--- name: "John Fiedler" canonical: "https://film.one/person/john-fiedler" fi1m_id: "john-fiedler" imdb_id: "nm0275835" tmdb_id: 5247 wikidata_id: "Q944638" roles: ["Actor"] born: "3 February 1925" died: "25 June 2005" reviewed_on_fi1m: 6 average_fi1m_score: 76 average_as: "actor" average_over: 4 updated: "2026-10-04T17:14:19.429898+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." --- # John Fiedler ## Identity John Fiedler - **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/john-fiedler - **Type:** Person - **Fi1m ID:** john-fiedler - **IMDb ID:** nm0275835 - **TMDB ID:** 5247 - **Wikidata ID:** Q944638 - **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Fiedler, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q944638, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0275835/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/5247 Actor. Born 3 February 1925 in Platteville, Wisconsin, USA. Died 25 June 2005. ## Details - **Work:** Actor - **Born:** 3 February 1925, Platteville, Wisconsin, USA - **Died:** 25 June 2005 - **Active:** 1957–2000 - **Also known as:** Johnny Fiedler, جان فیدلر - **Titles on Fi1m:** 6: 4 acting, 2 other - **Average Fi1m score:** 76, as actor, over 4 titles - **Fi1m score by decade:** 1950s 90 (2), 1960s 83 (1), 1970s 70 (1), 1980s 50 (1), 2000s 80 (1) - **Fi1m against the critics:** 85 to 82 across 3 titles - **Score spread:** 3 at 80+, 0 at 60–79, 1 under 60 - **Lead roles:** 1 of 1 acting credits billed first or second - **Genres:** Comedy 2, Drama 2, Family 2, Action 1, Adventure 1, Animation 1 - **Screen time:** 5 hours of reviewed films - **Box office:** $246m across 3 films with figures - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Fiedler, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q944638, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0275835/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/5247 ## Streaming the US now - **Disney+:** [*12 Angry Men*](https://film.one/film/12-angry-men.md) (91) For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country. ## Fi1m on John Fiedler > John Fiedler made nervousness worth listening to. We value the high, breathy voice and the uses he found for it, from anxious men in supporting parts to Piglet, with room for something nastier than shyness. John Fiedler's high, breathy voice makes speaking up sound like a small ordeal. In *12 Angry Men* (1957), his film debut, he is Juror 2, a nervous bank clerk. It is a good introduction to an actor so often cast as meek or anxious, because the jury's work requires these men to listen to one another. Fiedler gives that nervousness a serious place in the film. We recommend Sidney Lumet's film for its ensemble, with Henry Fonda at its centre, rather than for any single supporting turn. We were gripped because the deliberations make paying attention to another person feel urgent. The writing sometimes arranges the disagreements too neatly, but Fiedler's bank clerk belongs among these men without needing to be forceful. He need not be the man we remember first for the casting to work. His stage work offers a less comforting use of that mildness. He originated Karl Lindner on Broadway in 1959 before taking the role into *A Raisin in the Sun* (1961). Here the meek figure is quietly prejudiced. The casting makes nastiness possible in someone who sounds unthreatening, and stops us assuming that Fiedler's familiar anxiety will always be harmless. *The Odd Couple* (1968) brought his Broadway poker player Vinnie to film. He also worked with Bob Newhart, playing the recurring Mr Peterson in *The Bob Newhart Show* (1972). These supporting assignments made use of an actor whose voice and appearance had helped typecast him in timid parts. That repeated casting could make a character seem settled before he had said much; we would not claim that familiarity always served him