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David Ogden Stiers (b. October 31, 1942) is an
American actor and musician, most famous for his role as Major Charles
Emerson Winchester III in the television sitcom M*A*S*H.
Stiers was born in Peoria, Illinois. He began his acting career in northern
California and later moved to New York City, where he joined John Houseman's
Acting Company.
Stiers joined the cast of M*A*S*H in 1977. His character (CE3 as Hawkeye
liked to call him) was not a replacement of Larry Linville's character,
Frank Burns, but a completely different foil for Hawkeye Pierce and B.J.
Hunnicutt He appeared in M*A*S*H until the end of the series.
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Later, Stiers provided his voice to many Disney features: as the voice of
Cogsworth in Beauty and the Beast (1991), a dual role as Sir John Ratcliffe
and his lackey Wiggins in Pocahontas, as the Archdeacon in Hunchback of
Notre Dame (1996), and as the voice of Dr. Jumba Jookiba in Lilo & Stitch
(2002). He played a Congressman in the North and South miniseries along with
Patrick Swayze.
In 1999, he was cast in the short-lived CBS comedy Love and Money as
Nicholas Conklin, a belligerent billionaire whose personality was similar to
that of M*A*S*H's Major Winchester.
In 2001, he was the voice of Kamaji in the English-language version of Hayao
Miyazaki's Spirited Away.
Additional voice work has included narration for various episodes of PBS's
Nova science program.
He also guest starred in the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode "Half a
Life", the Matlock episode "The Ambassador" and in an ALF episode. As of
2002, he is a regular in the television series The Dead Zone.
In addition to acting he is a professional musician, and has served as music
director and principal guest conductor of many orchestras.
He is sometimes credited as 'David Stiers', 'David Odgen Stires', and 'David
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