Jeff Conaway
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Person

Jeff Conaway

Known for
Acting
Born
October 5, 1950
Died
May 27, 2011
Place of birth
New York City, New York, USA
Also known as
Jeffery Charles William Michael Conaway, Jeff Conway

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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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In Catlg

2 Works in the catalog credit them.

Acting (2)

Filmography

  • Dante's InferniFilm · 2025 · as Circles Introduction (archive audio)
  • Hollywood DemonsTV · 2025 · as Self (archive footage) · 1 episode
  • The Fabulous Allan CarrFilm · 2017 · as Self (archive footage)
  • The Grease StoryFilm · 2017 · as Kenickie (archive footage)
  • Behind Closed Doors with Natalie MoralesTV · 2015 · as Kenickie (archive footage) · 1 episode
  • Dante's Hell AnimatedFilm · 2013 · as Narrator (voice)
  • Dark GamesFilm · 2011 · as Tom Doyle
  • 2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo DriftFilm · 2010 · as (archive footage)
  • Celebrity Rehab with Dr. DrewTV · 2008 · as Self · 19 episodes
  • Naked MovieFilm · 2008 · as Self
  • WrestlingFilm · 2008 · as Franklin Conner
  • 1 vs. 100TV · 2006 · as Self · 1 episode
  • Living the DreamFilm · 2006 · as Dick
  • The Time, the Place, the Motion: Remembering GreaseFilm · 2006 · as Self – Kenickie
  • The Utah Murder ProjectFilm · 2006 · as Sheriff Dan Patterson
  • Celebrity Fit ClubTV · 2005 · as Self - Contestant · 8 episodes
  • The Pool 2Film · 2005 · as Agent Frank Gun
  • The Tyra Banks ShowTV · 2005 · Acting · 1 episode
  • Living in TV LandTV · 2004 · Acting · 7 episodes
  • The Tony Danza ShowTV · 2004 · as Self · 1 episode
  • Y.M.I.Film · 2004 · as Digger's Dad
  • Dickie Roberts: Former Child StarFilm · 2003 · as Self
  • Curse of the Forty-NinerFilm · 2002 · as Reverend Sutter
  • She SpiesTV · 2002 · as Zachary Mason · 1 episode
  • The BizFilm · 2002 · as Gavin Elliots
  • Do You Wanna Know a Secret?Film · 2001 · as Agent Owen Sacker
  • Babylon 5: A Call to ArmsFilm · 1999 · as Zack Allen
  • JawbreakerFilm · 1999 · as Marcie's Father
  • Man on the MoonFilm · 1999 · as Self (uncredited)
  • S Club 7TV · 1999 · as Jerry Parker · 1 episode
  • Where Are They Now?TV · 1999 · as Self · 1 episode
  • Babylon 5: The River of SoulsFilm · 1998 · as Zack Allen
  • Babylon 5: ThirdspaceFilm · 1998 · as Zack Allen
  • Shadow of DoubtFilm · 1998 · as Bixby
  • George & LeoTV · 1997 · Acting · 1 episode
  • The Last EmbraceFilm · 1997 · as Jagger
  • Mr. & Mrs. SmithTV · 1996 · Acting · 1 episode
  • The Russian GodfatherFilm · 1996 · Acting
  • George Romero's Golden Tales 2Film · 1995 · Acting
  • Hope and GloriaTV · 1995 · as Bud Green · 1 episode
  • 2002: The Rape of EdenFilm · 1994 · as Reverend
  • Babylon 5TV · 1994 · as Zack Allan · 74 episodes
  • Burke's LawTV · 1994 · as Alex Kenyon · 1 episode
  • The Devil's PetFilm · 1994 · Acting
  • Alien IntruderFilm · 1993 · as Borman
  • European NightFilm · 1993 · as Werner Soehnen
  • It's ShowtimeFilm · 1993 · as Rinaldi
  • L.A. GoddessFilm · 1993 · as Sean
  • Stephen King's Golden TalesFilm · 1993 · as Peter Prentice
  • Sunset StripFilm · 1993 · as Tony
  • Almost PregnantFilm · 1992 · as Charlie Alderson
  • Bikini Summer IIFilm · 1992 · as Stu Stocker
  • Bikini Summer IIFilm · 1992 · Director
  • Eye of the StormFilm · 1992 · as Tom Edwards
  • Mirror ImagesFilm · 1992 · as Jeffrey Blair
  • A Time to DieFilm · 1991 · as Frank
  • Total ExposureFilm · 1991 · as Peter Keynes
  • Shades of L.A.TV · 1990 · Acting · 1 episode
  • The BankerFilm · 1990 · as Cowboy
  • The Sleeping CarFilm · 1990 · as Bud Sorenson
  • Ghost WriterFilm · 1989 · as Tom Farrell
  • Tale of Two SistersFilm · 1989 · as Taxi driver
  • Elvira: Mistress of the DarkFilm · 1988 · as Travis
  • Freddy's NightmaresTV · 1988 · as Buddy Powers · 1 episode
  • MonstersTV · 1988 · as Phil · 1 episode
  • The Dirty Dozen: The Fatal MissionFilm · 1988 · as Sgt. Holt
  • Bay CovenFilm · 1987 · as Josh McGwin
  • MatlockTV · 1986 · as Daniel Ward · 1 episode
  • The PatriotFilm · 1986 · as Mitchell
  • Berrenger'sTV · 1985 · Acting · 12 episodes
  • StingrayTV · 1985 · Acting · 1 episode
  • CovergirlFilm · 1984 · as T.C. Sloane
  • Murder, She WroteTV · 1984 · as Nolan Walsh · 2 episodes
  • Tales from the DarksideTV · 1984 · as Peter Prentice · 1 episode
  • Who's the Boss?TV · 1984 · Acting · 1 episode
  • Making of a Male ModelFilm · 1983 · as Chuck Lanyard
  • Wizards and WarriorsTV · 1983 · as Prince Erik Greystone · 8 episodes
  • HotelTV · 1982 · Acting · 1 episode
  • Nashville GrabFilm · 1981 · as Buddy Walker
  • For the Love of ItFilm · 1980 · as Russ Moran
  • The Cheryl Ladd Special: SouvenirsFilm · 1980 · Acting
  • Breaking Up Is Hard to DoFilm · 1979 · as Roy Fletcher
  • Breaking Up Is Hard to DoTV · 1979 · as Roy Fletcher · 2 episodes
  • GreaseFilm · 1978 · as Kenickie
  • TaxiTV · 1978 · as Bobby Wheeler · 69 episodes
  • Delta County, USAFilm · 1977 · as Terry Nicholas
  • I Never Promised You a Rose GardenFilm · 1977 · as Lactamaeon
  • Pete's DragonFilm · 1977 · as Willie
  • Battle of the Network StarsTV · 1976 · Acting · 1 episode
  • The Eagle Has LandedFilm · 1976 · as Frazier
  • Joe ForresterTV · 1975 · as Cliff · 1 episode
  • Dinah!TV · 1974 · as Self · 1 episode
  • Happy DaysTV · 1974 · Acting · 1 episode
  • Movin' OnTV · 1974 · Acting · 1 episode
  • KojakTV · 1973 · as Bert Gaines · 1 episode
  • Jennifer on My MindFilm · 1971 · as Minstrel #2
  • The Mary Tyler Moore ShowTV · 1970 · Acting · 1 episode
  • The Mike Douglas ShowTV · 1961 · as Self · 1 episode
  • Golden Globe AwardsTV · 1944 · as Self - Nominee · 1 episode

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