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(Redirected from John Donald Fiedler) American actor (1925–2005) Not to be confused with John Fielder.

John Fiedler
Fiedler in 12 Angry Men (1957)
Born	John Donald Fiedler (1925-02-03)February 3, 1925 Platteville, Wisconsin, U.S.
Died	June 25, 2005(2005-06-25) (aged 80) Englewood, New Jersey, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1949–2005

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 No. 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.

Early life

Fiedler was born in Platteville, Wisconsin, a son of a beer salesman Donald Fiedler and his wife Margaret (née Phelan). He was of German and Irish descent.

His family moved to Shorewood, Wisconsin, when he was 5, where he graduated from Shorewood High School in 1943. He enlisted in the United States Navy and served until the end of World War II.

Career

After his discharge from the Navy, Fiedler moved to Manhattan, New York City and attended the Neighborhood Playhouse, where his classmates included Tony Randall, James Doohan, Leslie Nielsen, Richard Boone and Joanne Woodward. He appeared as Homer Brown on the radio comedy The Aldrich Family, as Cadet Alfie Higgins on the 1950s TV show Tom Corbett, Space Cadet, and, in his 1957 film debut, as Juror No. 2 in 12 Angry Men. Although best known for his portrayals of meek or high-strung characters, Fiedler did occasionally escape type-casting in roles such as the presidential assassin in an episode of I Spy, a school principal moonlighting as a pimp on Vegas, and, most notably, Mr. Hengist, a Chief Administrator possessed by the spirit of Jack the Ripper in the original Star Trek episode "Wolf in the Fold" (1967).

Fiedler was in the original cast of the Broadway play A Raisin in the Sun as housing committee representative Lindner, a role he reprised in both the 1961 film version and the 1989 TV version. He appeared in the film The Odd Couple (1968) as poker player Vinnie; he also appeared on the TV series adaptation The Odd Couple, at the invitation of his friend Jack Klugman, as the manager of a hyper-security building into which Felix and Oscar temporarily moved and as the cruel owner of a "Hollywood" dog. He appeared in the films Harper Valley PTA (1978) and The Cannonball Run (1981).

He appeared three times in a recurring role on Kolchak: The Night Stalker as morgue attendant Gordy "The Ghoul" Spangler. He played Mr. Peterson, one of Bob's regular patients, on The Bob Newhart Show, and Mr. Dundee in an episode of the Twilight Zone, "The Night of the Meek" (1960). His many other guest appearances on TV included Columbo, Peter Gunn, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Perry Mason, Bonanza, Gunsmoke, My Favorite Martian, The Munsters, Bewitched, Get Smart, Star Trek, A Touch of Grace, The Rockford Files, Three’s Company, Quincy, M.E., The Golden Girls, Banacek and Cheers.

Fiedler worked frequently for Walt Disney Productions. His voice was heard in the Disney features Robin Hood (1973), The Rescuers (1977), The Fox and the Hound (1981), and The Emperor's New Groove (2000), and in Disneyland Records' Winnie the Pooh for President. He voiced the character Piglet in the studio's The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (1977), The Tigger Movie (2000), Piglet's Big Movie (2003), Pooh's Heffalump Movie (2005). He appeared in Disney's live-action films Rascal (1969) and The Shaggy D.A. (1976). His last film was a voice appearance in Kronk's New Groove (2005) and in the Square Enix/Disney video game Kingdom Hearts. Fiedler was also the narrator of several McDonaldland commercials during the 1980s, including when Birdie the Early Bird learns to fly and how the Hamburglar got his stripes.

Death

Fiedler died of cancer on June 25, 2005, at the age of 80, in Englewood, New Jersey, at the Lillian Booth Actors Home, a residence for retired entertainers sponsored by the Actors' Fund of America. He was cremated and his ashes were scattered on Long Island, New York. Fiedler died only a day after Paul Winchell, Tigger's original voice actor.

