"Glee" actor Josh Sussman says he was taken for nearly $30K ... when he tried to make a movie with a phantom production company. Sussman claims in a lawsuit -- obtained by TMZ -- he made a deal with Mikel Dusi and Gold Rush Pictures to develop a feature film called, "Wally's Revenge" -- not…

Here's Josh Sussman, who plays Jacon Ben Israel on "Glee," at an event in L.A. on Sunday (left) -- and weight loss guru Richard Simmons back in January (right). We're just sayin'.