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Actor Patrick Muldoon Dies at 57 from Heart Attack

Published 21 April 2026

Actor Patrick Muldoon died suddenly on Sunday morning at age 57 after suffering a heart attack at his home in Beverly Hills, California. His former girlfriend and longtime friend, actress Denise Richards, shared a heartfelt Instagram tribute to him on Tuesday, expressing profound grief over the loss of a key figure in her life for more than three decades.

Muldoon was found unconscious in his bathroom by his partner, Miriam Rothbart, after he had gone to shower following coffee that morning. Paramedics responded but were unable to revive him, and he was pronounced dead at the scene. The news came just two days after Muldoon announced on social media that he had joined the production team for the upcoming thriller "Kockroach," starring Chris Hemsworth, Taron Egerton, Zazie Beetz, and Alec Baldwin, which is set to film in Australia.

Richards, who dated Muldoon from 1997 to 2000 after they met in an acting class when she was 19 and he was 21, described their bond as unbreakable. In her post, accompanied by a montage of photos and videos of them together, she wrote, "This is so hard for me to put into words. I am deeply heartbroken devastated losing you. You were my best friend my...

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