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