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David Ogden Stiers

David Allen Ogden Stiers (/ˈst.ərz/ STY-ərz;[1] October 31, 1942 – March 3, 2018) was an American actor and conductor. He appeared in numerous productions on Broadway, and originated the role of Feldman in The Magic Show, in which he appeared for four years between 1974 and 1978.

David Ogden Stiers
Stiers as Major Charles Emerson Winchester III in M*A*S*H, 1977
Born
David Allen Ogden Stiers

(1942-10-31)October 31, 1942
DiedMarch 3, 2018(2018-03-03) (aged 75)
Education
Occupations
  • Actor
  • conductor
Years active1971–2018
AwardsTV Land Impact Award (2009)

In 1977, Ogden was cast as Major Charles Emerson Winchester III, M.D., on the television series M*A*S*H, a role he portrayed until the series' conclusion in 1983, and which earned him two Emmy Award nominations. He appeared prominently in the 1980s in the role of District Attorney Michael Reston in several Perry Mason television films, and voiced a number of Disney characters, including Cogsworth in 1991's Beauty and the Beast, Governor Ratcliffe and Wiggins in 1995's Pocahontas, and Dr. Jumba Jookiba in the Lilo & Stitch franchise. Outside Japan, he also voiced as Kamaji in 2001's Spirited Away. He appeared in television again on the supernatural drama series The Dead Zone as Reverend Gene Purdy, a role he portrayed from 2002 to 2007.

Stiers continued to contribute voice work for films and television productions in his later years, narrating M. Night Shyamalan's Lady in the Water (2006) and having a recurring role on the animated series Regular Show. Stiers spent his later years as a conductor of the Newport Symphony Orchestra.

Early life

David Allen Ogden Stiers[2] was born at St. Francis Hospital in Peoria, Illinois, on October 31, 1942,[3] the son of Margaret Elizabeth (née Ogden) and Kenneth Truman Stiers,[4] and grew up in Peoria Heights, Chillicothe, and Urbana, Illinois.[3] His family moved to Eugene, Oregon, where he graduated from North Eugene High School, and briefly attended the University of Oregon before enrolling at the Juilliard School in New York City, from which he graduated in 1972.[5]

Stiers subsequently moved to San Francisco, where he performed with the California Shakespeare Theater, San Francisco Actors Workshop, and the improv group The Committee, whose members included Rob Reiner, Howard Hesseman, and Peter Bonerz. In California, he worked for the Santa Clara Shakespeare Festival for seven years.[6] Stiers relocated to New York City in the 1960s to study at the Juilliard School (Drama Division Group 1: 1968–1972).[7] During his studies, Stiers was mentored by actor John Houseman, whose City Center Acting Company he later joined.[8]

Career

Early acting credits

Stiers first appeared in the Broadway production The Magic Show in 1974 in the minor role of Feldman. This was followed by several other Broadway productions, including The Three Sisters and The Beggar's Opera.[6] Subsequent early credits included roles on the television series The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Kojak, and Rhoda. Stiers also appeared in the pilot of Charlie's Angels as the team's chief backup.[9] He also appeared as a teacher the 1977 television film A Circle of Children, about a school for special needs children.

M*A*S*H (1977–1983)

 
Cast photo from M*A*S*H for 1977: Front row from left – Loretta Swit, Harry Morgan, Alan Alda, Mike Farrell. Back row from left – William Christopher, Gary Burghoff, David Ogden Stiers, and Jamie Farr

In 1977, Stiers joined the cast of the CBS sitcom M*A*S*H. As Major Charles Emerson Winchester III, Stiers filled the void created by the departure of actor Larry Linville's Frank Burns character.[10] In contrast to the buffoonish Burns, Winchester was articulate and socially sophisticated, and a highly talented surgeon who presented a very different type of foil to Alan Alda's Hawkeye Pierce and Mike Farrell's B.J. Hunnicutt.[10] Burns usually served as the butt of practical jokes instigated by Pierce or Hunnicutt, was frequently inundated by insults for which he had no comebacks, and was often harshly criticized for his surgical skills. Winchester, however, presented a challenge to his colleagues' displays of irreverence, since his surgical skills could match or even outshine their own and, when it came to pranks and insults, he frequently outmanoeuvred his opponent; his patrician manner and aversion to puerile behavior served as the target for his fellow surgeons' barbs and jokes. At times, however, Winchester could align himself with Pierce and Hunnicutt, and the occasional tantrum aside, held considerable admiration for his commanding officer, Harry Morgan's Colonel Sherman T. Potter. For his portrayal of the pompous but emotionally complex Boston aristocrat, Stiers received two Emmy Award nominations.[11]

Other television work

After M*A*S*H completed its run in 1983, Stiers made guest appearances on the television shows North and South; Star Trek: The Next Generation; Murder, She Wrote; Matlock; Touched by an Angel; Wings; ALF and Frasier, along with a regular role in the first season of Two Guys, a Girl and a Pizza Place as Mr. Bauer. In 1984, he portrayed United States Olympic Committee founder William Milligan Sloane in the NBC miniseries The First Olympics: Athens 1896 for which he received another Emmy nomination.[12] Beginning in 1985, Stiers made his first of eight appearances in Perry Mason television filmas District Attorney Michael Reston. He appeared in two unsuccessful television projects, Love & Money and Justice League of America (as Martian Manhunter). He also played Uncle Teddy Quinn (brother of Dr. Mike's father) in Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman. He played a world renowned concert pianist. In 2002, Stiers started a recurring role as the Reverend Purdy on the successful USA Network series The Dead Zone with Anthony Michael Hall. In 2006, he was cast as the recurring character Oberoth in Stargate Atlantis.

