--- name: "David Ogden Stiers" canonical: "https://film.one/person/david-ogden-stiers" fi1m_id: "david-ogden-stiers" imdb_id: "nm0001773" tmdb_id: 28010 wikidata_id: "Q202449" roles: ["Actor","Director"] born: "31 October 1942" died: "3 March 2018" reviewed_on_fi1m: 8 average_fi1m_score: 76 average_as: "actor" average_over: 7 updated: "2026-10-05T02:39:46.693943+00:00" licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # David Ogden Stiers ## Identity David Ogden Stiers - **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/david-ogden-stiers - **Type:** Person - **Fi1m ID:** david-ogden-stiers - **IMDb ID:** nm0001773 - **TMDB ID:** 28010 - **Wikidata ID:** Q202449 - **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Ogden_Stiers, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q202449, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001773/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/28010 Actor and director. Born 31 October 1942 in Peoria, Illinois, USA. Died 3 March 2018. ## Details - **Work:** Actor, Director - **Born:** 31 October 1942, Peoria, Illinois, USA - **Died:** 3 March 2018 - **Active:** 1972–2002 - **Also known as:** David Ogden-Stiers, David Ogden Steers, David Stiers, David Ogden Stires, Дэвид Огден Стайерс - **Titles on Fi1m:** 8: 7 acting, 1 directing - **Frequently works with:** [Don Hahn](https://film.one/person/don-hahn.md), [Gary Trousdale](https://film.one/person/gary-trousdale.md), [Kirk Wise](https://film.one/person/kirk-wise.md) - **Primetime Emmy Awards:** 1 Emmy nomination - **Average Fi1m score:** 76, as actor, over 7 titles - **Fi1m score by decade:** 1970s 85 (1), 1980s 81 (2), 1990s 72 (4), 2000s 82 (1) - **Fi1m against the critics:** 74 to 70 across 6 titles - **Score spread:** 3 at 80+, 3 at 60–79, 1 under 60 - **Lead roles:** 0 of 6 acting credits billed first or second - **Genres:** Animation 4, Family 4, Romance 4, Comedy 3, Drama 3, Action & Adventure 1 - **Screen time:** 9 hours of reviewed films - **Box office:** $1,412m across 6 films with figures - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Ogden_Stiers, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q202449, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001773/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/28010 ## Streaming the US now - **Disney+:** [*Beauty and the Beast*](https://film.one/film/beauty-and-the-beast.md) (91), [*M*A*S*H*](https://film.one/tv/m-a-s-h-1972.md) (85), [*Lilo & Stitch*](https://film.one/film/lilo-and-stitch.md) (82), [*The Hunchback of Notre Dame*](https://film.one/film/the-hunchback-of-notre-dame.md) (70), [*Pocahontas*](https://film.one/film/pocahontas.md) (54) - **The Roku Channel:** [*The Accidental Tourist*](https://film.one/film/the-accidental-tourist.md) (78) - **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Everyone Says I Love You*](https://film.one/film/everyone-says-i-love-you.md) (72) For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country. ## Fi1m on David Ogden Stiers > David Ogden Stiers made pompous characters worth hearing out. We admire his exact comic timing and the intelligence he gives Charles Winchester; as Cogsworth, he makes fussiness part of the pleasure of keeping company. Cogsworth keeps an exact comic rhythm while Lumiere is allowed to be expansive in *Beauty and the Beast* (1991). David Ogden Stiers and Jerry Orbach make that difference funny without making either character unwelcome company. Under directors Kirk Wise and Gary Trousdale, Stiers gives formality a useful comic purpose: someone has to sound concerned about how things ought to be done. The fussiness works because there is enough warmth around it to make the castle companionable. Stiers