David Ogden Stiers is an actor who portrayed the role of Winchester in the television show M*A*S*H from 1977-1983. He also appeared in several other television shows and films including The Dead Zone and Doc Hollywood. Along with acting, Stiers is the conductor of the Newport Symphony Orchestra in Oregon.
Stiers reportedly came out as gay in early May of 2009. He was said to have delayed the announcement for fear that it could jeopardize his career.Contact Music: Ogend Stiers Comes Out (May 6, 2009)
Selected Film and Television Roles
- 1971: Drive, He Said as Pro owner
- 1975: Doc as Stanley Moss
- 1976-1977: The Mary Tyler Moore Show as Mel Price
- 1978: The Cheap Detective as Captain
- 1977-1983: MASH as Maj. Charles Emerson Winchester III
- 1985: The Man with One Red Shoe as The Conductor
- 1985: Better Off Dead as Al Meyer
- 1985: North and South as Congressman Sam Greene
- 1986: North and South, Book II as Congressman Sam Greene
- 1987-1988: Matlock as Thomas Baldwin
- 1991: Doc Hollywood as Mayor Nick Nicholson
- 1993: Taking Liberty as Benjamin Franklin
- 1994: Iron Will as J.W. Harper
- 1995: Bad Company as Judge Justin Beach
- 1986-1996: Murder, She Wrote as Aubrey Thornton
- 1997: Jungle 2 Jungle as Alexei Jovanovic
- 1998: Krippendorf's Tribe as Henry Spivey
- 2001: The Majestic as Doc Stanton
- 1995-2007: The American Experience as Narrator
- 2002-2007: The Dead Zone as Rev. Gene Purdy
- 2006-2007: Stargate Atlantis as Oberoth
References
Fast Facts
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Birth name
David Allen Ogden Stiers
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Born
October 31, 1942
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Birthplace
Peoria, Illinois
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Attended
University of Oregon
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Performed with The Committee improv group
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Conducted 70 orchestras
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Conductor of the Newport Symphony Orchestra in Newport, Oregon
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Played the French horn in the Julliard orchestra
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Has one son
