John Fiedler

John Fiedler (born February 3, 1925 in Platteville, Wisconsin; died June 25 2005 in Englewood, New Jersey) was an American voice actor and character actor in stage, film, television, and radio. Slight, balding, and bespectacled, with a piping voice, his career stretched forty years but he is perhaps best remembered for two roles: the voice of Piglet in Disney's many Winnie the Pooh productions, and the role of Mr. Peterson, nervous patient on The Bob Newhart Show.

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February 3 - 1925 - Platteville, Wisconsin - June 25 - 2005 - Englewood, New Jersey - American - Voice actor - Character actor - Stage - Film - Television - Radio - Piglet - Disney - Winnie the Pooh - The Bob Newhart Show

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Fiedler began his career in New York, working on the radio comedy The Aldrich Family as sidekick Homer Brown, and making his film debut in Twelve Angry Men (1957), as the nervous Juror #2. Most of his subsequent roles were as gentle or nervous types, though occasionally he broke out of the mold, notably in the original ' episode "Wolf in the Fold", as an official possessed by Jack the Ripper.

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New York - Radio comedy - The Aldrich Family - Twelve Angry Men - Wolf in the Fold - Jack the Ripper

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On Broadway, Fiedler was in the original casts of A Raisin in the Sun (as housing committee representative Lindner) and The Odd Couple (as poker player Vinnie), reprising both roles for the film versions. Other on-camera work included roles in the films True Grit and The Cannonball Run, plus many guest spots on TV series, from Bewitched and Get Smart to Rockford Files and The Twilight Zone. He had a recurring guest role on ' as morgue attendant Gordy "The Ghoul" Spangler.

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Broadway - A Raisin in the Sun - The Odd Couple - Poker - True Grit - The Cannonball Run - Bewitched - Get Smart - Rockford Files - The Twilight Zone - Morgue

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In addition to playing Piglet in many shorts, four features, several specials, and two TV series, he was heard in the Disney features The Rescuers, Robin Hood, and The Emperor's New Groove.

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The Rescuers - Robin Hood - The Emperor's New Groove

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In a strange coincidence, Paul Winchell, who voiced Tigger in the Winnie the Pooh films, died on June 24th—the day before Fiedler's death.

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Paul Winchell - Tigger - June 24

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