Stephen Furst | |
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Born | Stephen Nelson Feuerstein May 8, 1954 Norfolk, Virginia, U.S. |
Died | June 16, 2017 Moorpark, California, U.S. | (aged 63)
Alma mater | Virginia Commonwealth University |
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Years active | 1973–2016 |
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Spouse |
Lorraine Wright (m. 1976) |
Children | 2 |
Website | stephenfurst |
Stephen Furst (born Stephen Nelson Feuerstein; May 8, 1954 – June 16, 2017) was an American actor. 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,[1] 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.