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Ed Flanders
ACTOR

Ed Flanders

Known for M*A*S*H · Mission: Impossible · Kung Fu

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.

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Born
Dec 29, 1934
Died
Feb 22, 1995
Birthplace
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Known For
Acting

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.

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Known For

TVM*A*S*H
M*A*S*HLt. Bricker · 1972
★ 7.9
TVMission: Impossible
Mission: Impossible1 eps · 1966
★ 7.6
TVKung Fu
Kung FuAlonzo Davis · 1972
★ 7.7
TVHawaii Five-O
Hawaii Five-OProfessor David Stone · 1969
★ 7.2
TVSt. Elsewhere
St. ElsewhereDonald Westphall · 1982
★ 5.7
TVThe Mary Tyler Moore Show
The Mary Tyler Moore ShowFr. Terrance Brian · 1970
★ 7.7
MOVIEBye Bye Love
Bye Bye LoveWalter Sims · 1995
★ 6.1
TVMannix
Mannix1 eps · 1967
★ 6.9

Filmography

Movies

The GrasshopperJack Benton
1970
Goodbye, Raggedy AnnDavid Bevin
1971
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Travis Logan, D.A.Psychiatrist
1971
The Female InstinctMilo Perkins
1972
The Trial of the Catonsville NineFather Daniel Berrigan
1972
HunterDr. Miles
1973
Indict and ConvictTimothy Fitzgerald
1974
Things in Their SeasonCarl Gerlach
1974
A Moon for the MisbegottenPhil Hogan
1975
The Legend of Lizzie BordenHosea Knowlton
1975
Harry S. Truman: Plain SpeakingHarry S. Truman
1976
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Truman at PotsdamHarry Truman
1976
MacArthurPresident Harry S. Truman
1977
Mary WhiteWilliam Allen White
1977
The Amazing Howard HughesNoah Dietrich
1977
The Ninth ConfigurationCol. Richard Fell
1980
InchonPresident Harry S. Truman (voice)
1981
SkokieMayor Albert J. Smith
1981
The Pursuit of D.B. CooperBrigadier
1981
True ConfessionsDan T. Campion
1981
Tomorrow's ChildAnders Stenslund
1982
Special BulletinJohn Woodley
1983
The Final DaysLeonard Garment
1989
The Exorcist IIIFather Joseph Kevin Dyer
1990
The Perfect TributeWarren
1991
Citizen CohnJoseph N. Welch
1992
Message from NamEd Wilson
1993
Bye Bye LoveWalter Sims
1995

Television

Hallmark Hall of FameHarry S. Truman · 1 eps
1951
Tony AwardsSelf - Winner · 1 eps
1956
Daniel BooneCol. Richard Lackland · 1 eps
1964
Mission: Impossible1 eps
1966
Cimarron StripArliss Blynn · 1 eps
1967
Mannix1 eps
1967
The Name of the GameLazlo Subich · 1 eps
1968
Hawaii Five-OProfessor David Stone · 1 eps
1969
Hawaii Five-ODr. Alexander Kline · 2 eps
1969
Hawaii Five-ODmitri Rostov · 1 eps
1969
Hawaii Five-OByers · 1 eps
1969
Hawaii Five-OJoe Connors · 1 eps
1969
Hawaii Five-OBernie Ross · 1 eps
1969
The Bold Ones: The New DoctorsPhil MacIver · 1 eps
1969
The Mary Tyler Moore ShowFr. Terrance Brian · 1 eps
1970
McMillan & Wife1 eps
1971
NicholsHarlan B. Flanders · 1 eps
1971
Banyon1 eps
1972
Kung FuAlonzo Davis · 1 eps
1972
M*A*S*HLt. Bricker · 1 eps
1972
Barnaby Jones'Doc' Fred Tucker · 1 eps
1973
LincolnGeorge C. McClellan · 1 eps
1974
Attack on Terror: The FBI vs. the Ku Klux KlanRalph Paine · 2 eps
1975
Eleanor and FranklinLouis Howe · 2 eps
1976
The Amazing Howard HughesNoah Dietrich · 2 eps
1977
Backstairs at the White HousePres. Calvin Coolidge · 4 eps
1979
Blind AmbitionCharles Shaffer · 4 eps
1979
Salem's LotDr. Bill Norton · 2 eps
1979
St. ElsewhereDonald Westphall · 120 eps
1982
Jack's Place1 eps
1992
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The Road HomeWalter Babineaux · 6 eps
1994

Photos

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