- Peter Spellos provided the voice of Sky-Byte in the 2000s animated series Transformers: Robots in Disguise
- The role made him popular in the Comic-Con scene
- Spellos played the role of Gus, an American Bandstand employee, in American Dreams from 2000 to 2005
Actor Peter Spellos, best known to many as Gus from “American Dreams,” has died.
He was 69.
According to TMZ, the veteran actor has lost his battle with pancreatic cancer.
Spellos’ friend and acting student Jennifer Smith reported that the Jail Breakers actor died Sunday morning surrounded by his loved ones at the Franciscan Hospice House in Indianapolis.
“He was loved and cared for and surrounded by people in his final days,” she told the outlet.
Veteran actor Peter Spellos has died aged 69 after losing his battle with pancreatic cancer
Spellos was born on March 1, 1954 in Queens, New York.
Not much is known about his early years, but he began working in film and television in 1972 and was a voice actor for international animated series such as Panda! Go Panda! and Mobile Suit Gundam I.
His first film role was in 1990’s Sorority House Massacre II.
The New York native later played small roles in films such as Freddy’s Dead: The Final Nightmare and Bad Love.
Spellos also made ends meet as a crew member on various projects in the late 1990s.
The journeyman actor got regular work in the drama American Dreams.
The show focused on the Pryor family’s experiences during the turbulent 1960s.
He played Gus, a wisecracking production assistant on American Bandstand.
Roles: Spellos has been acting since 1972, but he is best known for his role as Gus in the series American Dreams and as the voice of Sky-Byte in 2000’s Transformers: Robots in Disguise
Spellos is survived by his brother James, who said the family will host an online service for the actor at a later date
The show ran from 2000 to 2005.
At the same time, Spellos increased his fan base by voicing the character Sky-Byte in the 2000 animated series Transformers: Robots in Disguise in 39 episodes.
The role made him extremely popular at Comic-Con.
Spellos is survived by his brother James, who said the family will host an online service for the actor at a later date.