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Troy Donahue (1936-2001) was an American actor and singer. He was a popular sex symbol in the 1950s and 1960s. His IMDb page shows 101 acting credits from 1954 to 2001. This page will rank Troy Donahue movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information. Television shows and his direct to video movies (a bunch of them) were not included in the main table.
Troy Donahue Ranked In Chronological Order With Ultimate Movie Rankings Score (1 to 5 UMR Tickets) *Best combo of box office, reviews, and awards.
Year
Movie (Year)
Rating
S
Year Movie (Year) Rating S
1974
The Godfather: Part II (1974)
AA Best Picture Win
1959
Imitation of Life (1959)
1959
A Summer Place (1959)
1961
Parrish (1961)
1961
Susan Slade (1961)
1957
The Tarnished Angels (1957)
1958
The Perfect Furlough (1958)
1974
Cockfighter (1974)
1964
A Distant Trumpet (1964)
1958
This Happy Feeling (1958)
1957
Summer Love (1957)
1958
Voice in the Mirror (1958)
1962
Rome Adventure (1962)
1990
Cry-Baby (1990)
1963
Palm Springs Weekend (1963)
1984
Katy Caterpillar (1984)
1958
Live Fast, Die Young (1958)
1960
The Crowded Sky (1960)
1983
Tin Man (1983)
1958
Monster on the Campus (1958)
1965
My Blood Runs Cold (1965)
1958
Wild Heritage (1958)
1984
Grandview, U.S.A. (1984)
1967
Come Spy with Me (1967)
1967
Those Fantastic Flying Fools/ (1967)
1987
Cyclone (1987)
1971
Sweet Savior (1971)
1992
Double Trouble (1992)
1974
Seizure (1974)
1977
The Legend of Frank Woods (1977)
1986
Low Blow (1986)
1988
Hawkeye (1988)
1970
The Phantom Gunslinger (1970)
Troy Donahue Movies Can Be Ranked 6 Ways In This Table
The really cool thing about this table is that it is “user-sortable”. Rank the movies any way you want.
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- Sort by how many Oscar® nominations and how many Oscar® wins each Troy Donahue movie received.
- Sort Troy Donahue movies by Ultimate Movie Rankings (UMR) Score. UMR puts box office, reviews, and awards into a mathematical equation and gives each movie a score.
| R | Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | Adj. B.O. Worldwide (mil) | Review | Oscar Nom / Win | UMR Score | ||||
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| R | Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | Actual B.O. Domestic (mil) | Adj. B.O. Domestic (mil) | Adj. B.O. Worldwide (mil) | B.O. Rank by Year | Review | Oscar Nom / Win | UMR Score | S |
| 1 | The Godfather: Part II (1974) AA Best Picture Win |
Al Pacino & Robert DeNiro |
47.50 | 274.1 | 541.00 | 9 | 94 | 11 / 06 | 100.0 | |
| 2 | Imitation of Life (1959) | Lana Turner & John Gavin |
18.30 | 329.4 | 329.40 | 8 | 80 | 02 / 00 | 97.7 | |
| 3 | A Summer Place (1959) | Richard Egan & Dorothy McGuire |
12.30 | 221.1 | 345.00 | 18 | 73 | 00 / 00 | 96.0 | |
| 4 | Parrish (1961) | Claudette Colbert & Troy Donahue |
10.60 | 154.1 | 229.00 | 22 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 89.4 | |
| 5 | Susan Slade (1961) | Dorothy McGuire | 10.90 | 158.2 | 158.20 | 20 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 88.1 | |
| 7 | The Tarnished Angels (1957) | Rock Hudson & Robert Stack |
4.30 | 82.5 | 82.50 | 55 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 80.9 | |
| 6 | The Perfect Furlough (1958) | Tony Curtis & Janet Leigh |
6.60 | 118.1 | 118.10 | 38 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 79.4 | |
| 8 | Cockfighter (1974) | Warren Oates & Harry Dean Stanton |
3.00 | 17.5 | 17.50 | 88 | 79 | 00 / 00 | 72.9 | |
