Who is Patrick Muldoon? Life and key facts

William Patrick Muldoon III (September 27, 1968 – April 19, 2026) was an American actor, film producer, and musician. He was best known for his roles as Austin Reed on Days of Our Lives and Zander Barcalow on Starship Troopers.

Early life and education

Muldoon was born in San Pedro, California, on September 27, 1968, the son of William Patrick Muldoon II, a personal injury lawyer, and Deanna Muldoon (née Petrov), a homemaker. He was of Irish descent on his father's side and of Croatian descent on his mother's side. He attended Loyola High School, a Jesuit school. Muldoon graduated in 1991 from the University of Southern California, where he was a member of the Sigma Chi fraternity and played tight end on the USC Trojans football team.

Career

Muldoon was the first actor to play the role of Austin Reed on Days of Our Lives, from 1992 to 1995 and again from September 2011 to July 2012. Prior to that in 1991, he landed a role on the popular teen television series Saved by the Bell.

During the 1990s, Muldoon became the only actor ever to hold an exclusive development deal with Spelling Entertainment. Muldoon co-produced programming with Spelling Television's vice president Tony Shepherd, and their television development began with the USA Petite Model Show created by actress-model Ann Lauren. The show was filmed on-location at Caesars Palace on the renowned Colosseum Circus Maximus Showroom stage, in The Forum Shops and sponsored by Cartier.

The televised special was co-hosted by Muldoon and Lauren with special guest co-star Audrey Landers of Dallas and broadcast on WWOR and WGN Superstations distributed by Spelling Television Worldvision.

Muldoon's roles included playing the popular villain Richard Hart on the primetime soap opera Melrose Place from 1995 to 1996. Muldoon played Zander Barcalow in the 1997 Paul Verhoeven-directed film Starship Troopers. In 1998, he starred in the television film Black Cat Run, directed by D. J. Caruso.

He also starred in several films for the Lifetime and Hallmark channels. On stage, Muldoon played Edmund in Patsy Rodenburg's 2006 production of King Lear.

In 2015, Muldoon produced and starred in Badge of Honor. In 2020, he appeared in the films Arkansas and The Comeback Trail.

Death

Muldoon died at his home in Beverly Hills from a heart attack on April 19, 2026, at the age of 57.

Filmography

Film

1993 — Rage and Honor II — Tommy Andrews
1997 — Starship Troopers — Zander Barcalow
1998 — Arrival II — Jack Addison — Direct-to-video
1998 — Wicked — Lawson Smith
1999 — Stigmata — Steven
1999 — Red Team — Jason Chandler
2001 — Bad Karma — Trey Campbell
2001 — Blackwoods — Matt Sullivan
2002 — Whacked! — Mark Steward
2002 — Heart of America — Ryan Kirkland
2006 — Miracle Dogs Too — Jeff — Direct-to-video
2006 — Military Intelligence and You! — Nick Reed
2008 — Christmas Town — Kevin — Direct-to-video
2008 — Broken Angel — Kevin
2008 — Japan — Taxi Driver
2009 — Noah's Ark: The New Beginning — Shem — Voice; direct-to-video
2009 — The Chaos Experiment — Christopher
2010 — Repo — Jeffery Maiser
2010 — The 7 Adventures of Sinbad — Sinbad — Direct-to-video
2011 — Last Will — Joseph Emery
2011 — Born to Ride
2013 — Spiders 3D — Jason Cole
2014 — The Dog Who Saved Easter — Fred Stein — Direct-to-video
2015 — The Dog Who Saved Summer — Fred Stein — Direct-to-video
2015 — A Horse Tale — Michael — Direct-to-video
2015 — Robo-Dog — Tom Austin — Direct-to-video
2016 — Little Dead Rotting Hood — Henry
2017 — American Satan — SS Singer
2017 — Saving Christmas — Sammy — Direct-to-video
2017 — The Tribes of Palos Verdes — —.mw-parser-output .sr-only{border:0;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);clip-path:polygon(0px 0px,0px 0px,0px 0px);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px;white-space:nowrap}N/a — Executive producer
2018 — A Dog & Pony Show — Rusty Wiggins
2018 — Runnin' from My Roots — Seth Ingram
2018 — Bernie the Dolphin — Bob Ryan
2019 — My Adventures with Santa — Josh Nolan
2019 — Bernie the Dolphin 2 — Bob Ryan
2020 — Arkansas — Joe — Also executive producer
2020 — The Comeback Trail — Frank Pierce
2020 — Timecrafters: The Treasure of Pirate's Cove — Mr. Dare
2021 — Vanquish — Agent Monroe
2021 — Deadlock — Mack Karr
2021 — The Card Counter — —N/a — Executive producer
2022 — Marlowe — Richard Cavendish — Also executive producer
2023 — The Quest for Tom Sawyer's Gold — AJ Harrison
2024 — Murder at Hollow Creek — Thomas Bennett
2024 — Riff Raff — —N/a — Executive producer
2026 — The Dreadful — —N/a — Executive producer
2026 — Dirty Hands — Richie Denton — Posthumous release
TBA — Stay at Home — David — Post-production, posthumous release
TBA — Pray for Me: Key to Freedom — Senator — Post-production, posthumous release
TBA — Kockroach — —N/a — Executive producer, posthumous release

Television

1990 — Who's the Boss? — Matt — 2 episodes
1991 — Saved by the Bell — Jeffrey Hunter — 3 episodes
1992 — Silk Stalkings — Charles Lantman — Episode: "Good Time Charlie"
1992–1995, 2011–2012 — Days of Our Lives — Austin Reed — Returned to role in September 2011 after a 16-year hiatus
1993 — Night Sins — Austin Reed — Television film
1994 — Winter Heat — Austin Reed — Television film
1995–1996 — Melrose Place — Richard Hart — Recurring role
1996 — Deadly Pursuits — Tim Faulkner — Television film
1998 — Black Cat Run — Johnny Del Grissom — Television film
2000 — Final Ascent — Viggo — Television film
2000 — Chain of Command — Michael Connelly — Television film
2002 — Project Viper — Mike Connors — Television film
2004 — A Boyfriend for Christmas — Ryan Hughes — Television film
2007 — Point of Entry — Caleb Theroux — Television film
2007 — Ice Spiders — "Dash" Dashiell — Television film
2010 — Turbulent Skies — Charles Devain — Television film
2012 — All About Christmas Eve — Tino Accosta — Television film
2013 — Holiday Road Trip — Patrick — Television film
2013 — The Haunting of... — Himself — Documentary series; episode: "Patrick Muldoon"
2014 — Christmas in Palm Springs — Joe Brady — Television film
2014 — Fatal Acquittal — Scott — Television film
2014 — Deadly Revenge — Jack — Television film
2014 — Finders Keepers — Jonathan Simon — Television film
2015 — Patient Killer — Derek — Television film
2015 — A Christmas Reunion — Jack — Television film
2016 — His Secret Past — Charles — Television film
2016 — My Best Friend — Allen — Television film
2017 — Boyfriend Killer — Charles Durro — Television film
2018 — A Tale of Two Coreys — Bob Feldman — Television film
2025 — Double Scoop — Everett

Music videos

2013 — Daughtry — "Waiting for Superman" — Suicidal Man

Muldoon was the lead singer of the band The Sleeping Masses, their song "The Woman is the Way" was chosen for the 2009 movie Powder Blue end credits and features film clips in the video. The song was also featured on the show The Hills. The music video was filmed in Berkshire, England and produced by British director Leon Mitchell.

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