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Jeff Conaway

Jeff Conaway

Actor · Died May 27, 2011, aged 60 · New York City, New York, USA

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. ​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
October 5, 1950
Died
May 27, 2011 (aged 60)
From
New York City, New York, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
38 on MovieCove · 85 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 65 days to Oct 28Down 17% in 30 days

What are Jeff Conaway's films like?

Across their 24 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Morality.

Genres

Action6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 40th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Drama4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 19th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Horror4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 8th percentile
: browse their Horror movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 80th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Documentary2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 82nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Survival
24%
Morality
20%
Self
19%
Power
17%
Bonds
11%
Society
8%
Ideas
1%
Survival7 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity5 titles, browse their movies with this themeFreedom4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption3 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception3 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 21 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 8 · Stylized 9 · Heightened 4

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 2 · Charged 17 · Intense 2

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

A split, not a type: Steady 10 · Shifting 9 · Whiplash 2

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 10 · Some laughs 9 · Funny 2

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 8 · Even-paced 13 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

A split, not a type: Casual 11 · Engaged 8 · Full focus 2

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 16 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 2

Roles they play

10 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 5 of 10 analyzed roles.

Ally
5 of 10
Shadow
2 of 10
Hero
1 of 10
Shapeshifter
1 of 10
Trickster
1 of 10
Show the 10 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
16
Absurd
9
Melancholic
8
Dread
6
Contemplative
4
Other
14

How their films linger

Fun8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy5
  • Bittersweet12
  • Ambiguous6
  • Cyclical1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Jeff Conaway's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 22 of their 38 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (12).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Jeff Conaway's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

85 credits, 38 with a MovieCove page; 14 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Dante's Inferno - From Darkness to Light(2026)

    as Circles Introduction (archive audio)

  • The Grease Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Kenickie (archive footage)

  • Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond(2017)

    as Bobby Wheeler

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Behind Closed Doors with Natalie Morales (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 1 episode · as Kenickie (archive footage)

  • Dante's Hell Animated (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • Dark Games (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Tom Doyle

  • 2 Everything 2 Terrible 2: Tokyo Drift(2010)

    as (archive footage)

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Wrestling (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Franklin Conner

  • The Utah Murder Project (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Sheriff Dan Patterson

  • Living the Dream (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Dick

  • The Tyra Banks Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Pool 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Agent Frank Gun

  • Inside Deep Throat(2005)

    as Kenickie

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Living in TV Land (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 7 episodes · Actor

  • Y.M.I. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Digger's Dad

  • Curse of the Forty-Niner(2002)

    as Reverend Sutter

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • The Biz (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Gavin Elliots

  • She Spies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as Zachary Mason

  • Do You Wanna Know a Secret?(2001)

    as Agent Owen Sacker

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • Babylon 5: A Call to Arms(1999)

    as Zack Allen

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • S Club 7 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Jerry Parker

  • Jawbreaker(1999)

    as Marcie's Father

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Babylon 5: The River of Souls(1998)

    as Zack Allen

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Babylon 5: Thirdspace(1998)

    as Zack Allen

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Shadow of Doubt(1998)

    as Bixby

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • George & Leo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Last Embrace (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Jagger

  • Mr. & Mrs. Smith (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Russian Godfather (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Actor

  • Hope and Gloria (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 1 episode · as Bud Green

  • George Romero's Golden Tales 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Actor

  • Babylon 5(1993)

    Show 74 episodes · as Zack Allan

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Burke's Law (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 1 episode · as Alex Kenyon

  • 2002: The Rape of Eden (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Reverend

  • The Devil's Pet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Actor

  • Sunset Strip (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Tony

  • L.A. Goddess (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Sean

  • European Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Werner Soehnen

  • Alien Intruder(1993)

    as Borman

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • Stephen King's Golden Tales(1985)

    as Peter Prentice

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • It's Showtime (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Rinaldi

  • Bikini Summer II (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Director · Original Story · as Stu Stocker

  • Almost Pregnant (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Charlie Alderson

  • Eye of the Storm (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Tom Edwards

  • Mirror Images (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Jeffrey Blair