Voice acting

Stiers provided voice work for dozens of film and television projects. His first work was on one of George Lucas's earliest films, the critically acclaimed THX 1138, in which he was incorrectly billed as "David Ogden Steers". Stiers voiced PBS documentary films such as Ric Burns's project New York: A Documentary Film, 2010 Peabody Award winner The Lord is Not on Trial Here Today, and several episodes of the documentary television series American Experience,[13] including Ansel Adams (2002), also directed by Ric Burns. He voiced Mr. Piccolo in the animated English-dubbed version of Studio Ghibli's 1992 film Porco Rosso, as well as Kamaji in the English dub of the studio's 2001 film Spirited Away. He collaborated with Disney on eight animated features, including 1991's Beauty and the Beast (as Cogsworth, also providing the opening narration), 1995's Pocahontas (as Governor Ratcliffe and Wiggins), 1996's The Hunchback of Notre Dame (as the Archdeacon), 2001's Atlantis: The Lost Empire (as Mr. Harcourt), and 2002's Lilo & Stitch (as Jumba Jookiba). He reprised a number of his Disney roles for various sequels, most notably with Jumba in Lilo & Stitch's three sequel films (2003's Stitch! The Movie, 2005's Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has a Glitch, and 2006's Leroy & Stitch) and Lilo & Stitch: The Series.

He lent his voice to the direct-to-video Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman (2003) as the Penguin. Stiers did voice work for Solovar in a two-part episode, "The Brave and The Bold" of Justice League and voiced Solovar again in a Justice League Unlimited episode "Dead Reckoning". He voiced Mr. Jolly from Teacher's Pet. He voiced the king and prime minister in the 2004 short film The Cat That Looked at a King. In Hoodwinked (2005), Stiers voiced the role of Nicky Flippers, the frog detective who is dispatched to Granny's house. He voiced Pops's father, Mr. Maellard, in the animated TV series Regular Show, which debuted in 2010. Stiers had voices in several video games, including Icewind Dale, Kingdom Hearts II, Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep, as Jeff Zandi in Uru: Ages Beyond Myst, and as Esher in Myst V: End of Ages.

Stiers was the reader for numerous audiobook versions of novels, including Tom Wolfe's A Man in Full (1998), and Colleen McCullough's The First Man in Rome.

Music

Though he had no formal musical training, Stiers was the associate conductor of the Newport (Oregon) Symphony Orchestra and the Ernest Bloch Music Festival. He also played a major role in establishing the Newport Symphony.[14] He also guest-conducted over 70 orchestras around the world, including the Oregon Mozart Players, the Vancouver Symphony, the Virginia Symphony, the Oregon Chamber Players, and the Yaquina (Oregon) Chamber Orchestra, as well as orchestras in San Francisco, San Diego, Los Angeles, Chicago, and Toronto.[15][16][17]

Stiers traced his love of music back to a performance by George Szell and the Cleveland Orchestra on the basketball court at the University of Oregon in the 1950s. During his days at Juilliard, he would skip his acting classes to sit in on master classes led by such notables as John Williams, Pierre Boulez, and Sir Georg Solti.[18]

Stiers also performed as Reverend Brock in the 2000 revival of the Broadway musical 'Tenderloin' by New York City Center’s Encores! series. [19]

Personal life and death

Stiers never married and came out as gay in 2009.[20]

Stiers died at his home in Newport, Oregon, on March 3, 2018, at the age of 75, from complications related to bladder cancer.[21] His will made provisions for bequests to several arts organizations in his area, including the Newport Symphony, Newport Public Library, and the Oregon Coast Council for the Arts, among others.[22]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1971 THX 1138 Announcer Voice, credited as David Ogden Steers
Drive, He Said Pro Owner
1977 Oh, God! Mr. McCarthy, District Produce Manager
A Circle of Children Dan Franklin
1978 The Cheap Detective Captain
Magic Todson
1979 Breaking Up Is Hard to Do Howard Freed Television film
1981 Harry's War Ernie
1985 The Bad Seed Emory Breedlove Television film
The Man with One Red Shoe The Conductor
Better Off Dead... Al Meyer
Creator Dr. Sid Kullenbeck
1986 Mrs. Delafield Wants to Marry Horton Delafield Television film
1987 The Alamo: Thirteen Days to Glory Colonel Black Television film
J. Edgar Hoover Franklin D. Roosevelt Television film
Perry Mason: The Case of the Lost Love D.A. Michael Reston Television film
Perry Mason: The Case of the Murdered Madam Television film
Perry Mason: The Case of the Notorious Nun Television film
Perry Mason: The Case of the Scandalous Scoundrel Television film
Perry Mason: The Case of the Shooting Star Television film
Perry Mason: The Case of the Sinister Spirit Television film
1988 Another Woman Young Marion's Father
The Accidental Tourist Porter Leary
Perry Mason: The Case of the Avenging Ace D.A. Michael Reston Television film
Perry Mason: The Case of the Lady in the Lake Television film
1989 Day One Franklin D. Roosevelt Television film
The Final Days Alexander Haig Television film
1991 Doc Hollywood Mayor Nick Nicholson
Beauty and the Beast Cogsworth, Narrator Voice
Wife, Mother, Murderer John Homan Television film
Shadows and Fog Hacker
1992 The Last of His Tribe Dr. Saxton Pope
Porco Rosso Grandpa Piccolo Voice, English dub
1993 Taking Liberty Benjamin Franklin
1994 Iron Will J.W. Harper
Past Tense Dr. Bert James Television film
1995 Bad Company Judge Beach
Napoleon Koala, Owl Voice
Pocahontas Governor Ratcliffe, Wiggins Voice
Mighty Aphrodite Laius
Steal Big Steal Little Judge Winton Myers
1996 The Hunchback of Notre Dame Archdeacon Voice
Everyone Says I Love You Holden's Father
To Face Her Past Ken Bradfield Television film
1997 Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas Cogsworth Voice, direct-to-video
Justice League of America J'onn J'onzz / Martian Manhunter Television film
Meet Wally Sparks Governor Floyd Preston
Jungle 2 Jungle Alexei Jovanovic
1998 Belle's Magical World Cogsworth Voice, direct-to-video
Krippendorf's Tribe Henry Spivey
Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World Governor Ratcliffe, Duke of Buckingham Voice, direct-to-video
1999 My Neighbors the Yamadas Narrator Voice, English dub
The Stand-In Professor Smith
2001 Tomcats Dr. Crawford
Atlantis: The Lost Empire Fenton Q. Harcourt Voice
Spirited Away Kamaji Voice, English dub
The Curse of the Jade Scorpion Voltan
The Majestic Doc Stanton
Mickey's Magical Christmas: Snowed in at the House of Mouse Cogsworth Voice, direct-to-video
Murder, She Wrote: The Last Free Man Stanford Thornton Television film
2002 Lilo & Stitch Dr. Jumba Jookiba Voice
2003 Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman Penguin Voice, direct-to-video
Stitch! The Movie Dr. Jumba Jookiba Voice, direct-to-video
2004 Cable Beach Doc McWhirter Television film
The Cat That Looked at a King The King, The Prime Minister Voice, short film
Springtime with Roo Narrator Voice, direct-to-video
Teacher's Pet Mr. Jolly Voice
2005 Hoodwinked! Nicky Flippers Voice
Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has a Glitch Dr. Jumba Jookiba Voice, direct-to-video
The Origin of Stitch Voice, short, uncredited
Pooh's Heffalump Halloween Movie Narrator Voice
M&M's Blue Voice
2006 Lady in the Water Narrator Voice, uncredited
Leroy & Stitch Dr. Jumba Jookiba Voice, direct-to-video
2008 Together Again for the First Time Max Frobisher Television film
2009 Not Dead Yet William Weinshawler
2011 Hoodwinked Too! Hood vs. Evil Nicky Flippers Voice
2017 Neil Stryker and the Tyrant of Time The Admiral
The Joneses Unplugged Ralph Wilson Television film, final film role

