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Jeff Conaway
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1950-10-05,New York City, New York, USA
Gender
Male
Biography
Jeffrey Charles William Michael Conaway was an American actor, best known for his roles in the movie Grease, and the US TV series Taxi and Babylon 5. He also directed the 1992 film Bikini Summer 2. Jeff spent some of his time living with his grandparents in South Carolina, which gave him enough of a Southern accent that when he accompanied his mother to a casting call for director Arthur Penn's Broadway play All the Way Home, a story set in Knoxville, Tennessee, the 10-year-old Conaway landed a featured role as one of four boys. The 1961 Pulitzer Prize-winning play was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Play and ran 333 performances and one preview from November 29, 1960, to September 16, 1961.Conaway remained for the entire run, then toured with the national company of the play Critic's Choice. Conaway worked as a child model, and attended high school at the Quintano School for Young Professionals. He attended the North Carolina School of the Arts and later transferred to New York University. While at NYU, he appeared in television commercials and had the lead in a school production of The Threepenny Opera. He made his movie debut in the 1971 romantic drama Jennifer on My Mind, which also featured future stars Robert De Niro and Barry Bostwick. The following year Conaway appeared in the original cast of the Broadway musical Grease, as an understudy to several roles including that of the lead male character, Danny Zuko, and eventually succeeded role-originator Barry Bostwick. He played the role for 2 1/2 years while his friend John Travolta, with whom he shared a manager, later joined the show, playing the supporting role of Doody. After breaking into series television in 1975 with Happy Days, followed by guest spots in several other TV shows, and three more movies including Grease, he was cast as aspiring actor Bobby Wheeler on Taxi, which premiered in fall 1978. Conaway starred in the short-lived 1983 fantasy-spoof series Wizards and Warriors. He made guest appearances on such shows as Barnaby Jones, George & Leo and Murder, She Wrote. He appeared inJawbreaker, Elvira, Mistress of the Dark and Do You Wanna Know a Secret? He also played Mick Savage on The Bold and the Beautiful. From 1994 to 1999, he played Zack Allan on Babylon 5. In addition to acting, Conaway dabbled in music. In the mid-1960s, he was the lead singer and guitarist for a rock band, The 3 1/2, which recorded four singles for Cameo Records in 1966 and 1967. On May 11, 2011, Conaway was found unconscious from what was initially described as an overdose of substances believed to be pain medication and was treated in Encino, California, where he was listed in critical condition. The actor was suffering not from a drug overdose but rather from pneumonia with sepsis, for which he was placed into an induced coma. On May 26, 2011, Conaway's family took him off life support after doctors determined they could do nothing to revive him. Conaway died the following morning at the age of 60. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Filmography

