Trivia

Has the impressive distinction of being the only actor to give voice to his character (Piglet) in all the different animated versions of Winnie the Pooh from Walt Disney, from Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day (1968) all the way through to Pooh's Heffalump Movie (2005). Incredibly, his total credits for playing Piglet were in twenty-three distinct different productions, several of those having multiple episodes.

Served in the U.S. Navy during WWII.

Provided the voice of "Piglet" for the Pooh series from 1968, with Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day (1968), until shortly before his death. Walt Disney, himself, heard Fiedler's voice and hand-picked the actor. Ironically, Fiedler died one day after voice specialist Paul Winchell, who voiced the role of "Tigger".

Fiedler has stated that the role he is asked about the second most often is that of "Mr. Peterson" on The Bob Newhart Show (1972) and the one he is most asked about is that of the mild-mannered police official who is temporarily taken over by the spirit of "Jack the Ripper" in the Wolf in the Fold (1967) episode of the original Star Trek (1966) series.

Played six roles on the fantasy TV series Bewitched (1964), usually clients or related to the client and one time a frog.

Used to stage productions in his family garage with neighborhood children.

Diagnosed with cancer, he became a patient of the Lillian Booth Actor's Fund Home in Englewood, New Jersey, in November 2004 and died there in June 2005. He was survived by his brother, James Fiedler and a sister, Mrs. Mary Dean.

Along with Carole Shelley and Monica Evans, he is one of only 3 actors to appear in both The Odd Couple (1968) and the subsequent television adaptation The Odd Couple (1970).

Played the same character, Mark Lindner, in the original Broadway production of Lorraine Hansberry's play "A Raisin in the Sun" in 1959, the subsequent Hollywood film (A Raisin in the Sun (1961)), and in the television production of the play, (A Raisin in the Sun (1989)).

Known as Johnny Fiedler during his radio days.

Fiedler voiced Namor McKenzie (Prince Namor the Sub-Mariner) for the Captain America Returns record album.

Father was a beer salesman.

Portayed Homer on NBC Radio's "The Aldrich Family" (1952-1953).

Along with Carole Shelley and Monica Evans, he appeared in The Odd Couple on Broadway, in the 1968 film and on the television series. However, while Carole and Monica played the same roles in all three incarnations, John played poker player Vinny in both the Broadway and film versions but portrayed different characters on TV.

Born on exactly the same date as Shelley Berman.