Filmography

Film

Lust for Gold (1949) as Barber (uncredited)
12 Angry Men (1957) as Juror 2
Sweet Smell of Success (1957) as Counterman at Hot Dog Stand (uncredited)
Stage Struck (1958) as Adrian
That Kind of Woman (1959) as Eager Soldier (uncredited)
A Raisin in the Sun (1961) as Karl Lindner
That Touch of Mink (1962) as Mr. Smith
The World of Henry Orient (1964) as Sidney
Kiss Me, Stupid (1964) as Rev. Carruthers
Guns of Diablo (1965) as Ives
Girl Happy (1965) as Mr. Penchill
A Fine Madness (1966) as Daniel K. Papp
The Ballad of Josie (1967) as Simpson
Fitzwilly (1967) as Mr. Morton Dunne
The Odd Couple (1968) as Vinnie
Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day (1968) as Piglet (voice)
Rascal (1969) as Cy Jenkins
True Grit (1969) as Lawyer Daggett
The Great Bank Robbery (1969) as Brother Dismas Ostracorn - Explosives
Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came (1970) as Maj. Purvis
Making It (1971) as Ames
The Out of Towners (1971) as conductor on train
Honky (1971)
Skyjacked (1972) as Robert Grandig
Deathmaster (1972) as Pop
Robin Hood (1973) as Father Sexton (voice, uncredited)
Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too (1974) as Piglet (voice)
The Fortune (1975) as Photographer
The Shaggy D.A. (1976) as Howie Clemmings
The Many Adventures of Winnie-the-Pooh (1977) as Piglet (voice, archive footage)
The Rescuers (1977) as Deacon Owl (voice)
Harper Valley PTA (1978) as Bobby Taylor
Boulevard Nights (1979) as Intern
Midnight Madness (1980) as Wally Thorpe
The Cannonball Run (1981) as Desk Clerk
The Fox and the Hound (1981) as Porcupine (voice)
Winnie the Pooh Discovers the Seasons (1981, short) as Piglet (voice)
Sharky's Machine (1981) as Barrett
Savannah Smiles (1982) as Grocery Clerk
Winnie the Pooh and a Day for Eeyore (1983, short) as Piglet (voice)
I Am the Cheese (1983) as Arnold
Stephen King's Golden Tales as Arthur the Hotel Manager (1985, segment "The Old Soft Shoe")
Seize the Day (1986) as Carl
Winnie the Pooh Friendship: Tigger-ific Tales (1988, short) as Piglet (voice)
Weekend with Kate (1990) as Fish seller
Pooh's Grand Adventure: The Search for Christopher Robin (1997) as Piglet (voice)
Winnie the Pooh: A Valentine for You (1999) as Piglet (voice)
Winnie the Pooh Friendship: Pooh Wishes (1999, short) as Piglet (voice)
The Tigger Movie (2000) as Piglet (voice)
The Emperor's New Groove (2000) as Rudy, Old Man (voice)
The Book of Pooh: Stories from the Heart (2001) as Piglet (voice)
Mickey's House of Villains (2001) as Piglet (voice)
Winnie the Pooh: A Very Merry Pooh Year (2002) as Piglet (voice)
Piglet's Big Movie (2003) as Piglet (voice)
Winnie the Pooh: Springtime with Roo (2004) as Piglet (voice)
Pooh's Heffalump Movie (2005) as Piglet (voice)
Pooh's Heffalump Halloween Movie (2005) as Piglet (voice, posthumous release)
Kronk's New Groove (2005) as Rudy (voice) (final film role, posthumous release)

