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.
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 (Movies)
Dante's Inferni
Character:Circles Introduction (voice)
Release Date:24/11/2025
The Grease Story
Character:Kenickie (archive footage)
Release Date:05/11/2017
Dante's Hell Animated
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:25/11/2013
Dark Games
Character:Tom Doyle
Release Date:11/07/2011
2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift
Character:(archive footage)
Release Date:03/08/2010
Wrestling
Character:Franklin Conner
Release Date:03/06/2008
Naked Movie
Character:Self
Release Date:24/02/2008
The Utah Murder Project
Character:Sheriff Dan Patterson
Release Date:10/11/2006
Living the Dream
Character:Dick
Release Date:01/01/2006
The Pool 2
Character:Agent Frank Gun
Release Date:01/04/2005
Y.M.I.
Character:Digger's Dad
Release Date:05/03/2004
Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star
Character:Self
Release Date:04/09/2003
Curse of the Forty-Niner
Character:Reverend Sutter
Release Date:01/10/2002
The Biz
Character:Gavin Elliots
Release Date:28/08/2002
Do You Wanna Know a Secret?
Character:Agent Owen Sacker
Release Date:04/03/2001
Man on the Moon
Character:Self (uncredited)
Release Date:22/12/1999
Babylon 5: A Call to Arms
Character:Zack Allen
Release Date:12/05/1999
Jawbreaker
Character:Marcie's Father
Release Date:30/01/1999
Babylon 5: The River of Souls
Character:Zack Allen
Release Date:20/12/1998
Babylon 5: Thirdspace
Character:Zack Allen
Release Date:17/07/1998
Shadow of Doubt
Character:Bixby
Release Date:09/04/1998
The Last Embrace
Character:Jagger
Release Date:01/01/1997
The Russian Godfather
Character:
Release Date:01/01/1996
George Romero's Golden Tales 2
Character:
Release Date:06/02/1995
2002: The Rape of Eden
Character:Reverend
Release Date:01/01/1994
The Devil's Pet
Character:
Release Date:01/01/1994
Sunset Strip
Character:Tony
Release Date:07/09/1993
L.A. Goddess
Character:Sean
Release Date:12/05/1993
European Night
Character:Werner Soehnen
Release Date:19/03/1993
Alien Intruder
Character:Borman
Release Date:24/02/1993
Stephen King's Golden Tales
Character:Peter Prentice
Release Date:08/02/1993
It's Showtime
Character:Rinaldi
Release Date:01/01/1993
Bikini Summer II
Character:Stu Stocker
Release Date:16/12/1992
Almost Pregnant
Character:Charlie Alderson
Release Date:22/06/1992
Eye of the Storm
Character:Tom Edwards
Release Date:01/06/1992
Mirror Images
Character:Jeffrey Blair
Release Date:17/02/1992
A Time to Die
Character:Frank
Release Date:05/12/1991
Total Exposure
Character:Peter Keynes
Release Date:29/10/1991
The Sleeping Car
Character:Bud Sorenson
Release Date:02/02/1990
The Banker
Character:Cowboy
Release Date:20/12/1989
Ghost Writer
Character:Tom Farrell
Release Date:07/12/1989
Tale of Two Sisters
Character:Taxi driver
Release Date:01/05/1989
The Dirty Dozen: The Fatal Mission
Character:Sgt. Holt
Release Date:10/11/1988
Elvira: Mistress of the Dark
Character:Travis
Release Date:30/09/1988
Bay Coven
Character:Josh McGwin
Release Date:25/10/1987
The Patriot
Character:Mitchell
Release Date:25/07/1986
Covergirl
Character:T.C. Sloane
Release Date:13/01/1984
Making of a Male Model
Character:Chuck Lanyard
Release Date:09/10/1983
Nashville Grab
Character:Buddy Walker
Release Date:18/10/1981
For the Love of It
Character:Russ Moran
Release Date:26/09/1980
The Cheryl Ladd Special: Souvenirs
Character:
Release Date:19/05/1980
Breaking Up Is Hard to Do
Character:Roy Fletcher
Release Date:05/09/1979
Grease
Character:Kenickie Murdoch
Release Date:16/06/1978
Pete's Dragon
Character:Willie
Release Date:03/11/1977
I Never Promised You a Rose Garden
Character:Lactamaeon
Release Date:14/07/1977
Delta County, USA
Character:Terry Nicholas
Release Date:20/05/1977
The Eagle Has Landed
Character:Frazier
Release Date:24/12/1976
Jennifer on My Mind
Character:Minstrel #2
Release Date:10/11/1971
Television Appearances
Behind Closed Doors with Natalie Morales
Character:Kenickie (archive footage)
Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew
Character:Self
1 vs. 100
Character:Self
The Tyra Banks Show
Character:
Celebrity Fit Club
Character:Self - Contestant
The Tony Danza Show
Character:Self
Living in TV Land
Character:
She Spies
Character:Zachary Mason
Where Are They Now?
Character:Self
S Club 7
Character:Jerry Parker
George & Leo
Character:
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
Character:
Hope and Gloria
Character:Bud Green
Babylon 5
Character:Zack Allan
Burke's Law
Character:Alex Kenyon
Shades of L.A.
Character:
Monsters
Character:
Freddy's Nightmares
Character:Buddy Powers
Matlock
Character:Daniel Ward
Matlock
Character:Slick / Waiter
Stingray
Character:
Berrenger's
Character:
Murder, She Wrote
Character:Nolan Walsh
Tales from the Darkside
Character:Peter Prentice
Murder, She Wrote
Character:Tom Powell
Murder, She Wrote
Character:Howard Griffin
Who's the Boss?
Character:
Wizards and Warriors
Character:Prince Erik Greystone
Hotel
Character:
Taxi
Character:Bobby Wheeler
Battle of the Network Stars
Character:
Joe Forrester
Character:
Dinah!
Character:Self
Movin' On
Character:
Happy Days
Character:
Kojak
Character:Bert Gaines
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
Character:
The Mike Douglas Show
Character:Self
Golden Globe Awards
Character:Self - Nominee
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