Stephen was 5′ 10″ (1.78 m) tall. Stephen Furst, left, with Michael Dukakis, centre, and Howie Mandel in NBC’s St Elsewhere, 1984. According to statistics, about 75% of sufferers with diabetes will die of a stroke or heart disease.

His death was announced by his sons Griffith and Nathan, who wrote on … Furst died on June 16, 2017, due to complications from diabetes.

Death & Cause of Death. Stephen Furst, the actor who played the hapless, beanie-wearing frat boy Flounder in the 1978 movie "Animal House," has died at age 63, his son told CNN. “St. Animal House's Stephen Furst: His Heartbreaking, Inspiring Battle with Diabetes Before Death at 63 this link is to an external site that may or may not meet accessibility guidelines. Stephen Furst, filmmaker and actor most known for playing Flounder in Animal House, has died due to complications from diabetes, according to TMZ.He was 63. Elsewhere” star Stephen Furst recently passed away at the age of 63.