Jeff Conaway

Jeff Conaway

Known for: Acting
Biography: 1950-10-05
Deathday: 2011-05-27 (60 years old)

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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.


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Filmography

all 87

Movies 55

TV Shows 32

self 8

Voice 1

Narrator 1

Director 1

Writer 1

Kenickie
The Grease Story

The Grease Story (2017)

Movie
Circles Introduction (voice)
Dante's Hell Animated

Dante's Hell Animated (2013)

Movie
Tom Doyle
Dark Games

Dark Games (2011)

Movie
Narrator
It's Hopeless

It's Hopeless (2008)

Movie
Franklin Conner
Wrestling

Wrestling (2008)

Movie
Self
Naked Movie

Naked Movie (2008)

Movie
Self - Rehab Patient / Self
Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew

Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew (2008)

TV
Sheriff Dan Patterson
The Utah Murder Project

The Utah Murder Project (2006)

Movie
Himself
1 vs. 100

1 vs. 100 (2006)

TV
The Tyra Banks Show

The Tyra Banks Show (2005)

TV
5.5
Agent Frank Gun
The Pool 2

The Pool 2 (2005)

Movie
Contestant
Celebrity Fit Club

Celebrity Fit Club (2005)

TV
Self
The Tony Danza Show

The Tony Danza Show (2004)

TV
Living in TV Land

Living in TV Land (2004)

TV
Digger's Dad
Y.M.I.

Y.M.I. (2004)

Movie
Self
Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star

Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star (2003)

Movie
Reverend Sutter
Curse of the Forty-Niner

Curse of the Forty-Niner (2002)

Movie
Gavin Elliot
The Biz

The Biz (2002)

Movie
Zachary Mason
She Spies

She Spies (2002)

TV
6
Agent Owen Sacker
Do You Wanna Know a Secret?

Do You Wanna Know a Secret? (2001)

Movie
Self (uncredited)
Man on the Moon

Man on the Moon (1999)

Movie
9.5
Self
Where Are They Now?

Where Are They Now? (1999)

TV
Zack Allan
Babylon 5: A Call to Arms

Babylon 5: A Call to Arms (1999)

Movie
5
Jerry Parker
S Club 7

S Club 7 (1999)

TV
Marcie's Father
Jawbreaker

Jawbreaker (1999)

Movie
Zack Allen
Babylon 5: The River of Souls

Babylon 5: The River of Souls (1998)

Movie
5.31
Zack Allen
Babylon 5: Thirdspace

Babylon 5: Thirdspace (1998)

Movie
4.2
Bixby
Shadow of Doubt

Shadow of Doubt (1998)

Movie
Peter Dunn
Dumb Luck in Vegas

Dumb Luck in Vegas (1997)

Movie
Jagger
The Last Embrace

The Last Embrace (1997)

Movie
Mr. & Mrs. Smith

Mr. & Mrs. Smith (1996)

TV
Daniel
The Russian Godfather

The Russian Godfather (1996)

Movie
Zack Allan
Babylon 5

Babylon 5 (1994)

TV
6.44
Alex Kenyon
Burke's Law

Burke's Law (1994)

TV
Reverend
2002: The Rape of Eden

2002: The Rape of Eden (1994)

Movie
The Devil's Pet

The Devil's Pet (1994)

Movie
Tony
Sunset Strip

Sunset Strip (1993)

Movie
Sean
L.A. Goddess

L.A. Goddess (1993)

Movie
Werner Soehnen
European Night

European Night (1993)

Movie
Borman
Alien Intruder

Alien Intruder (1993)

Movie
Rinaldi
It's Showtime

It's Showtime (1993)

Movie
Director
Bikini Summer II

Bikini Summer II (1992)

Movie
Charlie Alderson
Almost Pregnant

Almost Pregnant (1992)

Movie
Tom Edwards
Eye of the Storm

Eye of the Storm (1992)

Movie
Jeffrey Blair
Mirror Images

Mirror Images (1992)

Movie
Frank
A Time to Die

A Time to Die (1991)

Movie
Peter Keynes
Total Exposure

Total Exposure (1991)

Movie
Shades of L.A.