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1975 Kojak Bryan LeBlanc, Mr. Roberts Episode: "Money Back Guarantee"
1976 Charlie's Angels Scott Woodville Episode: "Charlie's Angels" (Pilot)
1976 Doc Stanley Moss 7 episodes
1976–1977 The Mary Tyler Moore Show Mel Price 3 episodes
1976 Phyllis Mr. Raymond Episode: "The Wrong Box"
1976–1977 Rhoda Dr. Curt Dreiser, George 2 episodes
1977 This Is the Life Harry Episode: "Undertow"
The Tony Randall Show Cleaver Episode: "Case: The People Speak"
1977–1983 M*A*S*H Major Charles Emerson Winchester III 131 episodes
1978 The Paper Chase Woodrow Tullis Episode: "An Act of Desperation"
1979 $weepstake$ Wally Episode: "Billy, Wally and Ludmilla, and Theodore"
1981 CBS Afternoon Playhouse Peter Stenner Episode: "Me and Mr. Stenner"
1983 American Playhouse Doc Episode: "The Innocents Abroad"
1984 The First Olympics: Athens 1896 William Milligan Sloane Miniseries
1985 North and South Congressman Sam Greene Miniseries; 6 episodes
1986–1996 Murder, She Wrote Howard Deems, Sergei Nemiroff, Aubrey Thornton 3 episodes
1986 North and South, Book II Congressman Sam Greene Miniseries; 6 episodes
1987–1988 Matlock Thomas Baldwin, Arthur Hampton 3 episodes
1988 ALF Flakey Pete 2 episodes
1989 The Ray Bradbury Theater Leonard Mead Episode: "The Pedestrian"
1990 CBS Schoolbreak Special Jack Henderson Episode: "American Eyes"
Married People Dr. Cashin Episode: "Term Paper"
Wings Edward Tinsdale Episode: "A Little Nightmare Music"
1991 Star Trek: The Next Generation Timicin Episode: "Half a Life"
1993 Jack's Place Flower Man Episode: "Forever and Ever"
1994 The Boys Are Back George Spivack Episode: "A Tree Dies in Portland"
1995–2011 American Experience Narrator Voice, 32 episodes
1996 Cybill Val Episode: "Educating Zoey"
1996 Poltergeist: The Legacy Randolph Hitchcock Episode: "The Twelfth Cave"
1997 Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman Theodore Quinn Episode: "Farewell Appearance"
1998 101 Dalmatians: The Series VLAD Voice, episode: "Out to Launch/Prophet and Loss"
Ally McBeal Judge Andrew Peters Episode: "They Eat Horses, Don't They?"
Two Guys, a Girl and a Pizza Place Mr. Bauer 13 episodes
1999 The Angry Beavers Byron Beaver Voice, episode: "Kreature Komforts/Oh, Brother?"
The Practice Judge Hollings Episode: "Infected"
The Outer Limits Reverend Dr. Thomas Tilford Episode: "The Shroud"
1999–2000 Love & Money Nicholas Conklin 13 episodes
2000 The Wild Thornberrys Karroo Voice, episode: "Luck Be an Aye-Aye"
Bull Gardner Blackstone 4 episodes
The Trouble With Normal Mr. Harrington Episode: "Say Cheese"
2000–2002 Teacher's Pet Mr. Jolly, Narrator, Congressman Voice, 13 episodes
2001–2002 House of Mouse Cogsworth Voice, 3 episodes
2002 Arli$$ Eli Episode: "It's All in the Game"
Justice League Solovar, Car Owner Voice, 3 episodes
2002–2007 The Dead Zone Reverend Eugene 'Gene' Purdy 40 episodes
2003 Frasier Dr. Leland Barton Episode: "Fathers and Sons"
2003 Touched by an Angel Jones 2 episodes
2003–2006 Lilo & Stitch: The Series Dr. Jumba Jookiba Voice, 64 episodes
2004 Static Shock Dr. Odium Voice, episode: "Hoop Squad"
2005 American Dragon: Jake Long Narrator, Crew Man Voice, episode: "The Talented Mr. Long"
2005 Nova Narrator Episode: "A Daring Flight"
2006–2007 Stargate Atlantis Oberoth 3 episodes
2006 Worst Week of My Life Jenson Episode: "Pilot"
2007 The Power of Choice: The Life and Ideas of Milton Friedman Narrator Documentary miniseries
2011 Leverage Walt Whitman Wellesley IV Episode: "The Lonely Hearts Job"
2011–2016 Regular Show Mr. Maellard Voice, 18 episodes
2015 Rizzoli & Isles Dr. Isles Episode: "Nice to Meet You, Dr. Isles"

