John Fiedler

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BIRTHDAY

February 03, 1925

Platteville, WI

DIED

June 25, 2005

RECENT CREDITS

Pooh's Heffalump Movie (FILM) Feb. 11, 2005

Book of Pooh (TV) Nov. 29, 2004

Piglet's Big Movie (FILM) Mar. 21, 2003

New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (TV) Jan. 11, 2003

Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody ... (FILM) Jan. 1, 2002

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BIOGRAPHY

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American actor John Fiedler did his first professional work in his native Wisconsin. Fiedler's many Broadway appearances included the 1960 play A Raisin in the Sun, in which he was the only Caucasian in a virtually all-black cast. His first film role was as the supplicative Juror No. 2 in Twelve Angry Men (1957). Fiedler's stock in trade was the meek-looking soul who compensated for his demeanor with a nasty temper or sadistic streak. In this capacity, he was often seen as vindictive school principals, obstreperous civil servants or combative psychiatric patients (vide TV's The Bob Newhart Show). Incredibly prolific in films and on television, John Fiedler's best-known role was Vinnie, Oscar Madison's card-playing crony in both the stage and screen versions of Neil Simon's The Odd Couple.

~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

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Box Office Analysis: April 4

Apr. 4, 2003

Collin Farrel's Phone Booth sniped the competition by ringing in $15 million and debuting at the top of the box office this weekend. Top Ten: Phone Booth What a Girl Wants A man Apart Head of State Bringing Down the House The Core Basic Chicago Agant Cody Banks Piglet's Big Movie

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Box Office Analysis: March 23

Posted: Mar. 23, 2003

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