Piglet has died!!!

*Raph's Girl* · 06-27-2005, 02:51 PM

Is there anybody left in the Hundred Acre Wood?!

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/06/27/movies/27fiedler.html

John Fiedler, who played character roles in celebrated dramas on Broadway and in Hollywood but gained lasting fame among young audiences as the voice of Piglet in Walt Disney's Winnie-the-Pooh films, died on Saturday. He was 80.

His death was confirmed by his brother, James.

Mr. Fiedler had appeared in the Broadway production of "A Raisin in the Sun" and had played a juror on film in the drama "Twelve Angry Men" when, in the 1960's, his voice earned him the role of Piglet, the kind-hearted worrier who is Winnie-the-Pooh's best friend.

"Walt Disney heard it on a program and said, 'That's Piglet,' " James Fiedler recalled.

John Fiedler's natural speaking voice was higher than most men's, his brother said, but he still had to raise it considerably to achieve the high-pitch of the little pink pig. Mr. Fiedler continued to play this part in later life, most recently this year in "Pooh's Heffalump Movie"; last year, he did "Winnie-the-Pooh: Springtime with Roo," and in 2003, "Piglet's Big Movie."

John Donald Fiedler was born Feb. 3, 1925 in Platteville, a small town in southwestern Wisconsin, and was the oldest of three children born to Donald and Margaret Fiedler. When he was 5, his father, a salesman, moved the family to Shorewood, a suburb of Milwaukee.

There, John's love of acting bloomed, his brother said. He staged productions in the family's garage and cast them with neighborhood children.

He graduated from Shorewood High School in 1943 and enlisted in the United States Navy, serving stateside until World War II's end. He made his way to New York City the following year, his brother said, and joined the Neighborhood Playhouse.

In 1954, he landed the part of Medvedenko in "The Sea Gull" starring Montgomery Clift and Judith Evelyn Off Broadway at the Phoenix Theater. That was followed by the Broadway productions of "A Raisin in the Sun" with Sidney Poitier and "The Odd Couple" starring Walter Matthau and Art Carney. Many of his characters had meek demeanors that were belied by a tough, even mean streak.

He landed character parts in movies, including "True Grit" with John Wayne and "A Touch of Mink" with Cary Grant. In addition, he played parts on television series, including "Star Trek" and "The Bob Newhart Show," in which he was Mr. Peterson, the bashful patient who was always henpecked by his wife.

Mr. Fiedler said that his brother approached the part of Piglet with as much enthusiasm as his other roles, as it was simply a chance to act.

In addition to his brother, who lives in Madison, Wis., Mr. Fiedler is survived by a sister, Mary Dean of Milwaukee, and numerous nieces and nephews.

Raph's Girl note: *hugs all her Piglet plushies and puts on her Piglet T-shirt*....

Piglet's my fave Winnie the Pooh character!!

Mr. Fiedler's other roles include Jack the Ripper in Star Trek's "Wolf In The Fold"

**ThirdMarioBro** · 06-27-2005, 02:55 PM

Tis a sad day. I'll miss him

*DrSpengler* · 06-27-2005, 02:57 PM

I just watched Night of the Meek on tv not too long ago.

This is definately a shame.

Who's next? Jim Cummings and Peter Cullen!?!

~~BartAllen~~ · 06-27-2005, 05:06 PM

80? Man. thats old... man.. i would love to live to 80!

*Raph's Girl* · 06-27-2005, 05:29 PM

Welp..it seems that with the death of John Feidler the Hundred Acre Wood is nearly empty... of all the original VA's anyways. The only one still around is Clint Howard! He was the voice of Roo thru Blustery Day.

Sterling Holloway who voiced Winnie the Pooh from the 1960's - 1977 died in 1992.

Howard Morris who voiced Gopher died last month. Altho to me he'll always be Jughead Jones.

Hal Smith who voiced Owl up till 1989 died in 1994. He was also the original VA of Goofy, Gumby, Gyro Gearloose, Flintheart Glomgold and Goliath (in Davey and Goliath) But more known for his role on the Andy Griffith Show as Otis Cambpell

Sabastian Cabot was the narrator of all the original shorts till his death in 1977.