joined *M*A*S*H* (1972) in 1977 as Charles Winchester, a character who needs that care over a much longer stretch. His arrogance comes with intelligence and compassion, so disagreement with him is worth listening to. Alongside Alan Alda, Mike Farrell and Harry Morgan, Stiers helps the series move beyond the character traits that initially make its people funny. The dated humour and occasional lectures remain real limitations. He is most persuasive when Winchester's dealings with others show kindness without a speech explaining why it matters. From the 1990s, voice acting took up more of his work, and the rich baritone proved useful for more than one kind of authority. Cogsworth's tighter delivery shows how carefully he could adjust it to a character rather than simply rely on its pleasing sound. The comic bustle in *Beauty and the Beast* sometimes crowds the romance, but Stiers and Orbach give that bustle distinct, well-timed voices. He also voiced Governor Ratcliffe and Wiggins in *Pocahontas* (1995), and Dr. Jumba Jookiba in *Lilo & Stitch* (2002). The smaller role of the Archdeacon in *The Hunchback of Notre Dame* (1996) offers a sterner use of his authority. We were startled by the severity of the opening, in which he stops Frollo by invoking the watching eyes of the cathedral. Alan Menken's bells and Latin choir, and the animators' view of Notre Dame from below, give his warning force. His authority is welcome here: the Archdeacon has to sound capable of stopping Frollo. We would start with *Beauty and the Beast*, where the comic precision comes without a long television commitment. ## Biography David Ogden Stiers was an American actor and conductor. He was born in Peoria, Illinois, and studied at the University of Oregon and the Juilliard School. Stiers began his career in theatre, performing with the Santa Clara Shakespeare Festival and later appearing on Broadway in The Magic Show. He became widely known for his role as Major Charles Emerson Winchester III in the television series M*A*S*H from 1977 to 1983. He also played District Attorney Michael Reston in several Perry Mason television films. Stiers provided the voice of Cogsworth in the 1991 Disney film Beauty and the Beast, as well as characters in Pocahontas (1995), The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996), Lilo & Stitch (2002) and other animated features. He died in Newport, Oregon, in 2018. *Sources: en.wikipedia.org, theguardian.com, disney.fandom.com, imdb.com.* ## On Fi1m (8) ### Performed in (7) — the average rests on these - *Lilo & Stitch* (2002), Fi1m 82, as Jumba (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/lilo-and-stitch.md) - *Everyone Says I Love You* (1996), Fi1m 72, as Holden's Parent — [page](https://film.one/film/everyone-says-i-love-you.md) - *The Hunchback of Notre Dame* (1996), Fi1m 70, as Archdeacon (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/the-hunchback-of-notre-dame.md) - *Pocahontas* (1995), Fi1m 54, as Governor Ratcliffe (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/pocahontas.md) - *Beauty and the Beast* (1991), Fi1m 91, as Cogsworth (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/beauty-and-the-beast.md) - *The Accidental Tourist* (1988), Fi1m 78, as Porter Leary — [page](https://film.one/film/the-accidental-tourist.md) - *Star Trek: The Next Generation* (1987), Fi1m 84, as Timicin — [page](https://film.one/tv/star-trek-the-next-generation.md) ### Directed (1) - *M*A*S*H* (1972), Fi1m 85, as Charles Winchester — [page](https://film.one/tv/m-a-s-h-1972.md) ## Complete filmography (154) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *The Rockefellers: Part 1* (2020), as Narrator - *Summer of Love* (2018), as