David Ogden Stiers (1942)

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David Ogden Stiers
General Information
Birth Name	David Allen Ogden Stiers
Gender	Male
Birth Place	Peoria, Illinois
Birth Date	October 31, 1942
Death	March 3, 2018
Occupation	Actor, Director, Musician
Years Active	1971–2018

Background

The late David Odgen Stiers ( b. 31 October 1942 - 3 March 2018 ) was an American actor and conductor. He appeared in live action Broadway stage theater, television and cinematic roles; and voice acting performances. Stiers was distinguished for his towering height and deep articulate voice.

Stiers is best known for his extended role as the overly pompous Major Charles Emerson Winchester III on the hit television series M*A*S*H where he served as the reluctant replacement for Major Frank Burns.

Filmography

• THX 1138 (1971)
• Drive, He Said (1971)
• Kojak (1973) 1 episode
• Doc (1976) 7 episodes
• The New Lorenzo Music Show (1976)
• Charlie's Angels (1976) 1 episode
• Phyllis (1976) 1 episode
• The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1976-77) 3 episodes
• Rhoda (1976-77) 2 episodes
• The Tony Randall Show (1977) 1 episode
• A Circle of Children (1977)
• Oh, God! (1977)
• A Love Affair: The Eleanor and Lou Gehrig Story (1977)
• This Is the Life (1977) 1 episode
• M*A*S*H* (1977-83) series regular
• The Cheap Detective (1978)
• Sergeant Matlovich vs. the U.S. Air Force (1978)
• Magic (1978)
• The Paper Chase (1978) 1 episode
• $weepstake$ (1979) 1 episode
• Breaking Up Is Hard to Do (1979)
• The Oldest Living Graduate (1980)
• Father Damien: The Leper Priest (1980)
• Harry's War (1981)
• CBS Afternoon Playhouse (1981) 1 episode
• The Day the Bubble Burst (1982)
• American Playhouse (1983)
• Great Performances (1983) 1 episode
• Anatomy of an Illness (1984)
• The First Olympics: Athens 1896 (1984) 2 episodes
• The Bad Seed (1985)
• The Man with One Red Shoe (1985)
• Better Off Dead... (1985)
• Creator (1985)
• North and South (1985) 6 episodes
• Mrs. Delafield Wants to Marry (1986)
• North and South, Book II (1986) 6 episodes
• Perry Mason: The Case of the Notorious Nun (1986)
• Perry Mason: The Case of the Shooting Star (1986)
• Murder, She Wrote (1986-96) 3 episodes
• J. Edgar Hoover (1987)
• The Alamo: Thirteen Days to Glory (1987)
• Matlock (1987-88) 3 episodes
• Perry Mason: The Case of the Lost Love (1987)
• Perry Mason: The Case of the Sinister Spirit (1987)
• Perry Mason: The Case of the Murdered Madam (1987)
• Perry Mason: The Case of the Scandalous Scoundrel (1987)
• Perry Mason: The Case of the Avenging Ace (1988)
• Perry Mason: The Case of the Lady in the Lake (1988)
• Another Woman (1988)
• ALF (1988) 2 episodes
• The Accidental Tourist (1988)
• Day One (1989)
• The Ray Bradbury Theater (1989) 1 episode
• The Final Days (1989)
• Final Notice (1989)
• CBS Schoolbreak Special (1990) 1 episode
• The Kissing Place (1990)
• How to Murder a Millionaire (1990)
• Wings (1990) 1 episode
• Married People (1990) 1 episode
• Star Trek: The Next Generation (1991) 1 episode
• Doc Hollywood (1991)
• Beauty and the Beast (1991)
• Wife, Mother, Murderer (1991)
• Shadows and Fog (1991)
• The Last of His Tribe (1992)
• Porco Rosso (1992)
• Mastergate (1992)
• Jack's Place (1993) 1 episode
• Without a Kiss Goodbye (1993)
• Taking Liberty (1993)
• Iron Will (1994)
• Past Tense (1994)
• The Boys Are Back (1994) 1 episode
• Bad Company (1995)
• Mighty Aphrodite (1995)
• Napoleon (1995)
• Pocahontas (1995)
