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David Ogden Stiers Biography (1942-)

Born October 31, 1942, in Peoria, IL; son of Kenneth Truman and Margaret Elizabeth (Ogden) Stiers. Addresses: Agent: Susan Smith, Smith-Freedman and Associates, 121 N. San Vicente Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90211.

Nationality

American

Gender

Male

Occupation

Actor

Birth Details

October 31, 1942

Peoria, Illinois, United States

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Stage Appearances
• Joseph Surface, The School for Scandal, Good Shepherd-Faith ChurchTheatre, New York City, 1972
• Monsewer, The Hostage, Good Shepherd-Faith Church Theatre, 1972
• Duke of Florence, Women Beware Women, Good Shepherd-Faith Church Theatre, 1972
• Baron, The Lower Depths, Good Shepherd-Faith Church Theatre, 1972
• Fyodor Kulygin, The Three Sisters, Billy Rose Theatre, New York City, 1973
• Peacham, The Beggar's Opera, Billy Rose Theatre, 1973
• Duke, Measure for Measure, Billy Rose Theatre, 1973
• Geronte, Scapin, Billy Rose Theatre, 1973
• Second watch, Ulysses in Nighttown, Winter Garden Theatre, New York City, 1974
• Feldman, The Magic Show, Cort Theatre, New York City, 1974
• King Lear, Much Ado about Nothing, Measure for Measure, The Country Wife, and Dear Liar, all National Shakespeare Festival, San Diego, CA, 1981
• Title role, Billy Bishop Goes to War, Old Globe Theatre, San Diego, CA, 1982
• Falstaff, Henry IV, Part I, Old Globe Theatre, 1983
• Sir Lucius, The Rivals, Old Globe Theatre, 1983
• A Midsummer Night's Dream, Fallen Angels, Greater Tuna, Painting Churches, London Assurance, and Richard III, all Old Globe Theatre, 1985
• Macbeth, Scottsdale Center for the Arts, Scottsdale, AZ, 2000
• Crusading churchman, Tenderloin, City Center Encores!, 2000
• Stage Work
• Director, Scapino!, Old Globe Theatre, 1985
• Film Appearances
• (As David Ogden Steers) Announcer, THX 1138, Warner Bros., 1971
• (As David Stiers) Pro owner, Drive, He Said, Columbia, 1971
• Mr. McCarthy, District Produce Manager, Oh, God!, Warner Bros., 1977
• Captain, The Cheap Detective (also known as Neil Simon's The Cheap Detective), Columbia, 1978
• George Hudson Todson, Magic, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1978
• Ernie Scelera, Harry's War, Taft International, 1981
• Dr. Sid Kuhlenbeck, Creator, Universal, 1985
• Al Myer, Better off Dead, Warner Bros., 1985
• Conductor, The Man with One Red Shoe, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1985
• Young Marion's father, Another Woman, 1988
• Porter Leary, The Accidental Tourist, 1988
• Voices of Cogsworth and narrator, Beauty and the Beast (animated),1991
• Mayor Nick Nicholson, Doc Hollywood, 1991
• Hacker, Shadows and Fog, 1992
• J. W. Harper, Iron Will, 1994
• Judge Beach, Bad Company, 1995
• Voices of Governor Ratcliffe and Wiggins, Pocahontas (animated), 1995
• Judge Winton Myers, Steal Big, Steal Little, 1995
• Laius, Mighty Aphrodite, 1995
• Voice of archdeacon, The Hunchback of Notre Dame (animated), 1996
• Arnold Spence, Holden's father, Everyone Says I Love You, 1996
• Governor Floyd Preston, Meet Wally Sparks, 1997
• Alexei Jovanovic, Jungle2Jungle (also known as Jungle 2 Jungle), 1997
• Voice of Cogsworth, Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas(animated), 1997
• Voice of Cogsworth, Belle's Magical World (animated; also known as Disney's Belle's Magical World), 1997