Barbara Luddy voiced Kanga up till her death in 1979. She was also the original voice of Lady in "Lady and the Tramp"...I love the Lady and the Tramp!! I've been to the Italian restauraunt!

Junius Matthew voiced Rabbit till his death in 1978. He was possably the oldest cast member having been born in 1890!

Altho all the original Christopher Robins are alive the REAL Christopher Robin (the Son of A.A Milne) died in 1996. Im not sure when the real Winnie the Pooh died tho. Yes there was a real Winnie the Pooh. I have a book about how SHE came into A.A Milne's life.

Ra · 06-27-2005, 05:52 PM

Oh man...Piglet was one of my favorite characters. Sad to see another voice actor bite the dust...

Hey, wait a minute! What about Tigger? Is he dead?!? *panics*

EDIT

Never mind...

**ThirdMarioBro** · 06-27-2005, 06:56 PM

I don't think Jim Cummings is even 50 yet.

*DrSpengler* · 06-27-2005, 08:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Raph's Girl

Welp..it seems that with the death of John Feidler the Hundred Acre Wood is nearly empty... of all the original VA's anyways. The only one still around is Clint Howard! He was the voice of Roo thru Blustery Day.

Sterling Holloway who voiced Winnie the Pooh from the 1960's - 1977 died in 1992.

Howard Morris who voiced Gopher died last month. Altho to me he'll always be Jughead Jones.

Hal Smith who voiced Owl up till 1989 died in 1994. He was also the original VA of Goofy, Gumby, Gyro Gearloose, Flintheart Glomgold and Goliath (in Davey and Goliath) But more known for his role on the Andy Griffith Show as Otis Cambpell

Sabastian Cabot was the narrator of all the original shorts till his death in 1977.

Barbara Luddy voiced Kanga up till her death in 1979. She was also the original voice of Lady in "Lady and the Tramp"...I love the Lady and the Tramp!! I've been to the Italian restauraunt!

Junius Matthew voiced Rabbit till his death in 1978. He was possably the oldest cast member having been born in 1890!

Altho all the original Christopher Robins are alive the REAL Christopher Robin (the Son of A.A Milne) died in 1996. Im not sure when the real Winnie the Pooh died tho. Yes there was a real Winnie the Pooh. I have a book about how SHE came into A.A Milne's life.

Wow. That's....depressing.

But interesting none-the-less.

IMDB doesn't have any info on Ralph Wright, the original voice of Eeyore (before Optimus Prime took over). Says his last work was in 1977, so I'm going to assume the worst and say he's gone too.

*Spitfire* · 06-27-2005, 09:00 PM

Wow someone doesnt like Winnie The Pooh o_O Poor guys maybe they were friends and the other one died because he missed his friend so much. Or maybe death is just trying to prank us

*KROW* · 06-27-2005, 10:23 PM

Jeez. Is Disney lining these folks up at the gallows or something?

*Raph's Girl* · 06-27-2005, 11:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DrSpengler

Says his last work was in 1977, so I'm going to assume the worst and say he's gone too.

Actually Ralph Wright's last work was in 1987 when he voiced Eeyore in some weird arse Apoloclypse Now spoof called Apocolypes Pooh. Uh Winnie the Pooh in Nam??? Mondo bizarro...

Meanwhile in my search trying to find info on him I found the obituary of a Ralph Wright who died on the 19th of this month. Might be him, might not.

*That Matt Guy* · 06-28-2005, 02:36 AM

I thought they were all dead years ago.

