The charming actor Patrick Muldoon, who was best known for his roles in the sci-fi hit Starship Troopers and as Austin Reed, the heartthrob on NBC’s Days of Our Lives, has died at the age of 57. Several reports say that he died suddenly on April 19, 2026, from a heart attack.
Muldoon became famous for playing Austin Reed on the long-running soap opera Days of Our Lives for two years. He won a Soap Opera Digest Award for Best Male Newcomer. Later, he played the bad guy Richard Hart on Melrose Place and Zander Barcalow opposite Casper Van Dien and Denise Richards in the 1997 cult classic Starship Troopers by Paul Verhoeven.
Muldoon was born William Patrick Muldoon III in San Pedro, California, to parents who were both artists. He also acted in movies like Black Cat Run and Lifetime projects, where he played both action and drama roles. Fans and coworkers are sad about the loss of this talented person who worked in both soap operas and science fiction movies.
Patrick Muldoon died, and he was an actor in Starship Troopers, Days of Our Lives, Austin Reed, Melrose Place, and Richard Hart. He had a heart attack and died at the age of 57. This is an obituary for him in 2026.
