Steven Robert Susskind (October 3, 1942 – January 21, 2005)[1] was an American actor and singer who appeared in numerous small parts in sitcoms, such as Seinfeld, Frasier, Married... with Children, Scrubs, and NewsRadio.

Steve Susskind
Born
Steven Robert Susskind

(1942-10-03)October 3, 1942
DiedJanuary 21, 2005(2005-01-21) (aged 62)
Occupation(s)Actor, singer
Years active1960–2005

Career

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Susskind also performed as an actor and a voice actor in several films, such as Friday the 13th Part III, Star Trek V: The Final Frontier, Monsters, Inc., The Emperor's New Groove and Osmosis Jones; and the video games Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines and Dead to Rights. He was Father Karambetsos in Friends.

He also sang with The Roommates, who had hit records with "Please Love Me Forever" (with Cathy Jean) and "The Glory of Love" in 1961.

Death

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Susskind died on January 21, 2005, in an automobile accident in Sunland, California.[1] His body was cremated. He was 62 years old.

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
1982 Friday the 13th Part III Harold Hockett
1986 House Frank McGraw
1989 Sing Store Owner
1989 Star Trek V: The Final Frontier Pitchman
1990 A Gnome Named Gnorm C.P.R. Man
1992 Round Trip to Heaven Uncle Jerry
1992 Aladdin Agrabah Citizens Voice
1994 The Lion King Hyenas Voice
1995 City of Knoxville Additional voices
1996 The Hunchback of Notre Dame Frollo's Soldiers Voice
1998 Sandman Early Knapp
1998 Mulan Ping Soldier #1 Voice
1998 Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island Additional voices Voice
1998 A Bug's Life Male Ants Voice
1998 The Prince of Egypt Rameses' Soldiers Voice
1999 Tarzan Gorilla Voice
1999 The Iron Giant Restaurant Patron Voice
2000 Ping! Thor Voice
2000 The Emperor's New Groove Irate Chef Voice
2001 Osmosis Jones Scabies Voice
2001 Monsters, Inc. Jerry Slugworth Voice[2]
2004 Dog Gone Love The Painter

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
1987–1994 Married... with Children Barney 6 episodes
1987 DuckTales Sergeant Squash Voice, episode: "Duckworth's Revolt"
1993 Batman: The Animated Series Maxie Zeus Voice, episode: "Fire from Olympus"[2]
1995–1996 NewsRadio Milos 3 episodes
1995–1996 The Tick J.J. Eureka Vatos, Rabbi Voice, 4 episodes[2]
1995 Wings Wedding Band Leader Episode: "Let's Call the Whole Thing Off"
2001 Friends The Priest/Father Karembetsos Episode: "The One with Monica and Chandler's Wedding"

Video games

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Year Title Role Notes
1999 T'ai Fu: Wrath of the Tiger Dragon Master [2]
2002 Dead to Rights Mayor Pinnacle [3]
2002 Monsters, Inc. Scream Arena Jerry Slugworth
2003 Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines Additional voices

References

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  1. ^ a b "Steven R. Susskind". legacy.co. Retrieved April 27, 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d "Steve Susskind (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved April 25, 2024. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.
  3. ^ Namco. Dead to Rights. Namco. Scene: Ending credits, 5:43:47 in, Voice Talent.
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