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Home/People/Ed Flanders
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Born
Dec 29, 1934Died: Feb 22, 1995
Lived 60 years
Place of Birth
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male

Career Highlights

29
Movies
27
TV Shows
Also Known As
Edward Paul Flanders
IMDb Profile

Ed Flanders

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.
Bye Bye Love poster

Bye Bye Love

as Walter Sims
1995
Message from Nam poster

Message from Nam

as Ed Wilson
1993
Citizen Cohn poster

Citizen Cohn

as Joseph N. Welch
1992
The Perfect Tribute poster

The Perfect Tribute

as Warren
1991
The Exorcist III poster

The Exorcist III

as Father Joseph Kevin Dyer
1990
The Final Days poster

The Final Days

as Leonard Garment
1989
Special Bulletin poster

Special Bulletin

as John Woodley
1983
Tomorrow's Child poster

Tomorrow's Child

as Anders Stenslund
1982
Skokie poster

Skokie

as Mayor Albert J. Smith
1981
The Pursuit of D.B. Cooper poster

The Pursuit of D.B. Cooper

as Brigadier
1981
True Confessions poster

True Confessions

as Dan T. Campion
1981
Inchon poster

Inchon

as President Harry S. Truman (voice)
1981
The Ninth Configuration poster

The Ninth Configuration

as Col. Richard Fell
1980
Mary White poster

Mary White

as William Allen White
1977
MacArthur poster

MacArthur

as President Harry S. Truman
1977
The Amazing Howard Hughes poster

The Amazing Howard Hughes

as Noah Dietrich
1977
Harry S. Truman: Plain Speaking poster

Harry S. Truman: Plain Speaking

as Harry S. Truman
1976
Truman at Potsdam poster

Truman at Potsdam

as Harry Truman
1976
A Moon for the Misbegotten poster

A Moon for the Misbegotten

as Phil Hogan
1975
Attack on Terror: The FBI vs. the Ku Klux Klan poster

Attack on Terror: The FBI vs. the Ku Klux Klan

as Ralph Paine
1975