Television

Tom Corbett, Space Cadet (1950-1955) (34 episodes) (episodes include "Ice Caves of Pluto" and "Danger in Deep Space") as Cadet Alfie Higgins
All-Star Summer Revue (1952) (1 episode) as Charlie the Stagehand
Studio One in Hollywood (1956-1957) (2 episodes)
- (Season 8 Episode 25: "A Favor for Sam") (1956) as Irvin
- (Season 9 Episode 38: "Death and Taxes") (1957) as Jouvin
The United States Steel Hour (1957) (2 episodes)
- (Season 4 Episode 24: "The Change in Chester") as Harold Train
- (Season 5 Episode 7: "You Can't Win") as Boris
Armstrong Circle Theatre (1957-1958) (2 episodes)
- (Season 7 Episode 14: "Night Court") (1957) as Kean
- (Season 8 Episode 8: "The Mummy Complex") (1958)
Sunday Showcase (1960) (Season 1 Episode 21: "After Hours")
The Twilight Zone (1960-1962) (2 episodes)
- (Season 2 Episode 11: "The Night of the Meek") (1960) as Mr. Dundee
- (Season 3 Episode 36: "Cavender Is Coming") (1962) as Field Rep No. 3
General Electric Theater (1961) (Season 9 Episode 15: "Don't Let It Throw You") as Treasury Agent
The Aquanauts (1961) (Season 1 Episode 19: "The Defective Tank Adventure") as Mr. Jacobs
Peter Gunn (1961) (Season 3 Episode 22: "The Deep End") as Oliver Neilson
Have Gun - Will Travel (1961) (Season 4 Episode 26: "The Gold Bar") as James Turner
Peter Loves Mary (1961) (Season 1 Episode 22: "Getting Peter's Putter") as Clerk
Pete and Gladys (1961) (Season 1 Episode 27: "The Fur Coat Story") as Charley Brown
Checkmate (1961) (Season 1 Episode 35: "A Slight Touch of Venom") as Mr. Mitchie
Brenner (1961) (Season 1 Episode 15: "The Thin Line") as Bax
Dennis the Menace (1961) (Season 3 Episode 13: "Dennis' Bank Account") as Mr. Clute
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis (1961-1962) (4 episodes)
- (Season 2 Episode 23: "I Didn't Raise My Boy to Be a Soldier, Sailor, or Marine") (1961) as Corporal Grover P. Wister
- (Season 3 Episode 1: "The Ruptured Duck") (1961) as Mr. Wurts
- (Season 3 Episode 9: "The Second Most Beautiful Girl in the World") (1961) as Mr. Bean
- (Season 3 Episode 14: "I Do Not Choose to Run") (1962) as George G. Cheever
Adventures in Paradise (1961-1962) (2 episodes)
- (Season 2 Episode 17: "Man Eater") (1961) as Mr. Groper
- (Season 3 Episode 26: "Blueprint for Paradise") (1962) as Professor Henry Hoag
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1961-1962) (2 episodes)
- (Season 6 Episode 23: "Incident in a Small Jail") (1961) as Leon Gorwald
- (Season 7 Episode 25: "The Last Remains") (1962) as Amos Duff
Dr. Kildare (1961-1964) (3 episodes)
- (Season 1 Episode 3: "A Shining Image") (1961) as Father Hughes
- (Season 2 Episode 27: "Ship's Doctor") (1962) as D.V. Dromley
- (Season 3 Episode 18: "Never Too Old for the Circus") (1964) as Mr. Calhoun
Thriller (1962) (Season 2 Episode 19: "A Wig for Miss Devore") as Herbert Bleake
87th Precinct (1962) (Season 1 Episode 20: "A Bullet for Katie") as Cole
Outlaws (1962) (Season 2 Episode 20: "No More Horses") as Ludlow Pratt
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962) (Season 1 Episode 4: "I Saw the Whole Thing") as Malcolm Stuart
The Tall Man (1962) (Season 2 Episode 31: "A Time to Run") as Abner Moody
Room for One More (1962) (Season 1 Episode 12: "The Real George") as Wilson
