“David Ogden Stiers,
 

“David Ogden Stiers, best known for his role as the arrogant surgeon Major Charles Emerson Winchester III on ‘M*A*S*H,’ died Saturday. He was 75.” Some us will remember him marching a captured North Korean military band around the MASH compound playing Mozart’s Clarinet Quintet.

Watching him on TV today. 75? Wow, been that long.
He was very good in that role. I didn't think Frank Burns could be replaced, but he did a good job.

Funniest one I remember is Klinger talking about his sister, Honoria and he called her Hon-a-rea! :pound:

:rip:

He did a good job replacing Frank Burns, from the Massachusetts Institute of Snobbery, lol.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0638355/...?ref_=tt_cl_t2

• Maj. Charles Emerson Winchester III : Pierce! Ignore them, captain. I assume that you'll want to start with some biographical information?
  Capt. Tom Greenleigh : Well, I really don't have room for that. Just the facts.
  Maj. Charles Emerson Winchester III : Oh, you w- of course. Well, I was born in upper Boston, where my family had lived for five generations...
  Capt. B.J. Hunnicut : In a modest, 20-room log cabin.
  Maj. Charles Emerson Winchester III : Due to my background and breeding, it was inevitable that I attend the finest schools: Choate, Harvard...
  Capt. Benjamin Franklin "Hawkeye" Pierce : The Massachusetts Institute of Snobbery...
  

I loved both the movie and the series. Really great writing and the acting was sensational, RIP David.

Charles Emerson Winchester III was better known than Stiers himself.

I always thought he could have been a very good actor if given a juicy role or two.

He was quite accomplished actually. Including a Grammy

His voice work is famous in the biz

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001773/

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001773/b..._=nm_ov_bio_sm

When I heard about his death, this was the first thing I thought about. Those plummy New England tones on MASH (even though he was from the midwest).
He will be missed.