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John Fiedler

Actor | * 02/03/1925 († 80, 06/25/2005) | Platteville, Wisconsin (United States of America (USA))
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John Donald Fiedler (February 3, 1925 – June 25, 2005) was an American actor. His career lasted more than 55 years in stage, film, television and radio. Fiedler's high, flutey voice was instantly recognizable. He was typecast beginning early in his career for delicate, quiet, nerdy characters, although he also played sneaky villains. His roles included the meek Juror #2 in 12 Angry Men (1957); the benign-seeming gentleman who tries to prevent the Younger family from moving into a whites-only neighbourhood in A Raisin in the Sun (1961); the voice of Piglet in Disney's Winnie the Pooh productions; Vinnie, one of Oscar's poker cronies in the film The Odd Couple (1968); and Emil Peterson, the hen-pecked milquetoast husband on The Bob Newhart Show. ()
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John Fielder has made his face and voice recognizable to millions as a character actor. Many would know the bald-pated Fiedler as therapy patient Mr. Peterson on TV's "The Bob Newhart Show" (1972); others might first recognize him for the 1968 movie and spin-off TV series "The Odd Couple" (1970) (or perhaps even from the Broadway play that preceded them). Even kids would know that helium-high voice from animated Disney features like Robin Hood (1973), The Fox and the Hound (1981) and the "Winnie the Pooh" stories in which he voices Piglet. The son of an Irish-German beer salesman, Fiedler knew he wanted to be an actor from the childhood days when he had a full head of reddish-yellow hair. He made his first professional appearances on stage, branched out into live TV in New York and, then, during the 20 years he lived in Hollywood (1960-80), turned up in many films and an ever greater number of popular TV series.

Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Kids & Family

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The defense and the prosecution have rested and the jury is filing into the jury room to decide if a young Spanish-American is guilty or innocent of murdering his father. What begins as an open and sh ...

12 Angry Men

NR

1957 | 4.3/5 | 1h 37min
Drama
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The murder of her father sends a teenage tomboy on a mission of 'justice', which involves avenging her father's death. She recruits a tough old marshal, 'Rooster' Cogburn because he has 'true grit', a ...

True Grit

G

1969 | 3.7/5 | 2h 8min
Western
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Whether we’re young or forever young at heart, the Hundred Acre Wood calls to that place in each of us that still believes in magic. Join pals Pooh, Piglet, Kanga, Roo, Owl, Rabbit, Tigger and Chris ...

The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh

G

1977 | 3.7/5 | 1h 14min
Animation, Kids & Family
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In New York, Felix, a neurotic news writer who just broke up with his wife, is urged by his chaotic friend Oscar, a sports journalist, to move in with him, but their lifestyles are as different as nig ...

The Odd Couple

G

1968 | 3.8/5 | 1h 46min
Comedy
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Movies with John Fiedler as Actor(68)

as Rudy2023 Beware The Groove: The Making Of A Cult Classic
as Rudy (voice)2005 Kronk's New Groove
as Piglet (voice)2005 Pooh's Heffalump Halloween Movie
as Piglet (voice)2005 Pooh's Heffalump Movie
as Piglet (voice)2004 Winnie the Pooh: Springtime with Roo
as Piglet (voice)2003 Piglet's Big Movie
as Piglet2003 The Magical World of Winnie the Pooh: A Great Day of Discovery
as Piglet (voice)2002 Winnie the Pooh: A Very Merry Pooh Year
as Piglet (voice)2002 Mickey's House of Villains
as Piglet2001 The Book of Pooh: Stories from the Heart
as Piglet (voice)2000 Winnie the Pooh: Spookable Pooh
as Old Man (voice)2000 The Emperor's New Groove
as Piglet (voice)2000 The Tigger Movie
as Piglet (voice)1999 Winnie the Pooh: A Valentine for You
as Piglet (voice)1999 Winnie the Pooh: Seasons of Giving
as Piglet (voice)1999 Winnie the Pooh: Frankenpooh
as Piglet (voice)1998 A Winnie the Pooh Thanksgiving
as Piglet (voice)1997 Pooh's Grand Adventure: The Search for Christopher Robin
as Piglet (voice)1996 Boo to You Too! Winnie the Pooh
as Piglet (voice)1991 Winnie the Pooh & Christmas Too
as Karl Lindner1989 A Raisin in the Sun
as Carl1986 Seize the Day
as Arthur1985 Stephen King's Golden Tales
as Piglet (voice)1983 Winnie the Pooh and a Day for Eeyore
as Grocery clerk1982 Savannah Smiles
as Porcupine (voice)1981 The Fox and the Hound
as Desk Clerk1981 The Cannonball Run
as Piglet (voice)1981 Winnie the Pooh Discovers the Seasons
as Jimmy Papadopulous1981 Joe Dancer II: The Monkey Mission
as Barrett1981 Sharky's Machine
as Wally Thorpe1980 Midnight Madness
as Lester1978 Human Feelings
as Bobby Taylor1978 Harper Valley P.T.A.
as Piglet (voice)1977 The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
as Owl (voice)1977 The Rescuers
as Justice of the Peace1976 Woman of the Year
as Howie Clemmings1976 The Shaggy D.A.
as PX Manager1975 Who Is the Black Dahlia?
as Photographer1975 The Fortune
as Mr. Roscoe1974 Bad Ronald
as Piglet (voice)1974 Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too
as Jackson1973 Double Indemnity
as Bill Wasdahl1973 The Mystery in Dracula's Castle
as Father Sexton (voice)1973 Robin Hood
as Lou1973 Shadow House
as Pop1972 Deathmaster
as Jake1971 Cannon
as Henry1971 Hitched
as Sam Jeffers1971 A Tattered Web
as Ames1971 Making It
as Maj. Purvis1970 Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came?
as Brother Dismas Ostracorn - Explosives1969 The Great Bank Robbery
as Cy Jenkins1969 Rascal
as Lawyer Daggett1969 True Grit
as Vinnie1968 The Odd Couple
as Piglet (voice)1968 Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day
as Simpson1968 The Ballad of Josie
as Mr. Morton Dunne1967 Fitzwilly
as Daniel K. Papp1966 A Fine Madness
as Mr. Penchill1965 Girl Happy
as Ives1964 Guns of Diablo
as Rev. Carruthers1964 Kiss Me, Stupid
as Sidney1964 The World of Henry Orient
as Mr. Smith1962 That Touch of Mink
as Mark Lindner1961 A Raisin in the Sun
as Adrian1958 Stage Struck
as Hot Dog Stand Counterman (uncredited)1957 Sweet Smell of Success
as Juror 21957 12 Angry Men

