Hawkeye and trapper are able to convince both agents that frank is a traitor, flagg thinks fascist, vinny thinks hes a communist. Potter was the commander of the mash 4077th from seasons 4 to. Watch mash season 4, episode 9 quo vadis, captain chandler intelligence officer colonel flagg, and psychiatrist sidney freedman, grapple over the fate of a wounded officer, captai. Jan 23, 2020 the comedydrama, which focused on the lives of the doctors and staff stationed at the 4077th mobile army surgical hospital during the korean war, ran from 1972 to 1983 and aired more than 250 episodes in its 11 seasons. He is best known for his recurring role, colonel samuel flagg, in the iconic. Colonel flagg was a self proclaimed master of disguise and cid man. A classic episode in which colonel flagg and another secret agent from another intelligence agency come to the 4077th to keep their eyes on one another and. Watch mash season 7, episode 21 rally round the flagg, boys. Flagg in an episode of the spinoff series aftermash in 1984. Was it inspector flagg or colonel flagg on mash 4077 answers. He was married to linda foster, sandra frances ward and ronda faye moe. Flagg was there for 6 episodes, and edward winter was there for a total of 7 if you include his initial episode as cap. Charles plants phony evidence near a north korean patient which leads flagg to believe hawkeye is going to hold a secret meeting. Season 2, episode 24 a smattering of intelligence 2 mar.
Colonel samuel flagg is a neurotic cia agent whose area of assignment includes the 4077th mash unit on the cbs television series mash, played by actor edward winter. Starting out as a nearly psychotic and jingoistic person, over the years, he slowly devolved into an ineffectual buffoon. In the end, hawkeye admits to have switched franks folder. Apr 14, 2017 mash 7x22 rally round the flagg, boys. Mash rally round the flagg, boys tv episode 1979 imdb. He is best known for his recurring role, colonel samuel flagg in the iconic television series mash from 1973 to 1979. The attempted theft of penicillin from the 4077th by a group of suspected black marketeers brings col. Hawkeye and trapper trick them both into thinking that burns is a traitor one thinks. Hawkeye and trapper trick them both into thinking that burns is a traitorone thinks hes a fascist, the other thinks hes a communist. In one episode, klinger redecorates colonel potters office to. Lieutenant colonel later colonel sam flagg is played by edward winter. Apparently the creation of veteran writer laurence marks, colonel sam flagg is my favorite mash character by far.
In the episode deal me out, a cid man named captain halloran played by edward winter appeared and played poker with several people including sidney freedman. Flagg tries to get charles to help obtain incriminating evidence. As a result, colonel flagg attempts to recruit winchester to spy on hawkeye. For the record, winter also guest starred in two episodes of trapper john, m. The sinister colonel flagg pops up at the 4077th again, playing his usual spy games, convinced that hawkeye is a communist sympathizer, after he saves the life of a north korean soldier. Lol colonel flagg youre only saying chandler flipped out so i will have you busted and you can return to your safe, cozy civilian practice. What is the name of the colonel in the hit comedy tv series mash. Despite the wartime setting, or perhaps because of it, this comedy contains some of the most. Edward dean winter june 3, 1937 march 8, 2001 was an american actor. Before his introduction as flagg, winter had also appeared on the series as captain halloran. Colonel flagg accuses hawkeye of being a communist for giving surgical priority to a wounded north korean. Colonel flagg was more fun than sidney freedman mash. When colonel potter and charles exit the mess tent carrying the trays, so they can serve breakfast in bed to the winners, they split up and as charles walks to the swamp saying, what a shame to have wasted all these years as a doctor, we have a great view of the boom and boom mic at the left side of the screen as it. Colonel flagg arrives at the 4077th, playing his usual spy games, convinced that hawkeye is a communist sympathizer.
Emmywinning actor harry morgan, best known for his role as colonel sherman potter in mash, has died aged harry morgan starred in mash, d. Colonel samuel flagg is a neurotic cia agent whose area of assignment. But flagg comes down with appendicitis, and the only penicillin he gets is in the keister. Flagg, becoming one of the programs more memorable and popular recurring characters.
