Thomas Renfield, with co-star John Denver. Three years later he portrayed Las Vegas entertainer Johnny Roman in Mike Hammer: Murder Takes All. Winter guest-starred in The Golden Girls 1989 episode "Blind Date" as John Quinn, a blind man who dates Blanche despite her reservations due to his disability. He appeared on a 1991 episode of the television series Night Court as Clarence Egan. He appeared as Charlton 'Charlie' Chambers (as Ed Winter) in a 1990 episode of Columbo, "Rest in Peace, Mrs. Columbo". Winter had a recurring role on the Fox sitcom Herman's Head from 1991 to 1994. Winter portrayed Mr. Crawford, an executive at Waterton Publishing, where the series lead character Herman Brooks (William Ragsdale) worked. He appeared in the 1995 Seinfeld episode "The Beard" playing Robert's boss. Winter was featured as the real-life character of Carl Lawson in a 1995 episode of UPN's Real Ghosts, also known as Haunted Lives: True Ghost Stories. He did voice work on such programs as The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest, Duckman, Aaahh!!! Real Monsters, The Angry Beavers, Fantastic Max, Paddington Bear and the animated film Adventures in Odyssey: Shadow of a Doubt. Death In 2001, aged 63, Winter died in Woodland Hills, California, of complications from Parkinson's disease. His ashes were scattered into the Pacific Ocean. Filmography The Boston Strangler (1968) as Man in Hallway (uncredited) Big Daddy (1973, TV movie) M*A*S*H (1973-1979, TV Series) as Col. Samuel Flagg / Capt. Halloran The Magician (1974, TV Series) as Ted Winters The Parallax View (1974) as Senator Jameson The Disappearance of Flight 412 (1974, TV movie) as Mr. Cheer Special Delivery (1976) as Larry Pierce The Invasion of Johnson County (1976, TV movie) as Major Edward Fershay The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1976, TV Series) as Brian Nordquist (senatorial candidate) Never Con a Killer (1977, TV movie) as Deputy DA J.C. Hadley The Girl in the Empty Grave (1977, TV movie) as Dr Peter Cabe Maude (1977, TV episode, The Ecologist) as Perry Flannery The Gathering (1977, TV movie) as Roger Soap (TV series) (1977-1978, TV Series) as Congressman Walter McCallum Woman on the Run (1977, TV movie) as Daniel Frazier Rendezvous Hotel (1979, TV movie) as Jim Becker Mother and Daughter: The Loving War (1980, TV movie) as Doug The Scarlett O'Hara War (1980, TV movie) as Clark Gable A Change of Seasons (1980) as Steven Rutledge The Big Black Pill