Jeff Steitzer Explained

Jeff Steitzer
Birth Date:	28 November 1951
Birth Place:	Deadwood, South Dakota, U.S.
Occupation:	Actor, director

Jeffrey Steitzer (born November 28, 1951) is an American voice actor, 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, and is most known for voicing the multiplayer announcer in the Halo video game series. Initially he auditioned and was told he would play Master Chief, but was given the role of the multiplayer announcer.^[4]

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.^[5] The theatre was successful during his six-year tenure.^[6] He has also directed for other organizations such as the Seattle Shakespeare Company.^[7]

He has played numerous roles on stage including Dr. Watson,^[8] Ebenezer Scrooge,^[9] and Gerald Ford.^[10] He played Frank in the premiere of Steven Dietz's play Private Eyes (1996)^[11] and Garroway in the premiere of Dietz's play Over the Moon (2003), adapted from The Small Bachelor.^[12] 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.^[13] Steitzer has acted on radio in Imagination Theatre radio dramas,^{[14] [15]} and has narrated several audiobooks.^[16]

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)^[17]

Video games

• (2000) - General Beetfoot
• (2000) - Baron Dumas^[18]
• Aliens versus Predator 2 (2001) - General Vassili Rykov,^[19] Additional Voices
• (2001) - Announcer
• Halo 2 (2004) - Announcer
• (2006) - The Chief, Peter Bradbury / The Fisherman
• Halo 3 (2007) - Multiplayer Announcer
• (2009) - Firefight Announcer
• (2010) - Multiplayer Announcer
• Halo 4 (2012) - Multiplayer Announcer
• (2015) - Multiplayer Announcer
• Halo Wars 2 (2017) - Announcer
• Grand Theft Auto Online: The Doomsday Heist (2017) - Agent ULP / Bernard
• Halo Infinite (2021) - Multiplayer Announcer
• Grand Theft Auto Online: The Criminal Enterprises (2022) - Agent ULP / Bernard

References

1. Web site: The Presidents are coming!. February 23, 2015. Urban Milwaukee. April 28, 2020.
2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aiajRBb-nAo YouTube: The voice of Halo (Jeff Steitzer)
3. Web site: Department of Theatre: Representative Alumni. University of Northern Iowa. 2020. April 28, 2020.
4. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tbJmXynpMt4 YouTube: Tom Houston Interviews Jeff Steitzer Part 1
5. Web site: Jeff Steitzer Resigns As Act's Artistic Director. Berson. Misha. Seattle Times. April 20, 2020. January 30, 1994.
6. Web site: Steitzer's Exit From Act Casts Directorship In A Different Light. Berson. Misha. Seattle Times. April 20, 2020. January 6, 1994.
7. Web site: Jeff Steitzer. AboutTheArtists. April 20, 2020.
8. Web site: ATC's new 'Sherlock Holmes' rewarding fare. Arizona Daily Star. Burch. Cathalena E.. September 25, 2011. April 20, 2020.
9. Web site: David Pichette, Jeff Steitzer to Play Scrooge in ACT Theatre Christmas Carol. TheaterMania. Chavis. Ryan. November 3, 2011. April 20, 2020.
10. Web site: Theater review: 'Five Presidents' a fly-on-the-wall rollick. AZ Central. February 9, 2015. April 20, 2020. Lengel. Kerry.
11. Book: Dietz, Steven. Private Eyes. 5. 1998. Dramatists Play Service. 9780822216193.
12. Web site: Over The Moon. Variety. Jacobson. Lynn. December 7, 2003. April 20, 2020.
13. Web site: Jeff Steitzer. Playbill. 2020. April 20, 2020.
14. Web site: The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: Broadcast Log . Old-Time Radio . Wright . Stewart . April 30, 2019 . April 28, 2020.
15. Web site: The Adventures of Harry Nile: Broadcast Log . Old-Time Radio . Wright . Stewart . April 30, 2019 . April 28, 2020.
16. Web site: Audiobooks narrated by Jeff Steitzer. Audible. April 20, 2020. 2020.
17. Web site: Jeff Steitzer. TV.com. CBS Interactive Inc.. April 20, 2020. 2020.
18. Web site: Jeff Steitzer Video Game Credits. MobyGames. 2020. April 20, 2020.
19. Web site: Behind The Voice Actors – Jeff Steitzer. Behind The Voice Actors. November 21, 2019. Check mark indicates role has been confirmed using screenshots of closing credits and other reliable sources.