Edward Winter

Known For: Acting
Born: June 3, 1937
Place of Birth: Ventura, California, USA
Died: March 8, 2001

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 pompou…

Filmography

The Angry Beavers

1997

The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest

1996 · President (voice)

Aaahh!!! Real Monsters

1994 · Dr. Buzz Kutt (voice)

Duckman

1994

Weird Science

1994

Saved by the Bell: The College Years

1993 · Mr. Burke

The American Clock

1993 · William Durant

Step by Step

1991 · Richard Lambert

Herman's Head

1991 · Mr. Crawford

Over My Dead Body

Over My Dead Body

1990 · Chief Shirer

Shades of L.A.

1990

The Family Man

1990

Blossom

1990

Seinfeld

1989 · Mr. Stevenson

Mike Hammer: Murder Takes All

1989 · Johnny Roman

Father Dowling Mysteries

1989 · Bill Gardner (as Ed Winter)

Empty Nest

1988

Jake and the Fatman

1987

From the Hip

1987 · Raymond Torkenson

The Christmas Gift

1986 · Thomas A. Renfield

There Must Be a Pony

1986 · David Hollis

Stranded

1986 · Tommy Claybourne

Perry Mason: The Case of the Notorious Nun

1986 · Jonathan Eastman

Misfits of Science

1985 · Dr. Strickland

Hollywood Beat

1985 · Capt. Wes Biddle

The Golden Girls

1985 · John Quinn

Scene of the Crime

1985 · Senator Martin Hastings

Murder, She Wrote

1984 · Capt. Everett Larson, Edward Dunsany, Baker Lawrence

Finder of Lost Loves

1984 · Edward Dreighton

The Buddy System

1984 · Jim Parks

The Lost Honor of Kathryn Beck

1984 · Carl Macaluso

Empire

1984 · T. Howard Daniels

Night Court

1984 · Clarence Egan

Hardcastle and McCormick

1983

Porky's II: The Next Day

1983 · Gebhardt

The A-Team

1983 · Mitchell Barnes

The First Time

1982 · Captain Michael McKenzie

Hotel

1982 · Edward Palmer

Wait Until Dark

1982 · Sam Hendrix

The Adventures of Pollyanna

1982 · Dr. Richard Chilton

Cagney & Lacey

1982

9 to 5

1982 · Bud Coleman

Falcon Crest

1981 · J. Benson Landale

Simon & Simon

1981

Fly Away Home

1981 · Lt. Col. Hannibal Pace

The Greatest American Hero

1981

Joe Dancer: The Big Black Pill

1981 · Jerrold Farinpour

Dynasty

1981

Magnum, P.I.

1980 · Dr. Jorgenson

A Change of Seasons

1980 · Steven Rutledge

The Scarlett O'Hara War

1980 · Clark Gable

Mother and Daughter: The Loving War

1980 · Doug

Knots Landing

1979 · Commissioner Kimble

Shirley

1979

Trapper John, M.D.

1979

Hart to Hart

1979

Rendezvous Hotel

Rendezvous Hotel

1979 · Jim Becker

Salvage 1

1979

Holocaust

1978 · , Torture Guard

Dallas

1978 · Dr. Frank Waring

Project U.F.O.

1978

The Gathering

1977 · Roger

We've Got Each Other

1977

The Love Boat

1977 · Rod Simpson

The Girl in the Empty Grave

1977 · Dr. Peter Cabe

Lou Grant

1977 · , Robert Dennehy

Soap

1977 · Congressman Walter McCallam

Never Con a Killer

1977 · Deputy DA J.C. Hadley

The Feather And Father Gang

1977

Charlie's Angels

1976 · Hugh Tomlinson

Alice

1976

The Invasion of Johnson County

1976 · Major Edward Fershay

Special Delivery

1976 · Lorry Pierce

Good Heavens

1976

City of Angels

1976

Joe Forrester

1975

Medical Story

1975

The Bob Crane Show

The Bob Crane Show

1975

Karen

1975

The Disappearance of Flight 412

1974 · Mr. Cheer

Police Woman

1974

The Parallax View

1974 · Senator Jameson

The Magician

1973 · Ted Winters

Adam's Rib

1973 · Kip Kipple

M*A*S*H

1972 · Colonel Flagg, Capt. Halloran

The Bob Newhart Show

1972 · Wes Greenfield, Professor Trainer

Columbo

1971 · Charlie Chambers

Marcus Welby, M.D.

1969 · Bill Swanson

Paper Lion

1968 · Touch Football Player (uncredited)

The Boston Strangler

1968 · Man in Hallway (uncredited)

Mannix

1967

The Secret Storm

The Secret Storm

1954

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