5.7
The American Clock
1993
Edward Winter
Acting
Born June 3, 1937Died March 8, 2001Ventura, California, USA
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. Winter died in 2001 at the age of 63 from complications from Parkinson's disease. He was married three times and had two children.
Movies
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5.6
Mike Hammer: Murder Takes All
1989
5.9
From the Hip
1987
5.6
The Christmas Gift
1986
6.8
There Must Be a Pony
1986
Stranded
8.0
Stranded
1986
7.1
Perry Mason: The Case of the Notorious Nun
1986
8.0
Misfits of Science
1985
4.9
The Buddy System
1984
5.5
The Lost Honor of Kathryn Beck
1984
5.7
Porky's II: The Next Day
1983
4.0
The First Time
1982
6.5
Wait Until Dark
1982
0.0
The Adventures of Pollyanna
1982
6.0
Fly Away Home
1981
6.8
Joe Dancer: The Big Black Pill
1981
5.7
A Change of Seasons
1980
6.2
The Scarlett O'Hara War
1980
10.0
Mother and Daughter: The Loving War
1980
Rendezvous Hotel
7.0
Rendezvous Hotel
1979
4.8
The Gathering
1977
7.1
The Girl in the Empty Grave
1977
10.0
Never Con a Killer
1977
6.6
The Invasion of Johnson County
1976
5.5
Special Delivery
1976
5.0
The Disappearance of Flight 412
1974
6.8
The Parallax View
1974
6.8
Paper Lion
1968
6.7
The Boston Strangler
1968
TV Shows
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7.0
The Angry Beavers
7.2
The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest
7.8
Aaahh!!! Real Monsters
7.3
Duckman
6.6
Weird Science
6.9
Saved by the Bell: The College Years
7.8
Step by Step
6.8
Herman's Head
Over My Dead Body
6.3
Over My Dead Body
7.0
Shades of L.A.
7.5
The Family Man
6.2
Blossom
8.3
Seinfeld
7.4
Father Dowling Mysteries
5.9
Empty Nest
6.2
Jake and the Fatman
7.1
Misfits of Science
5.0
Hollywood Beat
7.6
The Golden Girls
7.0
Scene of the Crime
7.5
Murder, She Wrote
7.5
Murder, She Wrote
7.5
Murder, She Wrote
6.8
Finder of Lost Loves
7.5
Empire
7.3
Night Court
6.5
Hardcastle and McCormick
7.5
The A-Team
6.7
Hotel
7.0
Cagney & Lacey
7.2
9 to 5
5.6
Falcon Crest
6.7
Simon & Simon
7.2
The Greatest American Hero
6.5
Dynasty
7.3
Magnum, P.I.
6.9
Knots Landing
Shirley
6.0
Shirley
6.6
Trapper John, M.D.
6.9
Hart to Hart
7.0
Salvage 1
7.3
Holocaust
7.3
Holocaust
6.9
Dallas
7.0
Project U.F.O.
7.0
We've Got Each Other
6.2
The Love Boat
7.4
Lou Grant
7.4
Lou Grant
7.3
Soap
0.0
The Feather And Father Gang
6.7
Charlie's Angels
7.0
Alice
7.0
Good Heavens
5.6
City of Angels
7.0
Joe Forrester
5.0
Medical Story
The Bob Crane Show
6.0
The Bob Crane Show
7.0
Karen
6.5
Police Woman
6.8
The Magician
7.5
Adam's Rib
7.9
M*A*S*H
7.9
M*A*S*H
7.6
The Bob Newhart Show
7.6
The Bob Newhart Show
8.1
Columbo
6.6
Marcus Welby, M.D.
6.9
Mannix
The Secret Storm
4.5