David Ogden Stiers' Main TV Roles Show Character(s) M*A*S*H Maj. Charle… The Dead Zone Rev. Gene P… Lilo & Stitch: The Series Dr. Jumba J… NOVA Narrator Frontline Narrator Teacher's Pet Mr. Jolly Bull Gardner Bla… Love & Money Nicholas Co…

Main Movie Roles 2006 - Lady in the Water 2005 - Hoodwinked 2004 - Teacher's Pet 2002 - Lilo & Stitch 2001 - Tomcats 2001 - Atlantis: The Lost Empire 2001 - The Majestic 2001 - The Curse of the Jade Scorpion 1998 - Krippendorf's Tribe 1997 - Meet Wally Sparks 1997 - Jungle 2 Jungle 1996 - Everyone Says I Love You 1996 - The Hunchback of Notre Dame 1995 - Mighty Aphrodite 1995 - Napoleon 1995 - Pocahontas 1994 - Iron Will 1991 - Beauty and the Beast 1991 - Doc Hollywood 1988 - The Accidental Tourist 1988 - Another Woman 1985 - Creator 1985 - The Man with One Red Shoe 1978 - The Cheap Detective 1978 - Magic 1977 - Oh, God! 1971 - THX 1138

BIOGRAPHY:

David Ogden Stiers was born in Peoria, Illinois, moved with his family to Eugene, Oregon during high school and began his acting career in Northern California, acting in the Actor's Workshop and California Shakespeare Festival. He later 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 Lilo & Stitch (2002) being his 25th theatrically-released Disney animated film. He is also an avid fan of classical music, and has conducted many orchestras, including the Yaquina Chamber Orchestra in Newport, Oregon, where he is the principal guest conductor.


TRIVIA:

• Has a son from a relationship in the 1960s.
• Some of the _"M*A*S*H" (1972)_ (qv) actors jokingly had his dressing room painted orange and purple while Stiers was off for Thanksgiving break.
• On _"M*A*S*H" (1972)_ (qv), he played an Harvard alum and in real life, Stiers taught theater games at Harvard.
• He is often given small roles in 'Woody Allen' (qv) films for which he receives high billing considering his screen time.
• Played French horn in the orchestra at Julliard, which is rather more amusing considering an episode of _"M*A*S*H" (1972)_ (qv) where he bothers Hawkeye and B.J. with persistent bad horn playing.
• Provided several other voices for Disney: Gov. Ratcliffe & Wiggins in _Pocahontas (1995)_ (qv) and _Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World (1998) (V)_ (qv); narrator in _Beauty and the Beast (1991)_ (qv); and the Archdeacon in _The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996)_ (qv).
• Didn't learn to drive until 1975, when in an episode of Kojak - "Money Back Guarantee" the role called for him to be seen driving.
• Was a high school classmate of Chicago Sun-Times film critic 'Roger Ebert' (qv).