| 9 | A Distant Trumpet (1964) | Directed by Raoul Walsh | 3.40 | 39.3 | 39.30 | 78 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 65.9 | |
| 10 | This Happy Feeling (1958) | Debbie Reynolds & Directed by Blake Edwards |
2.30 | 41.0 | 41.00 | 100 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 63.9 | |
| 11 | Summer Love (1957) | John Saxon & Fay Wray |
2.20 | 42.1 | 42.10 | 109 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 60.1 | |
| 13 | Voice in the Mirror (1958) | Walter Matthau & Richard Egan |
1.20 | 21.8 | 21.80 | 129 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 57.5 | |
| 12 | Rome Adventure (1962) | Suzanne Pleshette | 1.30 | 18.5 | 18.50 | 113 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 57.5 | |
| 14 | Cry-Baby (1990) | Johnny Depp & Willem Dafoe |
8.30 | 21.1 | 21.10 | 103 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 53.6 | |
| 15 | Palm Springs Weekend (1963) | Connie Stevens | 2.90 | 35.8 | 35.80 | 71 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 53.0 | |
| 15 | Katy Caterpillar (1984) | Cristina Camargo | 0.10 | 0.2 | 0.20 | 201 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 48.6 | |
| 17 | Live Fast, Die Young (1958) | Paul Henreid | 1.40 | 25.0 | 25.00 | 124 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 47.0 | |
| 18 | The Crowded Sky (1960) | Dana Andrews & Rhonda Fleming |
2.50 | 39.7 | 39.70 | 91 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 41.5 | |
| 18 | Tin Man (1983) | Timothy Bottoms | 0.10 | 0.2 | 0.20 | 165 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 33.2 | |
| 19 | Monster on the Campus (1958) | Joanna Moore | 1.10 | 19.4 | 19.40 | 135 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 32.8 | |
| 20 | My Blood Runs Cold (1965) | Joey Heatherton | 2.30 | 24.3 | 24.30 | 98 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 30.3 | |
| 22 | Wild Heritage (1958) | Maureen O'Sullivan | 0.60 | 11.4 | 11.40 | 157 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 27.6 | |
| 23 | Grandview, U.S.A. (1984) | Patrick Swayze & Jamie Lee Curtis |
4.70 | 15.2 | 15.20 | 112 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 25.0 | |
| 23 | Come Spy with Me (1967) | Andrea Dromm | 0.60 | 5.6 | 5.60 | 156 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 21.1 | |
| 24 | Those Fantastic Flying Fools/ (1967) | Burl Ives | 1.10 | 9.9 | 9.90 | 136 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 18.3 | |
| 25 | Cyclone (1987) | Heather Thomas | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 263 | 44 | 00 / 00 | 6.6 | |
| 26 | Sweet Savior (1971) | Renay Granville | 0.10 | 0.3 | 0.30 | 185 | 42 | 00 / 00 | 5.4 | |
| 28 | Double Trouble (1992) | Roddy McDowall | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 238 | 38 | 00 / 00 | 3.0 | |
| 29 | Seizure (1974) | Directed by Oliver Stone | 0.20 | 0.9 | 0.90 | 158 | 37 | 00 / 00 | 2.8 | |
| 29 | The Legend of Frank Woods (1977) | Hegen Smith | 0.00 | 0.2 | 0.20 | 163 | 35 | 00 / 00 | 1.9 | |
| 30 | Low Blow (1986) | Cameron Mitchell | 0.10 | 0.2 | 0.20 | 215 | 35 | 00 / 00 | 1.9 | |
| 31 | Hawkeye (1988) | George Chung | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 269 | 34 | 00 / 00 | 1.5 | |
| 32 | The Phantom Gunslinger (1970) | Sabrina | 0.00 | 0.2 | 0.20 | 192 | 28 | 00 / 00 | 0.5 |
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i saw 2 including number 1 , godfather 2, a ten and favorite. the other cry baby a 7 only for johnny depp’s performance.
I have seen 7 Troy Donahue movies.
The HIGHEST rated movie I have seen is Imitation of Life.
The highest rated movie I have NOT seen is The Godfather Part II.
