Posted on 06/17/2017 5:18:08 PM PDT by Yossarian
Actor Stephen Furst, best known for his performances as the hapless Flounder in Animal House and put-upon rookie doc Eliott Axelrod on St. Elsewhere, died yesterday at his home in Moorpark, California, near Los Angeles, due to complications from diabetes.
His death was announced by his sons Nathan and Griffith Furst, who asked that fans celebrate his life by watching one of his movies or use one of his bits to make someone else laugh really, really hard. See their entire statement below.
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If you want to honor his sons’ wishes you can binge watch him in Babylon 5 online again. It’s now being streamed at: https://www.go90.com/shows/babylon5
He was great as Vir.
An under appreciated actor.
While good in Animal House, he was awesome as Vir in B5.
Telling off Mr. Morden:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=S0n2vurSBIQ
Got the entire series on DVD. Along with the TV movies :-) Babylon 5 was my only must-see TV when I was in college.
-- Kosh
I loved the scene where he and Lennier get a drink at the bar and, without speaking to each other, go off on their bosses to themselves. Then they finished their drinks and Vir says, “Same time next week?”
yes, I too remember him most as Vir Cotto on Babylon 5
Sigh...the Babylon 5 cast continues to be picked off.
I'm glad he lost weight in recent years, but his chubby, good nature is what made him "Flounder".
Now I'm going to start worrying about Stuart Pankin.
Another funny obese guy.
He's lost a lot of weight, too.
Last year we lost Jerry Doyle, I do not think I can ever watch that show again, know most are dying, and why the heck is star trek actors living longer, I guess there is truth that there is a curse on the B5 main cast.
As do I. My favorite line from Londo: “Now - pffft - anyone can be emperor. I can be emperor. Vir can be emperor. If Vir can be emperor - a small earth cat can be emperor!” from the Day of the Dead, ironically my favorite episode. Long live Vir Kotto, long live Flounder, long live Stephen Furst, i loved your work!
“Fat drunk and stupid is no way to go through life son”
Great scene, the polite wave.
Fish heads, fish heads.
Roly-poly fish heads.
Fish heads, fish heads.
Eat them up, yum.
I loved him as Harold in Midnight Madness.
Damned. Steve was one funny guy, who signed lots of autographs, stood for pictures, and just clowned around with us common folk at Sci-Fi conventions.
He got his start in Hollywood by putting his Resume’ on the inside lids of pizza boxes he delivered there. That’s how he got his “Animal House” audition.
Here’s a story none of you have ever heard, because I first got it from a friend, and then pulled it on Steve.
I met Furst twice and on the second time I said, “Steve, is your family name Feurstein”? Yes, he said.
“Was your father a pawnbroker in Norfolk, Va?” Again he said “yes”.
“Did he go to a shual named ###”? Yes, he said. How do you know all that?
Well, my shual friend Ken Gutterman was stationed in Norfolk and sat next to your father at shual during the Jewish holidays.
Steve burst out laughter. He knew he had been had, by an admirer.
He also spoke very nicely about his son who was studying music and movie directing (which he later did).
I’m really going to miss him. “Animal House” is my favorite comedy of all time. It will be a lasting tribute to his comedic genius.
I think that was the guy in Seinfeld. Wayne Knight.
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