John Fiedler

John Fiedler

Background information

Fullname

John Donald Fiedler

Born

February 3,1925
Platteville,Wisconsin,United States

Died

June 25,2005 (aged 80)
Englewood,New Jersey, United States

Cause of death

Cancer

Nationality

American

Occupation

Actor, voice actor

Years active

1949-2005

Fiedler was born in Platteville, Wisconsin and graduated from Shorewood High School in 1943. He enlisted in the United States Navy and served until the end of World War II. After his discharge from the Navy, Fiedler began acting in New York City, appearing on the radio comedyThe Aldrich Family as Homer Brown. He would later appear in stage productions as well as many movies, such asTrue Grit with John Wayne,A Raisin in the Sun with Sidney Poitier both on stage and film, andThe Odd Couple with Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau. Other appearances included12 Angry Men,The World of Henry Orient,Girl Happy,Sharky's Machine, andThe Cannonball Run. Fiedler also appeared on television shows, such asCheers,Alfred Hitchcock Presents,Peter Gunn,The Munsters,Fantasy Island,Bewitched,Star Trek,The Twilight Zone, andThe Bob Newhart Show.

ForDisney, he was best known for voicingPiglet in theWinnie the Pooh franchise and currently holds the record for the longest running voice actor to ever voice a Winnie the Pooh character, having voiced Piglet for 37 years until his death (with the exception forWelcome to Pooh Corner, where Piglet was voiced byPhil Baron instead). John Fiedler's final role as Piglet was inPooh's Heffalump Movie, released in February 2005, 4 months before his death.

Fiedler also voiced thePorcupine inThe Fox and the Hound, theDeacon Owl inThe Rescuers,Sexton Mouse inRobin Hood, andRudy inThe Emperor's New Groove. Additionally, he played Wally Thorpe inMidnight Madness and Charles Blackburn in The Whiz Kid and the Mystery at Riverton. He also appeared inThe Golden Girls episode "Love Me Tender" playing a love interest of Dorothy and he appeared in the films:The Shaggy D.A. as Howie Clemmings andRascal as C.Y. Jenkins.

Roles[]

Piglet
(1968–2005)

Pygmy Piglet
(The Piglet Who Would Be King)

Sexton Mouse
(Robin Hood)

Howie Clemmings
(The Shaggy D.A.)

Deacon Owl
(The Rescuers)

Porcupine
(The Fox and the Hound)

Rudy
(The Emperor's New Groove franchise)

Gallery[]

John Fiedler in1967

L-R: John Fiedler,Hal Smith, andJunius Matthews in a recording session for aWinnie the Pooh featurette.

John Fiedler at the premiere ofPiglet's Big Movie in March 2003.

Trivia[]

• Paul Winchell (the former voice ofTigger), incidentally, passed away on June 24, 2005, one day before John Fiedler's death, at the age of 82.
• John Fiedler was considered to voiceRoquefort inThe Aristocats, along with several other actors, but the role was ultimately given toSterling Holloway (the original voice ofPooh).

External links[]

• John Fiedler onWikipedia
• John Fiedler onIMDb
• John Fiedler atFind a Grave

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