The New Breed (1962) (Season 1 Episode 30: "Hail, Hail, the Gang's All Here") as Perkins
Ichabod and Me (1962) (Season 1 Episode 31: "Lord Byron of Phippsboro")
Bonanza (1963) (Season 4 Episode 32: "Rich Man, Poor Man") as Claude Miller
Arrest and Trial (1963) (Season 1 Episode 2: "Isn't It a Lovely View") as Harry Simon
My Favorite Martian (1963) (Season 1 Episode 5: "Man or Amoeba") as Science Professor Newton Jennings
The Great Adventure (1963) (Season 1 Episode 7: "The Great Diamond Mountain") as Philip Arnold
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1963) (Season 1 Episode 5: "One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich") as Aleshka
The Bill Dana Show (1964) (Season 1 Episode 15: "A Tip for Uncle Sam") as Oliver
The Farmer's Daughter (1964) (Season 1 Episode 24: "The Swinger") as Dr. Watson
The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters (1964) (Season 1 Episode 26: "The Day of the Reckoning") as Ives
Destry (1964) (Season 1 Episode 8: "Deputy for a Day") as Bill Simpson
The Fugitive (1964) (Season 1 Episode 30: "The End Game") as Sam Reed
Broadside (1964) (Season 1 Episode 6: "The Great Lipstick War") as The Yardbird
The Baileys of Balboa (1964) (Season 1 Episode 5: "Mutiny") as Johnson
Perry Mason (1964) (Season 8 Episode 9: "The Case of the Tragic Trophy") as Howard Stark
The Munsters (1964) (2 episodes)
- (Season 1 Episode 2: "My Fair Munster") as Warren "Tiger" Bloom, Postman
- (Episode: "My Fair Munster - Unaired Pilot 2") (1987)
Gunsmoke (1964-1973) (2 episodes)
- (Season 10 Episode 14: "Hammerhead") (1964) as Fitch Tallman
- (Season 18 Episode 19: "A Quiet Day in Dodge") (1973) as Mr. Ballou
The Donna Reed Show (1965) (Season 7 Episode 19: "Painter, Go Home") as Fred Johnson
That Girl (1966) (Season 1 Episode 16: "Christmas and the Hard-Luck Kid") as Mr. Merriman
Please Don't Eat the Daisies (1967) (Season 2 Episode 18: "The Thing's the Play") as Arlie Draper
Captain Nice (1967) (Season 1 Episode 10: "Who's Afraid of Amanda Woolf?") as Gunnar
Star Trek (1967) (Season 2 Episode 14: "Wolf in the Fold") as Administrator Hengist
Get Smart (1967-1969) (2 episodes)
- (Season 3 Episode 12: "Classification: Dead") (1967) as KAOS Agent Mr. Hercules
- (Season 5 Episode 11: "Age Before Duty") (1969) as KAOS Agent Felix
Bewitched (1967-1971) (6 episodes)
- (Season 3 Episode 32: "Nobody But a Frog Knows How to Live") (1967) as Fergus F. Finglehoff
- (Season 5 Episode 21: "Marriage Witch's Style") (1969) as Mr. Beams
- (Season 6 Episode 10: "Daddy Comes to Visit") (1969) as Silas Bliss Jr.
- (Season 6 Episode 11: "Darrin the Warlock") (1969) as Silas Bliss Jr.
- (Season 6 Episode 29: "Turn on That Old Charm") (1970) as Augustus Sunshine
- (Season 8 Episode 13: "Three Men and a Witch on a Horse") (1971) as Spengler
Death Valley Days (1968) (Season 16 Episode 13: "The Great Diamond Mines") as prospector Johnny Slack
The Felony Squad (1968) (Season 2 Episode 24: "Man on Fire") as B.G. Travis
I Spy (1968) (Season 3 Episode 23: "Suitable for Framing") as Andrew
One Life to Live (1968-1989) (2 episodes) (1968) as Gilbert Lange and (1989) (Episode dated July 21) as Virgil
Insight (1970) (Episode 319: "The 7 Minute Life of James Houseworthy") as Griswald