7.4

Grease
1978-06-16

Shadow of Doubt

4.837

Shadow of Doubt
1998-04-09

Babylon 5: A Call to Arms

6.858

Babylon 5: A Call to Arms
1999-05-12

Babylon 5: The River of Souls

6.358

Babylon 5: The River of Souls
1998-12-20

Babylon 5: Thirdspace

6.61

Babylon 5: Thirdspace
1998-07-17

6.312

Pete's Dragon
1977-11-03

Elvira: Mistress of the Dark

6.689

Elvira: Mistress of the Dark
1988-09-30

The Eagle Has Landed

6.6

The Eagle Has Landed
1976-12-24

Dante's Hell Animated

5.4

Dante's Hell Animated
2013-11-25

4.4

The Banker
1989-12-20

Jennifer on My Mind

3.625

Jennifer on My Mind
1971-11-10

Almost Pregnant

4.947

Almost Pregnant
1992-06-22

Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star

5.1

Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star
2003-09-04

The Dirty Dozen: The Fatal Mission

5.176

The Dirty Dozen: The Fatal Mission
1988-11-10

6.419

Jawbreaker
1999-01-30

4.5

A Time to Die
1991-12-05

3.8

Mirror Images
1992-02-17

The Sleeping Car

4.947

The Sleeping Car
1990-02-02

Bikini Summer II

3.818

Bikini Summer II
1992-12-16

9

Nashville Grab
1981-10-18

The Utah Murder Project

0

The Utah Murder Project
2006-11-10

4.333

Y.M.I.
2004-03-05

4.262

Bay Coven
1987-10-25

2002: The Rape of Eden

3.563

2002: The Rape of Eden
1994-01-01

7

The Biz
2002-08-28

Tale of Two Sisters

3.7

Tale of Two Sisters
1989-05-01

For the Love of It

6

For the Love of It
1980-09-26

4.467

Ghost Writer
1989-12-07

Making of a Male Model

5

Making of a Male Model
1983-10-09

3.545

Alien Intruder
1993-02-24

4

L.A. Goddess
1993-05-12

2.556

Sunset Strip
1993-09-07

Eye of the Storm

6

Eye of the Storm
1992-06-01

3.667

Naked Movie
2008-02-24

4.167

The Patriot
1986-07-25

5.25

Wrestling
2008-06-03

Man on the Moon

7.239

Man on the Moon
1999-12-22

Curse of the Forty-Niner

4.293

Curse of the Forty-Niner
2002-10-01

Breaking Up Is Hard to Do

3.333

Breaking Up Is Hard to Do
1979-09-05

4.5

European Night
1993-03-19

2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift

6.1

2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift
2010-08-03

The Last Embrace

3.4

The Last Embrace
1997-01-01

George Romero's Golden Tales 2

0

George Romero's Golden Tales 2
1995-02-06

3.5

Total Exposure
1991-10-29

Do You Wanna Know a Secret?

3.75

Do You Wanna Know a Secret?
2001-03-04

The Russian Godfather

3

The Russian Godfather
1996-01-01

The Devil's Pet

5

The Devil's Pet
1994-01-01

Stephen King's Golden Tales

4.2

Stephen King's Golden Tales
1993-02-08

The Grease Story

8.4

The Grease Story
2017-11-05

4.5

Covergirl
1984-01-13

6.5

It's Showtime
1993-01-01

I Never Promised You a Rose Garden

5.939

I Never Promised You a Rose Garden
1977-07-14

4.7

Dark Games
2011-07-11

Delta County, USA

10

Delta County, USA
1977-05-20

0

The Pool 2
2005-04-01

The Cheryl Ladd Special: Souvenirs

10

The Cheryl Ladd Special: Souvenirs
1980-05-19

Living the Dream

2.667

Living the Dream
2006-01-01

Dante's Inferni

0

Dante's Inferni
2025-11-24

The Fabulous Allan Carr

4.5

The Fabulous Allan Carr
2017-05-19

The Time, the Place, the Motion: Remembering Grease

0

The Time, the Place, the Motion: Remembering Grease
2006-09-19

Murder, She Wrote

7.534

Murder, She Wrote
1984-09-30

6.5

Movin' On
1974-09-12

Tales from the Darkside

7.2

Tales from the Darkside
1984-09-30

The Tony Danza Show

6.375

The Tony Danza Show
2004-09-13

Who's the Boss?

7.4

Who's the Boss?
1984-09-20

7.3

Taxi
1978-09-12

7.135

Matlock
1986-03-03

The Tyra Banks Show

4.978

The Tyra Banks Show
2005-09-12

7.628

Happy Days
1974-01-15

6.8

Hotel
1982-08-21

The Mary Tyler Moore Show

7.649

The Mary Tyler Moore Show
1970-09-19

7.155

Kojak
1973-10-24

8

Babylon 5
1994-01-26

Freddy's Nightmares

7.2

Freddy's Nightmares
1988-10-09

7.227

Stingray
1985-07-14

Battle of the Network Stars

6.167

Battle of the Network Stars
1976-11-13

Mr. & Mrs. Smith

5.5

Mr. & Mrs. Smith
1996-09-20

Celebrity Fit Club

9

Celebrity Fit Club
2005-01-09

Wizards and Warriors

7

Wizards and Warriors
1983-02-26

5.667

Berrenger's
1985-01-05

Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew

3.7

Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew
2008-01-10

Where Are They Now?

7.5

Where Are They Now?
1999-06-07

7

Shades of L.A.
1990-10-10

Living in TV Land

0

Living in TV Land
2004-08-18

Murder, She Wrote

7.534

Murder, She Wrote
1984-09-30

5.7

1 vs. 100
2006-10-13

6.75

Burke's Law
1994-01-07

Hope and Gloria

6.333

Hope and Gloria
1995-03-09

7.4

S Club 7
1999-04-08

10

George & Leo
1997-09-15

7.536

She Spies
2002-07-20

Behind Closed Doors with Natalie Morales

9

Behind Closed Doors with Natalie Morales
2015-11-07

Murder, She Wrote

7.534

Murder, She Wrote
1984-09-30

The Mike Douglas Show

5.8

The Mike Douglas Show
1961-12-11

Golden Globe Awards

7.2

Golden Globe Awards
1944-01-20

7.135

Matlock
1986-03-03

7

Dinah!
1974-10-21

7

Joe Forrester
1975-09-09

Breaking Up Is Hard to Do

0

Breaking Up Is Hard to Do
1979-09-05

7.1

Monsters
1988-10-22

Hollywood Demons

6.733

Hollywood Demons
2025-03-24