Narrator - *The Joneses Unplugged* (2017), as Ralph Wilson - *Neil Stryker and The Tyrant of Time* (2017), as The Admiral - *Ride the Tiger: A Guide Through the Bipolar Brain* (2016), as Narator - *Hoodwinked Too! Hood VS. Evil* (2011), as Nicky Flippers (voice) - *The Lord is Not On Trial Here Today* (2011), as Narrator - *Beyond Beauty: The Untold Stories Behind the Making of Beauty and the Beast* (2010), as Cogsworth (archive voice) - *Regular Show* (2010), series, as Mr. Maellard (voice) - *Rizzoli & Isles* (2010), series, as Dr. Arthur Isles - *Not Dead Yet* (2009), as William Weinshawler - *Leverage* (2008), series, as Walt Whitman Wellesley IV - *Together Again for the First Time* (2008), as Max Frobisher - *George H.W. Bush* (2008), as Narrator (voice) - *Andrew Jackson: Good, Evil & The Presidency* (2007), as Henry Clay (voice) - *Winnie the Pooh: Wonderful Word Adventure* (2006), as Narrator - *Lady in the Water* (2006), as Narrator (uncredited) - *Leroy & Stitch* (2006), as Jumba (voice) - *Hoodwinked!* (2005), as Nicky Flippers (voice) - *Pooh's Heffalump Halloween Movie* (2005), as Narrator - *Disney Princess Sing Along Songs, Vol. 2 - Enchanted Tea Party* (2005), as Cogsworth (voice) - *The Origin of Stitch* (2005), as Dr. Jumba Jookiba (voice) - *Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has a Glitch* (2005), as Dr. Jumba Jookiba (voice) - *Victory in the Pacific* (2005), as Narrator - *Fidel Castro* (2005), as Narrator - *American Dragon: Jake Long* (2005), series, as Narrator / Crew Man (voice) - *The Cat That Looked at a King* (2004), as The King / The Prime Minister (voice) - *Winnie the Pooh: ABC's* (2004), as Narrator (voice) - *Justice League Unlimited* (2004), series, as Solovar (voice) - *Stargate Atlantis* (2004), series, as Oberoth - *Golden Gate Bridge* (2004), as Narrator - *Winnie the Pooh: Springtime with Roo* (2004), as Narrator (voice) - *Teacher's Pet* (2004), as Mr. Jolly (voice) - *Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman* (2003), as Penguin (voice) - *Lilo & Stitch: The Series* (2003), series, as Dr. Jumba Jookiba (voice) - *Stitch! The Movie* (2003), as Dr. Jumba Jookiba (voice) - *New York: The Center of the World* (2003), as narrator - *Ansel Adams* (2002), as Narrator (voice) - *The Dead Zone* (2002), as Reverend Eugene 'Gene' Purdy - *Lilo & Stitch Read-Along* (2002), as Jumba (voice) - *Lilo & Stitch* (2002), as Jumba (voice) — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/lilo-and-stitch.md) - *The Dead Zone* (2002), series, as Reverend Purdy - *The Majestic* (2001), as Doc Stanton - *Justice League* (2001), series, as Solovar (voice), Solovar / Car Owner (voice) - *Mickey's Magical Christmas: Snowed in at the House of Mouse* (2001), as Cogsworth (voice) - *The Curse of the Jade Scorpion* (2001), as Voltan - *Atlantis: The Lost Empire* (2001), as Mr. Harcourt (voice) - *Murder, She Wrote: The Last Free Man* (2001), as Stanford Thornton - *Tomcats* (2001), as Dr. Crawford - *Disney's House of Mouse* (2001), series, as Cogsworth, Cogsworth (voice) - *The Fantasia Legacy: The Concert Feature* (2000), as Narrator (voice) - *The Rockefellers: Part 2* (2000), as Narrator - *Static Shock* (2000), series, as Dr. Odium (voice) - *Teacher's Pet* (2000), series, as Mr. Jolly (voice) - *Nixon's China Game* (2000), as Narrator (audio) - *New York: A Documentary Film* (1999), series, as Narrator - *The Stand-In* (1999), as Professor Smith - *Love & Money* (1999), series, as Nicholas Conklin - *Belle's Tales of Friendship* (1999), as Cogsworth (voice) - *MacArthur* (1999), as Narrator - *The Wild Thornberrys* (1998), series, as Karroo (voice) - *Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World* (1998), as