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David Ogden Stiers

1942 - 2018

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David Allen Ogden Stiers ( STY-ərz; October 31, 1942 – March 3, 2018) was an American actor and conductor. He appeared in numerous productions on Broadway, and originated the role of Feldman in The Magic Show, in 1974. In 1977, Stiers was cast as Major Charles Emerson Winchester III, MD, on the television series M*A*S*H, a role he portrayed until the series' conclusion in 1983, and which earned him two Emmy Award nominations. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of David Ogden Stiers has received more than 6,951,267 page views. His biography is available in 59 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 58 in 2019). David Ogden Stiers is the 2,219th most popular actor (down from 1,927th in 2019), the 3,559th most popular biography from United States (down from 3,202nd in 2019) and the 1,019th most popular American Actor.

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  • 7.0M

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  • 53.49

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  • 59

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  • 1.75

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  • 6.78

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, David Ogden Stiers ranks 2,219 out of 13,578Before him are Peter Berling, Joe Spinell, Zeudi Araya, Rose McGowan, Kate Jackson, and Anthony Dawson. After him are Edmond O'Brien, Diana Hyland, Shirley Knight, Ray Wise, Cameron Mitchell, and James Fox.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1942, David Ogden Stiers ranks 248Before him are Gijs van Lennep, James Tien, Natalia Gutman, Dioncounda Traoré, Marshall Bell, and Jerry Garcia. After him are David Stern, Richard Williams, Jean Ping, Ludmila Savelyeva, Valerio Massimo Manfredi, and Ana Blandiana. Among people deceased in 2018, David Ogden Stiers ranks 160Before him are Anna Maria Ferrero, Harlan Ellison, Dobri Dobrev, Vladimir Voinovich, Walter Laqueur, and Sinan Sakić. After him are Ara Güler, Vitaliy Masol, Robert Indiana, Roger Bannister, Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, and Avicii.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, David Ogden Stiers ranks 3,559 out of 20,380Before him are Joe Spinell (1936), Dolley Madison (1768), Kamehameha V (1830), William Wallace Campbell (1862), Kate Jackson (1948), and Bobby Jones (1902). After him are Dan Flavin (1933), Edmond O'Brien (1915), Diana Hyland (1936), Shirley Knight (1936), Ray Wise (1947), and Marcian Hoff (1937).

Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, David Ogden Stiers ranks 1,019Before him are Richard Beymer (1938), Paul Gleason (1939), René Auberjonois (1940), Marshall Bell (1942), Joe Spinell (1936), and Kate Jackson (1948). After him are Edmond O'Brien (1915), Diana Hyland (1936), Shirley Knight (1936), Ray Wise (1947), Cameron Mitchell (1918), and Charles Coburn (1877).