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.
Filmography
all 85
TV Shows 60
Movies 25
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The Angry Beavers (1997)
The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest (1996)
Aaahh!!! Real Monsters (1994)
Weird Science (1994)
Duckman (1994)
Saved by the Bell: The College Years (1993)
The American Clock (1993)
Herman's Head (1991)
Over My Dead Body (1990)
Shades of L.A. (1990)
Blossom (1990)
Seinfeld (1989)
Mike Hammer: Murder Takes All (1989)
Father Dowling Mysteries (1989)
Empty Nest (1988)
Jake and the Fatman (1987)
From the Hip (1987)
The Christmas Gift (1986)
There Must Be a Pony (1986)
Stranded (1986)
Perry Mason: The Case of the Notorious Nun (1986)
Misfits of Science (1985)
Hollywood Beat (1985)
The Golden Girls (1985)
Murder, She Wrote (1984)
Finder of Lost Loves (1984)
The Buddy System (1984)
The Lost Honor of Kathryn Beck (1984)
Night Court (1984)
Empire (1984)
Hardcastle and McCormick (1983)
Porky's II: The Next Day (1983)
The A-Team (1983)
The First Time (1982)
Hotel (1982)
Nine to Five (1982)
Cagney & Lacey (1982)
Wait Until Dark (1982)
Falcon Crest (1981)
Simon & Simon (1981)
Fly Away Home (1981)
The Greatest American Hero (1981)
Joe Dancer: The Big Black Pill (1981)
Dynasty (1981)
Magnum, P.I. (1980)
A Change of Seasons (1980)
The Scarlett O'Hara War (1980)
Mother and Daughter: The Loving War (1980)
Knots Landing (1979)
Shirley (1979)
Trapper John, M.D. (1979)
Hart to Hart (1979)
Rendezvous Hotel (1979)
Salvage 1 (1979)
Holocaust (1978)
Dallas (1978)
Project U.F.O. (1978)
The Gathering (1977)
We've Got Each Other (1977)
The Love Boat (1977)
Lou Grant (1977)
The Girl in the Empty Grave (1977)
Soap (1977)
Never Con a Killer (1977)
The Feather And Father Gang (1977)
Charlie's Angels (1976)
Alice (1976)
The Invasion of Johnson County (1976)
Special Delivery (1976)
Good Heavens (1976)
City of Angels (1976)
Joe Forrester (1975)
The Bob Crane Show (1975)
Karen (1975)
The Disappearance of Flight 412 (1974)
Police Woman (1974)
The Parallax View (1974)
The Magician (1973)
Adam's Rib (1973)
M*A*S*H (1972)
The Bob Newhart Show (1972)
Columbo (1971)
Marcus Welby, M.D. (1969)
Mannix (1967)
The Secret Storm (1954)
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1937-06-03
Deathday2001-03-08 (63 years old)
Birth PlaceVentura, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsEd Winter, Edward B. Winter
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