John Fiedler Biography
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John Fiedler was born on February 3, 1925 in
Platteville, Wisconsin to Margaret and Donald Fiedler. Has a
brother James and a sister Mary (Dean). The family moved to
Shorewood, Wisconsin in 1930 (outside of Milwaukee).
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He served in the US Navy during World War II
as a yeoman third class.
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Began his career on radio (aka Johnny Fiedler)
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Performed on Broadway in such plays as A
Raisin in the Sun.
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First movie appearance was as Juror #2 in
Twelve Angry Men (1952)
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Appeared as Vinnie in the movie The Odd
Couple (1968)
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Portrayed Mr. Peterson, a patient on the
Bob Newhart Show (1972)
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Did many voice-overs for animation films such
as Robin Hood (1973) and The Fox and the Hound (1981). He is most
famous for his voice of the timid, lovable and always frightened
Piglet from Winnie the Pooh. First did Piglet’s voice in the
1968 animated movie, Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day and
continued through Pooh’s Heffalump Movie in 2005.
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Passed away on June 25th, 2005 of
natural causes. [One day after the death of
Paul Winchell, the voice of
Tigger]
Biography by Ian Ripley,
PopStarsPlus.com, Sr. Staff Writer
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