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David Ogden Stiers(1942-2018)

  • Actor
  • Director
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David Ogden Stiers
American Experience: The Circus
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The Circus: Part 1 (2018)
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David Ogden Stiers was born in Peoria, Illinois, to Margaret Elizabeth (Ogden) and Kenneth Truman Stiers. He moved with his family to Eugene, Oregon, where he graduated from North Eugene High School in 1960. At the age of twenty, he was offered $200 to join the company of the Santa Clara Shakespeare Festival for three months. He ended up staying for seven years, in due course playing both King Lear and Richard III. In 1969, he moved to New York to study drama at Juilliard where he also trained his voice as a dramatic baritone. He joined the Houseman City Center Acting Company at its outset, working on such productions as The Beggar's Opera, Measure for Measure, The Hostage and the hit Broadway musical The Magic Show for which he created the character 'Feldman the Magnificent'. He lent his voice to animated films, with Lilo & Stitch (2002) being his 25th theatrically-released Disney animated film. He was also an avid fan of classical music and conducted a number of orchestras, including the Yaquina Chamber Orchestra in Newport, Oregon, where was the principal guest conductor.

His other theatrical work included performances with the Committee Revue and Theatre, the San Francisco Actor's Workshop, The Old Globe Theatre Festival in San Diego and at the Pasadena Playhouse in Love Letters with Meredith Baxter. As a drama instructor, he worked at Santa Clara University and also taught improvisation at Harvard. In addition to his long-running role in M*A*S*H (1972), Stiers' work on television also included the excellent mini-series North & South: Book 1, North & South (1985), North & South: Book 2, Love & War (1986), The First Olympics: Athens 1896 (1984) and roles in such productions as Anatomy of an Illness (1984), The Bad Seed (1985), J. Edgar Hoover (1987), The Final Days (1989), Father Damien: The Leper Priest (1980) and Mrs. Delafield Wants to Marry (1986). Among his screen credits were The Accidental Tourist (1988), The Man with One Red Shoe (1985), Creator (1985), Harry's War (1981), Magic (1978) and Oh, God! (1977).

Above all, the prodigious talent that was David Ogden Stiers will be most fondly remembered as the pompous, ever-so articulate Major Charles Emerson Winchester III in M*A*S*H. He had found that taking on the role was -- from the beginning -- an easy choice. Stiers saw and loved the movie version. Moreover, he had a fond regard of fellow actor Harry Morgan (who played the character of Colonel Potter) as a kind of fatherly role model. In retrospect, Stiers viewed his experiences with the show as a career highlight, saying "No matter how much you read about the M*A*S*H company, the evolution of it, the quite beautiful human stance it takes, you will not know how much it means ". In his spare time on the set he often annoyed the security guards by skateboarding at 25 miles an hour and "cheerfully thumbing his nose at them".

David died of bladder cancer on March 3, 2018, in Newport, Oregon. He was 75.
BornOctober 31, 1942
DiedMarch 3, 2018(75)
BornOctober 31, 1942
DiedMarch 3, 2018(75)
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  • Nominated for 3 Primetime Emmys
    • 1 win & 5 nominations total

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Drew Barrymore, Natalie Portman, Alan Alda, Goldie Hawn, Gaby Hoffmann, Tim Roth, Lukas Haas, Edward Norton, David Ogden Stiers, and Scotty Bloch in Everyone Says I Love You (1996)
David Ogden Stiers and Bill Snider in M*A*S*H (1972)
David Ogden Stiers and Amanda McBroom in M*A*S*H (1972)
David Ogden Stiers in Shadows and Fog (1991)
Woody Allen, David Ogden Stiers, Victor Argo, James Rebhorn, and Daniel von Bargen in Shadows and Fog (1991)
Alan Alda and David Ogden Stiers in M*A*S*H (1972)
David Ogden Stiers and Kimiko Hiroshige in M*A*S*H (1972)
David Ogden Stiers and Phillip Brock in M*A*S*H (1972)
Alan Alda, David Ogden Stiers, Gary Burghoff, William Christopher, Jamie Farr, Mike Farrell, Harry Morgan, and Loretta Swit in M*A*S*H (1972)
David Ogden Stiers in M*A*S*H (1972)
David Ogden Stiers, Lucy Liu, Portia de Rossi, Mark Metcalf, and Wayne Newton in Ally McBeal (1997)
David Ogden Stiers, Portia de Rossi, and Mark Metcalf in Ally McBeal (1997)

Known for

M*A*S*H (1972)
M*A*S*H
8.4
TV Series
  • Maj. Charles Winchester
Robby Benson and Paige O'Hara in Beauty and the Beast (1991)
Beauty and the Beast
8.0
  • Cogsworth
  • Narrator(voice)
  • 1991
Irene Bedard in Pocahontas (1995)
Pocahontas
6.7
  • Governor Ratcliffe
  • Wiggins(voice)
  • 1995
Chris Sanders in Lilo & Stitch (2002)
Lilo & Stitch
7.3
  • Jumba(voice)
  • 2002