The LOWEST rated movie I have seen is The Crowded Sky.
Favourite Troy Donahue Movies I Have Seen:
Imitation of Life
Other Troy Donahue Movies I Have Seen:
A Summer Place
The Perfect Furlough
The Tarnished Angels
This Happy Feeling
Rome Adventure
The Crowded Sky
Hey Flora…as always thanks for sharing your thoughts on our latest classic page. I have seen 2 of the ones you have seen…his two 1959 hits A Summer Place and Imitation of Life. I would like to see Rome Adventure….if only to see him and Suzanne Pleshette really being in love on screen and off screen. Good stuff as always.
Thank you for featuring this very unique actor film star Troy Donahue. He was before my time, but I have researched him his life and films. He was extremely popular in the late 50’s and early 60s. He was easily Elvis Presley’s main romantic rival.
He made a series of excellent and memorable films that are still popular today, A Summer Place, Susan Slade, Parrish, and Rome Adventure, which has one of the greatest soundtracks in film history. One of them is the international hit “A Dali La.” Most of these films were directed by the excellent Delmer Daves.
Jack Warner worked him to excess, having Donahue make movies, and at the same time having him star in two television series, Surfside Six and Hawaiien Eye. When Donahue demanded more money and more independence, Jack Warner called every studio and had him effectively blacklisted. Donahue fell into alcohol and drugs, which both marred his good looks and his health.
He managed to overcome his demons and Francis Coppola, an old friend featured, him in The Godfather II. Donahue later did television, theatre, and bit parts in films, but was never able to recover his film stardom. He aspired to become a good dramatic actor, but he was typecast by his good looks and the success of the films he played in.
Recently, Troy Donahue has been rediscovered by a new generation. This is a testament to his talent and star magic which he possessed in spades.
May you rest in peace, Troy Donahue and thank you for giving us magical and memorable moments in your romantic films. This sad world certainly needs a spark of love and inspiration.
Hey Frank…..great comment on Troy Donahue. Your comment was both entertaining and educational. Lots of information shared that I had no clue about. His post 1980s career was not too impressive…but he worked steadily. That is good news that the younger generation is re-discovering him. I know when I was younger…I constantly got him mixed up with Tab Hunter. Heck, I admit it, I still do today…lol. Once again great comment….thanks for sharing these thoughts.
Back in the 90’s I went to a few film conventions in the city (very few) where I would old TV Guides and movie scripts from upcoming films. The scripts were thrown out a couple of years ago but the TV Guides are in places I can’t bother to reach in the house. Anyway Troy was at one of the conventions ( he looked good at the time, he was probably 60 at the time). With him was Gale Storm in her mid 70’s and she looked good 2.
Troy was a regular on the TV series Hawaiian Eye and Surfside Six, both Warner Brothers series and they tried all their TV stars out in films (lots of his co-stars at the time are from these shows).
Like John Cassavetes, Troy was on the original Oracle of Bacon list back in 2000, and like John he fell off immediately and never returned. Troy also has made lots of films that connect to no one. The 50’s and 60’s pictures are understandable but all that dreck in the 80’s and 90’s.
These are the actors on the 2020 list he appeared with.
