I regret to report that David Ogden Stiers, who starred in M*A*S*H as well as the excellent TNG episode "Half a Life" has died at 75. Cancer. He also was a talented voice actor who had a featured role in the Anime classic "Porco Rosso". 
David Ogden Stiers RIP
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Yea just heard the news . This one hurts. Loved him in Beauty and the Beast, M*A*S*H, The Perry Mason movies from the 80's-90's. He was such a talented actor.
Been reading this nice article about M*A*S*H: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/f...ntold-stories-one-tvs-important-shows-1086322
It's a nice read.
. This one hurts. Loved him in Beauty and the Beast, M*A*S*H, The Perry Mason movies from the 80's-90's. He was such a talented actor.Been reading this nice article about M*A*S*H: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/f...ntold-stories-one-tvs-important-shows-1086322
It's a nice read.
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Bummer.
I was very sad when I learned this. He was a brilliant actor with a magnificent voice. He always brought such thoughtfulness and humanity to his roles.
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He played a blind murderer in a memorable episode of Matlock.
RIP
RIP
I've been watching MASH reruns on WGN America off and on today. Season 7, if it matters. A lesser actor would have turned the pomposity of Charles Emerson Winchester, III, into sheer buffoonery. He gave the character heart and made us care.
RIP
RIP
"You can cut me off from the civilized world, you can incarcerate me with two moronic cell mates, you can poison me with your thrice daily swill but you cannot break the spirit of a Winchester. My voice will be heard from this wilderness and I will be delivered from this fetid and festering sewer.”-Major Charles Emerson Winchester III
Every time MASH replaced a character, the replacement was an improvement over the original. RIP.
Every time MASH replaced a character, the replacement was an improvement over the original. RIP.
I actually watched Half a life a few days ago.
Still a very powerful episode with a central theme that is as powerful today as it was then.
RIP Sir.
Still a very powerful episode with a central theme that is as powerful today as it was then.
RIP Sir.
RIP.
I'll always think of MASH first when I hear his name, but I do also remember him from other stuff like TNG and Atlantis
I'll always think of MASH first when I hear his name, but I do also remember him from other stuff like TNG and Atlantis
I also remember him from those MASH, TNG, and SGA roles, as well as from THE DEAD ZONE.
RIP, sir.
RIP, sir.
I'll always think of MASH first when I hear his name, but I do also remember him from other stuff like TNG and Atlantis
Charles from M*A*S*H was certainly his career-making role, but in a way I prefer his later roles where he got to use his normal voice, which was so much more euphonious than the nasal Boston accent he used for Charles.
I certainly don't agree in every case but this isn't the thread to have that debate.
I do think it was smart of the MASH producers to cast replacement actors that were completely different than the originals and Stiers was great as Winchester.
RIP to Mister Stiers, a man who chose his roles wisely and imbued them all with depth and humanity. He is unforgettable.
Excellent point about Majel's performance. It was an excellent script that showed Lwaxana as something other than an oversexed floozy. The two of them made an excellent couple and her ability to show Lwaxana's love and compassion was a breakthrough for the character. By then it was obvious that Mr. Stier's was a fine actor, but I think there was a chemistry between the two actors that helped elevate her performance and made the episode one of the best of the series for me.
Cancer sucks!
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