Gentelmen . . .

I tire of explosions, isotopes and molten sand. Nothing perks me up like a good birthday! It's David Ogden Stiers birthday today. Born in 1944 the actor known for his sophisticated edge has long been a TV staple. His most memorable work being "Winchester" in the MASH series. He is also a lover of classical music who actually knows his stuff; he has guest conducted for many symphony orchestras.

His early career was classical theatre and improv but he headed out west to Hollywood where he appeared on the Mary Tyler Moore Show and Kojak (oh my) among others. But it was in 1977 that he joined the cast of MASH where he won two Emmy's for his performance as a stuffy Bostonian.

His smooth authoritative voice projected breeding and style and was used in many animated movies and as voice overs for such diverse projects as Beauty and the Beast, the Myst PC game series AND George Lucas' THX 1138.

David Odgen Stiers shares his birthday with that well known bandleader Kinky Friedman.