Shades of L.A. (1990)

TV
Bud Sorenson
The Sleeping Car

The Sleeping Car (1990)

Movie
Cowboy
The Banker

The Banker (1989)

Movie
Tom Farrell
Ghost Writer

Ghost Writer (1989)

Movie
Taxi driver
Tale of Two Sisters

Tale of Two Sisters (1989)

Movie
Sgt. Holt
The Dirty Dozen: The Fatal Mission

The Dirty Dozen: The Fatal Mission (1988)

Movie
5
Monsters

Monsters (1988)

TV
Buddy Powers
Freddy's Nightmares

Freddy's Nightmares (1988)

TV
6.67
Travis
Elvira: Mistress of the Dark

Elvira: Mistress of the Dark (1988)

Movie
Josh McGwin
Bay Coven

Bay Coven (1987)

Movie
Mitchell
The Patriot

The Patriot (1986)

Movie
Matlock

Matlock (1986)

TV
6
Peter Prentice (segment "My Ghostwriter - The Vampire")
Stephen King's Golden Tales

Stephen King's Golden Tales (1985)

Movie
Stingray

Stingray (1985)

TV
John Higgins
Berrenger's

Berrenger's (1985)

TV
Peter Prentice
Tales from the Darkside

Tales from the Darkside (1984)

TV
5.38
Howard Griffin / Tom Powell / Nolan Walsh
Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote (1984)

TV
7
Who's the Boss?

Who's the Boss? (1984)

TV
6.03
T.C. Sloane
Covergirl

Covergirl (1984)

Movie
Chuck Lanyard
Making of a Male Model

Making of a Male Model (1983)

Movie
Prince Erik Greystone
Wizards and Warriors

Wizards and Warriors (1983)

TV
Hotel

Hotel (1982)

TV
6.35
Buddy Walker
Nashville Grab

Nashville Grab (1981)

Movie
Self
Marie

Marie (1980)

TV
Russ
For the Love of It

For the Love of It (1980)

Movie
Roy Fletcher
Breaking Up Is Hard to Do

Breaking Up Is Hard to Do (1979)

Movie
Bobby Wheeler / Louie De Palma / Skip
Taxi

Taxi (1978)

TV
6.02
Kenickie
Grease

Grease (1978)

Movie
7.95
Bill
Julie Farr, M.D.

Julie Farr, M.D. (1978)

TV
Willie
Pete's Dragon

Pete's Dragon (1977)

Movie
8
Lactamaeon
I Never Promised You a Rose Garden

I Never Promised You a Rose Garden (1977)

Movie
Terry Nicholas
Delta County, USA

Delta County, USA (1977)

Movie
Frazier
The Eagle Has Landed

The Eagle Has Landed (1976)

Movie
6.6
Battle of the Network Stars

Battle of the Network Stars (1976)

TV
Joe Forrester

Joe Forrester (1975)

TV
Movin' On

Movin' On (1974)

TV
Happy Days

Happy Days (1974)

TV
6.28
Bert Gaines
Kojak

Kojak (1973)

TV
6
Minstrel #2
Jennifer on My Mind

Jennifer on My Mind (1971)

Movie
The Mary Tyler Moore Show

The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970)

TV
6.67

Ratings

Average 5.32
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Information

Known For
Acting

Gender
Male

Birthday
1950-10-05

Deathday
2011-05-27 (60 years old)

Birth Name
Jeffrey Charles William Michael Conaway

Birth Place
Manhattan, United States of America

Relatives
Olivia Newton-John

Citizenships
United States of America

Also Known As
Jeffery Charles William Michael Conaway, Jeff Conway


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