The Courtship of Eddie's Father (1971) (Season 2 Episode 14: "A Little Get Together for Cissy") as The Mild Man
The Most Deadly Game (1971) (Season 1 Episode 12: "I, Said the Sparrow") as Alfred
The Chicago Teddy Bears (1971) (Season 1 Episode 4: "The Alderman")
The Doris Day Show (1971) (Season 4 Episode 7: "A Fine Romance") as Harvey Krantz
Cannon (1971) (Season 1 Episode 14: "Flight Plan") as Brent
Columbo (1972) (Season 1 Episode 7: "Blueprint for Murder") as Doctor
Banacek (1972) (Season 1 Episode 2: "Project Phoenix") as Paddle
Bridget Loves Bernie (1972) (Season 1 Episode 8: "Bernie's Last Stand") as Morrison
Hec Ramsey (1972) (Season 1 Episode 3: "Mystery of the Green Feather") as Pingree
The Odd Couple (1972-1974) (2 episodes)
- (Season 2 Episode 15: "Security Arms") (1972) as Mr. Duke (Head of Security)
- (Season 5 Episode 5: "The Dog Story") (1974) as Hugo
The Bob Newhart Show (1972–1978) (17 episodes) as Mr. Emil Peterson
Banyon (1973) (Season 1 Episode 15: "Time Lapse") as Trumbull
A Touch of Grace (1973) (Season 1 Episode 2: "The Weekend") as the Desk Clerk
McMillan & Wife (1973) (2 episodes) as Simpson
- (Season 3 Episode 2: "The Devil You Say")
- (Season 3 Episode 3: "Freefall to Terror")
Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (1973-1982) (5 episodes)
- (Season 19 Episode 11: "The Mystery in Dracula's Castle: Part 1" (1973) as Bill Wasdahl
- (Season 19 Episode 12: "The Mystery in Dracula's Castle: Part 2" (1973) as Bill Wasdahl
- (Season 20 Episode 12: "The Whiz Kid and the Mystery at Riverton: Part 1") (1974) as Charles Blackburn
- (Season 20 Episode 13: "The Whiz Kid and the Mystery at Riverton: Part 2") (1974) as Charles Blackburn
- (Season 29 Episode 12: "Winnie the Pooh and Friends") (segment "Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too") (1982) as Piglet (voice)
Police Story (1974) (Season 1 Episode 15: "The Ripper") as Richard Steele
Dirty Sally (1974) (Season 1 Episode 12: "The Hanging of Cyrus Pike") as Al Fromley
The Streets of San Francisco (1974) (Season 3 Episode 4: "Mask of Death") as Mr. Winkler
Kolchak: The Night Stalker (1974-1975) (3 episodes) as Gordon Spangler aka "Gordy the Ghoul" (Morgue Assistant)
- (Season 1 Episode 2: "The Zombie") (1974)
- (Season 1 Episode 3: "They Have Been, They Are, They Will Be...") (1974)
- (Season 1 Episode 19: "The Youth Killer") (1975)
The Manhunter (1975) (Season 1 Episode 22: "Trial by Terror") as Fletcher
Great Performances (1975) (Season 2 Episode 13: "Who's Happy Now?") as Taylor
Mobile One (1975) (Season 1 Episode 8: "The Crusader") as Walter James
Phyllis (1975) (Season 1 Episode 12: "So Lonely I Could Cry") as Willis Enwright
The Lost Saucer (1975) (Season 1 Episode 16: "Land of the Talking Plants") as Chloro Phil
Jigsaw John (1976) (Season 1 Episode 10: "The Executioner") as Father Damis
Ark II (1976) (Season 1 Episode 7: "The Cryogenic Man") as Norman Funk
Alice (American TV series) (1976-1977) (2 episodes) as Orville
- (Season 1 Episode 14: "Vera's Mortician") (1976)
- (Season 1 Episode 24: "Mel's Happy Burger") (1977)
Three's Company (1977) (Season 2 Episode 2: "Jack Looks for a Job") as Morris Morris
Switch (1977) (Season 3 Episode 6: "Dancer") as Harry Winkler