The next day 1983, mash 1972 and the greatest american hero 1981. A classic episode in which colonel flagg and another secret agent from another intelligence agency come to the 4077th to keep their eyes on the camp. With alan alda, wayne rogers, mclean stevenson, loretta swit. Flagg is one of the most popular characters in the show. He was born in ventura, california, and worked with the san francisco repertory theater before making the move to broadway. The sinister colonel flagg pops up at the 4077th again, playing his usual spy games, convinced that hawkeye is a communi. At the 4077th mash mobile army surgical hospital in korea officer of the. Colonel henry blake, mash, 4077, koreaanse oorlog kappen colonel flagg. He was a military intelligence officer who served in the united states army during the. His behavior is rather careless and irrational, and he appears to the staff of the 4077th to be a paranoid, overly methodical military man. It lasted longer than the actual korean war by around eight years. Charles plants phony evidence near a north korean patient which leads.
They were not told of that the character henry blake was going to be killed until radar walked in with the new during filming, the news was such a shock that someone dropped a surgical instrument which clanged loudly to the ground, it was decided that this mistake be kept as it felt authentic. Colonel samuel sam flagg simply known as sam flagg is a recurring character on the 1970s and 1980s situation comedy mash, and a recurring antagonist to the medics of the 4077th. Apr 23, 2018 colonel flagg, as played brilliantly by edward winter, appeared in six episodes of mash between 1974 and 1979. Though the second year was uniformly strong, the 4077th reached its creative apex in season three. Mash 7x22 rally round the flagg, boys dailymotion video. When i was a kid in the 70s, there was an older teenager who was very flagglike in his behavior. In winters second appearance, a smattering of intelligence episode 48, season 2, colonel flagg is introduced to the 4077th as someone theyd never met. Which colonel do you mean, because several appeared on the show. Colonel samuel flagg is a fictional character on the television series mash, played by actor edward winter. Edward winter was born on june 3, 1937 in ventura, california, usa as edward dean winter.
Colonel flagg arrives at the 4077th to check out the camp, as does vinny pratt, although his is from a different intelligence agency. Another time, to get into mash 4077, he orders a helicopter pilot to crash, and then. Oct 25, 2016 colonel flagg all of the episodes he is in are in my top 20. Mash the abduction of margaret houlihan tv episode 1976 edward winter as col. Ranking the best mash episodes of all time stacker. A frequent, unwelcome visitor to the 4077th, the cia man swoops in to gather intelligence, mete out punishments sometimes to himself, as in his debut when he breaks his own arm so he can stay in the hospital longer, and demonstrate military ruthlessness. Colonel flagg blows into camp trying to obtain penicillin to barter for information. Edward winter later returned as colonel flagg in a 1984 episode of aftermash during that shows first season. For all of his escape attempts, hang gliding and rafts and all of his cross dressing, nurses outfits, evening gowns, cleopatra costumes, and all his fake letters from his family begging for him to be sent home, klinger was one of the best soldiers at the 4077. A classic episode in which colonel flagg and another secret agent from another intelligence agency come to the 4077th to keep their eyes on one another and the camp. Regardless, edward winter was in a total of 7 mash episodes. Mash is the classic sitcom telling the story of a mobile army surgical hospital in the korean war.
Seven if you think captain halloran from deal me out is simply flagg using one of his many aliases. Colonel samuel flagg, who had many aliases was played by edward winter on the television comedy mash on seven episodes. He alternately claims to be affiliated with the cia, the cic, or the cid. I was writing a post in the should i keep watching thread when the thought in the title came to me. Colonel flagg all of the episodes he is in are in my top 20. He is best known for his recurring role, colonel samuel flagg, in the iconic television series mash from 1973 to 1979. Alan alda, mike farrell, william christopher, loretta swit. Rally round the flagg, boys season 7 e 22 02121979 hawkeye saves a north korean patient, prompting colonel flagg to pressure winchester into bringing him evidence hawkeye is a communist spy. Flagg is an american intelligence agent who acts paranoid and irrational and appears to the staff of the 4077th mobile army surgical hospital to be mentally unstable. Hawkeye and trapper trick them both into thinking that burns is a traitor one thinks hes a fascist, the other thinks hes a communist. Winter also played flagg in trials, an episode in the second season of aftermash. One of the most heartbreaking episodes, as evidenced by the reactions of the actors. Flagg is a unique contribution to the mashverseno other character, be they regular or oneoff, is this plainly ridiculous. Actor who played military intelligence officer colonel flagg on the iconic tv series mash, and was nominated for two tony awards for his performances on broadway in cabaret and promises, promises.
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