Stephen Lee, ‘Seinfeld’ actor, dies at 58 in his LA home of sudden heart attack

The Examiner ^ | August 29, 2014 | Tina Burgess

[Gamecock]

Stephen Lee, a beloved “Seinfeld” actor, died in his Los Angeles apartment of a sudden heart attack. “Seinfeld” actor Lee died two weeks ago, according to his friend actress Lisa Pescia.

Lee’s sudden and unexpected death is touching the hearts of many fans who remember him as the inquisitive contractor who installed new kitchen cabinets in Jerry Seinfeld’s apartment...

[Gamecock]

Ping list about nothing ping.

[Steve_Seattle]

I’m not sure why they are calling Lee a “Seinfeld actor.” To my knowledge, he appeared in only one episode, as an indecisive and overly-accommodating cabinet maker/carpenter.

[Anitius Severinus Boethius]

I’m sorry for his passing, but he wasn’t a ‘Seinfeld actor’, he was a character actor who played in one episode of Seinfeld.

[Born to Conserve]

Don’t remember him.

[Paulie]

RIP Mr. Lee.

[fatnotlazy]

Don’t know him and wasn’t a Seinfeld fan, but I wish Mr. Lee peace in the Risen Lord and comfort for his loved ones.

[Buckeye McFrog]

They were poking fun at Robert Pastorelli’s character on Murphy Brown.

Another actor who died relatively young.

RIP.

[miss marmelstein]

I don’t know this particular episode but Seinfeld used some of the greatest standups in small roles. Sometimes great actors - like the fella who played Bookman in the classic Library episode. His name escapes...

P.S.: Hated Murphy Brown and, indeed, he kicked off young, too.

[Brother Cracker]

Perhaps so but he was “beloved” nevertheless. /s

[Vendome]

Don’t remember him but, 58?

Way too young...

[Cyman]

Wasn’t he in Miami Vice also?

[dangus]

Man, Don Johnson got fat. And a toupee HHOK!

[Fightin Whitey]

but he wasn’t a ‘Seinfeld actor’, he was a character actor who played in one episode of Seinfeld.

Not that there's anything wrong with that.

[Buckeye McFrog]

There was another episode where Jerry, Elaine and George were watching Murphy Brown and Kramer turned up in the show in the role of the new secretary that Murphy fired that week.

And another one where Elaine was secretly writing a script for Murphy Brown.

Those shows had some connections to each other apparently.

[Bullish]

However you want it Jerry.... However you want it.

[Larry Lucido]

Philip Baker Hall played Bookman. He’s been around. Good actor.

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001311/

[Moonman62]

I noticed looking at cohort charts that people really start kicking off around 40.

[Larry Lucido]

Apparently he was in War Games also.

http://www.aveleyman.com/ActorCredit.aspx?ActorID=10134

“Thermonuclear war, or not. Whatever you’d like.”

(Not sure if that’s an exact quote). :-)