well. Alongside the live-action work, Disney voice roles became a recurring part of his career from the late 1960s. He voiced Piglet in *The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh* (1977) and continued playing him until 2005. Here he could play the anxiety without his own slight, balding figure helping to announce it. Start with *12 Angry Men* if Piglet is the only Fiedler performance familiar to you; there is a bank clerk worth hearing. ## Biography John Donald Fiedler (3 February 1925 – 25 June 2005) was an American actor and voice actor. Born in Platteville, Wisconsin, he served in the United States Navy during the Second World War before studying at the Neighborhood Playhouse in New York. His career spanned more than fifty-five years across stage, film, television and radio. Fiedler made his film debut as Juror 2 in *12 Angry Men* (1957). He is known for voicing Piglet in Disney's Winnie-the-Pooh productions from 1968 until his death, as well as roles in *The Odd Couple* (1968), *True Grit* (1969) and *A Raisin in the Sun* (1961). On television he appeared as Mr Peterson in *The Bob Newhart Show* (1972–1978) and in episodes of *Star Trek* and *The Twilight Zone*. *Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, latimes.com.* ## On Fi1m (6) ### Performed in (4) — the average rests on these - *The Emperor's New Groove* (2000), Fi1m 80, as Old Man / Additional Voices (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/the-emperors-new-groove.md) - *The Cannonball Run* (1981), Fi1m 50, as Desk Clerk — [page](https://film.one/film/the-cannonball-run.md) - *Star Trek* (1966), Fi1m 83, as Hengist — [page](https://film.one/tv/star-trek-1966.md) - *12 Angry Men* (1957), Fi1m 91, as Juror 2 — [page](https://film.one/film/12-angry-men.md) ### Also credited (2) — thanks, archive footage, uncredited - *Robin Hood* (1973), Fi1m 70, as Father Sexton (voice) (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/robin-hood.md) - *Sweet Smell of Success* (1957), Fi1m 88, as Hot Dog Stand Counterman (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/sweet-smell-of-success.md) ## Complete filmography (159) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *Kronk's New Groove* (2005), as Rudy (voice) · In Memory Of - *Pooh's Heffalump Halloween Movie* (2005), as Piglet (voice) - *Pooh's Heffalump Movie* (2005), as Piglet (voice) - *Winnie the Pooh: ABC's* (2004), as Piglet (voice) - *Winnie the Pooh: Springtime with Roo* (2004), as Piglet (voice) - *The Magical World of Winnie the Pooh: A Great Day of Discovery* (2003), as Piglet - *Piglet's Big Movie* (2003), as Piglet (voice) - *Winnie the Pooh: A Very Merry Pooh Year* (2002), as Piglet (voice) - *Mickey's House of Villains* (2002), as Piglet (voice) - *The Book of Pooh: Fun with Friends* (2001), as Piglet (voice) - *The Book of Pooh: Stories from the Heart* (2001), as Piglet - *The Book of Pooh* (2001), series, as Piglet (voice) - *Disney's House of Mouse* (2001), series, as Piglet (voice) - *The Emperor's New Groove* (2000), as Old Man / Additional Voices (voice) — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/the-emperors-new-groove.md) - *Winnie the Pooh: Spookable Fun* (2000), as Piglet (voice) - *The Tigger Movie* (2000), as Piglet (voice) - *Winnie the Pooh: Seasons of Giving* (1999), as Piglet (voice) - *Winnie the Pooh: A Valentine for You* (1999), as Piglet (voice) - *A Winnie the Pooh Thanksgiving* (1998), as Piglet (voice) - *Amazing Stories: The Movie III* (1998), as Man on Boat - *George & Leo* (1997), series, Actor - *Pooh's Grand Adventure: The Search for Christopher Robin* (1997), as Piglet (voice) - *Boo to You Too! Winnie the Pooh* (1996), as Piglet (voice) - *Winnie the Pooh: Spookable Pooh* (1996), as Piglet (voice) - *Winnie the Pooh: Frankenpooh* (1995), as Piglet (voice) - *Winnie The Pooh Playtime: Cowboy Pooh* (1994), as Piglet (voice) - *Winnie