TV Shows/Series with John Fiedler as Actor(75)

2001 Disney's House of Mouse
as Piglet (voice)2001 The Book of Pooh
as Mr. Peterson1990 They Came from Outer Space
as Piglet (voice)1988 The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
as Francis Pencava1986 L.A. Law
as Eddie1985 The Golden Girls
as man on boat1985 Amazing Stories
as Arthur the hotel manager1984 Tales from the Darkside
as Woody1983 Buffalo Bill
as Fred1982 Cheers
1979 The Ropers
1979 B. J. and the Bear
1979 Hart to Hart
1978 Vega$
1978 Flying High
as Morris Morris1977 Three's Company
1977 Tabitha
1976 Alice
1976 Quincy, M.E.
as Harry Winkler1975 Switch
1974 The Manhunter
as James Bond1974 The Rockford Files
as Gordon Spangler1974 The Night Stalker
1973 Police Story
1972 The Streets of San Francisco
1972 Temperatures Rising
1972 Banyon
as Paddle1972 Banacek
1972 The Bob Newhart Show
as Doctor1971 Columbo
1971 Cannon
1971 McMillan and Wife
as Taylor1971 Great Performances
as Mr. Duke1970 The Odd Couple
as Hugo1970 The Odd Couple
1968 The Doris Day Show
1967 Captain Nice
1966 That Girl
1966 Felony Squad
as Hengist1966 Star Trek
1965 Get Smart
as Fergus F. Finglehoff1964 Bewitched
as Warren Bloom - Mailman1964 The Munsters
1964 The Baileys of Balboa
as Argey Tanner1963 Vacation Playhouse
as Philip Arnold1963 The Great Adventure
as Sam Reed1963 The Fugitive
1963 My Favorite Martian
as Malcolm Stuart1962 The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
as Father Hughes1961 Dr. Kildare
as D.V. Dromley1961 Dr. Kildare
as Mr. Calhoun1961 Dr. Kildare
as Perkins1961 The New Breed
1961 87th Precinct
as Herbert Bleake1960 Thriller
1960 The Tall Man
1960 Outlaws
as Mr. Jacobs1960 The Aquanauts
1960 Pete and Gladys
1959 The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
as Mr. Groper1959 Adventures in Paradise
as Professor Henry Hoag1959 Adventures in Paradise
1959 Dennis the Menace
as Mr. Dundee1959 The Twilight Zone
1958 The Donna Reed Show
1958 Peter Gunn
1957 Have Gun, Will Travel
as Howard Stark1957 Perry Mason
as Leon Gorwald1955 Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Amos1955 Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Fitch1955 Gunsmoke
as Odem Ballou1955 Gunsmoke
as Vollenhoven1951 Hallmark Hall of Fame
1948 Studio One
as Jouvin1948 Studio One

Movies with John Fiedler as Crew(1)

Crew/In Memory Of2005 Kronk's New Groove

Full Name: John Donald Fiedler
Born: Tuesday, 02/03 1925 (February) in Platteville, Wisconsin (United States of America (USA))
Died: Saturday, 06/25 2005 (June) in Lillian Booth Actors Home (aged: 80)
Zodiac sign: Aquarius (Chinese zodiac sign: Ox)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Educated at: Marshall University, Shorewood High School
Other names for John Fiedler (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Johnny Fiedler"
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