Tabitha (1977) (Season 1 Episode 7: "Arrival of Nancy") as Max
The Rockford Files (1978) (Season 4 Episode 19: "The Competitive Edge") as James Bond
Fantasy Island (1978) (2 episodes)
- (Season 1 Episode 11: "Trouble, My Lovely/The Common Man") as Mortimer Fox
- (Season 2 Episode 11: "Carnival/The Vaudevillians") as "Ace" Smith
Quincy, M.E. (1978-1979) (2 episodes)
- (Season 3 Episode 14: "Matters of Life and Death") (1978) as Howard Clausen
- (Season 5 Episode 10: "For the Benefit of My Patients") (1979) as Mr. Weiss
Vega$ (1979) (Season 1 Episode 17: "Demand and Supply") as S.J. Henderson
The Ropers (1979) (Season 1 Episode 3: "Your Money or Your Life") as Bill Marsh
B. J. and the Bear (1979) (Season 1 Episode 9: "Crackers") as Mr. Crocker
Flying High (1979) (Season 1 Episode 15: "Eye Opener") as Potamkin
The Last Resort (1980) (Season 1 Episode 13: "Dorm Window") as Slosser
The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo (1980) (2 episodes)
- (Season 1 Episode 14: "Police Escort") as Mr. Parkhurst
- (Season 1 Episode 18: "Perkins Bombs Out") as "Boomer" Barton
Love, Sidney (1981) (Season 1 Episode 3: "The Party") as Dr. Rice
Cheers (1982) (Season 1 Episode 3: "The Tortelli Tort") as Fred
Hart to Hart (1982) (2 episodes) as Arnold
- (Season 4 Episode 2: "With This Hart, I Thee Wed")
- (Season 4 Episode 5: "Harts at High Noon")
Father Murphy (1982) (Season 2 Episode 4: "Outrageous Fortune")
Buffalo Bill (1983–1984) (26 episodes) as Woody Deschler
Amazing Stories (1985) (Season 1 Episode 9: "Guilt Trip") as Man on Boat
Tales from the Darkside (1986) (Season 2 Episode 18: "The Old Soft Shoe") as Arthur the Hotel Manager
McDonaldland (1987) (Season 3 Episode 52: "Birdie Learns to Fly") as Narrator (voice)
The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (1988–1991) (50 episodes) as Piglet (voice)
American Playhouse (1989) (Season 8 Episode 1: "A Raisin in the Sun") as Karl Lindner
The Golden Girls (1989) (Season 4 Episode 14: "Love Me Tender") as Eddie
The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd (1989) (Season 3 Episode 9: "Here's Some Ducks All in a Row") as Norman Fuller
They Came from Outer Space (1991) (Season 1 Episode 12: "Animal Magnetism") as Mr. Peterson
Winnie the Pooh and Christmas Too (1991) (TV movie) as Piglet (voice)
L.A. Law (1993) (Season 8 Episode 8: "Eli's Gumming") as Francis Pencava
ABC Weekend Specials (1995) (Season 15 Episode 4: "Crash the Curiousaurus") as The Stranger
Boo to You Too! Winnie the Pooh (1996) (TV short) as Piglet (voice)
George & Leo (1997) (Season 1 Episode 8: "The Cameo Episode") as John
A Winnie the Pooh Thanksgiving (1998) (TV movie) as Piglet (voice)
The Magical World of Walt Disney (1998-2005) as Piglet (voice)
Cosby (1999) (Season 3 Episode 13: "Refrigerator Logic") as Randy
Winnie the Pooh: A Valentine for You (1999) (TV short) as Piglet (voice)
House of Mouse (2001-2003) (3 episodes) as Piglet (voice)
- (Season 1 Episode 5: "Unplugged Club") (2001)
- (Season 4 Episode 1: "Goofy's Menu Magic") (2002)
- (Season 4 Episode 7: "House of Turkey") (2003)
The Book of Pooh (2001–2004) (33 episodes) as Piglet (voice)
Winnie the Pooh: ABC's (2004) as Piglet (voice)
Winnie the Pooh: 123s (2004) as Piglet (voice)