7 ROBERT DE NIRO The Godfather: Part II (1974)
15 DAVID CARRADINE Double Trouble (1992/I)
19 WILLEM DAFOE Cry-Baby (1990)
31 ROBERT DUVALL The Godfather: Part II (1974)
39 RODDY MCDOWELL Double Trouble (1992/I)
48 JOHNNY DEPP Cry-Baby (1990)
53 JOHN SAXON Summer Love (1958)
53 JOHN SAXON This Happy Feeling (1958)
57 HARRY DEAN STANTON Cockfighter (1974)
57 HARRY DEAN STANTON The Godfather: Part II (1974)
57 HARRY DEAN STANTON Voice in the Mirror (1958)
80 MARTIN LANDAU Cyclone (1987)
94 BRIAN COX Merchants of Venus (1998)
101 M. EMMET WALSH Grandview, U.S.A. (1984)
198 JOHN CUSACK Grandview, U.S.A. (1984)
253 RANCE HOWARD The Legend of Frank Woods (1977)
262 KEENAN WYNN The Crowded Sky (1960)
262 KEENAN WYNN The Perfect Furlough (1958)
308 ED BEGLEY JR. Cockfighter (1974)
333 DANNY AIELLO The Godfather: Part II (1974)
342 JENNIFER JASON LEIGH Grandview, U.S.A. (1984)
384 BEVERLY D’ANGELO Merchants of Venus (1998)
430 AL PACINO The Godfather: Part II (1974)
451 GRAHAM STARK Those Fantastic Flying Fools (1967)
462 STUART WHITMAN Omega Cop (1990)
473 TONY CURTIS The Perfect Furlough (1958)
532 DUB TAYLOR Parrish (1961)
534 CURT JURGENS This Happy Feeling (1958)
547 ALLAN CUTHBERTSON THOSE FANTASTIC FLYING FOOLS (1967)
567 MAURICE DENHAM Those Fantastic Flying Fools (1967)
569 TERRY-THOMAS Those Fantastic Flying Fools (1967)
577 ROBERT STACK The Tarnished Angels (1957)
592 ANGIE DICKINSON Rome Adventure (1962)
631 DIANE KEATON The Godfather: Part II (1974)
659 PATRICK SWAYZE Grandview, U.S.A. (1984)
668 JOAN CUSACK GRANDVIEW, U.S.A. (1984)
671 SYLVIA MILES PARRISH (1961)
673 C. THOMAS HOWELL Grandview, U.S.A. (1984)
696 JAMIE LEE CURTIS Grandview, U.S.A. (1984)
719 WALTER MATTHAU Voice in the Mirror (1958)
740 GERT FROBE Those Fantastic Flying Fools (1967)
756 DEBBIE REYNOLDS This Happy Feeling (1958)
781 WARREN OATES Cockfighter (1974)
788 MARCEL DALIO The Perfect Furlough (1958)
811 MICHAEL J. POLLARD Merchants of Venus (1998)
851 ALDO RAY Hollywood Cop (1987)
851 ALDO RAY Shock ‘Em Dead (1991)
861 ROSSANO BRAZZI Rome Adventure (1962)
869 CAMERON MITCHELL Deadly Prey (1987)
869 CAMERON MITCHELL Hollywood Cop (1987)
869 CAMERON MITCHELL Low Blow (1986)
972 PEDRO ARMENDARIZ JR. The Phantom Gunslinger (1970)
Troy beat John Cassavetes, appearing with 15 Oscar winners in films.
AL PACINO The Godfather: Part II (1974)
BURL IVES Those Fantastic Flying Fools (1967)
CLAUDETTE COLBERT Parrish (1961)
DEAN JAGGER Parrish (1961)
DIANE KEATON The Godfather: Part II (1974)
DOROTHY MALONE Man of a Thousand Faces (1957)
DOROTHY MALONE The Tarnished Angels (1957)
JACK ALBERTSON MAN OF A THOUSAND FACES (1957)
JAMES CAGNEY Man of a Thousand Faces (1957)
KARL MALDEN Parrish (1961)
MARTIN LANDAU Cyclone (1987)
MARY ASTOR This Happy Feeling (1958)
PETER FINCH Come Spy with Me (1967)
ROBERT DE NIRO The Godfather: Part II (1974)
ROBERT DUVALL The Godfather: Part II (1974)
WALTER MATTHAU Voice in the Mirror (1958)
That should read “buy old TV Guides’
Hey Dan….my website host (Blue Host) just had me do some updates…and now I can not fix comments….so your error will last a little longer…hopefully there will be a new update tomorrow to fix this issue.
Hey Dan. That is awesome that you got to see Mr. Donahue in person. Ah…the benefits of living in New York. One day the corona virus will be ancient history and you can get those perks again. Good information on your TV Guides…I used to collect the ones that had people I liked on the cover….no idea where those are today. Looks like Harry Dean Stanton is the most frequent Oracle co-star. I miss seeing Harry pop up in new movies. His Oscar winning co-star total is not too high. But he has some legends on that list. Good stuff and as always…thank you.