The Pooh Playtime: Detective Tigger* (1994), as Piglet (voice) - *Stephen King's Golden Tales* (1993), as Arthur - *Winnie the Pooh & Christmas Too* (1991), as Piglet (voice) - *They Came from Outer Space* (1990), series, as Mr. Peterson - *A Raisin in the Sun* (1989), as Karl Lindner - *The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh* (1988), series, as Piglet (voice) - *The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd* (1987), series, as Norman Fuller - *L.A. Law* (1986), series, as Francis Pencava - *Seize the Day* (1986), as Carl - *Amazing Stories* (1985), series, as Man on Boat - *The Golden Girls* (1985), series, as Eddie — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-golden-girls.md) - *Tales from the Darkside* (1984), series, as Arthur the hotel manager - *Buffalo Bill* (1983), series, as Woody - *Winnie the Pooh and a Day for Eeyore* (1983), as Piglet (voice) - *Cheers* (1982), series, as Fred — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/tv/cheers.md) - *Savannah Smiles* (1982), as Grocery clerk - *American Playhouse* (1982), series, as Karl Lindner - *Sharky's Machine* (1981), as Barrett - *Winnie the Pooh Discovers the Seasons* (1981), as Piglet (voice) - *The Fox and the Hound* (1981), as Porcupine (voice) - *The Cannonball Run* (1981), as Desk Clerk — Fi1m 50, [page](https://film.one/film/the-cannonball-run.md) - *Joe Dancer II: The Monkey Mission* (1981), as Jimmy Papadopulous - *Midnight Madness* (1980), as Wally Thorpe - *Hart to Hart* (1979), series, as Arnold - *The Ropers* (1979), series, Actor - *B. J. and the Bear* (1979), series, Actor - *Human Feelings* (1978), as Lester - *Flying High* (1978), series, Actor - *Vega$* (1978), series, Actor - *Harper Valley P.T.A.* (1978), as Bobby Taylor - *Fantasy Island* (1978), series, as Mortimer Fox - *The Rescuers* (1977), as Owl (voice) - *Tabitha* (1977), series, Actor - *Three's Company* (1977), series, as Morris Morris - *The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh* (1977), as Piglet (voice) - *The Shaggy D.A.* (1976), as Howie Clemmings - *Quincy, M.E.* (1976), series, as Howard Clausen, Mr. Weiss - *Alice* (1976), series, Actor - *Woman of the Year* (1976), as Justice of the Peace - *Switch* (1975), series, as Harry Winkler - *The Fortune* (1975), as Photographer - *Who Is the Black Dahlia?* (1975), as PX Manager - *Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too* (1974), as Piglet (voice) - *Bad Ronald* (1974), as Mr. Roscoe - *The Rockford Files* (1974), series, as James Bond — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-rockford-files.md) - *Kolchak: The Night Stalker* (1974), series, as Gordon Spangler - *The Manhunter* (1974), series, Actor - *Hello Mother, Goodbye!* (1974), Actor - *The Whiz Kid and the Mystery at Riverton* (1974), as Charles Blackburn - *Robin Hood* (1973), as Father Sexton (voice) (uncredited) — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/film/robin-hood.md) - *Double Indemnity* (1973), as Jackson - *Shadow House* (1973), as Lou - *Hitched* (1973), as Henry - *Police Story* (1973), series, as Richard Steele - *The Mystery in Dracula's Castle* (1973), as Bill Wasdahl - *The Streets of San Francisco* (1972), series, as Mr. Winkler - *The Bob Newhart Show* (1972), series, as Mr. Emil Peterson - *Banyon* (1972), series, as Trumbull - *Banacek* (1972), series, as Paddle - *Temperatures Rising* (1972), series, Actor - *Deathmaster* (1972), as Pop - *Honky* (1971), Actor - *McMillan & Wife* (1971), series, as Simpson - *A Tattered Web* (1971), as Sam Jeffers - *Columbo* (1971), series, as Doctor — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/tv/columbo.md) - *Cannon* (1971), series, Actor - *Cannon* (1971), as Jake - *Making It* (1971), as Ames - *Great Performances* (1971), series, as Taylor - *The Odd Couple* (1970), series, as Mr. Duke, Hugo - *Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came?