
Edward Winter
Known for Acting · 92 credits
- Born
- 1937-06-03
- Died
- 2001-03-08
- Place of birth
- Ventura, California, USA
- Also 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.
Known For
TV Shows (64)

Columbo
1971
as Charlie Chambers

Seinfeld
1989
as Mr. Stevenson

Murder, She Wrote
1984
as Capt. Everett Larson / Edward Dunsany / Baker Lawrence

Falcon Crest
1981
as J. Benson Landale

Dallas
1978
as Dr. Frank Waring

The Love Boat
1977
as Rod Simpson

Mannix
1967

Knots Landing
1979
as Commissioner Kimble

M*A*S*H
1972
as Colonel Flagg / Capt. Halloran

The A-Team
1983
as Mitchell Barnes

Magnum, P.I.
1980
as Dr. Jorgenson

Dynasty
1981

Charlie's Angels
1976
as Hugh Tomlinson

Night Court
1984
as Clarence Egan

The Golden Girls
1985
as John Quinn

Simon & Simon
1981

Hotel
1982
as Edward Palmer

Hart to Hart
1979

Step by Step
1991
as Richard Lambert

Alice
1976

Police Woman
1974

Cagney & Lacey
1982

Jake and the Fatman
1987

Lou Grant
1977
as Robert Dennehy

Trapper John, M.D.
1979

The Bob Newhart Show
1972

Marcus Welby, M.D.
1969
as Bill Swanson

Empty Nest
1988

Duckman
1994

Blossom
1990

Soap
1977
as Congressman Walter McCallam

Hardcastle and McCormick
1983

Aaahh!!! Real Monsters
1994
as Dr. Buzz Kutt (voice)

The Angry Beavers
1997

Weird Science
1994
The Secret Storm
1954

The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest
1996
as President (voice)

The Greatest American Hero
1981

Herman's Head
1991
as Mr. Crawford

Finder of Lost Loves
1984
as Edward Dreighton

The Magician
1973
as Ted Winters

Father Dowling Mysteries
1989
as Bill Gardner (as Ed Winter)

Holocaust
1978
as Torture Guard

Saved by the Bell: The College Years
1993
as Mr. Burke

Shades of L.A.
1990

Medical Story
1975

9 to 5
1982
as Bud Coleman

Misfits of Science
1985
as Dr. Strickland

Adam's Rib
1973
as Kip Kipple

City of Angels
1976

Hollywood Beat
1985
as Capt. Wes Biddle

Good Heavens
1976

Joe Forrester
1975

Salvage 1
1979
Shirley
1979

Project U.F.O.
1978

The Family Man
1990

Scene of the Crime
1985
as Senator Martin Hastings
Over My Dead Body
1990
as Chief Shirer

Empire
1984
as T. Howard Daniels
Movies (28)
Stranded
1986
as Tommy Claybourne

The Boston Strangler
1968
as Man in Hallway (uncredited)

The Parallax View
1974
as Senator Jameson

Porky's II: The Next Day
1983
as Gebhardt

Perry Mason: The Case of the Notorious Nun
1986
as Jonathan Eastman

A Change of Seasons
1980
as Steven Rutledge

Special Delivery
1976
as Lorry Pierce

Paper Lion
1968
as Touch Football Player (uncredited)

The American Clock
1993
as William Durant

From the Hip
1987
as Raymond Torkenson

The Scarlett O'Hara War
1980
as Clark Gable

The Disappearance of Flight 412
1974
as Mr. Cheer

The Gathering
1977
as Roger

Mike Hammer: Murder Takes All
1989
as Johnny Roman

The First Time
1982
as Captain Michael McKenzie

Fly Away Home
1981
as Lt. Col. Hannibal Pace

The Invasion of Johnson County
1976
as Major Edward Fershay

The Buddy System
1984
as Jim Parks

The Lost Honor of Kathryn Beck
1984
as Carl Macaluso

Joe Dancer: The Big Black Pill
1981
as Jerrold Farinpour

The Adventures of Pollyanna
1982
as Dr. Richard Chilton

Wait Until Dark
1982
as Sam Hendrix

The Girl in the Empty Grave
1977
as Dr. Peter Cabe

The Christmas Gift
1986
as Thomas A. Renfield

There Must Be a Pony
1986
as David Hollis

Mother and Daughter: The Loving War
1980
as Doug

Never Con a Killer
1977
as Deputy DA J.C. Hadley
Rendezvous Hotel
1979
as Jim Becker
About Edward Winter
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… With 92 credits spanning from 1954 to 1997, Edward Winter has appeared in 28 films and 64 TV shows.
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Most Popular Edward Winter Movies
- Stranded (1986) — as Tommy Claybourne
- The Boston Strangler (1968) — as Man in Hallway (uncredited)
- The Parallax View (1974) — as Senator Jameson
- Porky's II: The Next Day (1983) — as Gebhardt
- Perry Mason: The Case of the Notorious Nun (1986) — as Jonathan Eastman
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