Edward Winter
ActingAlso 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. 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.
Movies
(28 total)
The Parallax View
as Senator Jameson
Porky's II: The Next Day
as Gebhardt
The Boston Strangler
as Man in Hallway (uncredited)
From the Hip
as Raymond Torkenson
A Change of Seasons
as Steven Rutledge
The Disappearance of Flight 412
as Mr. Cheer
The Christmas Gift
as Thomas A. Renfield
The Buddy System
as Jim Parks
Perry Mason: The Case of the Notorious Nun
as Jonathan Eastman
Paper Lion
as Touch Football Player (uncredited)
Special Delivery
as Lorry Pierce
Mike Hammer: Murder Takes All
as Johnny Roman
The Scarlett O'Hara War
as Clark Gable
The Girl in the Empty Grave
as Dr. Peter Cabe
The American Clock
as William Durant
There Must Be a Pony
as David Hollis
Fly Away Home
as Lt. Col. Hannibal Pace
The Gathering
as Roger
The Invasion of Johnson County
as Major Edward Fershay
Joe Dancer: The Big Black Pill
as Jerrold Farinpour
TV Shows
(68 total)
Seinfeld
as Mr. Stevenson
The A-Team
as Mitchell Barnes
Columbo
as Charlie Chambers
M*A*S*H
as Colonel Flagg
M*A*S*H
as Capt. Halloran
Magnum, P.I.
as Dr. Jorgenson
Step by Step
as Richard Lambert
Murder, She Wrote
as Capt. Everett Larson
Murder, She Wrote
as Edward Dunsany
Murder, She Wrote
as Baker Lawrence
Aaahh!!! Real Monsters
as Dr. Buzz Kutt (voice)
The Golden Girls
as John Quinn
Dallas
as Dr. Frank Waring
Charlie's Angels
as Hugh Tomlinson
The Love Boat
as Rod Simpson
Night Court
as Clarence Egan
