Peter Davison

. He is sometimes credited as 'David Stiers', 'David Odgen Stires' and 'David Ogden Steers'. He has reprised the role of the Fifth Doctor in a series of audio plays by Big Finish Productions. As of 2004, he is a regular in the television series The Dead Zone. He has also starred in the television series The Last Detective (2003) and Distant Shores (2004), the latter where he coincidentally also played a doctor. He also guest starred in the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode "Half a Life" and the Matlock episode "The Ambassador". He continued to appear occasionally on television, but it was not until 2000 that he returned in another major role, that of David Braithwaite in At Home with the Braithwaites. In 2001, he was the voice of Kamaji in the English-language version of Hayao Miyazaki's Spirited Away.

This, and the opportunity to play Tristan Farnon again in 1985 and 1990, kept Davison busy until the early 1990s, when he gradually faded from the public eye. He played a Congressman in the North and South miniseries along with Patrick Swayze. Davison also played the lead in Campion, a series based on the period whodunnits of Margery Allingham. He also provided a voice in Lilo & Stitch. The surreal comedy-drama was revived several years later as A Very Polish Practice. In 1996, he was the voice of the Archdeacon in Disney's Hunchback of Notre Dame. He played Dr Stephen Daker, the ingenuous hero of A Very Peculiar Practice, written by Andrew Davies. In 1991, he was the voice of Cogsworth in Disney's Beauty and the Beast.

It was not until 1986 that Davison worked on another really popular series. Later, Stiers provided his voice to many Disney features. Reportedly, Patrick Troughton (who had played the Second Doctor) had recommended to Davison that he leave the role after three years, and Davison followed his advice. He appeared in M*A*S*H until the end of the series. Attracting such a high-profile actor was as much of a coup for the programme's producers as getting the role was for him, but he did not renew his contract because he feared being typecast. Stiers joined the cast of M*A*S*H in 1977, replacing Larry Linville's character. Davison appeared in some British sitcoms before signing a contract to play the Doctor for three years, succeeding Tom Baker. He began his acting career in northern California and later moved to New York City, where he joined John Houseman's Acting Company.

He and Dickinson appeared together in an episode of The Hitch-Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy. Stiers was born in Peoria, Illinois. He married American actress Sandra Dickinson in the same year, but they divorced in 1994. October 31, 1942) is an American actor, most famous for his role as Major Charles Emerson Winchester III in the television sitcom M*A*S*H. His performance as the ne'er-do-well Tristan Farnon in All Creatures Great and Small made him a household name. David Ogden Stiers (b. He studied at the Central School of Speech and Drama, and appeared in several stage productions and some minor television roles before he got his big break in 1978.

Davison was born Peter Moffett in London, his father being originally from Guyana. Davison's departure was regarded by many as the kiss of death for the programme, though it survived several more years with other actors in the role. Peter Davison (born April 13, 1951) is a popular British actor, most commonly associated with the leading role in Doctor Who, which he played from 1981 to 1984 (see List of Doctor Who serials).