Ratcliffe (voice) - *Two Guys and a Girl* (1998), series, as Mr. Bauer - *Krippendorf's Tribe* (1998), as Henry Spivey - *Belle's Magical World* (1998), as Cogsworth (voice) - *Justice League of America* (1997), as J'onn J'onzz / Martian Manhunter - *Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas* (1997), as Cogsworth (voice) - *The Wonderful World of Disney* (1997), series, Actor - *Ally McBeal* (1997), series, as Judge Andrew Peters — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/tv/ally-mcbeal.md) - *The Angry Beavers* (1997), series, Actor - *Jungle 2 Jungle* (1997), as Alexei Jovanovic - *The Practice* (1997), series, as Judge E. Hollings - *Meet Wally Sparks* (1997), as Floyd Preston - *Everyone Says I Love You* (1996), as Holden's Parent — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/film/everyone-says-i-love-you.md) - *To Face Her Past* (1996), as Ken Bradfield - *Arli$$* (1996), series, as Eli - *The Hunchback of Notre Dame* (1996), as Archdeacon (voice) — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/film/the-hunchback-of-notre-dame.md) - *Poltergeist: The Legacy* (1996), series, as Randolph Hitchcock - *Steal Big Steal Little* (1995), as Judge Winton Myers - *Mighty Aphrodite* (1995), as Laius - *Pocahontas* (1995), as Governor Ratcliffe (voice) — Fi1m 54, [page](https://film.one/film/pocahontas.md) - *The Outer Limits* (1995), series, as Reverend Dr. Thomas Tilford - *Bad Company* (1995), as Judge Justin Beach - *Cybill* (1995), series, as Val - *Touched by an Angel* (1994), series, as Jones / Satan - *Past Tense* (1994), as Dr. Bert James - *Iron Will* (1994), as J.W. Harper - *Frasier* (1993), series, as Leland Barton — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/tv/frasier.md) - *Without a Kiss Goodbye* (1993), as Gerald Orr - *Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman* (1993), series, as Theodore Quinn - *Taking Liberty* (1993), as Benjamin Franklin - *Mastergate* (1992), as Shepherd Hunter - *Earth and the American Dream* (1992), as Reader (voice) - *Jack's Place* (1992), series, Actor - *The Last of His Tribe* (1992), as Dr. Saxton Pope - *Shadows and Fog* (1991), as Hacker - *Wife, Mother, Murderer: The Marie Hilley Story* (1991), as John Homan - *Beauty and the Beast* (1991), as Cogsworth (voice) — Fi1m 91, [page](https://film.one/film/beauty-and-the-beast.md) - *Doc Hollywood* (1991), as Mayor Nick Nicholson - *How to Murder a Millionaire* (1990), as Gilbert - *Wings* (1990), series, as Edward Tinsdale - *The Kissing Place* (1990), as Charles Tulane - *The Final Days* (1989), as General Alexander M. Haig Jr - *Day One* (1989), as Franklin D. Roosevelt - *The Accidental Tourist* (1988), as Porter Leary — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/the-accidental-tourist.md) - *Another Woman* (1988), as Young Marion's Father - *American Experience* (1988), series, as Narrator (voice) - *Perry Mason: The Case of the Lady in the Lake* (1988), as D.A. Michael Reston - *Perry Mason: The Case of the Avenging Ace* (1988), as D.A. Michael Reston - *Perry Mason: The Case of the Scandalous Scoundrel* (1987), as Michael Reston - *The Alamo: Thirteen Days to Glory* (1987), as Colonel Black - *Perry Mason: The Case of the Murdered Madam* (1987), as D.A. Michael Reston - *Star Trek: The Next Generation* (1987), series, as Timicin — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/star-trek-the-next-generation.md) - *Perry Mason: The Case of the Sinister Spirit* (1987), as D.A. Michael Reston - *Perry Mason: The Case of the Lost Love* (1987), as D.A. Michael Reston - *J. Edgar Hoover* (1987), as Franklin D. Roosevelt - *Perry Mason: The Case of the Shooting Star* (1986), as Michael Reston - *ALF* (1986), series, as Flakey Pete - *Perry Mason: The Case of the Notorious Nun* (1986), as D.A. Michael Reston - *Mrs. Delafield Wants to Marry* (1986), as Horton Delafield - *Matlock* (1986), series, as Arthur Hampton, Thomas Baldwin - *North and South* (1985), series, as Rep. Sam Greene - *Creator* (1985), as Dr. Sid Kullenbeck - *Better Off Dead...