Troy Donahue (lying) in Ellery Queen: The Adventure of the Sinister Scenario
Troy Donahue (1936 - 2001)
Film Deaths[]
- The Tarnished Angels (1958) [Frank Burnham]: Killed in a plane crash while racing against Robert Stack in an air show; his body (obviously a dummy) is thrown from the plane as it hits the ground.
- The Crowded Sky (1960) [McVey]: Killed in a plane crash, along with Efrem Zimbalist Jr., when their plane collides with commercial airliner.
- My Blood Runs Cold (1965) [Arthur Maine/Ben Gunther]: Falls to his death when he gets a headache after attempting to strangle Nicolas Coster.
- Cyclone (1987) [Bob Jenkins]: Shot in the chest by Dar Robinson and shot in the back with a crossbow by Dawn Wildsmith.
- Click: The Calendar Girl Killer (1990) [Alan]
- Double Trouble (1992) [Leonard]: Killed when Bill Mumy runs him over with a car.
TV Deaths[]
- Ellery Queen: The Adventure of the Sinister Scenario (1976) [Gilbert Mallory]: Shot in the chest by Susan Damante on a movie set, after Don DeFore replaces the blanks with real bullets, meant for James Sikking.
- Monsters: Micro Minds (1990) [Dr. Thomas Becker]: Killed when the microscopic creatures that he injected into himself destroy his mind and take over his body.
Notable Connections[]
- Ex-husband of Suzanne Pleshette
- Ex-husband of Valerie Allen
Gallery[]
Troy Donahue's (and Efrem Zimbalist Jr.) death in The Crowded Sky
Troy Donahue in Click: The Calendar Girl Killer