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John Fiedler

Age: 80 (passed away Jun. 25th, 2005)
Height: 5' 4"

Birth Place: Platteville, Wisconsin, USA
Born: Feb. 3rd, 1925

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John Fiedler's Main TV Roles

Show	Character(s)
Hart to Hart	Arnold
The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh	Piglet
The Bob Newhart Show	Mr. Emil Pete&hellip
Buffalo Bill	Woody
A Touch of Grace	Desk Clerk
Banyon	Trumbull
Broadside	Professor
Peter Loves Mary	Clerk

NOTE: Complete List of Works can be found at IMDB

BIOGRAPHY:

Typical of busy character actors, John Fielder has made his face--and voice--recognizable to millions. Many would know the bald-pated Fiedler as therapy patient Mr. Peterson on TV's "The Bob Newhart Show" (1972); others might first recognize him for the 1968 movie and spin-off TV series "The Odd Couple" (1970) (or perhaps even from the Broadway play that preceded them). Even kids would know that helium-high voice from animated Disney features like Robin Hood (1973), The Fox and the Hound (1981) and the "Winnie the Pooh" stories in which he voices Piglet. The son of an Irish-German beer salesman, Fiedler knew he wanted to be an actor from the childhood days when he had a full head of reddish-yellow hair. He made his first professional appearances on stage, branched out into live TV in New York and, then, during the 20 years he lived in Hollywood (1960-80), turned up in many films and an ever greater number of popular TV series.

TRIVIA:

Portayed Homer on NBC Radio's "The Aldrich Family" (1952-1953).
Diagnosed with cancer, he became a patient of the Lillian Booth Actor's Fund Home in Englewood, New Jersey, in November of 2004 and died there the following June.
He did the voice of Prince Namor the Sub-Mariner for the Captain America Returns record album.
Has the impressive distinction of being the only actor to give voice to his character (Piglet) in all the different animated versions of Winnie the Pooh from 'Walt Disney' (qv), from _Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day (1968)_ (qv) all the way through to _Pooh's Heffalump Movie (2005)_ (qv).
Served in the U.S. Navy during WWII.
According to his obituaries he was survived by his brother, James Fiedler and a sister, Mary Dean.
Used to stage productions in his family garage with neighborhood children.
Was a keen bridge player in real life.