Edward Winter

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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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Joe Dancer: The Big Black Pill Trailer (1981)

29 January 1981

The first of three private-eye movies created by Robert Blake about rugged Joe Dancer as the forerunner to a prospective but unrealized series after the retirement of his "Baretta" character.

Paper Lion Trailer (1968)

14 October 1968

Sportswriter George Plimpton poses as a rookie quarterback for the Detroit Lions for a "Sports Illustrated" article.

From the Hip Trailer (1987)

06 February 1987

Apprentice lawyer Robin Weathers turns a civil suit into a headline grabbing charade. He must reexamine his scruples after his shenanigans win him a promotion in his firm, and he must now defend a college professor who is appearantly guilty of murder.

The Invasion of Johnson County Trailer (1976)

31 July 1976

A free-spirited Bostonian recently arrived in the West teams up with a crusty Wyoming cowboy to stop a land baron's attempts to drive out a group of small ranchers and take over their property.

Stranded Trailer (1986)

22 September 1986

Loni Anderson and Perry King are stranded on a desert island.

Fly Away Home Trailer (1981)

18 September 1981

Ambitious pilot to a prospective series revolving around a combat cameraman in Vietnam. Carl Danton is in Saigon on assignment at the start of the 1968 Tet offensive with a cynical boss in the local bureau chief.

The Parallax View Trailer (1974)

14 June 1974

An ambitious reporter gets in trouble while investigating a senator's assassination which leads to a vast conspiracy involving a multinational corporation behind every event in the world's headlines.

The American Clock Trailer (1993)

02 January 1993

Moe, Rose and Lee Baumler are members of an upper class family who find the world completely changed when they lose everything in the stock market crash of 1929.

Wait Until Dark Trailer (1982)

20 June 1982

A videotaped production of the Frederick Knott play in which three criminals play an elaborate scam on a blind woman who is in possession of a doll that, unbeknownst to her, is very incriminating.

The Boston Strangler Trailer (1968)

08 October 1968

Boston is being terrorized by a series of seemingly random murders of women. Based on the true story, the film follows the investigators path through several leads before introducing the Strangler as a character.

The Gathering Trailer (1977)

04 December 1977

When Adam Thornton learns that he only has a little time left, he decides that he wants to make peace with his family.

The Girl in the Empty Grave Trailer (1977)

20 September 1977

The police chief of a small town begins an investigation after a young woman, who was supposed to have died several months previously, starts appearing around town just before her parents are found mysteriously dead.

Porky's II: The Next Day Trailer (1983)

24 June 1983

When the students of Angel Beach High decide to stage "An Evening With Shakespeare," their efforts are threatened by Miss Balbricker, who views the works of Shakespeare as obscene.

Special Delivery Trailer (1976)

16 July 1976

A gang of thieves plan a daring bank robbery, making their escape across the rooftops of Los Angeles.

A Change of Seasons Trailer (1980)

01 December 1980

Marriage takes a sour turn when a middle-aged husband falls for a young and sexy woman. Things get even more complicated when his wife starts a hot affair with a younger lover of her own.

The Buddy System Trailer (1984)

04 May 1984

A school truant officer uncovers a young boy's attempt to fake his residential address and subsequently befriends the kid and his mother.

The Adventures of Pollyanna Trailer (1982)

10 April 1982

Pollyanna’s Aunt Polly wants the girl to spend her time studying, but Pollyanna has other ideas. She joins a secret club with a group of orphans, and they spy on a mysterious new resident in town, only to learn that her standoffishness is because of her desire to shield a retarded son.

Perry Mason: The Case of the Notorious Nun Trailer (1986)

29 May 1986

A priest is murdered and the main suspect is a nun.

The Scarlett O'Hara War Trailer (1980)

19 May 1980

The trials and tribulations of David O. Selznick as he attempts to find an actress to play the role of Scarlett O'Hara in Gone with the Wind (1939).

Mike Hammer: Murder Takes All Trailer (1989)

21 May 1989

Mike Hammer is kidnapped and led to believe it is the work of a Las Vegas entertainer, but soon realises somebody else is involved.

Mother and Daughter: The Loving War Trailer (1980)

25 January 1980

A love-hate relationship among three generations of women, spanning 30 years.

The Christmas Gift Trailer (1986)

21 December 1986

A widowed New York City architect and his young daughter take a Christmas vacation and end up in a small mystical town in Colorado where everyone believes in Santa Claus.

There Must Be a Pony Trailer (1986)

05 October 1986

Marguerite Sydney is a celebrated Hollywood star attempting a comeback after a stay in a mental hospital, as well as trying to re-establish a relationship with her teenage son, and risking a romance with a mysterious stranger.

The First Time Trailer (1982)

08 November 1982

An emotionally troubled teenage girl drops out of high school and travels with her boyfriend to San Diego, while the girl's mother enlists the help of an old U.

The Disappearance of Flight 412 Trailer (1974)

01 October 1974

Colonel Pete Moore (Glenn Ford) is commander of the Whitney Radar Test Group, which has been experiencing electrical difficulties aboard its aircraft.

Never Con a Killer Trailer (1977)

13 May 1977

Pilot to the short-lived TV series "The Feather and Father Gang" has Detective Feather Danton and her con-man father Harry teaming up to outwit Runyonesque horseplayer E.

Rendezvous Hotel Trailer (1979)

11 July 1979

A madcap family caters to assorted unpredictable guests availing themselves of the title resort's advertised bliss in this pilot to a prospective series.

The Lost Honor of Kathryn Beck Trailer (1984)

24 January 1984

A shopkeeper is condemned by the police and the press for sleeping with a suspected terrorist.