Sam Tsoutsouvas is an American veteran actor and lyricist with experience in the stage, television and films. He appeared in 1967 and 1968 at The Utah Shakespearean Festival in Cedar City, Utah, before attending the Juilliard Drama School in Lincoln Center, New York City. In the 1968 season he played Bassanio in The Merchant of Venice, and Mercutio in Romeo and Juliet.