Edward Winter
29 movies · 64 TV shows
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Jun 3, 1937
- Died
- Mar 8, 2001 (age 63)
- 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.
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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.
Profiles IMDb
Known for
Edward Winter: movies and TV shows
Acting (93)
- 1997
- 1996
- 1994
- 1994
- 1994
- 1993
- 1993 The American Clock
as William Durant
- 1991
- 1991
- 1990
- 1990
- 1990
- 1990
- 1989
- 1989 Mike Hammer: Murder Takes All
as Johnny Roman
- 1989
- 1988
- 1987
- 1987 From the Hip
as Raymond Torkenson
- 1986 The Christmas Gift
as Thomas A. Renfield
- 1986 There Must Be a Pony
as David Hollis
- 1986 Stranded
as Tommy Claybourne
- 1986 Perry Mason: The Case of the Notorious Nun
as Jonathan Eastman
- 1985 Misfits of Science
as Dr. James Strickland
- 1985
- 1985
- 1985
- 1985
- 1984
- 1984
- 1984 The Buddy System
as Jim Parks
- 1984 The Lost Honor of Kathryn Beck
as Carl Macaluso
- 1984
- 1984
- 1983
- 1983 Porky's II: The Next Day
as Gebhardt
- 1983
- 1982 The First Time
as Captain Michael McKenzie
- 1982
- 1982 Wait Until Dark
as Sam Hendrix
- 1982 The Adventures of Pollyanna
as Dr. Richard Chilton
- 1982
- 1982
- 1981
- 1981
- 1981 Fly Away Home
as Lt. Col. Hannibal Pace
- 1981
- 1981 Joe Dancer: The Big Black Pill
as Jerrold Farinpour
- 1981
- 1980
- 1980 A Change of Seasons
as Steven Rutledge
- 1980 The Scarlett O'Hara War
as Clark Gable
- 1980
- 1979
- 1979
- 1979
- 1979
- 1979 Rendezvous Hotel
as Jim Becker
- 1979
- 1978
- 1978
- 1978
- 1977 The Gathering
as Roger
- 1977
- 1977
- 1977 The Girl in the Empty Grave
as Dr. Peter Cabe
- 1977
- 1977
- 1977 Never Con a Killer
as Deputy DA J.C. Hadley
- 1977
- 1976
- 1976
- 1976 The Invasion of Johnson County
as Major Edward Fershay
- 1976 Special Delivery
as Lorry Pierce
- 1976
- 1976
- 1975
- 1975
- 1975
- 1975
- 1974 The Disappearance of Flight 412
as Mr. Cheer
- 1974
- 1974 The Parallax View
as Senator Jameson
- 1973
- 1973
- 1972
- 1972
- 1971
- 1969
- 1968 Paper Lion
as Touch Football Player (uncredited)
- 1968 The Boston Strangler
as Man in Hallway (uncredited)
- 1967
- 1954