Video games

Year Title Role Notes
1996 Toonstruck King Hugh
2000 Icewind Dale Narrator
2002 Disney's Stitch: Experiment 626 Dr. Jumba Jookiba
2002 Lilo & Stitch: Trouble in Paradise Dr. Jumba Jookiba
2002 Lilo & Stitch: Hawaiian Adventure Dr. Jumba Jookiba
2003 Uru: Ages Beyond Myst Jeff Zandi
2004 Uru: To D'ni Dr. Richard Watson
2005 Winnie the Pooh's Rumbly Tumbly Adventure Narrator
Myst V: End of Ages Esher
Kingdom Hearts II Cogsworth
2007 Kingdom Hearts II: Final Mix Cogsworth
2010 Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep Dr. Jumba Jookiba
Doc
2016 Baldur's Gate: Siege of Dragonspear Belhifet

Stage credits

Date(s) Title Role Notes Ref.
December 19, 1973 – January 11, 1974 Three Sisters Kulygin Broadway [23]
December 22, 1973 – December 31, 1973 The Beggar's Opera Peachum Broadway [23]
December 26, 1973 – January 5, 1974 Measure for Measure The Duke Broadway [23]
December 28, 1973 Scapin Geronte Broadway [23]
January 2, 1974 – January 6, 1974 Next Time I'll Sing to You Hermit Broadway; understudy [23]
March 10, 1974 – May 11, 1974 Ulysses in Nighttown Buck Mulligan, 2nd Watch, Bishop of Erin, Dr. Mulligan Broadway [23]
May 28, 1974 – December 31, 1978 The Magic Show Feldman Broadway [23]
April 18, 1994 – July 29, 2007 Beauty and the Beast Prologue Narrator Broadway [23]
November 22, 2009 – January 3, 2010 Irving Berlin's White Christmas General Henry Waverly Broadway [23]

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Film/TV show Result
1981 Emmy Award Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy or Variety or Music Series M*A*S*H Nominated
1982 Nominated
1984 Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or a Special The First Olympics: Athens 1896 Nominated
2001 Annie Award Outstanding Individual Achievement for Voice Acting by a Male Performer in an Animated Television Production Teacher's Pet Nominated
2009 TV Land Award Best Cast M*A*S*H Won

References

  1. ^ As pronounced by himself in "Classical Rewind 2" (2015).
  2. ^ "David Ogden Stiers". TV Guide. Retrieved October 23, 2022.
  3. ^ a b . The Peorian. Vol. 2, no. 4. April–May 2014. p. 11. Archived from the original on July 12, 2019.
  4. ^ Bergan, Ronald (March 11, 2018). "David Ogden Stiers obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved January 26, 2020.
  5. ^ . USA Network. Archived from the original on November 3, 2005.
  6. ^ a b Gates, Anita (March 4, 2018). "David Ogden Stiers, Major Winchester on 'M*A*S*H', Dies at 75". The New York Times. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
  7. ^ . Juilliard School. Archived from the original on May 18, 2011. David Ogden Stiers (Group 1)
  8. ^ . Yahoo! Movies. Archived from the original on May 31, 2012. Retrieved May 26, 2012.
  9. ^ "Hollywood Dot Com Biography". from the original on March 20, 2008.
  10. ^ a b Chavez, Nicole; Cuevas, Mayra (March 4, 2018). "'M*A*S*H' actor David Ogden Stiers dies at 75". CNN. Retrieved March 4, 2018.
  11. ^ Fox News Staff (March 4, 2018). "David Ogden Stiers, fussy 'M*A*S*H' doc and beloved clock from Disney's 'Beast,' dies at 75". Fox News. New York City. Retrieved March 4, 2018.
  12. ^ Dagan, Carmel (March 3, 2018). "David Ogden Stiers, Major Winchester on 'MASH,' Dies at 75". Variety. Retrieved March 4, 2018.
  13. ^ "Ansel Adams: A Documentary Film". PBS.
  14. ^ Smith, Harrison (March 4, 2018). "David Ogden Stiers, 'M.A.S.H.' actor who became voice of Disney movies, dies at 75". The Washington Post.
  15. ^ "Mozart would be 250; calls for a party". The Register-Guard. Eugene, Oregon. January 19, 2006. p. C1.
  16. ^ Oppegaard, Brett (October 4, 2001). . The Columbian. Vancouver, WA. p. 1. Archived from the original on May 18, 2013.
  17. ^ Hooper, Barrett (March 6, 2002). "David Ogden Stiers' second great love". National Post. Toronto. p. 4.
  18. ^ Smith, Linnell (April 9, 1992). "David Ogden Stiers In front of an Orchestra instead of a camera". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved October 5, 2019.
  19. ^ City Center Encores, provided by a grant from Time Warner, Inc
  20. ^ Marikar, Sheila (May 6, 2009). "'M*A*S*H' Star David Ogden Stiers Reveals He's Gay". ABC News.
  21. ^ Campuzano, Eder (March 3, 2018). "David Ogden Stiers, 'M*A*S*H*' star and Newport resident, dies at 75". The Oregonian. Retrieved March 3, 2018.
  22. ^ Tobias, Lori (May 16, 2018). "The gift(s) of David Ogden Stiers". Oregon Arts Watch. Retrieved October 5, 2019.
  23. ^ a b c d e f g h i "David Ogden Stiers – Broadway Credits". Internet Broadway Database. The Broadway League. Retrieved March 4, 2018.

