Edward Winter
Acting
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.
TV Shows(64)
The Angry Beavers
1997
The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest
President (voice)
1996
Aaahh!!! Real Monsters
Dr. Buzz Kutt (voice)
1994
Duckman
1994
Weird Science
1994
Saved by the Bell: The College Years
Mr. Burke
1993
Step by Step
Richard Lambert
1991
Herman's Head
Mr. Crawford
1991
Over My Dead Body
Chief Shirer
1990
Shades of L.A.
1990
The Family Man
1990
Blossom
1990
Seinfeld
Mr. Stevenson
1989
Father Dowling Mysteries
Bill Gardner (as Ed Winter)
1989
Empty Nest
1988
Jake and the Fatman
1987
Misfits of Science
Dr. Strickland
1985
Hollywood Beat
Capt. Wes Biddle
1985
The Golden Girls
John Quinn
1985
Scene of the Crime
Senator Martin Hastings
1985
Murder, She Wrote
Capt. Everett Larson
1984
Finder of Lost Loves
Edward Dreighton
1984
Empire
T. Howard Daniels
1984
Night Court
Clarence Egan
1984
Hardcastle and McCormick
1983
The A-Team
Mitchell Barnes
1983
Hotel
Edward Palmer
1982
Cagney & Lacey
1982
9 to 5
Bud Coleman
1982
Falcon Crest
J. Benson Landale
1981
Simon & Simon
1981
The Greatest American Hero
1981
Dynasty
1981
Magnum, P.I.
Dr. Jorgenson
1980
Knots Landing
Commissioner Kimble
1979
Shirley
1979
Trapper John, M.D.
1979
Hart to Hart
1979
Salvage 1
1979
Holocaust
1978
Dallas
Dr. Frank Waring
1978
Project U.F.O.
1978
We've Got Each Other
1977
The Love Boat
Rod Simpson
1977
Lou Grant
1977
Soap
Congressman Walter McCallam
1977
The Feather And Father Gang
1977
Charlie's Angels
Hugh Tomlinson
1976
Alice
1976
Good Heavens
1976
City of Angels
1976
Joe Forrester
1975
Medical Story
1975
The Bob Crane Show
1975
Karen
1975
Police Woman
1974
The Magician
Ted Winters
1973
Adam's Rib
Kip Kipple
1973
M*A*S*H
Colonel Flagg
1972
The Bob Newhart Show
1972
Columbo
Charlie Chambers
1971
Marcus Welby, M.D.
Bill Swanson
1969
Mannix
1967
The Secret Storm
1954
Movies(28)
The American Clock
William Durant
1993
Mike Hammer: Murder Takes All
Johnny Roman
1989
From the Hip
Raymond Torkenson
1987
The Christmas Gift
Thomas A. Renfield
1986
There Must Be a Pony
David Hollis
1986
Stranded
Tommy Claybourne
1986
Perry Mason: The Case of the Notorious Nun
Jonathan Eastman
1986
The Buddy System
Jim Parks
1984
The Lost Honor of Kathryn Beck
Carl Macaluso
1984
Porky's II: The Next Day
Gebhardt
1983
The First Time
Captain Michael McKenzie
1982
Wait Until Dark
Sam Hendrix
1982
The Adventures of Pollyanna
Dr. Richard Chilton
1982
Fly Away Home
Lt. Col. Hannibal Pace
1981
Joe Dancer: The Big Black Pill
Jerrold Farinpour
1981
A Change of Seasons
Steven Rutledge
1980
The Scarlett O'Hara War
Clark Gable
1980
Mother and Daughter: The Loving War
Doug
1980
Rendezvous Hotel
Jim Becker
1979
The Gathering
Roger
1977
The Girl in the Empty Grave
Dr. Peter Cabe
1977
Never Con a Killer
Deputy DA J.C. Hadley
1977
The Invasion of Johnson County
Major Edward Fershay
1976
Special Delivery
Lorry Pierce
1976
The Disappearance of Flight 412
Mr. Cheer
1974
The Parallax View
Senator Jameson
1974
Paper Lion
Touch Football Player (uncredited)
1968
The Boston Strangler
Man in Hallway (uncredited)
1968