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Edward Winter
Ventura, California, USA
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…
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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.
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1997
The Angry Beavers
TV show
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1996
The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest
TV show President (voice)
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1994
Aaahh!!! Real Monsters
TV show Dr. Buzz Kutt (voice)
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1994
Duckman
TV show
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1994
Weird Science
TV show
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1993
Saved by the Bell: The College Years
TV show Mr. Burke
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1993
The American Clock
Movie William Durant
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1991
Step by Step
TV show Richard Lambert
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1991
Herman's Head
TV show Mr. Crawford
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1990
Over My Dead Body
TV show Chief Shirer
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1990
Shades of L.A.
TV show
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1990
The Family Man
TV show
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1990
Blossom
TV show
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1989
Seinfeld
TV show Mr. Stevenson
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1989
Mike Hammer: Murder Takes All
Movie Johnny Roman
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1989
Father Dowling Mysteries
TV show Bill Gardner (as Ed Winter)
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1988
Empty Nest
TV show
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1987
Jake and the Fatman
TV show
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1987
From the Hip
Movie Raymond Torkenson
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1986
The Christmas Gift
Movie Thomas A. Renfield
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1986
There Must Be a Pony
Movie David Hollis
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1986
Stranded
Movie Tommy Claybourne
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1986
Perry Mason: The Case of the Notorious Nun
Movie Jonathan Eastman
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1985
Misfits of Science
TV show Dr. Strickland
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1985
Misfits of Science
Movie Dr. James Strickland
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1985
Hollywood Beat
TV show Capt. Wes Biddle
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1985
The Golden Girls
TV show John Quinn
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1985
Scene of the Crime
TV show Senator Martin Hastings
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1984
Murder, She Wrote
TV show Capt. Everett Larson
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1984
Finder of Lost Loves
TV show Edward Dreighton
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1984
The Buddy System
Movie Jim Parks
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1984
The Lost Honor of Kathryn Beck
Movie Carl Macaluso
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1984
Night Court
TV show Clarence Egan
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1984
Empire
TV show T. Howard Daniels
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1983
Hardcastle and McCormick
TV show
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1983
Porky's II: The Next Day
Movie Gebhardt
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1983
The A-Team
TV show Mitchell Barnes
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1982
The First Time
Movie Captain Michael McKenzie
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1982
Hotel
TV show Edward Palmer
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1982
Wait Until Dark
Movie Sam Hendrix
