Edward Winter
Acting
Born: June 3, 1937 · Ventura, California, USA
Died: March 8, 2001 (aged 63)
Highest Rated
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. Winter died in 2001 at the age of 63 from complications from Parkinson's disease. He was married three times and had two children.
Known for
Seinfeld
1989
The A-Team
1983
Columbo
1971
M*A*S*H
1972
Step by Step
1991
Murder, She Wrote
1984
Magnum, P.I.
1980
Aaahh!!! Real Monsters
1994
The Golden Girls
1985
The Parallax View
1974
Porky's II: The Next Day
1983
The Angry Beavers
1997
Photos (2)
Movies (27)
The Boston Strangler
Man in Hallway (uncredited)
Porky's II: The Next Day
Gebhardt
The Parallax View
Senator Jameson
Joe Dancer: The Big Black Pill
Jerrold Farinpour
The Buddy System
Jim Parks
A Change of Seasons
Steven Rutledge
Perry Mason: The Case of the Notorious Nun
Jonathan Eastman
Special Delivery
Lorry Pierce
The Scarlett O'Hara War
Clark Gable
From the Hip
Raymond Torkenson
The Gathering
Roger
The Girl in the Empty Grave
Dr. Peter Cabe
Fly Away Home
Lt. Col. Hannibal Pace
Mike Hammer: Murder Takes All
Johnny Roman
Paper Lion
Touch Football Player (uncredited)
The First Time
Captain Michael McKenzie
There Must Be a Pony
David Hollis
The Lost Honor of Kathryn Beck
Carl Macaluso
The Disappearance of Flight 412
Mr. Cheer
Mother and Daughter: The Loving War
Doug
The American Clock
William Durant
The Invasion of Johnson County
Major Edward Fershay
The Christmas Gift
Thomas A. Renfield
Misfits of Science
Dr. James Strickland
The Adventures of Pollyanna
Dr. Richard Chilton
Wait Until Dark
Sam Hendrix
Never Con a Killer
Deputy DA J.C. Hadley
TV Shows (66)
Columbo
Charlie Chambers · 1 eps
Dallas
Dr. Frank Waring · 4 eps
Seinfeld
Mr. Stevenson · 1 eps
The Love Boat
Rod Simpson · 1 eps
The A-Team
Mitchell Barnes · 1 eps
Murder, She Wrote
Capt. Everett Larson · 1 eps
Murder, She Wrote
Edward Dunsany · 1 eps
Murder, She Wrote
Baker Lawrence · 1 eps
M*A*S*H
Colonel Flagg · 6 eps
M*A*S*H
Capt. Halloran · 1 eps
The Golden Girls
John Quinn · 1 eps
Alice
1 eps
Magnum, P.I.
Dr. Jorgenson · 1 eps
Hart to Hart
1 eps
Dynasty
2 eps
Simon & Simon
1 eps
Falcon Crest
J. Benson Landale · 3 eps
Mannix
1 eps
Knots Landing
Commissioner Kimble · 1 eps
Charlie's Angels
Hugh Tomlinson · 1 eps
Night Court
Clarence Egan · 1 eps
Jake and the Fatman
1 eps
Cagney & Lacey
4 eps
Hotel
Edward Palmer · 1 eps
The Bob Newhart Show
Wes Greenfield · 1 eps
The Bob Newhart Show
Professor Trainer · 1 eps
Step by Step
Richard Lambert · 1 eps
Marcus Welby, M.D.
Bill Swanson · 1 eps
Police Woman
1 eps
Aaahh!!! Real Monsters
Dr. Buzz Kutt (voice) · 102 eps
Lou Grant
2 eps
Lou Grant
Robert Dennehy · 1 eps
Trapper John, M.D.
2 eps
Duckman
1 eps
Blossom
1 eps
Empty Nest
1 eps
The Angry Beavers
3 eps
Hardcastle and McCormick
1 eps
Weird Science
1 eps
Soap
Congressman Walter McCallam · 5 eps
The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest
President (voice) · 2 eps
Herman's Head
Mr. Crawford · 13 eps
The Greatest American Hero
1 eps
Finder of Lost Loves
Edward Dreighton · 1 eps
Father Dowling Mysteries
Bill Gardner (as Ed Winter) · 1 eps
9 to 5
Bud Coleman · 52 eps
The Magician
Ted Winters · 1 eps
Saved by the Bell: The College Years
Mr. Burke · 1 eps
Joe Forrester
1 eps
Holocaust
1978
Holocaust
Torture Guard · 1 eps
Misfits of Science
Dr. Strickland · 1 eps
Medical Story
1 eps
Shades of L.A.
1 eps
Scene of the Crime
Senator Martin Hastings · 1 eps
Hollywood Beat
Capt. Wes Biddle · 20 eps
City of Angels
1 eps
The Family Man
3 eps
Good Heavens
1 eps
Project U.F.O.
1 eps
We've Got Each Other
1 eps
Adam's Rib
Kip Kipple · 4 eps
Salvage 1
2 eps
The Feather And Father Gang
1 eps
Karen
2 eps
Empire
T. Howard Daniels · 6 eps