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Steven Robert Susskind (October 3, 1942 – January 21, 2005) was an American actor and singer who appeared in numerous small parts in
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, such as ''
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'', ''Seinfeld'', ''
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'', '' Married... with Children'', '' Scrubs'', and ''
NewsRadio ''NewsRadio'' is an American television sitcom that aired on NBC from March 21, 1995, to May 4, 1999, focusing on the work lives of the staff of a New York City AM news radio station. It had an ensemble cast featuring Dave Foley, Stephen R ...
''.


Career

Susskind also performed as an actor and a voice actor in several
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s, such as ''
Friday the 13th Part III ''Friday the 13th Part III'' is a 1982 American slasher film directed by Steve Miner, produced by Frank Mancuso Jr., and starring Dana Kimmell, Paul Kratka, and Richard Brooker. It is the sequel to ''Friday the 13th Part 2'' (1981) and the th ...
'', '' Star Trek V: The Final Frontier'', ''
Monsters, Inc. ''Monsters, Inc.'' (also known as ''Monsters, Incorporated'') is a 2001 American animated comedy film produced by Pixar Animation Studios for Walt Disney Pictures. Featuring the voices of John Goodman, Billy Crystal, Steve Buscemi, James Cobu ...
,'' ''
The Emperor's New Groove ''The Emperor's New Groove'' is a 2000 American animated fantasy comedy film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and released by Walt Disney Pictures. It was directed by Mark Dindal and produced by Randy Fullmer, from a screenplay writte ...
'' and ''
Osmosis Jones ''Osmosis Jones'' is a 2001 American live-action animated buddy cop comedy film written by Marc Hyman. Combining live-action sequences directed by the Farrelly brothers and animation directed by Piet Kroon and Tom Sito, the film stars the ...
''; and the
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s '' Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines'' and ''
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''. He was Father Karambetsos in ''
Friends ''Friends'' is an American television sitcom created by David Crane (producer), David Crane and Marta Kauffman, which aired on NBC from September 22, 1994, to May 6, 2004, lasting List of Friends episodes, ten seasons. With an ensemble cast ...
''. 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

Susskind died on January 21, 2005, in an automobile accident in
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. His body was
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. He was 62 years old.


Filmography


Film


Television


Video games


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* 1942 births 2005 deaths American male film actors American male voice actors Jewish American male actors Road incident deaths in California Male actors from Massachusetts Actors from Springfield, Massachusetts 20th-century American male actors 20th-century American Jews 21st-century American Jews {{US-voice-actor-1940s-stub