Credits

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Actor

  • Kelsey Lansdowne in Disney Comics in Motion (2018)
    Disney Comics in Motion
    • Cogsworth (voice)
    • TV Series
    • 2018
  • Mischa Barton and Sean Faris in Love Unplugged (2017)
    Love Unplugged
    • Ralph Wilson
    • TV Movie
    • 2017
  • Walter Koenig, David Ogden Stiers, Stephen Lisk, Nic Costa, Rob Taylor, Matt Zak, Bryna Smith, Jordana Ansley, and Jared McClain in Neil Stryker and the Tyrant of Time (2017)
    Neil Stryker and the Tyrant of Time
    • The Admiral
    • 2017
  • William Salyers and J.G. Quintel in Regular Show (2009)
    Regular Show
    • Mr. Maellard (voice)
    • TV Series
    • 2011–2016
  • Baldur's Gate: Siege of Dragonspear (2016)
    Baldur's Gate: Siege of Dragonspear
    • Belhifet (voice)
    • Video Game
    • 2016
  • Angie Harmon and Sasha Alexander in Rizzoli & Isles (2010)
    Rizzoli & Isles
    • Arthur Isles
    • Dr. Isles
    • TV Series
    • 2015
  • Sorcerers of the Magic Kingdom (2012)
    Sorcerers of the Magic Kingdom
    • Governor Ratcliffe (voice)
    • Video Game
    • 2012
  • Timothy Hutton, Gina Bellman, Aldis Hodge, Christian Kane, and Beth Riesgraf in Leverage (2008)
    Leverage
    • Walt Whitman Wellesley IV
    • TV Series
    • 2011
  • Glenn Close, David Ogden Stiers, Cory Edwards, Bill Hader, Hayden Panettiere, Amy Poehler, and Patrick Warburton in Hoodwinked 2: Hood vs. Evil (2011)
    Hoodwinked 2: Hood vs. Evil
    • Nicky Flippers (voice)
    • 2011
  • Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep (2010)
    Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep
    • Dr. Jumba Jookiba
    • Doc (English version, voice)
    • Video Game
    • 2010
  • Not Dead Yet (2009)
    Not Dead Yet
    • William Weinshawler
    • 2009
  • David Ogden Stiers, Blake Bashoff, Joey Lawrence, Julia Duffy, Larisa Oleynik, Kirby Heyborne, Kelly Stables, Lauren Storm, and Michelle Page in Together Again for the First Time (2008)
    Together Again for the First Time
    • Max Frobisher
    • Video
    • 2008
  • Joe Flanigan, David Hewlett, Torri Higginson, Rachel Luttrell, Paul McGillion, Jason Momoa, and Mitch Pileggi in Stargate: Atlantis (2004)
    Stargate: Atlantis
    • Oberoth
    • TV Series
    • 2006–2007
  • Anthony Michael Hall in The Dead Zone (2002)
    The Dead Zone
    • Reverend Purdy
    • TV Series
    • 2002–2007
  • Kingdom Hearts II: Final Mix+ (2007)
    Kingdom Hearts II: Final Mix+
    • Cogsworth (English version, voice)
    • Video Game
    • 2007

Director

  • M*A*S*H (1972)
    M*A*S*H
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 1981–1982

Additional Crew

  • American Masters (1985)
    American Masters
    • narration by
    • TV Series
    • 2017

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Pocahontas: Special Edition 2-Movie Collection
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Pocahontas: Special Edition 2-Movie Collection
Winnie the Pooh: Springtime with Roo
Clip 0:48
Winnie the Pooh: Springtime with Roo
Winnie the Pooh: Springtime with Roo
Clip 0:46
Winnie the Pooh: Springtime with Roo
Lilo & Stitch: 2-Movie Collection
Clip 0:42
Lilo & Stitch: 2-Movie Collection
Lilo & Stitch: 2-Movie Collection
Clip 0:43
Lilo & Stitch: 2-Movie Collection
Lilo & Stitch: 2-Movie Collection
Clip 1:04
Lilo & Stitch: 2-Movie Collection
Lilo & Stitch: 2-Movie Collection
Clip 1:09
Lilo & Stitch: 2-Movie Collection
Atlantis: The Lost Empire: 2 Movie Collection
Clip 0:59
Atlantis: The Lost Empire: 2 Movie Collection
Atlantis: The Lost Empire: 2 Movie Collection
Clip 0:53
Atlantis: The Lost Empire: 2 Movie Collection
Atlantis: The Lost Empire: 2 Movie Collection
Clip 0:52
Atlantis: The Lost Empire: 2 Movie Collection
Atlantis: The Lost Empire: 2 Movie Collection
Clip 1:25
Atlantis: The Lost Empire: 2 Movie Collection
Pocahontas: Special Edition 2-Movie Collection
Clip 1:28
Pocahontas: Special Edition 2-Movie Collection

Personal details

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    • Broadway org.
  • Alternative names
    • David Ogden-Stiers
  • Height
    • 6′ 3″ (1.91 m)
  • Born
    • October 31, 1942
    • Peoria, Illinois, USA
  • Died
    • March 3, 2018
    • Newport, Oregon, USA(bladder cancer)
  • Children
    • Child
  • Other works
    Icewind Dale (Computer Role Playing Game) (2000) Narrator
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Interview
    • 2 Articles

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    Has conducted 70 orchestras in over 100 appearances. He is resident conductor of the Newport Symphony Orchestra in Newport, Oregon.
  • Quotes
    Why he chose to come out as gay, May, 2009: I could claim noble reasons as coming out in order to move gay rights forward, but I must admit it is for far more selfish reasons. Now is the time I wish to find someone and I do not desire to force any potential partner to live a life of extreme discretion for me.
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