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Ed Flanders

Acting

Born December 29, 1934 · Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

Died February 22, 1995

Also known as Edward Paul Flanders

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Biography

Edward Paul Flanders was an American actor. He is best known for playing Dr. Donald Westphall in the medical drama series St. Elsewhere. Flanders was nominated for eight Primetime Emmys and won three times in 1976, 1977, and 1983.

Awards & recognition

  • Primetime Emmy Award — Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series · 1983
  • Primetime Emmy Award — Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie · 1976
  • Tony Award — Best Featured Actor in a Play · 1974

Filmography21 titles

M*A*S*H

1972as Lt. Bricker

Kung Fu

1972as Alonzo Davis

Mission: Impossible

1966

Hawaii Five-O

1968as Dr. Alexander Kline

Barnaby Jones

1973as 'Doc' Fred Tucker

McMillan & Wife

1971

Daniel Boone

1964as Col. Richard Lackland

The Final Days

1989as Leonard Garment

The Legend of Lizzie Borden

1975as Hosea Knowlton

Mannix

1967

Salem's Lot

as Dr. Bill Norton

The Ninth Configuration

1980as Col. Richard Fell

The Exorcist III

1990as Father Joseph Kevin Dyer

MacArthur

1977as President Harry S. Truman

True Confessions

1981as Dan T. Campion

St. Elsewhere

1982as Donald Westphall

Cimarron Strip

1967as Arliss Blynn

The Pursuit of D.B. Cooper

1981as Brigadier

Mary White

1977as William Allen White

The Grasshopper

1970as Jack Benton

Eleanor and Franklin

as Louis Howe