David Allen Ogden Stiers (October 31, 1942 – March 3, 2018) was an American actor, voice actor, and conductor. He appeared in numerous productions on Broadway, and originated the role of Feldman in The Magic Show. In 1977, he was cast as Major Charles Emerson Winchester, III, M. D. on the television series M*A*S*H. Stiers also voiced a number of Disney characters during the 1990s and 2000s, most notably Cogsworth in 1991’s Beauty and the Beast.
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David Allen Ogden Stiers (October 31, 1942 – March 3, 2018) was an American actor, voice actor, and conductor. He appeared in numerous productions on Broadway, and originated the role of Feldman in The Magic Show. In 1977, he was cast as Major Charles Emerson Winchester, III, M. D. on the television series M*A*S*H, a role he would portray until the series’ conclusion in 1983. Stiers also voiced a number of Disney characters during the 1990s and 2000s, most notably Cogsworth in 1991’s Beauty and the Beast, Governor Ratcliffe and Wiggins in 1995’s Pocahontas, Kamaji in 2001’s Spirited Away and Dr. Jumba Jookiba in 2002’s Lilo & Stitch: The Series. He spent his later years as a conductor of the Newport Symphony Orchestra. He died of a heart attack in March 2018 at the age of 75.
He is survived by his wife, two daughters, and a son. He was a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters and the New England Shakespeare Festival. He also served as a director of The Juilliard School in New York City. He received two Emmy Award nominations for his portrayal of the aristocratic Major Winchester in the series. In 1984 he portrayed the United States Olympic Committee founder William Milligan in the NBC miniseries The First Olympic Games: The First Athens Games. He had a regular role in the first season of Two Guys, a Girl and a Pizza, which he portrayed as Mr. Milligan. He played a regular character in the second season of the series, The Second Girl, along with a regular roles in ALF and Touched by an Angel.
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