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You definitely know this
guy. Even if you are unfamiliar with the
name, youve seen his face countless
times on television shows. He was the
recurring priest on Friends,
Milos the Janitor on NewsRadio,
and Barney on Married with
Children. He also appeared
on most everything else over 100
roles in all - Frasier,
The Jeffersons,
Scrubs,
Will & Grace,
Seinfeld,
Roseanne,
Cheers,
Jake in Progress,
etc. He was HUGE star in the lucrative
voice industry, lending his
vocal talents to such projects on Monsters
Inc., Ping!,
Osmosis Jones,
The Emperors New
Groove, Challenge
of the GoBots, Terminator
3: Rise of the Machines
and The Tick.
His movies included Witchhunt,
Round Trip to Heaven,
Sandman,
In the Arms of a Killer,
and Dog Gone Love.
Horror fans know
this guy for other reasons isnt
that always the way! His big genre role
was as Harold Hatcher (that pot smoking
hippie guy and bunny loving shop owner)
in Friday the 13th
Part 3: 3D in 1982. Though
more of the same, Part 3 was also one of
the still chuggin along
horror series. It co-starred
racksandrazors favorite Dana Kimmell as
well as Tracie Savage, Paul Kratka,
Catherine Parks, Jeffrey Rogers, Gloria
Charles, and Rachel Howard.
Mr. Susskind was also
Frank McGraw in House
(1986). That nightmares, horrid
neighbors, and creatures from another
dimension flick also starred William
Katt, Richard Moll, genre goddess Kay
Lenz, and George Wendt. Lastly, if youre
a Trekkie you may recall Steve Sussakind as the slimy pitchman who
promoted the virtues of The Planet of
Galactic Peace in the big screen Star
Trek V: The Final Frontier.
Steve Susskind
was born October 3rd 1942 in
Springfield, Massachusetts and grew up in
Forest Hills, NY where he attended high
school. At age 15 Steve got his
first taste of celebrity. Along with
buddy Bob Minsky, he formed the 60s Doo
Wop group The Roomates who
went on to appear on American
Bandstand (Dick Clark and
dancing teens and all!) singing their big
song Glory of Love.
Other songs recorded by the group include
Band of Gold
and their biggest hit Please
Love Me Forever with Cathy
Jean. The group disbanded in 1964.
After that Steve attented NYU and worked in several
different areas and businesses. He moved
to Los Angeles in 1980 to follow his
dream of becoming an actor. (Theres
a huge life lesson here lifes
too short, so go for it!) Steve
also served as an AFTRA National Board
Member where he was extremely active,
involved, and respected.
Steve Susskind was killed on Friday January 21, 2005 in
an automobile accident in Sunland
California. He was 62 years old. He
leaves behind his wife Ann (whom he
always referred to as his lovely
bride), additional relatives, and
so many whose lives he touched with his
kindness and generous spirit. A memorial
service was held to celebrate his life at
the Directors Guild Theatre in Los
Angeles on March 8th, 2005. |