Known For
Acting
Born
Jun 03, 1937
Died
Mar 08, 2001
Place of Birth
Ventura, California, USA
Credits
92 titles
Edward 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.
Known For
Filmography
The Angry Beavers
The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest
President (voice)
Aaahh!!! Real Monsters
Dr. Buzz Kutt (voice)
Duckman
Weird Science
Saved by the Bell: The College Years
Mr. Burke
The American Clock
William Durant
Step by Step
Richard Lambert
Herman's Head
Mr. Crawford
Over My Dead Body
Chief Shirer
Shades of L.A.
The Family Man
Blossom
Seinfeld
Mr. Stevenson
Mike Hammer: Murder Takes All
Johnny Roman
Father Dowling Mysteries
Bill Gardner (as Ed Winter)
Empty Nest
Jake and the Fatman
From the Hip
Raymond Torkenson
The Christmas Gift
Thomas A. Renfield
There Must Be a Pony
David Hollis
Stranded
Tommy Claybourne
Perry Mason: The Case of the Notorious Nun
Jonathan Eastman
Misfits of Science
Dr. Strickland
Hollywood Beat
Capt. Wes Biddle
The Golden Girls
John Quinn
Scene of the Crime
Senator Martin Hastings
Murder, She Wrote
Capt. Everett Larson
Finder of Lost Loves
Edward Dreighton
The Buddy System
Jim Parks
The Lost Honor of Kathryn Beck
Carl Macaluso
Night Court
Clarence Egan
Empire
T. Howard Daniels
Hardcastle and McCormick
Porky's II: The Next Day
Gebhardt
The A-Team
Mitchell Barnes
The First Time
Captain Michael McKenzie
Hotel
Edward Palmer
Wait Until Dark
Sam Hendrix
The Adventures of Pollyanna
Dr. Richard Chilton
Cagney & Lacey
9 to 5
Bud Coleman
Falcon Crest
J. Benson Landale
Simon & Simon
Fly Away Home
Lt. Col. Hannibal Pace
The Greatest American Hero
Joe Dancer: The Big Black Pill
Jerrold Farinpour
Dynasty
Magnum, P.I.
Dr. Jorgenson
A Change of Seasons
Steven Rutledge