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John Fiedler, voice of Piglet, dies
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| 6-27-2005
| Staff
Posted on 06/27/2005 7:12:03 AM PDT by Red Badger
Monday, June 27, 2005; Posted: 8:02 a.m. EDT (12:02 RELATED Paul Winchell, voice of Tigger, dies YOUR E-MAIL ALERTS Obituaries (Entertainment) Bob Newhart or Create Your Own Manage Alerts | What Is This? NEW YORK (AP) -- John Fiedler, a stage actor who won fame as the voice of Piglet in Walt Disney's Winnie-the-Pooh films, died Saturday, The New York Times reported in Monday editions. He was 80. Fiedler served in the Navy during World War II before beginning a stage career in New York. He performed in supporting roles alongside Sidney Poitier on Broadway, John Wayne in Hollywood and Bob Newhart on television. With Newhart, on "The Bob Newhart Show," he was Mr. Peterson, the meek patient who was often a target for Jack Riley's sarcastic Mr. Carlin. Fiedler also appeared in the films "12 Angry Men," "The Odd Couple," "True Grit," "The Fortune" and "Sharky's Machine," and was a cast member on the TV show "Buffalo Bill." But he was best known for the squeaky voice of the ever-worrying Piglet that he landed when someone noticed his naturally high-pitched voice. "Walt Disney heard it on a program and said, 'That's Piglet,' " his brother James Fiedler told The Times. In addition to his brother, Fiedler is survived by a sister, Mary Dean, The Times reported. The newspaper did not report the cause or location of his death.
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H-h-h--o-o-w-w- S-s-s-a-a-d-d-........
To: Red Badger
And just the other day, the voice of Tigger passed away.
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posted on
06/27/2005 7:13:02 AM PDT
by
Tennessee_Bob
("Nac Mac Feegle! The Wee Free Men! Nae king! Nae quin! Nae laird! We willna be fooled again!")
To: Red Badger
RIP...
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posted on
06/27/2005 7:15:50 AM PDT
by
socal_parrot
(Tina Delgado is alive! ALIVE!)
To: Red Badger
Let's not forget his memorable Cadet Alfie Higgins in tom Corbett Space Cadets! When you look at the scope of his career achievements you can appreciate what a true character actor is!
To: Red Badger
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posted on
06/27/2005 7:17:14 AM PDT
by
reagan_fanatic
(The theory of evolution is the great cosmogenic myth of the twentieth century - Michael Denton)
To: Red Badger
He was in a Star Trek episode too. I believe played some kind of madman.
His voice was terrific as Piglet.
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posted on
06/27/2005 7:18:11 AM PDT
by
visualops
(http://www.visualops.com FR and Zot gear)
To: socal_parrot
Rejack, rejack, rejack!
RIP.
Die, die! Everybody die!!
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posted on
06/27/2005 7:20:26 AM PDT
by
LIConFem
(A fronte praecipitium, a tergo lupi.)
To: Red Badger
Wasn't that also Mr. Peterson (not sure on the character name) from the Bob Newhart show?
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posted on
06/27/2005 7:22:19 AM PDT
by
billbears
(Deo Vindice)
To: billbears
yes, he was on The Bob Newhart Show as well......
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posted on
06/27/2005 7:23:05 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(The Army makes the world safe for democracy. The Marines make the world safe for the Army.....)
To: visualops
Yup. He was Jack the Ripper in the 23rd Century. (Apparently, Jack was an alien being that moved around, but hadn't actually been killed off.)
He was also Mr. Peterson on "The Bob Newhart Show" and was on episodes of "The Odd Couple".
It hasn't been a good couple of months for voice-over artists. Piglet, Tigger, Tony the Tiger ... (there are probably one or two others that I'm forgetting that passed away recently.)
TS
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posted on
06/27/2005 7:24:08 AM PDT
by
Tanniker Smith
(I didn't know she was a liberal when I married her.)
To: visualops
Yes, it was the episode where the spirit of Jack-the-Ripper had taken over his body, and Scotty was accused of murder......
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posted on
06/27/2005 7:25:30 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(The Army makes the world safe for democracy. The Marines make the world safe for the Army.....)
To: Tanniker Smith
Guy who did Gopher on Pooh died a month or so ago. He was also Ernest T.Bass on Andy Griffith show......
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posted on
06/27/2005 7:26:41 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(The Army makes the world safe for democracy. The Marines make the world safe for the Army.....)
To: Red Badger
Yes, the Star Trek episode is unforgettable because of him. I thought he died many years ago. He was one of the character actors who I actually knew his name.
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posted on
06/27/2005 7:29:02 AM PDT
by
BallyBill
("Yes Senator, as a matter of fact I AM questioning your Patriotism!!")
To: Red Badger
One of the 12 Angre Men too.
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posted on
06/27/2005 7:33:06 AM PDT
by
Borges
To: Red Badger
Thank you. Yes, he was the one I was thinking of although I totally forget that he was another Pooh character (even if he was invented by Uncle Walt).
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posted on
06/27/2005 7:35:40 AM PDT
by
Tanniker Smith
(I didn't know she was a liberal when I married her.)
To: Borges
The Original 12 Angry Men, not the newer version.......
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posted on
06/27/2005 7:36:01 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(The Army makes the world safe for democracy. The Marines make the world safe for the Army.....)
To: visualops
To: Red Badger
"Guy who did Gopher on Pooh died a month or so ago. He was also Ernest T.Bass on Andy Griffith show......"
Paul Winchell the voice of Tigger died recently as well. I remember him with Jerry Mahoney and Knucklehead Smiff. My childhood memories are slowing fading into oblivion.
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posted on
06/27/2005 7:37:13 AM PDT
by
AngieGOP
(I never met a woman who became a stripper because she played with Barbie dolls as a kid.)
To: Tanniker Smith
I suddenly got this really, really, eerie image of a Pooh-themed "List of Adrian Messinger" (or maybe "And then there was None"?)
Sorry, I've been reading too many conspiracy boards lately. The Illuminati have gotten to me.
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posted on
06/27/2005 7:37:17 AM PDT
by
Tanniker Smith
(I didn't know she was a liberal when I married her.)
To: Tanniker Smith
Pooh and friends were not Disney characters originally. They were licensed from the UK owners.....
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posted on
06/27/2005 7:37:18 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(The Army makes the world safe for democracy. The Marines make the world safe for the Army.....)
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