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Steve Daskewisz, also known as Steve Dash or Steve Daskawisz, was an actor and stunt double from New York City, New York. Dash was known for his role as a stunt double for the serial killer Jason Voorhees in the film Friday the 13th Part 2. A former cop, Dash began working as a stuntman and actor beginning in 1977. He had small roles in Wolfen and The Jazz Singer. That led to work on Sylvester Stallone's Nighthawks, where he met Cliff Cudney. Cudney hired him to replace Warrington Gillette, who was originally scheduled to play Jason in Friday the 13th Part 2. Daskewisz died on December 18, 2018 at the age of 74 due to diabetes-related complications.
Birth Name
Steven Russell Daskawisz
Born
Tuesday, 14 March 1944
Died
Tuesday, 18 December 2018
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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Friday the 13th: Vengeance | Sheriff Jason Realotti / Sheriff Jason Realoitti | 2019 |
The Emerging Past Director's Cut | Det Voorheese | 2017 |
Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th | Self - 'Jason Voorhees' | 2013 |
Hemo | Neighbor | 2011 |
Mr. Hush | Mac | 2010 |
Julie & Julia | Hotel Guest | 2009 |
His Name Was Jason: 30 Years of Friday the 13th | Self - 'Jason' - Part 2 / Self | 2009 |
The Bob Show | Self | 2007 |
13 Tzameti | Joey G | 2005 |
Tattinger's | Policeman | 1988 |
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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Friday the 13th: Vengeance | Sheriff Jason Realotti / Sheriff Jason Realoitti | 2019 |
The Emerging Past Director's Cut | Det Voorheese | 2017 |
Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th | Self - 'Jason Voorhees' | 2013 |
Hemo | Neighbor | 2011 |
Mr. Hush | Mac | 2010 |
Julie & Julia | Hotel Guest | 2009 |
His Name Was Jason: 30 Years of Friday the 13th | Self - 'Jason' - Part 2 / Self | 2009 |
The Bob Show | Self | 2007 |
13 Tzameti | Joey G | 2005 |
Tattinger's | Policeman | 1988 |
Superboy | Mugger / Suited Man #1 | 1988 |
Terror in the Aisles | Jason Voorhees | 1984 |
Rent Control | Policeman at Suicide | 1984 |
Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter | Jason / Jason (archive footage) | 1984 |
One Down, Two to go | Show Thug | 1982 |
Alone in the Dark | Dr. Barkin | 1982 |
Friday the 13th: Part 3 | Jason / Jason (archive footage) | 1982 |
Rivkin: Bounty Hunter | Policeman | 1981 |
Friday the 13th Part 2 | Jason | 1981 |
Ms .45 | Policeman | 1981 |
Nighthawks | A.T.A.C. Man | 1981 |
The Jazz Singer | Policeman | 1980 |