Jeff Conaway
Known for Acting · 98 credits
- Born
- 1950-10-05
- Died
- 2011-05-27
- Place of birth
- New York City, New York, USA
- Also known as
- Jeffery Charles William Michael Conaway · Jeff Conway
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.
Known For
TV Shows (38)
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self
Murder, She Wrote
1984
as Nolan Walsh / Tom Powell / Howard Griffin
Babylon 5
1994
as Zack Allan
Golden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Nominee
Matlock
1986
as Daniel Ward / Slick / Waiter
Hotel
1982
Happy Days
1974
Taxi
1978
as Bobby Wheeler
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
1970
Tales from the Darkside
1984
as Peter Prentice
Kojak
1973
as Bert Gaines
The Tyra Banks Show
2005
Who's the Boss?
1984
The Tony Danza Show
2004
as Self
Dinah!
1974
as Self
Monsters
1988
as Phil
She Spies
2002
as Zachary Mason
Burke's Law
1994
as Alex Kenyon
Freddy's Nightmares
1988
as Buddy Powers
Where Are They Now?
1999
as Self
Battle of the Network Stars
1976
S Club 7
1999
as Jerry Parker
Hope and Gloria
1995
as Bud Green
Stingray
1985
George & Leo
1997
Shades of L.A.
1990
Hollywood Demons
2025
as Self (archive footage)
Celebrity Fit Club
2005
as Self - Contestant
Movin' On
1974
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
1996
Joe Forrester
1975
as Cliff
Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew
2008
as Self
Behind Closed Doors with Natalie Morales
2015
as Kenickie (archive footage)
1 vs. 100
2006
as Self
Wizards and Warriors
1983
as Prince Erik Greystone
Berrenger's
1985
Breaking Up Is Hard to Do
1979
as Roy Fletcher
Living in TV Land
2004
Movies (60)
Grease
1978
as Kenickie Murdoch
Jawbreaker
1999
as Marcie's Father
Man on the Moon
1999
as Self (uncredited)
Elvira: Mistress of the Dark
1988
as Travis
The Eagle Has Landed
1976
as Frazier
Pete's Dragon
1977
as Willie
Babylon 5: Thirdspace
1998
as Zack Allen
Almost Pregnant
1992
as Charlie Alderson
Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star
2003
as Self
2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift
2010
as (archive footage)
Total Exposure
1991
as Peter Keynes
I Never Promised You a Rose Garden
1977
as Lactamaeon
Shadow of Doubt
1998
as Bixby
Babylon 5: A Call to Arms
1999
as Zack Allen
Dante's Inferni
2025
as Circles Introduction (archive audio)
The Dirty Dozen: The Fatal Mission
1988
as Sgt. Holt
Babylon 5: The River of Souls
1998
as Zack Allen
The Fabulous Allan Carr
2017
as Self (archive)
Bay Coven
1987
as Josh McGwin
Ghost Writer
1989
as Tom Farrell
For the Love of It
1980
as Russ Moran
Mirror Images
1992
as Jeffrey Blair
The Banker
1989
as Cowboy
Covergirl
1984
as T.C. Sloane
The Patriot
1986
as Mitchell
Living the Dream
2006
as Dick
Breaking Up Is Hard to Do
1979
as Roy Fletcher
Stephen King's Golden Tales
1993
as Peter Prentice
Dante's Hell Animated
2013
as Narrator (voice)
Naked Movie
2008
as Self
The Grease Story
2017
as Kenickie (archive footage)
Y.M.I.
2004
as Digger's Dad
Do You Wanna Know a Secret?
2001
as Agent Owen Sacker
Alien Intruder
1993
as Borman
Bikini Summer II
1992
as Stu Stocker
Sunset Strip
1993
as Tony
George Romero's Golden Tales 2
1995
Curse of the Forty-Niner
2002
as Reverend Sutter
Jennifer on My Mind
1971
as Minstrel #2
European Night
1993
as Werner Soehnen
A Time to Die
1991
as Frank
Tale of Two Sisters
1989
as Taxi driver
L.A. Goddess
1993
as Sean
2002: The Rape of Eden
1994
as Reverend
Making of a Male Model
1983
as Chuck Lanyard
Dark Games
2011
as Tom Doyle
The Last Embrace
1997
as Jagger
The Pool 2
2005
as Agent Frank Gun
The Devil's Pet
1994
Nashville Grab
1981
as Buddy Walker
Eye of the Storm
1992
as Tom Edwards
The Sleeping Car
1990
as Bud Sorenson
The Biz
2002
as Gavin Elliots
It's Showtime
1993
as Rinaldi
The Utah Murder Project
2006
as Sheriff Dan Patterson
Delta County, USA
1977
as Terry Nicholas
Wrestling
2008
as Franklin Conner
The Russian Godfather
1996
The Time, the Place, the Motion: Remembering Grease
2006
as Self – Kenickie
The Cheryl Ladd Special: Souvenirs
1980
About Jeff Conaway
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 Pulit… With 98 credits spanning from 1944 to 2025, Jeff Conaway has appeared in 60 films and 38 TV shows.
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Most Popular Jeff Conaway Movies
- Grease (1978) — as Kenickie Murdoch
- Jawbreaker (1999) — as Marcie's Father
- Man on the Moon (1999) — as Self (uncredited)
- Elvira: Mistress of the Dark (1988) — as Travis
- The Eagle Has Landed (1976) — as Frazier
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