• Henry Spivey, Krippendorf's Tribe, 1998
• Voice of John Ratcliffe, Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World (animated; also known as Disney's Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World and Pocahontas: Journey to a New World), 1998
• The Stand-In, 1999
• Narrator, The Making of 'Fantasia' (also known as The Concert Feature), 2000
• The Curse of the Jade Scorpion, 2001
• Voice of Fenton Harcourt, Atlantis: The Lost Empire, 2001
• Richard Finch, The Assistant, 2001
• Television Appearances
• Movies
• Dan Franklin, A Circle of Children, CBS, 1977
• Dr. Charles Mayo, A Love Affair: The Eleanor and Lou Gehrig Story,NBC, 1978
• G-2 captain, Sergeant Matlovich vs. the U.S. Air Force, NBC, 1978
• Howard Freed, Breaking Up Is Hard to Do, ABC, 1979
• Dr. Arthur Mouritz, Damien: The Leper Priest (also known as Father Damien: The Leper Priest), NBC, 1980
• Major Leroy Ketchum, The Oldest Living Graduate, 1980
• William Crapo Durant, The Day the Bubble Burst, 1982
• Major Charles Emerson Winchester III, M*A*S*H: Goodbye, Farewell and Amen, 1983
• Doctor A. R. "Doc" Jackson, The Innocents Abroad, 1983
• Cleveland Amory, Anatomy of an Illness, CBS, 1984
• William Sloane, The First Olympics: Athens, 1896 (also known as Dream One and The First Modern Olympics), NBC, 1984
• Emory Breedlove, The Bad Seed, ABC, 1985
• Horton Delafield, Mrs. Delafield Wants to Marry, CBS, 1986
• D.A. Michael Reston, Perry Mason: The Case of the Notorious Nun, NBC, 1986
• D.A. Michael Reston, Perry Mason: The Case of the Shooting Star, 1986
• Franklin D. Roosevelt, J. Edgar Hoover, Showtime, 1987
• Colonel Black, The Alamo: 13 Days to Glory, NBC, 1987
• D.A. Michael Reston, Perry Mason: The Case of the Lost Love, NBC,1987
• D.A. Michael Reston, Perry Mason: The Case of the Murdered Madam,NBC, 1987
• D.A. Michael Reston, Perry Mason: The Case of the Scandalous Scoundrel, NBC, 1987
• D.A. Michael Reston, Perry Mason: The Case of the Sinister Spirit,NBC, 1987
• D.A. Michael Reston, Perry Mason: The Case of the Avenging Ace, NBC, 1988
• D.A. Michael Reston, Perry Mason: The Case of the Lady in the Lake, NBC, 1988
• President Franklin D. Roosevelt, Day One, CBS, 1989
• General Alexander M. Haig, Jr., The Final Days, ABC, 1989
• Leon Ringold, Final Notice, USA Network, 1989
• Charles Tulane, The Kissing Place, USA Network, 1990
• Gilbert, How to Murder a Millionaire, CBS, 1990
• John Homan, Wife, Mother, Murderer (also known as Wife, Mother,Murderer: The Marie Hilley Story), ABC, 1991
• American Eyes, 1991
• Dr. Saxton Pope, The Last of His Tribe, HBO, 1992
• Shepherd Hunter, Mastergate, Showtime, 1992
• Gerald Orr, Without a Kiss Goodbye (also known as Falsely Accused and The Laurie Samuel's Story), CBS, 1993
• Dr. Bert Jones, Past Tense, Showtime, 1994
• Benjamin Franklin, Taking Liberty, ABC, 1996
• Ken Bradfield, To Face Her Past, CBS, 1996
• J'onn J'onz (Martian Manhunter, John Jones), Justice League ofAmerica, 1997
• Series
• Stanley Moss, Doc, CBS, 1975-76
• Major Charles Emerson Winchester III, M*A*S*H, CBS, 1977-83
• Mr. Bauer, Two Guys, a Girl, and a Pizza Place (also known as Two Guys and a Girl), ABC, 1998
• Nicholas Conklin, Love & Money, CBS, 1999-
• Voice of Mr. Jolly, Teacher's Pet (also known as Disney's Teacher's Pet), 2000-
• Voice of Cogsworth, House of Mouse, 2001-
