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In reply to the discussion: M*A*S*H*' STAR DAVID OGDEN STIERS DEAD AT 75 [View all]Miles Archer
(18,957 posts)35. Following the Frank Burns character was an amazing feat
Over time, the character was given many layers. At first, the Winchester character may have seemed like a distant cousin of Burns, but he soon transcended it. Primarily "unlikable," like Burns, but the writers (and Stiers) revealed the humanity under the arrogance.
R.I.P., Mr. Stiers.
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His narration was, well, unique from David McCullough's or Oliver Platt's...
Dennis Donovan
Mar 2018
#20
That one and the "stuttering" episode. He gave heart and soul to a character created as a heavy.
TeamPooka
Mar 2018
#24
He had a wonderful role in a film named BAD COMPANY starring Ellen Barkin & Laurence Fishburne
TeamPooka
Mar 2018
#26
R.I.P. Charles Winchester was a great character. He gave Hawkeye and B.J. an opponent who, unlike
StevieM
Mar 2018
#32
Thank you for the kind words. Yes, I do remember that episode. I believe he was in Tokyo.
StevieM
Mar 2018
#53
Was that the one where they suspected he had an affair with their mother?
Elwood P Dowd
Mar 2018
#58