Former M*A*S*H star, David Ogden Stiers, says he is gay
David Ogden Stiers best known for playing Major Charles Winchester on TV’s “M*A*S*H,” has come out of the closet.
“I am (gay),” the 66-year-old actor said in an interview with the blog Gossip-Boy.com. “Very proud to be so.”
Stiers said he didn't come out sooner due to his recent successful career as a voice actor caused him to remain closeted for so many years.
“I enjoy working and even though many have this idealistic belief that the entertainment industry and studios like Walt Disney are gay friendly. For the most part they are, but that doesn’t mean for them that business does not come first. It’s a matter of economics,” he said. “Most of my more notable work in the last two decades has been as a voice actor. Certainly, I’ve done television appearances, be they recurring or guest roles, and numerous motion picture and documentary stints, but a lot of my income has been derived from voicing Disney and family programming. What they might allow in a more known actor, they prefer not having to deal with in minor players.”
Despite the pressure he felt to remain closeted, the actor said he has no ill will toward his former employers and admits that his own fear might be to blame.
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