• Specials
• Leonard Mandorff, Cousins, 1976
• The New Lorenzo Music Show, 1976
• Peter Stenner, Me and Mr. Stenner, 1981
• Jacke Henderson, American Eyes, CBS, 1990
• Host, Be Our Guest: The Making of Disney's Beauty and the Beast, ABC, 1991
• Memories of M*A*S*H, CBS, 1991
• Voice, Earth and the American Dream, HBO, 1993
• Narrator, Murder of the Century, PBS, 1995
• Narrator, Odyssey of Life: A Nova Special, PBS, 1996
• Narrator, Around the World in 72 Days, PBS, 1997
• Narrator, The Richest Man in the World: Andrew Carnegie, PBS, 1997
• Narrator, The World's Most Wanted Man, PBS, 1998
• Narrator, Race for the Superbomb, PBS, 1999
• Interviewee, Intimate Portrait: Swoosie Kurtz, Lifetime, 2000
• Narrator, Nixon's China Game, PBS, 2000
• Narrator, The Rockefellers, Arts and Entertainment, 2000
• Narrator, Tales from the Hive, PBS, 2000
• Narrator, The Trillion Dollar Bet, PBS, 2000
• Miniseries
• Congressman Sam Greene, North and South, ABC, 1985
• Congressman Sam Greene, North and South, Book II, ABC, 1986
• Narrator, Reagan, PBS, 1998
• Narrator, MacArthur, PBS, 1999
• Narrator, New York: A Documentary Film, PBS, 1999
• Voices, Jazz, 2001
• Episodic
• Mr. Roberts/Bryan LeBlanc, "Money Back Guarantee," Kojak, 1975
• George, "If You Want to Shoot the Rapids, You Have to Get Wet," Rhoda, 1976
• Scott Woodville, "Charlie's Angels," Charlie's Angels, 1976
• Mel Price, "Look at Us, We're Walking," The Mary Tyler Show, CBS, 1976
• Mel Price, "The Critic," The Mary Tyler Show, CBS, 1977
• Mel Price, "The Ted and Georgette Show," The Mary Tyler Show, CBS,1977
• Dr. Curt Dreiser, "Nose Job," Rhoda, CBS, 1977
• Aubrey Thornton, "Corned Beef & Carnage," Murder, She Wrote, CBS, 1986
• Arthur Hampton, "Blind Justice," Matlock, NBC, 1987
• Burn, "Turkey in the Straw: Part 2," ALF, 1988
• Thomas Baldwin, "The Ambassador: Parts 1 & 2," Matlock, NBC, 1988
• Leonard Mead, "The Pedestrian," The Ray Bradbury Theatre, 1989
• Edward Tinsdale, "A Little Nightmare Music," Wings, NBC, 1990
• Dr. Timicin, "Half a Life," Star Trek: The Next Generation, 1991
• Flower man, Jack's Place, ABC, 1993
• George Spivack, The Boys Are Back, CBS, 1994
• Sergei Nemiroff, "An Egg to Die for," Murder, She Wrote, CBS, 1994
• Val, "Educating Zoey," Cybill, CBS, 1996
• Randolph Hitchcock, "The Twelfth Cave," Poltergeist: The Legacy, 1996
• Howard Deans, "Death by Demographics," Murder, She Wrote, CBS, 1996
• Judge Lafitte, Orleans, CBS, 1997
• Theodore Quinn, "Farewell Appearance," Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman,CBS, 1997
• Judge Andrew Peters, "They Eat Horses, Don't They?" Ally McBeal, Fox, 1998
• Judge Hollings, "Infected," The Practice, ABC, 1999
• Reverend Dr. Thomas Tilford, "The Shroud," The Outer Limits, Showtime and syndicated, 1999
• Voice of Karroo, "Luck Be an Aye-Aye," The Wild Thornberrys, 2000
• Gardner Blackstone, "Who's Afraid of Chairman Al," Bull, TNT,2000
• Gardner Blackstone, "How Green is Your Mail," Bull, TNT, 2000
• Television Work
• Episodic
• Director, M*A*S*H, 1972
• RECORDINGS
• Taped Readings
• First Man in Rome, Simon & Schuster, 1990
• A Man in Full, 1998
• Also reader of The Sum of All Fears,The Cardinal of the Kremlin, and Clear and Present Danger, all by Tom Clancy.
• Soundtracks
• Pocahontas, 1995
• Video Games
• Voice of King Hugh, Toonstruck, 1996
• Narrator, Icewind Dale, 2000