Stephen Lee (actor)
{{short description|American actor (1955–2014)}}
{{More citations needed|date=August 2014}}
{{Infobox person
|name=Stephen Lee
|image=Stephen Lee (actor).jpg
|birth_date={{birth date|1955|11|11}}
|birth_place=Englewood, New Jersey, U.S.
|death_date={{death date and age|2014|8|14|1955|11|11}}
|death_place=Los Angeles, California, U.S.
|alma_mater=Avila College
|occupation=Actor
|years_active = 1981–2014
}}
Stephen Lee (November 11, 1955 – August 14, 2014) was an American actor from Englewood, New Jersey.
Early life
Lee was born in Englewood, New Jersey. He was raised in Kansas City, Missouri. He studied at Avila College.
Career
Lee appeared in over 90 television shows, including playing the role of the annoying cabinet installer on Seinfeld, Leo, Ray's friend, in the pilot of Everybody Loves Raymond, season 1 episode 26 of Mike Hammer, deputy norman. the criminal informant Tony B in seven episodes of Nash Bridges, and a foreign diplomat on the 1980s television show Night Court (season 9, episode 3), as well as several episodes of Dark Angel where he played Dan Vogelsang, a private investigator; and a bomb maker in CSI (season 1, episode 13). He had parts in fourteen movies, including La Bamba, Dolls, WarGames, RoboCop 2, The Negotiator, and others. Lee also guest starred in two episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation.{{Cite news|url=http://www.startrek.com/article/remembering-stephen-lee-1995-2014/|title=Remembering Stephen Lee (1955-2014)|date=August 29, 2014|work=StarTrek.com|access-date=April 29, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140901090516/http://www.startrek.com/article/remembering-stephen-lee-1995-2014/|archive-date=September 1, 2014|url-status=dead|publisher=CBS Entertainment}}
Death
On August 14, 2014, Lee died of a heart attack at the age of 58.{{Cite news|url=https://variety.com/2014/film/people-news/stephen-lee-character-actor-in-burlesque-the-negotiator-dies-at-58-1201292183/|title=Stephen Lee, Character Actor in ‘Burlesque,’ ‘The Negotiator,’ Dies at 58|last=Dagan|first=Carmel|date=August 27, 2014|work=Variety|access-date=April 29, 2018}}
Filmography
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| Year
! Title ! Role ! Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | WarGames | Sgt. Schneider | |
| 1984 | Purple Hearts | Wizard | |
| 1984 | Crimes of Passion | Jerry | |
| 1986 | The Golden Girls | Dwayne | Episode: “Vacation” |
| 1987 | Dolls | Ralph Morris | |
| 1987 | La Bamba | The Big Bopper | |
| 1988 | Portrait of a White Marriage | Frenchy Kandinsky | |
| 1988 | Kid Safe: The Video | Ernie | |
| 1989 | Star Trek: The Next Generation | Chorgon | Episode: "The Vengeance Factor" |
| 1989 | Family Ties | Mr. Parker | |
| 1990 | RoboCop 2 | Duffy | |
| 1991 | The Pit and the Pendulum | Gomez | |
| 1993 | Prehysteria! | Rico Sarno | |
| 1993 | Babylon 5 | Tharg | Episode: "Believers" |
| 1994 | Who Do I Gotta Kill? | Bobby Blitzer | |
| 1995 | Black Scorpion | Captain Strickland | |
| 1996 | Carnosaur 3: Primal Species | Sergeant | |
| 1996 | Black Scorpion II | Captain Strickland | |
| 1996 | Everybody Loves Raymond | Leo | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 1997 | Seinfeld | Conrad | Episode: “The Nap” |
| 1997–2000 | Nash Bridges | Tony B. | 7 episodes |
| 1998 | The Negotiator | Farley | |
| 2000 | Lured Innocence | Chuck | |
| 2002 | So Little Time | Ted Morrison | Episode: "The Job" |
| 2003 | Line of Fire | Brett Rawlings | Episode: "Take the Money and Run" |
| 2004 | The West Wing | Registered Voter | Episode: "The Benign Prerogative" |
| 2005 | Commander in Chief | Stephen Wilding | Episode: "First Choice" |
| 2007
|Aaron Sears |Episode: "Son of the Defender" | |||
| 2007 | NCIS | Chuck Bayliss | Episode: "Designated Target" |
| 2010 | Ghost Whisperer | George Masters | |
| 2010 | Burlesque | Dwight | (final film role) |
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|0498280}}
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Category:American male film actors
Category:American male television actors