06-27-2005, 02:51 PM	#1
Raph's Girl Dierna Soul, Reporter Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Jakku Posts: 10,831	Piglet has died!!! Is there anybody left in the Hundred Acre Wood?! http://www.nytimes.com/2005/06/27/movies/27fiedler.html John Fiedler, who played character roles in celebrated dramas on Broadway and in Hollywood but gained lasting fame among young audiences as the voice of Piglet in Walt Disney's Winnie-the-Pooh films, died on Saturday. He was 80. His death was confirmed by his brother, James. Mr. Fiedler had appeared in the Broadway production of "A Raisin in the Sun" and had played a juror on film in the drama "Twelve Angry Men" when, in the 1960's, his voice earned him the role of Piglet, the kind-hearted worrier who is Winnie-the-Pooh's best friend. "Walt Disney heard it on a program and said, 'That's Piglet,' " James Fiedler recalled. John Fiedler's natural speaking voice was higher than most men's, his brother said, but he still had to raise it considerably to achieve the high-pitch of the little pink pig. Mr. Fiedler continued to play this part in later life, most recently this year in "Pooh's Heffalump Movie"; last year, he did "Winnie-the-Pooh: Springtime with Roo," and in 2003, "Piglet's Big Movie." John Donald Fiedler was born Feb. 3, 1925 in Platteville, a small town in southwestern Wisconsin, and was the oldest of three children born to Donald and Margaret Fiedler. When he was 5, his father, a salesman, moved the family to Shorewood, a suburb of Milwaukee. There, John's love of acting bloomed, his brother said. He staged productions in the family's garage and cast them with neighborhood children. He graduated from Shorewood High School in 1943 and enlisted in the United States Navy, serving stateside until World War II's end. He made his way to New York City the following year, his brother said, and joined the Neighborhood Playhouse. In 1954, he landed the part of Medvedenko in "The Sea Gull" starring Montgomery Clift and Judith Evelyn Off Broadway at the Phoenix Theater. That was followed by the Broadway productions of "A Raisin in the Sun" with Sidney Poitier and "The Odd Couple" starring Walter Matthau and Art Carney. Many of his characters had meek demeanors that were belied by a tough, even mean streak. He landed character parts in movies, including "True Grit" with John Wayne and "A Touch of Mink" with Cary Grant. In addition, he played parts on television series, including "Star Trek" and "The Bob Newhart Show," in which he was Mr. Peterson, the bashful patient who was always henpecked by his wife. Mr. Fiedler said that his brother approached the part of Piglet with as much enthusiasm as his other roles, as it was simply a chance to act. In addition to his brother, who lives in Madison, Wis., Mr. Fiedler is survived by a sister, Mary Dean of Milwaukee, and numerous nieces and nephews. Raph's Girl note: hugs all her Piglet plushies and puts on her Piglet T-shirt.... Piglet's my fave Winnie the Pooh character!! Mr. Fiedler's other roles include Jack the Ripper in Star Trek's "Wolf In The Fold" __________________

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ThirdMarioBro Tea Time! Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 8,905	Tis a sad day. I'll miss him __________________

06-27-2005, 05:29 PM	#5
Raph's Girl Dierna Soul, Reporter Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Jakku Posts: 10,831	Welp..it seems that with the death of John Feidler the Hundred Acre Wood is nearly empty... of all the original VA's anyways. The only one still around is Clint Howard! He was the voice of Roo thru Blustery Day. Sterling Holloway who voiced Winnie the Pooh from the 1960's - 1977 died in 1992. Howard Morris who voiced Gopher died last month. Altho to me he'll always be Jughead Jones. Hal Smith who voiced Owl up till 1989 died in 1994. He was also the original VA of Goofy, Gumby, Gyro Gearloose, Flintheart Glomgold and Goliath (in Davey and Goliath) But more known for his role on the Andy Griffith Show as Otis Cambpell Sabastian Cabot was the narrator of all the original shorts till his death in 1977. Barbara Luddy voiced Kanga up till her death in 1979. She was also the original voice of Lady in "Lady and the Tramp"...I love the Lady and the Tramp!! I've been to the Italian restauraunt! Junius Matthew voiced Rabbit till his death in 1978. He was possably the oldest cast member having been born in 1890! Altho all the original Christopher Robins are alive the REAL Christopher Robin (the Son of A.A Milne) died in 1996. Im not sure when the real Winnie the Pooh died tho. Yes there was a real Winnie the Pooh. I have a book about how SHE came into A.A Milne's life. __________________

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Ra It's my desire? Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: In your pants. Posts: 4,441	Oh man...Piglet was one of my favorite characters. Sad to see another voice actor bite the dust... Hey, wait a minute! What about Tigger? Is he dead?!? panics EDIT Never mind... __________________ "So. The whole lot of you against little old me? How retarded."

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ThirdMarioBro Tea Time! Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 8,905	I don't think Jim Cummings is even 50 yet. __________________

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DrSpengler Foot Elite Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 4,842	I just watched Night of the Meek on tv not too long ago. This is definately a shame. Who's next? Jim Cummings and Peter Cullen!?!

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