1937-06-03 ( 87 years old ) in 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 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
The American Clock
1993-01-02
Mike Hammer: Murder Takes All
1989-05-21
From the Hip
1987-02-06
The Christmas Gift
1986-12-21
There Must Be a Pony
1986-10-05
Stranded
1986-09-22
Perry Mason: The Case of the Notorious Nun
1986-05-29
The Buddy System
1984-05-04
The Lost Honor of Kathryn Beck
1984-01-24
Porky's II: The Next Day
1983-06-24
The First Time
1982-11-08
Wait Until Dark
1982-06-20
The Adventures of Pollyanna
1982-04-10
Fly Away Home
1981-09-18
Joe Dancer: The Big Black Pill
1981-01-29
A Change of Seasons
1980-12-01
The Scarlett O'Hara War
1980-05-19
Mother and Daughter: The Loving War
1980-01-25
Rendezvous Hotel
1979-07-11
The Gathering
1977-12-04
The Girl in the Empty Grave
1977-09-20
Never Con a Killer
1977-05-13
The Invasion of Johnson County
1976-07-31
Special Delivery
1976-07-16
The Disappearance of Flight 412
1974-10-01
The Parallax View
1974-06-14
The Boston Strangler
1968-10-08
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