Starship Troopers actor Patrick Muldoon passed away yesterday following a heart attack. He was 57.
Muldoon played pilot Zander Barcalow, a rival of Casper Van Dien’s Johnny Rico, in Paul Verhoeven’s 1997 sci-fi action classic.
His other genre credits include Stigmata, Spiders 3D, American Satan, Wicked, Finders Keepers, Little Dead Rotting Hood, Ice Spiders, and Arrival II.
Muldoon found early success as ’90s soap opera villains, playing Richard Hart on “Days of Our Lives” and Austin Reed on “Melrose Place.” He reprised the latter role in 2011 after a 16 year hiatus.
He also appeared in the likes of Marlowe, The Comeback Trail, Vanquish, and “Saved by the Bell.”
Muldoon also worked as a producer, most recently executive producing the horror film The Dreadful. His latest production, Kockroach, is currently shooting in Australia.
In his final Instagram post, Muldoon wrote, “So excited to be a part of this amazing project Kockroach directed by Matt Ross starring Chris Hemsworth, Taron Edgerton, Zazzie Beetz And Alec Baldwin. Filming now in Australia.”
Muldoon’s “Days of Our Lives” co-star Alison Sweeney shared a tribute on Twitter: “This is such heartbreaking news. Pat was a rare kind of person—brilliantly talented, endlessly kind, and generous in spirit. I was so lucky to have worked with him when I first started at ‘Days,’ he made me feel at ease right away. He brought his unique charm and humor to work every day. A truly gifted guy, and one who will be profoundly missed.”