Johnny Diaz April 21, 2026 — 8:13am Patrick Muldoon, the actor best known for starring as a hunky boxer on the soap opera Days of Our Lives and for playing a villainous fashion designer on the 1990s nighttime drama Melrose Place , died on Sunday in his Beverly Hills home. He was 57. His death was confirmed by his sister, Shana Muldoon Zappa, and Days of Our Lives . The cause of death was a heart attack, his sister said. Patrick Muldoon has died suddenly aged 57. NBCUniversal via Getty Images Muldoon rose to fame in 1992 when he landed the role of the handsome Austin Reed on Days of Our Lives , which premiered in 1965 on NBC and follows various characters from families in the fictional Midwestern town of Salem. Muldoon’s character was known for being caught in a love triangle between the sweet, good-hearted Carrie Brady (played by Tracy Middendorf and later by Christie Clark) and her devious sister, Sami Brady (played by Alison Sweeney).…