avoid evaluative commentary or selective omission of perspectives.