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 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.
Acted in
The Angry Beavers
1997
The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest
1996
as President (voice)
Aaahh!!! Real Monsters
1994
as Dr. Buzz Kutt (voice)
Duckman
1994
Weird Science
1994
Saved by the Bell: The College Years
1993
as Mr. Burke
The American Clock
1993
Herman's Head
1991
as Mr. Crawford
Over My Dead Body
1990
as Chief Shirer
Shades of L.A.
1990
The Family Man
1990
Blossom
1990
Seinfeld
1989
as Mr. Stevenson
Mike Hammer: Murder Takes All
1989
as Johnny Roman
Father Dowling Mysteries
1989
as Bill Gardner (as Ed Winter)
Empty Nest
1988
Jake and the Fatman
1987
From the Hip
1987
as Raymond Torkenson
The Christmas Gift
1986
as Thomas A. Renfield
There Must Be a Pony
1986
as David Hollis
Stranded
1986
as Tommy Claybourne
Perry Mason: The Case of the Notorious Nun
1986
as Jonathan Eastman
Misfits of Science
1985
as Dr. Strickland
Hollywood Beat
1985
as Capt. Wes Biddle
The Golden Girls
1985
as John Quinn
Murder, She Wrote
1984
as Capt. Everett Larson
Murder, She Wrote
1984
as Edward Dunsany
Murder, She Wrote
1984
as Baker Lawrence
Finder of Lost Loves
1984
as Edward Dreighton
The Buddy System
1984
as Jim Parks
The Lost Honor of Kathryn Beck
1984
as Carl Macaluso
Empire
1984
as T. Howard Daniels
Night Court
1984
as Clarence Egan
Hardcastle and McCormick
1983
Porky's II: The Next Day
1983
as Gebhardt
The A-Team
1983
as Mitchell Barnes
The First Time
1982
as Captain Michael McKenzie
Hotel
1982
Wait Until Dark
1982
as Sam Hendrix
The Adventures of Pollyanna
1982
as Dr. Richard Chilton
Cagney & Lacey
1982
9 to 5
1982
as Bud Coleman
Falcon Crest
1981
as J. Benson Landale
Simon & Simon
1981
Fly Away Home
1981
as Lt. Col. Hannibal Pace
The Greatest American Hero
1981
Joe Dancer: The Big Black Pill
1981
as Jerrold Farinpour
Dynasty
1981
Magnum, P.I.
1980
A Change of Seasons
1980
as Steven Rutledge
The Scarlett O'Hara War
1980
as Clark Gable
Mother and Daughter: The Loving War
1980
as Doug
Knots Landing
1979
as Commissioner Kimble
Shirley
1979
Trapper John, M.D.
1979
Hart to Hart
1979
Rendezvous Hotel
1979
as Jim Becker
Salvage 1
1979
Holocaust
1978
Holocaust
1978
as Torture Guard
Dallas
1978
as Dr. Frank Waring
Project U.F.O.
1978
The Gathering
1977
as Roger
We've Got Each Other
1977
The Love Boat
1977
as Rod Simpson
The Girl in the Empty Grave
1977
as Dr. Peter Cabe
Lou Grant
1977
Soap
1977
as Congressman Walter McCallam
Never Con a Killer
1977
as Deputy DA J.C. Hadley
The Feather And Father Gang
1977
Charlie's Angels
1976
as Hugh Tomlinson
Alice
1976
The Invasion of Johnson County
1976
as Major Edward Fershay
Special Delivery
1976
as Lorry Pierce
Good Heavens
1976
City of Angels
1976
Joe Forrester
1975
The Bob Crane Show
1975
Karen
1975
The Disappearance of Flight 412
1974
as Mr. Cheer
Police Woman
1974
The Parallax View
1974
as Senator Jameson
The Magician
1973
as Ted Winters
Adam's Rib
1973
as Kip Kipple
M*A*S*H
1972
as Colonel Flagg
M*A*S*H
1972
as Capt. Halloran
The Bob Newhart Show
1972
Columbo
1971
as Charlie Chambers
Marcus Welby, M.D.
1969
as Bill Swanson
Mannix
1967
The Secret Storm
1954