David Ogden Stiers

David Ogden Stiers is one of those performers whose voice you know long before you learn his name. As the fussy, lovable Cogsworth in Beauty and the Beast and the eccentric Jumba in Lilo & Stitch, he proved that great character work lives in the details: a clipped consonant, a warm undertone of mischief. What I admire most is how quietly versatile he was, an actor and a genuine conductor who could command a stage and an animated screen alike. He passed in 2018, but his performances keep getting rediscovered by new generations of kids, which is about the finest legacy a voice actor could hope for.

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Name (English)

David Ogden Stiers

Name (Japanese)

デヴィッド・オグデン・スティアーズ

Reading

でゔぃっど・おぐでん・すてぃあーず

Born

October 31, 1942 – March 3, 2018

Origin

Peoria, Illinois, United States

Occupation

actor / singer / conductor / voice actor / comedian

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Scorpio / Horse

High school

North Eugene High School

University

University of Oregon

Filmography / notable works

• Official sitehttps://davidogdenstiers.com
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David%20Ogden%20Stiers
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%87%E3%83%B4%E3%82%A3%E3%83%83%E3%83%89%E3%83%BB%E3%82%AA%E3%82%B0%E3%83%87%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B9%E3%83%86%E3%82%A3%E3%82%A2%E3%83%BC%E3%82%BA
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q202449

Tags

• Illinois
• actor
• singer
• conductor

Last updated

September 25, 2026

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