News24 | Days of Our Lives actor Patrick Muldoon dies at 57
Days of Our Lives actor Patrick Muldoon, best known for playing Austin Reed on the soap opera, died from a heart attack.
FRIDAY, 24 APRIL 2026, 07:55
Days of Our Lives actor Patrick Muldoon, best known for playing Austin Reed on the soap opera, died from a heart attack.

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