ACTOR

Troy Donahue

1936 - 2001

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Troy Donahue (born Merle Johnson Jr., January 27, 1936 – September 2, 2001) was an American film and television actor, best known for his role as Johnny Hunter in the film A Summer Place. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Troy Donahue has received more than 3,867,837 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia. Troy Donahue is the 3,455th most popular actor (down from 2,886th in 2019), the 5,184th most popular biography from United States (down from 4,532nd in 2019) and the 1,554th most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 3.9M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 50.34

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 23

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.21

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.83

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Troy Donahue ranks 3,455 out of 13,578. Before him are Patsy Kensit, Brenda Strong, Željko Ivanek, Hans Clarin, Elizabeth Wilson, and Jeff Conaway. After him are Kader Khan, Alexander Pschill, Riccardo Cucciolla, Aleksandr Abdulov, Sam J. Jones, and Özcan Deniz.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1936, Troy Donahue ranks 296. Before him are Ivan Marchuk, Stephen E. Ambrose, Nutan, Frederick Ballantyne, Jaime Lucas Ortega y Alamino, and Abraham Lempel. After him are Frankétienne, Igor Rodionov, Héctor Núñez, Eva Hesse, Nicolás de Jesús López Rodríguez, and Robert Langlands. Among people deceased in 2001, Troy Donahue ranks 181. Before him are Vladimir Semichastny, Eileen Heckart, Donella Meadows, Philippe Léotard, Pauline Kael, and Mongo Beti. After him are Ri Kun-mo, Charles Régnier, Ardito Desio, Jan Kott, Jutta Rüdiger, and Maria Gorokhovskaya.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Troy Donahue ranks 5,184 out of 20,380. Before him are Benjamin Rush (1745), Kelly LeBrock (1960), Brenda Strong (1960), Louis C.K. (1967), Elizabeth Wilson (1921), and Jeff Conaway (1950). After him are Richard Montague (1930), Jacob Perkins (1766), LL Cool J (1968), Pat Smear (1959), Ralph Linton (1893), and Charlie Wilson (1933).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Troy Donahue ranks 1,554. Before him are Jimmy Fallon (1974), Alexis Bledel (1981), Kelly LeBrock (1960), Brenda Strong (1960), Elizabeth Wilson (1921), and Jeff Conaway (1950). After him are Sam J. Jones (1954), Charley Chase (1893), Dina Meyer (1968), Alan Ruck (1956), Frankie Avalon (1940), and Gary Cole (1956).

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Television and Movie Roles

The Godfather Part II
Merle Johnson
In the continuing saga of the Corleone crime family, a young Vito Corleone grows up in Sicily and in 1910s New York. In the 1950s, Michael Corleone attempts to expand the family business into Las Vegas, Hollywood and Cuba.
Dec 20o 19748.574 / 10
Cry-Baby
Hatchet's Father
A prim and proper schoolgirl goes against her society grandmother's wishes when she dates a motorcycle-riding juvenile delinquent.
Apr 6o 19906.5 / 10
Deadly Prey
Don Michaelson
A group of sadistic mercenaries led by Col. John Hogan kidnap Michael Danton from his home, and set him loose on the grounds of their secret camp to be used as training for new recruits. Danton has been called the "most perfect killer ever." Now, he'll have to prove it again. This prey has become DEADLY!
Nov 2o 19874.9 / 10