Creator / David Ogden Stiers

David Allen Ogden Stiers^note last name pronounced STY-ers, not "steers" (October 31, 1942 – March 3, 2018) was an American actor and conductor who first came to prominence as the pompous Major Charles Emerson Winchester III on M*A*S*H.

In addition to his numerous live-action roles, Stiers was a prolific voice actor, lending his mellifluous baritone to characters in several Disney films of the 1990s and 2000s — most prominently Beauty and the Beast,^note as majordomo-turned-clock Cogsworth and the opening narrator, reprising the former role for the film's two sequels and in other Disney works Pocahontas,^note Acting for Two as the Big Bad Governor Ratcliffe and his manservant Wiggins, reprising the former role in this film's sequel and the Lilo & Stitch franchise^note as the "Evil Genius" Mad Scientist Dr. Jumba Jookiba in the original film, all three sequel films, the first TV series, The Origin of Stitch short film, and a couple video games — as well as in several video games, most notably Uru: Ages Beyond Myst and Myst V: End of Ages.

Stiers passed away from bladder cancer on March 3, 2018 at age 75.

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Works with TV Tropes pages:

Film roles

• THX 1138 (1971): Announcer (voice)
• Drive, He Said (1971): Pro Owner
• Oh, God! (1977): Mr. McCarthy
• The Cheap Detective (1978): Captain
• Magic (1978): Todson
• Harry's War (1981): Ernie Scelera
• The Bad Seed (1985): Emory Breedlove
• Better Off Dead (1985): Al Meyer
• The Man with One Red Shoe (1985): Conductor
• The Accidental Tourist (1988): Porter Leary
• Doc Hollywood (1991): Mayor Nick Nicholson
• Beauty and the Beast (1991): Cogsworth/Narrator (voice)
  • Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas (1997)
  • Beauty and the Beast: Belle's Magical World (1998)
• Shadows and Fog (1992): Hacker
• Iron Will (1994): J.W. Harper
• Bad Company (1995): Judge Beach
• Mighty Aphrodite (1995): Laius
• Pocahontas (1995): Governor Ratcliffe/Wiggins (voice)
  • Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World (1998)
• Everyone Says I Love You (1996): Arnold Spence
• The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996): Archdeacon (voice)
• Jungle 2 Jungle (1997): Alexei Jovanovic
• Krippendorf's Tribe (1998): Henry Spivey
• My Neighbors the Yamadas (1999): Narrator (voice, English dub)
• Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001): Fenton Q. Harcourt (voice)
• The Curse of the Jade Scorpion (2001): Voltan
• The Majestic (2001): Doc Stanton
• Spirited Away (2001): Kamaji (voice, English dub)
• Lilo & Stitch franchise (2002–06): Dr. Jumba Jookiba (voice)
  • Lilo & Stitch (2002)
  • Stitch! The Movie (2003)
  • Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has a Glitch (2005)
    • The Origin of Stitch (2005)
  • Leroy & Stitch (2006)
• Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman (2003): Oswald Cobblepot/The Penguin (Taking over for Paul Williams)
• Hoodwinked! (2005): Nicky Flippers (voice)
  • Hoodwinked Too! Hood vs. Evil (2011)
• Lady in the Water (2006): Narrator (voice)

Television roles

• Kojak: Bryan LeBlanc (1975; 1 episode)
• Charlie's Angels: Scott Woodville (1976; 1 episode)
• The Mary Tyler Moore Show: Mel Price (1976–77; 3 episodes)
• Rhoda: Dr. Curt Dreiser/George (1976–77; 2 episodes)
• M*A*S*H: Major Charles Emerson Winchester III (1977–83; 133 episodes)
• North and South (U.S.) (1985): Congressman Sam Greene
  • North and South: Book II (1986)
• Murder, She Wrote Aubrey Thornton/Sergei Nimoroff/Howard Deems (1986–96; 3 episodes)
• Matlock: Arthur Hampton/Thomas Baldwin (1987–88; 3 episodes)
• ALF: Flakey Pete (1988, 1 episode)
• Wings: Edward Tinsdale (1990, 1 episode)
• Star Trek: The Next Generation, (1991; episode "Half a Life")
• Justice League of America (1997 TV movie): Martian Manhunter
• Two Guys, a Girl and a Pizza Place: Mr. Bauer (1998; 13 episodes)
• Ally McBeal: Judge Andrew Peters (1998; 1 episode)
• The Practice: Judge E. Hollings (1999; 1 episode)
• The Outer Limits: Reverend Dr. Thomas Gilford (1999; 1 episode)
• Teacher's Pet: Mr. Jolly (voice) (2000-02; 39 episodes)
• The Dead Zone: Reverend Eugene 'Gene' Purdy (2002–07; 40 episodes)
• Frasier: Dr. Leland Barton (2003; 1 episode)
• Lilo & Stitch: The Series: Dr. Jumba Jookiba (voice) (2003–06; 66 episodes^note All episodes (the half-length segments of the Two Shorts episodes, "Mrs. Hasagawa's Cats / Ace" and "Glitch / Woops", are treated as separate episodes here) except "Elastico", where Jumba appears but doesn't have any spoken lines)
• Justice League Unlimited: Solovar (voice) (2006; 1 episode)
• Stargate Atlantis: Oberoth (2006–07; 3 episodes)
• Leverage: Walt Whitman Wellesley IV (2011; 1 episode)
• Regular Show: Mr. Maellard (voice) (2011–16; 18 episodes)
• Rizzoli & Isles: Dr. Arthur Isles (2015; 2 episodes)

Video game roles

• Toonstruck (1996): King Hugh
• Icewind Dale (2000): Narrator
• Stitch: Experiment 626 (2002): Dr. Jumba Jookiba
• Uru: Ages Beyond Myst (2003): Jeff Zandi
  • Uru: To D'ni (2004): Dr. Richard Watson
• Myst V: End of Ages (2005): Esher
• Kingdom Hearts II (2005): Cogsworth
• Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep (2010): Dr. Jumba Jookiba, Doc

Theatre roles

• Three Sisters (1973-74): Kulygin
• The Beggar's Opera (1973): Styopka
• Measure for Measure (1973-74): The Duke
• Scapin (1973): Geronte
• Next Time I'll Sing to You (1974): Hermit
• Ulysses in Nighttown (1974): Buck Mulligan, 2nd Watch, Bishop of Erin, Dr. Mulligan
• The Magic Show (1974-78): Feldman
• Beauty and the Beast (1994-2007): Prologue Narrator
• Irving Berlin's White Christmas (2009-10): General Henry Waverly

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