Edward Winter
Known for Acting · 92 credits
- Born
- 1937-06-03
- Died
- 2001-03-08
- Place of birth
- Ventura, California, USA
- Also known as
- Ed Winter · Edward B. Winter
Biography
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.
Known For
TV Shows (64)
Seinfeld
1989
as Mr. Stevenson
Columbo
1971
as Charlie Chambers
Dallas
1978
as Dr. Frank Waring
Murder, She Wrote
1984
as Capt. Everett Larson / Edward Dunsany / Baker Lawrence
The Love Boat
1977
as Rod Simpson
The A-Team
1983
as Mitchell Barnes
Knots Landing
1979
as Commissioner Kimble
Night Court
1984
as Clarence Egan
Dynasty
1981
Falcon Crest
1981
as J. Benson Landale
M*A*S*H
1972
as Colonel Flagg / Capt. Halloran
Mannix
1967
Magnum, P.I.
1980
as Dr. Jorgenson
Lou Grant
1977
as Robert Dennehy
Charlie's Angels
1976
as Hugh Tomlinson
Alice
1976
Hart to Hart
1979
Simon & Simon
1981
Jake and the Fatman
1987
Hotel
1982
as Edward Palmer
Empty Nest
1988
The Golden Girls
1985
as John Quinn
Step by Step
1991
as Richard Lambert
Cagney & Lacey
1982
Marcus Welby, M.D.
1969
as Bill Swanson
The Bob Newhart Show
1972
as Wes Greenfield / Professor Trainer
Police Woman
1974
Duckman
1994
The Secret Storm
1954
Trapper John, M.D.
1979
Blossom
1990
Finder of Lost Loves
1984
as Edward Dreighton
Soap
1977
as Congressman Walter McCallam
Hardcastle and McCormick
1983
Aaahh!!! Real Monsters
1994
as Dr. Buzz Kutt (voice)
The Angry Beavers
1997
The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest
1996
as President (voice)
Weird Science
1994
Herman's Head
1991
as Mr. Crawford
The Greatest American Hero
1981
Shades of L.A.
1990
Medical Story
1975
Joe Forrester
1975
Father Dowling Mysteries
1989
as Bill Gardner (as Ed Winter)
The Magician
1973
as Ted Winters
Holocaust
1978
as Torture Guard
City of Angels
1976
Saved by the Bell: The College Years
1993
as Mr. Burke
9 to 5
1982
as Bud Coleman
Misfits of Science
1985
as Dr. Strickland
Good Heavens
1976
Adam's Rib
1973
as Kip Kipple
Hollywood Beat
1985
as Capt. Wes Biddle
Project U.F.O.
1978
Shirley
1979
The Family Man
1990
Salvage 1
1979
We've Got Each Other
1977
Over My Dead Body
1990
as Chief Shirer
Scene of the Crime
1985
as Senator Martin Hastings
Movies (28)
Stranded
1986
as Tommy Claybourne
Joe Dancer: The Big Black Pill
1981
as Jerrold Farinpour
Porky's II: The Next Day
1983
as Gebhardt
The Parallax View
1974
as Senator Jameson
The Boston Strangler
1968
as Man in Hallway (uncredited)
Special Delivery
1976
as Lorry Pierce
The Scarlett O'Hara War
1980
as Clark Gable
There Must Be a Pony
1986
as David Hollis
The Gathering
1977
as Roger
The Buddy System
1984
as Jim Parks
Perry Mason: The Case of the Notorious Nun
1986
as Jonathan Eastman
A Change of Seasons
1980
as Steven Rutledge
Mike Hammer: Murder Takes All
1989
as Johnny Roman
The American Clock
1993
as William Durant
The Christmas Gift
1986
as Thomas A. Renfield
The Girl in the Empty Grave
1977
as Dr. Peter Cabe
Wait Until Dark
1982
as Sam Hendrix
From the Hip
1987
as Raymond Torkenson
The Disappearance of Flight 412
1974
as Mr. Cheer
Mother and Daughter: The Loving War
1980
as Doug
Paper Lion
1968
as Touch Football Player (uncredited)
Fly Away Home
1981
as Lt. Col. Hannibal Pace
The First Time
1982
as Captain Michael McKenzie
The Lost Honor of Kathryn Beck
1984
as Carl Macaluso
The Adventures of Pollyanna
1982
as Dr. Richard Chilton
Never Con a Killer
1977
as Deputy DA J.C. Hadley
The Invasion of Johnson County
1976
as Major Edward Fershay
Rendezvous Hotel
1979
as Jim Becker
About 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… With 92 credits spanning from 1954 to 1997, Edward Winter has appeared in 28 films and 64 TV shows.
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Most Popular Edward Winter Movies
- Stranded (1986) — as Tommy Claybourne
- Joe Dancer: The Big Black Pill (1981) — as Jerrold Farinpour
- Porky's II: The Next Day (1983) — as Gebhardt
- The Parallax View (1974) — as Senator Jameson
- The Boston Strangler (1968) — as Man in Hallway (uncredited)
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