* (1970), as Maj. Purvis - *The Courtship of Eddie's Father* (1969), series, as The Mild Man - *The Great Bank Robbery* (1969), as Brother Dismas Ostracorn - Explosives - *True Grit* (1969), as Lawyer Daggett - *Rascal* (1969), as Cy Jenkins - *Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day* (1968), as Piglet (voice) - *The Doris Day Show* (1968), series, as Harvey Krantz - *The Odd Couple* (1968), as Vinnie - *The Ballad of Josie* (1967), as Simpson - *Fitzwilly* (1967), as Mr. Morton Dunne - *Captain Nice* (1967), series, as Gunnar - *Felony Squad* (1966), series, Actor - *Star Trek* (1966), series, as Hengist — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/tv/star-trek-1966.md) - *That Girl* (1966), series, Actor - *A Fine Madness* (1966), as Daniel K. Papp - *Winnie the Pooh* (1966), series, as Piglet - *Get Smart* (1965), series, as Mr. Hercules, Felix - *Please Don't Eat the Daisies* (1965), series, as Arlie Draper - *Girl Happy* (1965), as Mr. Penchill - *Kiss Me, Stupid* (1964), as Rev. Carruthers - *Guns of Diablo* (1964), as Ives - *The Munsters* (1964), series, as Warren Bloom - Mailman - *The Baileys of Balboa* (1964), series, Actor - *Bewitched* (1964), series, as Fergus, Spengler - *The World of Henry Orient* (1964), as Sidney - *My Favorite Martian* (1963), series, as Professor Jennings - *The Great Adventure* (1963), series, as Philip Arnold - *The Fugitive* (1963), series, as Sam Reed — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-fugitive-1963.md) - *Arrest and Trial* (1963), series, as Harry Simon - *Vacation Playhouse* (1963), series, as Argey Tanner - *The Alfred Hitchcock Hour* (1962), series, as Malcolm Stuart - *That Touch of Mink* (1962), as Mr. Smith - *The New Breed* (1961), series, as Perkins - *Dr. Kildare* (1961), series, as Father Hughes, D.V. Dromley, Mr. Calhoun - *87th Precinct* (1961), series, as Cole - *A Raisin in the Sun* (1961), as Mark Lindner - *Peter Loves Mary* (1960), series, as Clerk - *Outlaws* (1960), series, Actor - *Pete and Gladys* (1960), series, Actor - *The Aquanauts* (1960), series, as Mr. Jacobs - *Thriller* (1960), series, as Herbert Bleake - *The Tall Man* (1960), series, as Abner Moody - *Adventures in Paradise* (1959), series, as Mr. Groper, Professor Henry Hoag - *Dennis the Menace* (1959), series, as Mr. Clute - *The Twilight Zone* (1959), series, as Mr. Dundee, Field Rep #3 — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-twilight-zone.md) - *The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis* (1959), series, as Corporal Grover P. Wister, Mr. Wurts, Mr. Bean, George G. Cheever - *Bonanza* (1959), series, as Claude Miller - *That Kind of Woman* (1959), as Soldier (uncredited) - *The Donna Reed Show* (1958), series, as Fred Johnson - *Peter Gunn* (1958), series, Actor - *All the King's Men* (1958), Actor - *Stage Struck* (1958), as Adrian - *Perry Mason* (1957), series, as Howard Stark - *Have Gun, Will Travel* (1957), series, as James Turner - *Sweet Smell of Success* (1957), as Hot Dog Stand Counterman (uncredited) — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/film/sweet-smell-of-success.md) - *12 Angry Men* (1957), as Juror 2 — Fi1m 91, [page](https://film.one/film/12-angry-men.md) - *Alfred Hitchcock Presents* (1955), series, as Leon Gorwald, Amos - *Gunsmoke* (1955), series, as Fitch, Odem Ballou - *The Wonderful World of Disney* (1954), series, as Bill Wasdahl, Charles Blackburn, (segment "Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too") (voice) - *Hallmark Hall of Fame* (1951), series, as Vollenhoven - *Armstrong Circle Theatre* (1950), series, as Kean - *Studio One* (1948), series, as Jouvin - *Winnie The Pooh Playtime: Happy Pooh Day*, as Piglet (voice) --- © Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL. Canonical: https://film.one/person/john-fiedler