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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources David Ogden Stiers news newspapers books scholar JSTOR March 2018 Learn how and when to remove this template message David Allen Ogden Stiers ˈ s t aɪ er z STY erz 1 October 31 1942 March 3 2018 was an American actor and conductor He appeared in numerous productions on Broadway and originated the role of Feldman in The Magic Show in which he appeared for four years between 1974 and 1978 David Ogden StiersStiers as Major Charles Emerson Winchester III in M A S H 1977BornDavid Allen Ogden Stiers 1942 10 31 October 31 1942Peoria Illinois U S DiedMarch 3 2018 2018 03 03 aged 75 Newport Oregon U S EducationUniversity of OregonJuilliard School BFA OccupationsActorconductorYears active1971 2018AwardsTV Land Impact Award 2009 In 1977 Ogden was cast as Major Charles Emerson Winchester III M D on the television series M A S H a role he portrayed until the series conclusion in 1983 and which earned him two Emmy Award nominations He appeared prominently in the 1980s in the role of District Attorney Michael Reston in several Perry Mason television films and voiced a number of Disney characters including Cogsworth in 1991 s Beauty and the Beast Governor Ratcliffe and Wiggins in 1995 s Pocahontas and Dr Jumba Jookiba in the Lilo amp Stitch franchise Outside Japan he also voiced as Kamaji in 2001 s Spirited Away He appeared in television again on the supernatural drama series The Dead Zone as Reverend Gene Purdy a role he portrayed from 2002 to 2007 Stiers continued to contribute voice work for films and television productions in his later years narrating M Night Shyamalan s Lady in the Water 2006 and having a recurring role on the animated series Regular Show Stiers spent his later years as a conductor of the Newport Symphony Orchestra Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 2 1 Early acting credits 2 2 M A S H 1977 1983 2 3 Other television work 2 4 Voice acting 2 5 Music 3 Personal life and death 4 Filmography 4 1 Film 4 2 Television 4 3 Video games 5 Stage credits 6 Awards and nominations 7 References 8 External linksEarly life EditDavid Allen Ogden Stiers 2 was born at St Francis Hospital in Peoria Illinois on October 31 1942 3 the son of Margaret Elizabeth nee Ogden and Kenneth Truman Stiers 4 and grew up in Peoria Heights Chillicothe and Urbana Illinois 3 His family moved to Eugene Oregon where he graduated from North Eugene High School and briefly attended the University of Oregon before enrolling at the Juilliard School in New York City from which he graduated in 1972 5 Stiers subsequently moved to San Francisco where he performed with the California Shakespeare Theater San Francisco Actors Workshop and the improv group The Committee whose members included Rob Reiner Howard Hesseman and Peter Bonerz In California he worked for the Santa Clara Shakespeare Festival for seven years 6 Stiers relocated to New York City in the 1960s to study at the Juilliard School Drama Division Group 1 1968 1972 7 During his studies Stiers was mentored by actor John Houseman whose City Center Acting Company he later joined 8 Career EditEarly acting credits Edit Stiers first appeared in the Broadway production The Magic Show in 1974 in the minor role of Feldman This was followed by several other Broadway productions including The Three Sisters and The Beggar s Opera 6 Subsequent early credits included roles on the television series The Mary Tyler Moore Show Kojak and Rhoda Stiers also appeared in the pilot of Charlie s Angels as the team s chief backup 9 He also appeared as a teacher the 1977 television film A Circle of Children about a school for special needs children M A S H 1977 1983 Edit Cast photo from M A S H for 1977 Front row from left Loretta Swit Harry Morgan Alan Alda Mike Farrell Back row from left William Christopher Gary Burghoff David Ogden Stiers and Jamie Farr In 1977 Stiers joined the cast of the CBS sitcom M A S H As Major Charles Emerson Winchester III Stiers filled the void created by the departure of actor Larry Linville s Frank Burns character 10 In contrast to the buffoonish Burns Winchester was articulate and socially sophisticated and a highly talented surgeon who presented a very different type of foil to Alan Alda s Hawkeye Pierce and Mike Farrell s B J Hunnicutt 10 Burns usually served as the butt of practical jokes instigated by Pierce or Hunnicutt was frequently inundated by insults for which he had no comebacks and was often harshly criticized for his surgical skills Winchester however presented a challenge to his colleagues displays of irreverence since his surgical skills could match or even outshine their own and when it came to pranks and insults he frequently outmanoeuvred his opponent his patrician manner and aversion to puerile behavior served as the target for his fellow surgeons barbs and jokes At times however Winchester could align himself with Pierce and Hunnicutt and the occasional tantrum aside held considerable admiration for his commanding officer Harry Morgan s Colonel Sherman T Potter For his portrayal of the pompous but emotionally complex Boston aristocrat Stiers received two Emmy Award nominations 11 Other television work Edit After M A S H completed its run in 1983 Stiers made guest appearances on the television shows North and South Star Trek The Next Generation Murder She Wrote Matlock Touched by an Angel Wings ALF and Frasier along with a regular role in