Edward Winter

Edward Dean Winter (June 3, 1937 – March 8, 2001) was an American actor. He is best known for his recurring role, Colonel Samuel Flagg, in the television series M*A*S*H from 1973 to 1979. Winter was born in Ventura, California. He began his acting career in Ashland, Oregon as a member of the cast of the Oregon Shakespeare Festival. During the 1961 season, he played Claudius in Hamlet and stayed for an extended repertory season where he appeared in The Boyfriend and Rashomon. He went on to early successes on Broadway. Winter was twice nominated for Tony Awards as Best Supporting or Featured Actor (Musical). The first was in 1967, as Ernst Ludwig in Cabaret, then in 1969 as J.D. Sheldrake in Promises, Promises. He moved on to television, appearing on the daytime serials The Secret Storm and Somerset. In 1973, Winter began his recurring role as Colonel Flagg on M*A*S*H. Flagg was a pompous and incompetent officer who was constantly butting heads with the doctors and nurses at the 4077th. The character was a fan favorite and Winter appeared in 17 episodes of the show. Winter's other notable television roles included U.S. Air Force investigator Capt. Ben Ryan in season 2 of Project U.F.O. (1978–1979); and in Hollywood Beat (1985), 9 to 5 (1986–1988), and Herman's Head (1991–1994). Winter also had a successful career in voice acting. He voiced characters in the animated series The Angry Beavers, Paddington Bear, and The Tick. Winter died in 2001 at the age of 63 from complications from Parkinson's disease. He was married three times and had two children.

Known For: Acting

Born: Ventura, California, USA, 1937-06-03

Died: 2001-03-08

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1968	The Boston Strangler	Man in Hallway (uncredited)	67
2	1974	The Parallax View	Senator Jameson	68
3	1974	The Disappearance of Flight 412	Mr. Cheer	49
4	1976	Special Delivery	Lorry Pierce	52
5	1976	The Invasion of Johnson County	Major Edward Fershay	65
6	1977	Never Con a Killer	Deputy DA J.C. Hadley	0
7	1977	The Girl in the Empty Grave	Dr. Peter Cabe	71
8	1977	The Gathering	Roger	37
9	1979	Rendezvous Hotel	Jim Becker	0
10	1980	Mother and Daughter: The Loving War	Doug	0
11	1980	The Scarlett O'Hara War	Clark Gable	61
12	1980	A Change of Seasons	Steven Rutledge	56
13	1981	Joe Dancer: The Big Black Pill	Jerrold Farinpour	58
14	1981	Fly Away Home	Lt. Col. Hannibal Pace	47
15	1982	The Adventures of Pollyanna	Dr. Richard Chilton	0
16	1982	Wait Until Dark	Sam Hendrix	50
17	1982	The First Time	Captain Michael McKenzie	40
18	1983	Porky's II: The Next Day	Gebhardt	57
19	1984	The Lost Honor of Kathryn Beck	Carl Macaluso	40
20	1984	The Buddy System	Jim Parks	47
21	1986	Perry Mason: The Case of the Notorious Nun	Jonathan Eastman	69
22	1986	Stranded	Tommy Claybourne	60
23	1986	There Must Be a Pony	David Hollis	62
24	1986	The Christmas Gift	Thomas A. Renfield	55
25	1987	From the Hip	Raymond Torkenson	59
26	1989	Mike Hammer: Murder Takes All	Johnny Roman	51
27	1993	The American Clock		65

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1954	The Secret Storm		37
2	1967	Mannix		67
3	1969	Marcus Welby, M.D.	Bill Swanson	65
4	1971	Columbo	Charlie Chambers	81
5	1972	The Bob Newhart Show		75
6	1972	MAS*H	Colonel Flagg	79
7	1972	MAS*H	Capt. Halloran	79
8	1973	Adam's Rib	Kip Kipple	50
9	1973	The Magician	Ted Winters	67
10	1974	Police Woman		63
11	1975	Karen		50
12	1975	The Bob Crane Show		55
13	1975	Joe Forrester		70
14	1976	City of Angels		60
15	1976	Good Heavens		55
16	1976	Alice		71
17	1976	Charlie's Angels	Hugh Tomlinson	67
18	1977	The Feather And Father Gang		0
19	1977	Soap	Congressman Walter McCallam	73
20	1977	Lou Grant		73
21	1977	The Love Boat	Rod Simpson	63
22	1977	We've Got Each Other		50
23	1978	Project U.F.O.		67
24	1978	Dallas	Dr. Frank Waring	69
25	1978	Holocaust		74
26	1978	Holocaust	Torture Guard	74
27	1979	Salvage 1		64
28	1979	Hart to Hart		68
29	1979	Trapper John, M.D.		65
30	1979	Shirley		50
31	1979	Knots Landing	Commissioner Kimble	69
32	1980	Magnum, P.I.	Dr. Jorgenson	73
33	1981	Dynasty		65
34	1981	The Greatest American Hero		72
35	1981	Simon & Simon		67
36	1981	Falcon Crest	J. Benson Landale	55
37	1982	Cagney & Lacey		69
38	1982	9 to 5	Bud Coleman	68
39	1982	Hotel	Edward Palmer	68
40	1983	The A-Team	Mitchell Barnes	75
41	1983	Hardcastle and McCormick		64
42	1984	Empire	T. Howard Daniels	50
43	1984	Night Court	Clarence Egan	74
44	1984	Finder of Lost Loves	Edward Dreighton	57
45	1984	Murder, She Wrote	Capt. Everett Larson	75
46	1984	Murder, She Wrote	Edward Dunsany	75
47	1984	Murder, She Wrote	Baker Lawrence	75
48	1985	The Golden Girls	John Quinn	75
49	1985	Hollywood Beat	Capt. Wes Biddle	50
50	1985	Misfits of Science	Dr. Strickland	68
51	1987	Jake and the Fatman		60
52	1988	Empty Nest		58
53	1989	Father Dowling Mysteries	Bill Gardner (as Ed Winter)	73
54	1989	Seinfeld	Mr. Stevenson	83
55	1990	Blossom		61
56	1990	The Family Man		62
57	1990	Shades of L.A.		60
58	1990	Over My Dead Body	Chief Shirer	55
59	1991	Herman's Head	Mr. Crawford	66
60	1993	Saved by the Bell: The College Years	Mr. Burke	68
61	1994	Duckman		72
62	1994	Weird Science		67
63	1994	Aaahh!!! Real Monsters	Dr. Buzz Kutt (voice)	78
64	1996	The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest	President (voice)	72
65	1997	The Angry Beavers		69

Edward Winter

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