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