• Mighty Aphrodite (1995)
• Steal Big Steal Little (1995)
• American Experience (1995-2011) 33 episodes
• Cybill (1996) 1 episode
• Poltergeist: The Legacy (1996) 1 episode
• The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996)
• Everyone Says I Love You (1996)
• To Face Her Past (1996)
• Justice League of America (1997)
• Meet Wally Sparks (1997)
• Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman (1997) 1 episode
• Jungle 2 Jungle (1997)
• Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas (1997)
• 101 Dalmatians: The Series (1998) 1 episode
• Belle's Magical World (1998)
• Krippendorf's Tribe (1998)
• Two Guys, a Girl and a Pizza Place (1998) 13 episodes
• Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World (1998)
• Ally McBeal (1998) 1 episode
• The Practice (1999) 1 episode
• The Outer Limits (1999) 1 episode
• My Neighbors the Yamadas (1999)
• Belle's Tales of Friendship (1999)
• The Angry Beavers (1999) 1 episode
• The Stand-In (1999)
• Love & Money (1999-2000) series regular
• The Wild Thornberrys (2000) 1 episode
• Bull (2000) 4 episodes
• The Trouble With Normal (2000) 1 episode
• Teacher's Pet (2000-02) series regular
• Food for Thought (2001)
• Tomcats (2001)
• Murder, She Wrote: The Last Free Man (2001)
• Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001)
• Spirited Away (2001)
• The Curse of the Jade Scorpion (2001)
• Mickey's Magical Christmas: Snowed in at the House of Mouse (2001)
• The Majestic (2001)
• Disney's House of Mouse (2001-02) 3 episodes
• Justice League (2002-06) 3 episodes
• Lilo & Stitch (2002)
• Arli$$ (2002) 1 episode
• The Dead Zone (2002-07) series regular
• Touched by an Angel (2003) 2 episodes
• Frasier (2003) 1 episode
• Stitch! The Movie (2003)
• Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman (2003)
• Lilo & Stitch: The Series (2003-06) series regular
• Winnie The Pooh: 123s (2004)
• Teacher's Pet (2004)
• Static Shock (2004) 1 episode
• Winnie The Pooh: Springtime with Roo (2004)
• The Cat That Looked at a King (2004)
• Cable Beach (2004)
• American Dragon: Jake Long (2005) 1 episode
• Nova (2005)
• Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has a Glitch (2005)
• The Origin of Stitch (2005)
• Pooh's Heffalump Halloween Movie (2005)
• Hoodwinked! (2005)
• Worst Week of My Life (2006) 1 episode
• Leroy & Stitch (2006)
• Lady in the Water (2006)
• Stargate: Atlantis (2006-07) 3 episodes
• The Power of Choice: The Life and Ideas of Milton Friedman (2007)
• Together Again for the First Time (2008)
• Not Dead Yet (2009)
• Dino Dan (2010)
• Hoodwinked Too! Hood vs. Evil (2011)
• Leverage (2011) 1 episode
• Regular Show (2011-16) 18 episodes
• Rizzoli & Isles (2015) 2 episodes
• Neil Stryker and the Tyrant of Time (2017)
• The Joneses Unplugged (2017)

Trivia

• Attended the prestigious Julliard School. Although enrolled in the acting division of the school, he often skipped his classes to informally sit in the school's master classes in music.

• Was renowned for his deep passion and love for music. Despite having no formal degree in music, he would go on to become a symphony conductor and performed in over 70 orchestras all over the world and is credited with being instrumental in the establishment the Newport Symphony Orchestra in Oregon.

Quotes

• "Writing is hard work. Generating stories that catch people's attention and holding it are very difficult."

• "Family means no one gets left behind or forgotten."

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