* (1985), as Al Meyer - *The Man with One Red Shoe* (1985), as The Conductor - *The Ray Bradbury Theater* (1985), series, as Leonard Mead - *The Bad Seed* (1985), as Emory Breedlove - *Murder, She Wrote* (1984), series, as Aubrey Thornton, Howard Deems, Sergei Nemiroff - *The First Olympics: Athens 1896* (1984), series, as Dr. William Milligan Sloane - *Anatomy of an Illness* (1984), as Cleveland Amory - *The Innocents Abroad* (1983), as Doktor Jackson - *The Day the Bubble Burst* (1982), as William Crapo Durant - *American Playhouse* (1982), series, as Doc - *The Stan Freberg Federal Budget Review* (1982), Actor - *Harry's War* (1981), as Ernie - *Damien: The Leper Priest* (1980), as Dr. Arthur Mouritz - *The Oldest Living Graduate* (1980), as Major - *Breaking Up Is Hard to Do* (1979), series, as Howard Freed - *$weepstake$* (1979), series, as Wally - *Magic* (1978), as George Todson - *Sergeant Matlovich vs. the U.S. Air Force* (1978), as G-2 Captain - *The Cheap Detective* (1978), as Captain - *A Love Affair: The Eleanor and Lou Gehrig Story* (1978), as Dr. Charles Mayo - *Oh, God!* (1977), as Mr. McCarthy · District Produce Manager - *A Circle of Children* (1977), as Dan Franklin - *The Tony Randall Show* (1976), series, as Robert W. Cleaver - *Charlie's Angels* (1976), as Scott Woodville - *Rhoda* (1974), series, as George - *NOVA* (1974), series, as Narrator - *Kojak* (1973), series, as Bryan LeBlanc — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/tv/kojak.md) - *M*A*S*H* (1972), series, as Charles Winchester · Director — Fi1m 85, [page](https://film.one/tv/m-a-s-h-1972.md) - *Drive, He Said* (1971), as Pro Owner - *THX 1138* (1971), as Announcer (voice) - *Great Performances* (1971), series, as Doc ## Gallery - ![David Ogden Stiers](https://film.one/media/person/78785/gallery-4ab94df495c6.jpg) David Ogden Stiers — CBS Television, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/13/David_Ogden_Stiers_%22Doc%22_%281975_CBS_press_photo%29.JPG/1280px-David_Ogden_Stiers_%22Doc%22_%281975_CBS_press_photo%29.JPG?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Cast photo from MASH for 1977. Front row from left-Loretta Swit, Harry Morgan, Alan Alda, Mike Farrell. Back row from left-William Christopher, Gary Burghoff](https://film.one/media/person/78785/gallery-e2e040b366e0.jpg) Cast photo from M*A*S*H for 1977. Front row from left-Loretta Swit, Harry Morgan, Alan Alda, Mike Farrell. Back row from left-William Christopher, Gary Burghoff — CBS Television, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0b/MASH_Cast_1977.JPG/1280px-MASH_Cast_1977.JPG?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![David Ogden Stiers](https://film.one/media/person/78785/gallery-05d9e650d9ad.jpg) David Ogden Stiers — Image via TMDB - ![David Ogden Stiers](https://film.one/media/person/78785/gallery-47787c476d37.jpg) David Ogden Stiers — Image via TMDB - ![David Ogden Stiers](https://film.one/media/person/78785/gallery-e3b7c23097d4.jpg) David Ogden Stiers — Image via TMDB ## Awards ### Primetime Emmy Awards — 0 won, 1 nominated - 1981: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series (nominated), for *M*A*S*H* *From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.* --- © Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. 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