the first season of Two Guys a Girl and a Pizza Place as Mr Bauer In 1984 he portrayed United States Olympic Committee founder William Milligan Sloane in the NBC miniseries The First Olympics Athens 1896 for which he received another Emmy nomination 12 Beginning in 1985 Stiers made his first of eight appearances in Perry Mason television filmas District Attorney Michael Reston He appeared in two unsuccessful television projects Love amp Money and Justice League of America as Martian Manhunter He also played Uncle Teddy Quinn brother of Dr Mike s father in Dr Quinn Medicine Woman He played a world renowned concert pianist In 2002 Stiers started a recurring role as the Reverend Purdy on the successful USA Network series The Dead Zone with Anthony Michael Hall In 2006 he was cast as the recurring character Oberoth in Stargate Atlantis Voice acting Edit Stiers provided voice work for dozens of film and television projects His first work was on one of George Lucas s earliest films the critically acclaimed THX 1138 in which he was incorrectly billed as David Ogden Steers Stiers voiced PBS documentary films such as Ric Burns s project New York A Documentary Film 2010 Peabody Award winner The Lord is Not on Trial Here Today and several episodes of the documentary television series American Experience 13 including Ansel Adams 2002 also directed by Ric Burns He voiced Mr Piccolo in the animated English dubbed version of Studio Ghibli s 1992 film Porco Rosso as well as Kamaji in the English dub of the studio s 2001 film Spirited Away He collaborated with Disney on eight animated features including 1991 s Beauty and the Beast as Cogsworth also providing the opening narration 1995 s Pocahontas as Governor Ratcliffe and Wiggins 1996 s The Hunchback of Notre Dame as the Archdeacon 2001 s Atlantis The Lost Empire as Mr Harcourt and 2002 s Lilo amp Stitch as Jumba Jookiba He reprised a number of his Disney roles for various sequels most notably with Jumba in Lilo amp Stitch s three sequel films 2003 s Stitch The Movie 2005 s Lilo amp Stitch 2 Stitch Has a Glitch and 2006 s Leroy amp Stitch and Lilo amp Stitch The Series He lent his voice to the direct to video Batman Mystery of the Batwoman 2003 as the Penguin Stiers did voice work for Solovar in a two part episode The Brave and The Bold of Justice League and voiced Solovar again in a Justice League Unlimited episode Dead Reckoning He voiced Mr Jolly from Teacher s Pet He voiced the king and prime minister in the 2004 short film The Cat That Looked at a King In Hoodwinked 2005 Stiers voiced the role of Nicky Flippers the frog detective who is dispatched to Granny s house He voiced Pops s father Mr Maellard in the animated TV series Regular Show which debuted in 2010 Stiers had voices in several video games including Icewind Dale Kingdom Hearts II Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep as Jeff Zandi in Uru Ages Beyond Myst and as Esher in Myst V End of Ages Stiers was the reader for numerous audiobook versions of novels including Tom Wolfe s A Man in Full 1998 and Colleen McCullough s The First Man in Rome Music Edit Though he had no formal musical training Stiers was the associate conductor of the Newport Oregon Symphony Orchestra and the Ernest Bloch Music Festival He also played a major role in establishing the Newport Symphony 14 He also guest conducted over 70 orchestras around the world including the Oregon Mozart Players the Vancouver Symphony the Virginia Symphony the Oregon Chamber Players and the Yaquina Oregon Chamber Orchestra as well as orchestras in San Francisco San Diego Los Angeles Chicago and Toronto 15 16 17 Stiers traced his love of music back to a performance by George Szell and the Cleveland Orchestra on the basketball court at the University of Oregon in the 1950s During his days at Juilliard he would skip his acting classes to sit in on master classes led by such notables as John Williams Pierre Boulez and Sir Georg Solti 18 Stiers also performed as Reverend Brock in the 2000 revival of the Broadway musical Tenderloin by New York City Center s Encores series 19 Personal life and death EditStiers never married and came out as gay in 2009 20 Stiers died at his home in Newport Oregon on March 3 2018 at the age of 75 from complications related to bladder cancer 21 His will made provisions for bequests to several arts organizations in his area including the Newport Symphony Newport Public Library and the Oregon Coast Council for the Arts among others 22 Filmography EditFilm Edit Year Title Role Notes1971 THX 1138 Announcer Voice credited as David Ogden SteersDrive He Said Pro Owner1977 Oh God Mr McCarthy District Produce ManagerA Circle of Children Dan Franklin1978 The Cheap Detective CaptainMagic Todson1979 Breaking Up Is Hard to Do Howard Freed Television film1981 Harry s War Ernie1985 The Bad Seed Emory Breedlove Television filmThe Man with One Red Shoe The ConductorBetter Off Dead Al MeyerCreator Dr Sid Kullenbeck1986 Mrs Delafield Wants to Marry Horton Delafield Television film1987 The Alamo Thirteen Days to Glory Colonel Black Television filmJ Edgar Hoover Franklin D Roosevelt Television filmPerry Mason The Case of the Lost Love D A Michael Reston Television filmPerry Mason The Case of the Murdered Madam Television filmPerry Mason The Case of the Notorious Nun Television filmPerry Mason The Case of the Scandalous Scoundrel Television filmPerry Mason The Case of the Shooting Star Television filmPerry Mason The Case of the Sinister Spirit