Patrick Muldoon
Muldoon in 2016, photo by kathclick/www.bigstockphoto.com/
Birth Name: William Patrick Muldoon III
Date of Birth: September 27, 1968
Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, United States
Date of Death: April 19, 2026
Place of Death: Beverly Hills, California, U.S.
Ethnicity:
*father – Irish, English, 1/16th Choctaw Native American
*mother – Croatian
Patrick Muldoon was an American actor and musician. His roles included the shows Who’s the Boss?, Saved by the Bell, Days of Our Lives, and Melrose Place; the films Starship Troopers, Arrival II, Wicked (1998), Stigmata, Bad Karma, Backwoods, Heart of America (2002), Broken Angel, Japan (2008), The Chaos Experiment, The 7 Adventures of Sinbad, Last Will, Born to Ride (2011), Spiders 3D (2013), Little Dead Rotting Hood, American Satan, Saving Christmas, Bernie the Dolphin, and its sequel; Arkansas (2020), The Comeback Trail, Vanquish, Deadlock (2021), and Marlowe (2022); the made-for-tv movies Night Sins, Winter Heat, Deadly Pursuits, Black Cat Run, Final Ascent, Chain of Command, Project Viper, A Boyfriend for Christmas, Point of Entry, Ice Spiders, Turbulent Skies, All About Christmas Eve, Holiday Road Trip, Christmas in Palm Springs, Fatal Acquittal, Deadly Revenge, Patient Killer, A Christmas Reunion, His Secret Past, Boyfriend Killer, and A Tale of Two Coreys; and the music video for “Waiting for Superman.”
Patrick was the son of Deanna and William Muldoon, a personal injury lawyer. He was the brother of designer and writer Shana Muldoon, who is married to writer and musician Ahmet Zappa.
Patrick’s paternal grandfather was William Patrick Muldoon (the son of John Patrick Muldoon and Edna Frances Davis). William was born in California. John was the son of Patrick S./Joseph Muldoon, who was from County Galway, Ireland; and of Hanora Walsh Fallon, who was also Irish. Edna was the daughter of William Edward Davis and Dora Hazel Pape.
Patrick’s paternal grandmother was Georgia Lee Marsh (the daughter of George Wilburn Marsh, Jr. and Mayme Eura Welch). Georgia was born in Tonkowa, Oklahoma, and had partly deep roots in the U.S. George was the son of George Wilburn Marsh and Margaret Frances Fitzpatrick, whose own parents were Irish. Patrick’s great-grandmother Mayme was the daughter of Oliver Ethner “Ollie” Welch and Johnann/John Ann/Joan/Joann Brooks. Patrick’s great-great-grandmother Johnann was the daughter of George Washington Brooks, who was a Choctaw Native American; and of Sarah Mary Jane Curtis, who was white.
Patrick’s maternal grandfather was Dinko/Dan Miro Venkoslav Petrov (the son of Mate “Mike” Petrov and Tonina/Sveta Brunac). Dinko was born in Brbinj, Dugi, Otok, Dalmatia.
Patrick’s maternal grandmother was Nada Frances/Francis Lubisich/Lubisish (the daughter of Peter P. Lubisich and Franciska/Frances Rubesa). Nada was born in California, to parents from Yugoslavia, now Croatia. Peter was the son of Peter Ljubisic and Marija Gleunac. Frances was the daughter of Johann/Ivan Francis Rubeša and Franciska “Frances” Matulja.
Sources: Marriage record of Patrick’s parents – http://www.familysearch.org
Genealogy of Patrick Muldoon (focusing on his father’s side) – http://gw.geneanet.org
Genealogies of Patrick’s father – https://www.familysearch.org
https://www.familysearch.org
Choctaw Native American enrollment record of Patrick’s paternal great-grandmother, Mayme Eura Welch – https://www.familysearch.org
Patrick’s paternal great-great-grandparents, Oliver Ethner “Ollie” Welch and Johnann/John Ann/Joan/Joann Brooks, on the 1900 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Choctaw Native American enrollment record of Patrick’s paternal great-great-grandmother, Johnann/John Ann/Joan/Joann Brooks – https://www.familysearch.org
Birth record of Patrick’s paternal grandfather, William Patrick Muldoon – http://www.familysearch.org
Marriage record of Patrick’s maternal grandparents, Dinko/Dan Miro Venkoslav Petrov and Nada Frances/Francis Lubisich/Lubisish – http://www.familysearch.org
Patrick’s maternal grandfather, Dinko/Dan Miro Venkoslav Petrov, on the 1940 U.S. Census – http://www.familysearch.org
Patrick’s maternal grandmother, Nada Frances/Francis Lubisich/Lubisish, on the 1940 U.S. Census – http://www.familysearch.org
https://www.familysearch.org/en/tree/pedigree/landscape/GP17-DBG
Patrick’s paternal grandmother was Georgia Lee Marsh (the daughter of George Wilburn Marsh Jr. and Mayme Eura Welch). Georgia was born in Tonkowa, Oklahoma, and had deep lines in America. George was the son of George Wilburn Marsh and Margaret Frances Fitzpatrick, whose parents were Irish. Mayme was the daughter of Ollie Ethner Welch and John Ann Brooks.
In this 1900s census Ollie Ethner Welch, John Ann Brooks and their son John Oliver are listed as “Indian”.
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSTQ-282?lang=en
Latter they are listed as white in other documents. I think Ollie Ethner Welch was white, as his family is well documented and listed as such in all records. On the other hand, John Ann Brooks was enrolled as “Choctaw” in this naturalization record (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XVCT-FX9?lang=en), and enrolled her daughter, Patrick’s great-grandmother, Mayme Eura Welch here (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6251-3QH3?lang=en).
Also, John Ann Brooks does not appear in any records with her family previous 1898, and I wasn’t able to find her parents. Maybe she was born and grew up in an Indian Reservation or something like that, and the government records didn’t reach her family… this is my speculation.
So, Patrick is about 1/16 Choctaw Native American if this is the case.
Just found more info:
https://www.familysearch.org/en/tree/pedigree/landscape/GP17-XYN
Patrick’s paternal grandmother was Georgia Lee Marsh (the daughter of George Wilburn Marsh Jr. and Mayme Eura Welch). Georgia was born in Tonkowa, Oklahoma, and had deep lines in America. George was the son of George Wilburn Marsh and Margaret Frances Fitzpatrick, whose parents were Irish. Mayme was the daughter of Oliver “Ollie” Ethner Welch and Johnann/John Ann/Joan Ann/Joann Brooks. Johnann was the daughter of George Washington Brooks, who was possibly Choctaw Native American, and Sarah Mary Jane Curtis, who was white.
So Patrick is apparently about 1/32 Choctaw