Jeff Steitzer
Jeff Steitzer | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 28, 1951 Deadwood, South Dakota, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Actor, director |
Jeffrey "Jeff" Steitzer (born November 28, 1951 in Deadwood, South Dakota) is an American voice actor, and stage actor and director.[1] He is best known for being the voice of the multiplayer announcer in the Halo series.[2]
Career[]
Jeff Steitzer studied theater at the University of Northern Iowa and graduated in 1975.[3]
Steitzer has done voice acting for multiple video games,[4] and is most known for voicing the multiplayer announcer in the Halo video game series. Initially he auditioned and was told he would play John-117, but was given the role of the multiplayer announcer.[5]
In addition to being a voice actor, Steitzer is also a stage actor and director. In 1985, Steitzer became a resident director for ACT Theatre, and became the organization's artistic director in 1988. He remained the artistic director until he resigned in 1994.[6] The theatre was successful during his six-year tenure.[7] He has also directed for other organizations such as the Seattle Shakespeare Company.[8]
He has played numerous roles on stage including Dr. Watson,[9] Ebenezer Scrooge,[10] and Gerald Ford.[11] He played Frank in the premiere of Steven Dietz's play Private Eyes (1996)[12] and Garroway in the premiere of Dietz's play Over the Moon (2003), adapted from The Small Bachelor.[13] He also appeared on Broadway in Mary Poppins (2006) replacing another actor as Admiral Boom and the Bank Chairman, and in Inherit the Wind (2007) as the Mayor.[14] Steitzer has acted on radio in Imagination Theatre radio dramas,[15][16] and has narrated several audiobooks.[17]
Filmography[]
Television[]
- The Fugitive (2001) - Art Zimmerman (recurring)
- Law & Order: "Fame" (2006) - Earl Woodlief
- 30 Rock: "Don Geiss, America and Hope" (2010) - Priest
- The Cleveland Show: "Another Bad Thanksgiving" (2010)[18]
Video games[]
- The Operative: No One Lives Forever (2000) - Baron Dumas[4]
- Aliens versus Predator 2 (2001) - General Vassili Rykov,[19] Additional Voices
- Halo: Combat Evolved (2001) - Announcer
- Halo 2 (2004) - Announcer
- Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories (2006) - The Chief, Peter Bradbury - The Fisherman
- Halo 3 (2007) - Multiplayer Announcer
- Halo 3: ODST (2009) - Firefight Announcer
- Halo: Reach (2010) - Multiplayer Announcer
- Halo 4 (2012) - Multiplayer Announcer
- Halo 5: Guardians (2015) - Multiplayer Announcer
- Halo Wars 2 (2017) - Announcer
- Halo Infinite (2021) - Multiplayer Announcer
References[]
- ^ "The Presidents are coming!". Urban Milwaukee. February 23, 2015. Retrieved April 28, 2020.
- ^ YouTube: The voice of Halo (Jeff Steitzer)
- ^ "Department of Theatre: Representative Alumni". University of Northern Iowa. 2020. Retrieved April 28, 2020.
- ^ a b "Jeff Steitzer Video Game Credits". MobyGames. 2020. Retrieved April 20, 2020.
- ^ YouTube: Tom Houston Interviews Jeff Steitzer Part 1
- ^ Berson, Misha (January 30, 1994). "Jeff Steitzer Resigns As Act's Artistic Director". Seattle Times. Retrieved April 20, 2020.
- ^ Berson, Misha (January 6, 1994). "Steitzer's Exit From Act Casts Directorship In A Different Light". Seattle Times. Retrieved April 20, 2020.
- ^ "Jeff Steitzer". AboutTheArtists. Retrieved April 20, 2020.
- ^ Burch, Cathalena E. (September 25, 2011). "ATC's new 'Sherlock Holmes' rewarding fare". Arizona Daily Star. Retrieved April 20, 2020.
- ^ Chavis, Ryan (November 3, 2011). "David Pichette, Jeff Steitzer to Play Scrooge in ACT Theatre Christmas Carol". TheaterMania. Retrieved April 20, 2020.
- ^ Lengel, Kerry (February 9, 2015). "Theater review: 'Five Presidents' a fly-on-the-wall rollick". AZ Central. Retrieved April 20, 2020.
- ^ Dietz, Steven (1998). Private Eyes. Dramatists Play Service. p. 5. ISBN 9780822216193.
- ^ Jacobson, Lynn (December 7, 2003). "Over The Moon". Variety. Retrieved April 20, 2020.
- ^ "Jeff Steitzer". Playbill. 2020. Retrieved April 20, 2020.
- ^ Wright, Stewart (April 30, 2019). "The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: Broadcast Log" (PDF). Old-Time Radio. Retrieved April 28, 2020.
- ^ Wright, Stewart (April 30, 2019). "The Adventures of Harry Nile: Broadcast Log" (PDF). Old-Time Radio. Retrieved April 28, 2020.
- ^ "Audiobooks narrated by Jeff Steitzer". Audible. 2020. Retrieved April 20, 2020.
- ^ "Jeff Steitzer". TV.com. CBS Interactive Inc. 2020. Retrieved April 20, 2020.
- ^ "Behind The Voice Actors – Jeff Steitzer". Behind The Voice Actors. Check mark indicates role has been confirmed using screenshots of closing credits and other reliable sources. Retrieved November 21, 2019.
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