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Stephen Furst

American actor (1954-2017) · United States · On the map · Actors · Died at 63

Stephen Furst was an American actor, director and producer. After gaining attention with his featured role as Kent "Flounder" Dorfman in the comedy film National Lampoon's Animal House and its spin-off television series Delta House, he went on to be a regular as Dr. Elliot Axelrod in the medical drama series St....

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2017Died16 June 20172016Christmas in HomesteadFilm, Producer2008Animal House: The Inside StoryFilm2005Path of DestructionFilm, Director2003Christmas Vacation 2: Cousin Eddie's Island AdventureFilm, Hospital Doctor2002She SpiesSeries, Mr. Washman / Dental Patient2000Buzz Lightyear of Star CommandSeries, Booster (voice)Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure BeginsFilm, 2000Booster Muchapper (voice)1999CrusadeSeries, Director1998Babylon 5: ThirdspaceFilm, Vir Cotto1996Back to BackFilm, Jimmy1995Freakazoid!Series, Fan Boy (voice)1994Magic Kid IIFilm, Director, Writer1993Diagnosis: MurderSeries, Vic Slovak1992Melrose PlaceSeries, Public Defender Benjamin Skyler1989Doctor DoctorSeriesThe Dream TeamFilm, 1989Albert Ianuzzi1984Murder, She WroteSeries, Sgt. PaulsenThe Pigs vs. The FreaksFilm, 1984Steamboat1982Faerie Tale TheatreSeries, PeterClass ReunionFilm, 1982Hubert Downs1979Scavenger HuntFilm, Merle1977American RaspberryFilm, Fat Gin Player1975The JeffersonsSeries1954Born8 May 1954

People around Stephen

  • My Sister's Keeper 2009
  • Animal House 1978
  • The Day After 1983
  • Babylon 5: Thirdspace 1998
  • Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure Begins 2000

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After gaining attention with his featured role as Kent "Flounder" Dorfman in the comedy film National Lampoon's Animal House and its spin-off television series Delta House, he went on to be a regular as Dr. Elliot Axelrod in the medical drama series St. Elsewhere from 1983 to 1988, and as Centauri diplomatic attaché Vir Cotto in the science fiction series Babylon 5 from 1994 to 1998. Other notable film roles included the college comedy Midnight Madness (1980), as a team leader in an all-night mystery game, the action thriller Silent Rage (1982), as deputy to a sheriff played by Chuck Norris, and the comedy The Dream Team (1989), as a good-natured psychiatric patient.

Country
United States
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1954 to 2017 · aged 63