Earl Hindman

On 29 December 2003, Hindman died of lung cancer. He is sometimes credited as 'David Stiers', 'David Odgen Stires' and 'David Ogden Steers'. Hindman also played detective Bob Reid for many years on the daytime drama Ryan's Hope. As of 2004, he is a regular in the television series The Dead Zone. As the beloved grandfather-like neighbor he always seemed to solve the Taylor family's problems. He also guest starred in the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode "Half a Life" and the Matlock episode "The Ambassador". It was never really known what Wilson looked like, because there always was some clever way of hiding part of his face from view but sometimes one could almost see his whole face. In 2001, he was the voice of Kamaji in the English-language version of Hayao Miyazaki's Spirited Away.

Earl Hindman (October 20, 1942 - December 29, 2003) played the character Wilson on the hit television show Home Improvement. He played a Congressman in the North and South miniseries along with Patrick Swayze. He also provided a voice in Lilo & Stitch. In 1996, he was the voice of the Archdeacon in Disney's Hunchback of Notre Dame. In 1991, he was the voice of Cogsworth in Disney's Beauty and the Beast.

Later, Stiers provided his voice to many Disney features. He appeared in M*A*S*H until the end of the series. Stiers joined the cast of M*A*S*H in 1977, replacing Larry Linville's character. He began his acting career in northern California and later moved to New York City, where he joined John Houseman's Acting Company.

Stiers was born in Peoria, Illinois. 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. David Ogden Stiers (b.