Video games

My Interactive Pooh (1998) as Piglet (voice)
The Book of Pooh: A Story Without A Tail (2002) as Piglet (voice)
Kingdom Hearts (2002) as Piglet (voice)
Piglet's Big Game (2003) as Piglet (voice)
Winnie the Pooh's Rumbly Tumbly Adventure (2005) as Piglet (voice)

References

^ McLellan, Dennis (June 28, 2005). "John Fiedler, 80; Character Actor Best Known for Distinctive Voice". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved November 15, 2023.
Hubbard, Linda S., O'Donnell, Owen, eds. (1989) Contemporary Theatre, Film and Television. Volume 7. Detroit, MI: Gale Research. p. 127. ISBN 0-8103-2070-3.
McLellan, Dennis (28 June 2005). "John Fiedler, 80; Character Actor Best Known for Distinctive Voice". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
O'Donnell, Michelle. "John Fiedler, 80, Stage Actor and Film Voice of Pooh's Piglet, Dies", The New York Times, June 27, 2005; accessed December 15, 2007. "He graduated from Shorewood High School in 1943 and enlisted in the United States Navy, serving stateside until World War II's end."
Messina, Elizabeth (2012). What's His Name? John Fiedler: The Man, The Face, The Voice. Bloomington, IN: AuthorHouse. p. 20. ISBN 978-1-4685-5858-6.
Messina (2012). What's His Name? John Fiedler. p. 29.
Messina (2012). What's His Name? John Fiedler. p. 33.
^ Bernstein, Adam. "Actor John Fiedler Dies; Was Piglet's Voice in 'Pooh' Films", The Washington Post. June 28, 2005. Accessed December 15, 2007. "John Fiedler, 80, a stage, film and television actor who excelled at meek or nervous roles and was personally chosen by Walt Disney to play the voice of Piglet in Winnie the Pooh films, died June 25 at the Lillian Booth Actors' Home in Englewood, N.J. He became an early favorite of director Sidney Lumet, who cast him as the wavering Juror No. 2 in the film version of "12 Angry Men" (1957). On television, he played the harried psychiatric patient Mr. Peterson on 'The Bob Newhart Show' but veered from typecasting on several occasions. He was a presidential assassin in an episode of 'I Spy' and a Jack-the-Ripper style of killer in a 1967 'Star Trek' episode, 'Wolf in the Fold.'
Weaver, Tom (1998). Science Fiction and Fantasy Film Flashbacks : Conversations With 24 Actors, Writers, Producers, and Directors From the Golden Age. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company. p. 151. ISBN 0-7864-0564-3.
Kleiner, Dick (March 9, 1979). "John Fiedler Followed TV to Hollywood". Newport News Daily Press. p. 33. Retrieved October 10, 2023.
Block, Paula M.; Erdmann, Terry J. (2010). Star Trek : The Original Series 365. New York: Abrams. p. 180. ISBN 0810991721.
"Winnie the Pooh for President". Cartoon Research. 2 August 2016. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
Messina, Elizabeth (2012). What's his Name? John Fiedler. Bloomington IN: AuthorHouse. p. 191. ISBN 978-1-4685-5857-9.
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"My Interactive Pooh Voice Credits". Behind the Voice Actors. Retrieved August 12, 2020.

External links

John Fiedler at IMDb
John Fiedler at the Internet Broadway Database
John Fiedler at the Internet Off-Broadway Database
John Fiedler at Memory Alpha

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