Television film1988 Another Woman Young Marion s FatherThe Accidental Tourist Porter LearyPerry Mason The Case of the Avenging Ace D A Michael Reston Television filmPerry Mason The Case of the Lady in the Lake Television film1989 Day One Franklin D Roosevelt Television filmThe Final Days Alexander Haig Television film1991 Doc Hollywood Mayor Nick NicholsonBeauty and the Beast Cogsworth Narrator VoiceWife Mother Murderer John Homan Television filmShadows and Fog Hacker1992 The Last of His Tribe Dr Saxton PopePorco Rosso Grandpa Piccolo Voice English dub1993 Taking Liberty Benjamin Franklin1994 Iron Will J W HarperPast Tense Dr Bert James Television film1995 Bad Company Judge BeachNapoleon Koala Owl VoicePocahontas Governor Ratcliffe Wiggins VoiceMighty Aphrodite LaiusSteal Big Steal Little Judge Winton Myers1996 The Hunchback of Notre Dame Archdeacon VoiceEveryone Says I Love You Holden s FatherTo Face Her Past Ken Bradfield Television film1997 Beauty and the Beast The Enchanted Christmas Cogsworth Voice direct to videoJustice League of America J onn J onzz Martian Manhunter Television filmMeet Wally Sparks Governor Floyd PrestonJungle 2 Jungle Alexei Jovanovic1998 Belle s Magical World Cogsworth Voice direct to videoKrippendorf s Tribe Henry SpiveyPocahontas II Journey to a New World Governor Ratcliffe Duke of Buckingham Voice direct to video1999 My Neighbors the Yamadas Narrator Voice English dubThe Stand In Professor Smith2001 Tomcats Dr CrawfordAtlantis The Lost Empire Fenton Q Harcourt VoiceSpirited Away Kamaji Voice English dubThe Curse of the Jade Scorpion VoltanThe Majestic Doc StantonMickey s Magical Christmas Snowed in at the House of Mouse Cogsworth Voice direct to videoMurder She Wrote The Last Free Man Stanford Thornton Television film2002 Lilo amp Stitch Dr Jumba Jookiba Voice2003 Batman Mystery of the Batwoman Penguin Voice direct to videoStitch The Movie Dr Jumba Jookiba Voice direct to video2004 Cable Beach Doc McWhirter Television filmThe Cat That Looked at a King The King The Prime Minister Voice short filmSpringtime with Roo Narrator Voice direct to videoTeacher s Pet Mr Jolly Voice2005 Hoodwinked Nicky Flippers VoiceLilo amp Stitch 2 Stitch Has a Glitch Dr Jumba Jookiba Voice direct to videoThe Origin of Stitch Voice short uncreditedPooh s Heffalump Halloween Movie Narrator VoiceM amp M s Blue Voice2006 Lady in the Water Narrator Voice uncreditedLeroy amp Stitch Dr Jumba Jookiba Voice direct to video2008 Together Again for the First Time Max Frobisher Television film2009 Not Dead Yet William Weinshawler2011 Hoodwinked Too Hood vs Evil Nicky Flippers Voice2017 Neil Stryker and the Tyrant of Time The AdmiralThe Joneses Unplugged Ralph Wilson Television film final film roleTelevision Edit Year Title Role Notes1975 Kojak Bryan LeBlanc Mr Roberts Episode Money Back Guarantee 1976 Charlie s Angels Scott Woodville Episode Charlie s Angels Pilot 1976 Doc Stanley Moss 7 episodes1976 1977 The Mary Tyler Moore Show Mel Price 3 episodes1976 Phyllis Mr Raymond Episode The Wrong Box 1976 1977 Rhoda Dr Curt Dreiser George 2 episodes1977 This Is the Life Harry Episode Undertow The Tony Randall Show Cleaver Episode Case The People Speak 1977 1983 M A S H Major Charles Emerson Winchester III 131 episodes1978 The Paper Chase Woodrow Tullis Episode An Act of Desperation 1979 weepstake Wally Episode Billy Wally and Ludmilla and Theodore 1981 CBS Afternoon Playhouse Peter Stenner Episode Me and Mr Stenner 1983 American Playhouse Doc Episode The Innocents Abroad 1984 The First Olympics Athens 1896 William Milligan Sloane Miniseries1985 North and South Congressman Sam Greene Miniseries 6 episodes1986 1996 Murder She Wrote Howard Deems Sergei Nemiroff Aubrey Thornton 3 episodes1986 North and South Book II Congressman Sam Greene Miniseries 6 episodes1987 1988 Matlock Thomas Baldwin Arthur Hampton 3 episodes1988 ALF Flakey Pete 2 episodes1989 The Ray Bradbury Theater Leonard Mead Episode The Pedestrian 1990 CBS Schoolbreak Special Jack Henderson Episode American Eyes Married People Dr Cashin Episode Term Paper Wings Edward Tinsdale Episode A Little Nightmare Music 1991 Star Trek The Next Generation Timicin Episode Half a Life 1993 Jack s Place Flower Man Episode Forever and Ever 1994 The Boys Are Back George Spivack Episode A Tree Dies in Portland 1995 2011 American Experience Narrator Voice 32 episodes1996 Cybill Val Episode Educating Zoey 1996 Poltergeist The Legacy Randolph Hitchcock Episode The Twelfth Cave 1997 Dr Quinn Medicine Woman Theodore Quinn Episode Farewell Appearance 1998 101 Dalmatians The Series VLAD Voice episode Out to Launch Prophet and Loss Ally McBeal Judge Andrew Peters Episode They Eat Horses Don t They Two Guys a Girl and a Pizza Place Mr Bauer 13 episodes1999 The Angry Beavers Byron Beaver Voice episode Kreature Komforts Oh Brother The Practice Judge Hollings Episode Infected The Outer Limits Reverend Dr Thomas Tilford Episode The Shroud 1999 2000 Love amp Money Nicholas Conklin 13 episodes2000 The Wild Thornberrys Karroo Voice episode Luck Be an Aye Aye Bull Gardner Blackstone 4 episodesThe Trouble With Normal Mr Harrington Episode Say Cheese 2000 2002 Teacher s Pet Mr Jolly Narrator Congressman Voice 13 episodes2001 2002 House of Mouse Cogsworth Voice 3 episodes2002 Arli Eli Episode It s All in the Game Justice League Solovar Car Owner Voice 3 episodes2002 2007 The Dead Zone Reverend Eugene Gene Purdy 40 episodes2003 Frasier Dr Leland Barton Episode Fathers and Sons 2003 Touched by an Angel