David Ogden Stiers

Biography for David Ogden Stiers

David Ogden Stiers was born in Peoria, Illinois, and he began his acting career in Northern California, acting in the Actor's Workshop and California Shakespeare Festival. He moved to New York, where he studied drama at Julliard, and joined the Houseman Acting Company at its outset. He often lends his voice to animated films, with the upcoming film "Lilo and Stitch" being his fifth theatrically released Disney animated film. He is also an avid fan of classical music, and has conducted many orchestras (including the Yaquina Chamber Orchestra, for which he is the principal guest conductor).

At the age of 15, he left for the city of Eugene in Oregon, where, in 1960 he was accepted "Eugene High School". He begins his career on the boards of the little theater of this school.

Two years later, in 1962, he moved to participate in California Shakespeare Festival in Santa Clara, where he was offered $ 200 for 3 months of work if he joined the latter. Then the 3 months became 7 years! There is playing Mahnifique Roles from Shakespeare pieces like: King Lear, Polonius and Richard III.

He then moved to New York, where he joined "Houseman Acting Company". Apart from many theatrical regional productions, Stiers appeared in a multitude of films and television series. He is certainly the best known for his role as "Charles Main Emerson Winchester III" on M*a*s*H, for which he won two appointments. He appeared in many series like Ally McBeal, The Practice, Dr. Quinn, Woman, Murder, She Wrote, Matlock, Wings and Star Trek. He also appeared in a number of TV movies. Stiers also lent his voice to several animated films, including Beauty and the Beast (the character of Cogsworth), Atlantis: the lost empire, the hunchback of Notre Dame, Pocahontas.

When David finds free time, he likes to listen to beautiful classical music. He also claims to be a drug addict at The Goon Show, a comedy on a British radio that operated between 1949 to 1961.

David Ogden STIERS was an American player born October 31, 1942 in Peoria, Illinois, and died on March 3, 2018 in Newport, Oregon. He was known for his role as Charles Emerson Winchester III in the Mas*H television series, as well as for his performance in other television and cinematographic productions.

Stiers grew up in Eugene, Oregon, and studied music at the University of Oregon, where he graduated in music in 1965. He then continued theater studies at the University of San Diego, where He graduated in 1967. After moving to New York, he started working as theater actor and made his debut in Broadway in 1971 in The House of Blue Leaves.

Stiers also worked in dubbing, in particular by lending his voice to cartoons such as Cogsworth in Beauty and the Beast, or Mr. Cogsworth in Beauty and Le Corchard. He also lent his voice to many characters in the Star Wars television series: The Clone Wars and Star Wars Rebels.

In addition to his acting work, Stiers was also an accomplished musician, playing the violin and leader of Oregon Mozart Players. He was appointed officer of the Order of Arts and Letters by the French government in 2011 for his contribution to classical music.

David Ogden Stiers died at the age of 75 in March 2018 following a disease. His acting career has earned him numerous awards, including two Emmy Awards and two nominations at the Golden Globe Awards. He is considered one of the most talented and respected actors of his generation.

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• Has conducted 70 orchestras in over 100 appearances. He is Resident Conductor of the Newport Symphony Orchestra.
• Some of the _"M*A*S*H (1972)"_ actors jokingly had his dressing room painted orange and purple while Stiers was off for Thanksgiving break.
• Was a high school classmate of Chicago Sun-Times film critic Roger Ebert.
• Provided the voice of Cogsworth the clock in Disney's "Beauty & the Beast". His advice to the Beast on what to give Belle, "Flowers, chocolates, promises you don't intend to keep...", was his own creation.
• Provided several other voices for Disney: Gov. Ratcliffe & Wiggins in "Pocahontas" & "Pocahontas II"; Narrator in "Beauty & the Beast"; and the Archdeacon in "Hunchback of Notre Dame".
• He is often given small roles in Woody Allen films for which he receives high billing considering his screen time.
• On _M*A*S*H (1972)_ , he played an Harvard alum and in real life, Stiers taught theater games at Harvard.
• Never learned to drive until the early 1980s, when a TV-movie role called for him to be seen driving.
• Has a son from a relationship in the 1960s.
• Graduated High School at North Eugene High School, Oregon.
• Tallest cast member of the TV series M*A*S*H (1972).
• Played French Horn in the orchestra at Julliard (rather more amusing when considering an episode of M*A*S*H where he bothers Hawkeye and B.J. with persistent bad Horn playing).

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• Creation date: 01/07/2003 by abdest