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Biography: "Steven R. Susskind, born October 3, 1942 in Springfield, MA, died in an automobile accident in Tujunga, California on January 21, 2005.
He grew up in Forest Hills, New York. and attended Forest Hills High School and NYU. At age 15, along with his best friend Bob Minsky, formed the popular 60's singing group "The Roomates." They appeared on Dick Clarks’ American Bandstand singing their hit song, "Glory of Love." Steve owned several businesses and worked selling men’s clothes as well as corporate industrial shows before leaving New York, to follow his dream of being an actor.
He moved to Los Angeles in 1980, starting Act II of his life. Steve was an announcer and voice-over actor and has done over a thousand commercials for radio, television and movie trailers. He appeared on TV in over a 100 television shows. He had recurring parts on News Radio for two seasons, Married With Children for six seasons and Get Real. He made memorable appearances on Friends, Will & Grace, According to Jim, Frasier, Scrubs, and most recently, The John Stamos Show.
He appeared in 10 films but the one that brought him most celebrity was Friday the 13th - Part 3. The website paid tribute to him this last week. For 25 years he also worked in the motion picture ADR/looping world with The Loop Group, The Mad Dogs and others. His voice appeared in the animated features Shrek, Monsters, Inc., and The Emperor's New Groove.
He was a consummate stage actor in over 30 plays in New York & Los Angeles, including Broadway, Educating Rita, How the Other Half Loves, Opera Comique, Ida, Prisoner of Second Avenue, You Haven’t Changed a Bit and recently, Death of a Salesman with Jack Klugman.
Steve was 'king of the accents' but playing Greeks was his favorite. He was an active union member working on several committees and sitting as National & Local Board member of A.F.T.R.A." - Thanks to Lauren Walker
UPDATE: A personal message from Steve Susskind's family -
"Hi there, I'm Steve's stepdaughter Lauren Walker, he was my mom's loving husband. He is and will forever be missed by his family, friends and as we have come to find out, his "13th" fans. Thank you for posting about him. I have included a part of his obituary so that you can fill in whatever info you like. Thanks again. By the way, he loved the fact that Friday fans were interested in his funny character Harold, and had a great time at the Part Three screening at the Nuart Theater a few years ago. I was there too, it was a great night."
Filmography
Dog Gone Love (2004)
Monsters, Inc. (2001) (voice)
Osmosis Jones (2001) (voice)
The Emperor's New Groove (2000) (voice)
Sandman (1998)
Round Trip to Heaven (1992)
A Gnome Named Gnorm (1992)
Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (1989)
House (1986)
Friday the 13th Part 3: 3D (1982)
Television
Witch Hunt (1994)
In the Arms of a Killer (1992)
Challenge of the GoBots (1984) (voice)
Television Guest Appearances
Friends (2004)
Frasier (2003)
Scrubs (2003)
According to Jim (2003)
Friends (2001)
Jack & Jill (2000)
Get Real (1999, 2000)
The Love Boat: The Next Wave (1999)
Teen Angel (1998)
Grace Under Fire (1998)
Seinfeld (1998)
Mr. Show (1998)
Melrose Place (1996)
Roseanne (1995)
NewsRadio (1995, 1996)
Wings (1995)
Weird Science (1994)
Batman: The Animated Series (1993) (voice)
Cheers (1993)
Tales from the Crypt (1990)
Alien Nation (1989)
Knots Landing (1989)
Married... with Children (1987, 1989, 1990, 1993, 1994)
The Jeffersons (1985)
The Facts of Life (1984)
Archie Bunker's Place (1982)
Where Is He Now?: Steve Susskind passed away January 21st, 2005, from an automobile accident.
Picture Gallery
Picture (Upper R) courtesy of Erik from Camp Crystal Lake Online!
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