Jones 2 episodes2003 2006 Lilo amp Stitch The Series Dr Jumba Jookiba Voice 64 episodes2004 Static Shock Dr Odium Voice episode Hoop Squad 2005 American Dragon Jake Long Narrator Crew Man Voice episode The Talented Mr Long 2005 Nova Narrator Episode A Daring Flight 2006 2007 Stargate Atlantis Oberoth 3 episodes2006 Worst Week of My Life Jenson Episode Pilot 2007 The Power of Choice The Life and Ideas of Milton Friedman Narrator Documentary miniseries2011 Leverage Walt Whitman Wellesley IV Episode The Lonely Hearts Job 2011 2016 Regular Show Mr Maellard Voice 18 episodes2015 Rizzoli amp Isles Dr Isles Episode Nice to Meet You Dr Isles Video games Edit Year Title Role Notes1996 Toonstruck King Hugh2000 Icewind Dale Narrator2002 Disney s Stitch Experiment 626 Dr Jumba Jookiba2002 Lilo amp Stitch Trouble in Paradise Dr Jumba Jookiba2002 Lilo amp Stitch Hawaiian Adventure Dr Jumba Jookiba2003 Uru Ages Beyond Myst Jeff Zandi2004 Uru To D ni Dr Richard Watson2005 Winnie the Pooh s Rumbly Tumbly Adventure NarratorMyst V End of Ages EsherKingdom Hearts II Cogsworth2007 Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix Cogsworth2010 Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep Dr Jumba JookibaDoc2016 Baldur s Gate Siege of Dragonspear BelhifetStage credits EditDate s Title Role Notes Ref December 19 1973 January 11 1974 Three Sisters Kulygin Broadway 23 December 22 1973 December 31 1973 The Beggar s Opera Peachum Broadway 23 December 26 1973 January 5 1974 Measure for Measure The Duke Broadway 23 December 28 1973 Scapin Geronte Broadway 23 January 2 1974 January 6 1974 Next Time I ll Sing to You Hermit Broadway understudy 23 March 10 1974 May 11 1974 Ulysses in Nighttown Buck Mulligan 2nd Watch Bishop of Erin Dr Mulligan Broadway 23 May 28 1974 December 31 1978 The Magic Show Feldman Broadway 23 April 18 1994 July 29 2007 Beauty and the Beast Prologue Narrator Broadway 23 November 22 2009 January 3 2010 Irving Berlin s White Christmas General Henry Waverly Broadway 23 Awards and nominations EditYear Award Category Film TV show Result1981 Emmy Award Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy or Variety or Music Series M A S H Nominated1982 Nominated1984 Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or a Special The First Olympics Athens 1896 Nominated2001 Annie Award Outstanding Individual Achievement for Voice Acting by a Male Performer in an Animated Television Production Teacher s Pet Nominated2009 TV Land Award Best Cast M A S H WonReferences Edit As pronounced by himself in Classical Rewind 2 2015 David Ogden Stiers TV Guide Retrieved October 23 2022 a b Yes they said that Quotes from Famous Peorians The Peorian Vol 2 no 4 April May 2014 p 11 Archived from the original on July 12 2019 Bergan Ronald March 11 2018 David Ogden Stiers obituary The Guardian Retrieved January 26 2020 5 Questions for David Ogden Stiers USA Network Archived from the original on November 3 2005 a b Gates Anita March 4 2018 David Ogden Stiers Major Winchester on M A S H Dies at 75 The New York Times Retrieved March 5 2018 Alumni News February 2011 Juilliard School Archived from the original on May 18 2011 David Ogden Stiers Group 1 Kevin Kline Biography Yahoo Movies Archived from the original on May 31 2012 Retrieved May 26 2012 Hollywood Dot Com Biography Archived from the original on March 20 2008 a b Chavez Nicole Cuevas Mayra March 4 2018 M A S H actor David Ogden Stiers dies at 75 CNN Retrieved March 4 2018 Fox News Staff March 4 2018 David Ogden Stiers fussy M A S H doc and beloved clock from Disney s Beast dies at 75 Fox News New York City Retrieved March 4 2018 Dagan Carmel March 3 2018 David Ogden Stiers Major Winchester on MASH Dies at 75 Variety Retrieved March 4 2018 Ansel Adams A Documentary Film PBS Smith Harrison March 4 2018 David Ogden Stiers M A S H actor who became voice of Disney movies dies at 75 The Washington Post Mozart would be 250 calls for a party The Register Guard Eugene Oregon January 19 2006 p C1 Oppegaard Brett October 4 2001 A Major Opening David Ogden Stiers Maj Winchester On M A S H Conducts The Vancouver Symphony s First Concert Of The Season Peter And The Wolf The Columbian Vancouver WA p 1 Archived from the original on May 18 2013 Hooper Barrett March 6 2002 David Ogden Stiers second great love National Post Toronto p 4 Smith Linnell April 9 1992 David Ogden Stiers In front of an Orchestra instead of a camera The Baltimore Sun Retrieved October 5 2019 City Center Encores provided by a grant from Time Warner Inc Marikar Sheila May 6 2009 M A S H Star David Ogden Stiers Reveals He s Gay ABC News Campuzano Eder March 3 2018 David Ogden Stiers M A S H star and Newport resident dies at 75 The Oregonian Retrieved March 3 2018 Tobias Lori May 16 2018 The gift s of David Ogden Stiers Oregon Arts Watch Retrieved October 5 2019 a b c d e f g h i David Ogden Stiers Broadway Credits Internet Broadway Database The Broadway League Retrieved March 4 2018 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to David Ogden Stiers David Ogden Stiers at IMDb David Ogden Stiers at the Internet Broadway Database David Ogden Stiers at the Internet Off Broadway Database David Ogden Stiers at the TCM Movie Database David Ogden Stiers at AllMovie David Ogden Stiers at Rotten Tomatoes David Ogden Stiers at Emmys comPortals Biography Film Television Illinois Oregon Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title David Ogden Stiers 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