  • A Time to Die(1991)

    as Frank

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Total Exposure (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Peter Keynes

  • Shades of L.A. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Sleeping Car(1990)

    as Bud Sorenson

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • The Banker(1989)

    as Cowboy

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Ghost Writer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Tom Farrell

  • Tale of Two Sisters(1989)

    as Taxi driver

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • The Dirty Dozen: The Fatal Mission(1988)

    as Sgt. Holt

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Monsters(1988)

    Show 1 episode · as Phil

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows

  • Freddy's Nightmares (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Show 1 episode · as Buddy Powers

  • Elvira: Mistress of the Dark(1988)

    as Travis

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Bay Coven (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    as Josh McGwin

  • The Patriot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Mitchell

  • Matlock(1986)

    Show 1 episode · as Daniel Ward · as Slick / Waiter

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all shows

  • Stingray(1986)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • Berrenger's (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 12 episodes · Actor

  • Murder, She Wrote(1984)

    Show 2 episodes · as Howard Griffin · as Nolan Walsh · as Tom Powell

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • Tales from the Darkside (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Show 1 episode · as Peter Prentice

  • Who's the Boss?(1984)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all shows

  • Covergirl(1984)

    as T.C. Sloane

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Making of a Male Model(1983)

    as Chuck Lanyard

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Wizards and Warriors (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Show 8 episodes · as Prince Erik Greystone

  • Hotel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Nashville Grab (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    as Buddy Walker

  • For the Love of It(1980)

    as Russ Moran

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Cheryl Ladd Special: Souvenirs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Actor

  • Breaking Up Is Hard to Do (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Show 2 episodes · as Roy Fletcher

  • Taxi(1978)

    Show 69 episodes · as Bobby Wheeler

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • Grease(1978)

    as Kenickie

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Pete's Dragon(1977)

    as Willie

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • I Never Promised You a Rose Garden(1977)

    as Lactamaeon

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Delta County, U.S.A.(1977)

    as Terry Nicholas

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Eagle Has Landed(1976)

    as Frazier

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Battle of the Network Stars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Joe Forrester (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Show 1 episode · as Cliff

  • Movin' On (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Happy Days(1974)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows

  • Kojak(1973)

    Show 1 episode · as Bert Gaines

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all shows

  • Jennifer on My Mind(1971)

    as Minstrel #2

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • The Mary Tyler Moore Show(1970)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

Career shape

Star power in the 95th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 83 titles from 1970 to 2025; peak year 1998.

Biggest box office

Grease (1978)

$396M worldwide

Highest rated

Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond (2017)

Midcredits 96th

Most popular right now

Babylon 5 (1993)

Film career

19702025

Peak 1998 · steadily prominent in film for years. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting83 of 83: 82 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score55thDirecting1 of 83: 0 only directing, 1 with another roleWriting1 of 83: 0 only writing, 1 with another role

By decade

1970s14 · acting1980s22 · acting1990s30 · 30 acting · 1 crew2000s11 · acting2010s5 · acting2020s1 · acting

Billing

usually 6th · top billed in 0% of 12 roles
7696

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Jeff Conaway's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 35th percentile, the median of the 27 of 28 with a score; across their 20 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 24th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

24thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 20

Approval · how many liked their films

22ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 20

Reach · how many have seen their films

55thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 20

Midcredits score across 37 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up8
  • 50th to 74th12
  • 25th to 49th5
  • Below 25th12

Shape of the crowd

17 of their 37 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Universally Panned3
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser17
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed11

Most divisive · actor

Stephen King's Golden Tales (1985)

80th percentile spread · 29% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond (2017)

Midcredits 96th · 86% liked

Reviewers score the acting 55/100 in their films, across 17 reviewed titles; fans 71, detractors 36. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Jeff Conaway's work okay for kids?

Across up to 5 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore4 titlesmedian 38 · moderateMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity5 titles35–77 · median 49 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity4 titlesmedian 42 · moderateMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs4 titlesmedian 43 · moderateMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 27 · mildMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Jeff Conaway work with?

People who share at least 2 of Jeff Conaway's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; J. Michael Straczynski shares the most, 3.

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles