Edward Winter
Acting
Born 1937-06-03
Died 2001-03-08
Ventura, California, USA
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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.
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Acting
35 credits
Seinfeld
Columbo
Dallas
The Love Boat
Murder, She Wrote
The A-Team
Magnum, P.I.
M*A*S*H
Charlie's Angels
Falcon Crest
Knots Landing
Night Court
The Golden Girls
The Bob Newhart Show
Hotel
Step by Step
Marcus Welby, M.D.
Lou Grant
Aaahh!!! Real Monsters
Soap
Herman's Head
The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest
Finder of Lost Loves
The Magician
Father Dowling Mysteries
Saved by the Bell: The College Years
Holocaust
9 to 5
Misfits of Science
Adam's Rib
Hollywood Beat
Scene of the Crime
The Boston Strangler
The Parallax View
Stranded
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25 credits
Dynasty
Alice
Mannix
Hart to Hart
Simon & Simon
Jake and the Fatman
Cagney & Lacey
Police Woman
The Secret Storm
Duckman
The Angry Beavers
Trapper John, M.D.
Blossom
Empty Nest
Weird Science
Hardcastle and McCormick
The Greatest American Hero
Medical Story
Joe Forrester
Shades of L.A.
City of Angels
Project U.F.O.
The Family Man
Good Heavens
The Bob Crane Show
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