Edward Paul Flanders Net Worth
Edward Paul Flanders Net Worth is
$1 Million
Edward Paul Flanders Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Ed Flanders was born on December 29, 1934 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA as Edward Paul Flanders. He was an actor, known for St. Elsewhere (1982), The Exorcist III (1990) and Special Bulletin (1983). He was married to Cody Lambert, Ellen Geer and Bennye Kelly. He died on February 22, 1995 in Denny, California, USA. Date Of Birth | December 29, 1934 |
Died | 1995-02-22 |
Place Of Birth | Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA |
Profession | Actor |
Star Sign | Capricorn |
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1 | Was a reclusive person. |
2 | At Minneapolis's Patrick Henry High School, Flanders was voted 'Peppiest'... a trait that would also characterize his energy as an actor. |
3 | Was involved in a near-fatal car accident (1989). |
4 | Never retired from acting, despite his physical pain. |
5 | When he attended Patrick Henry High School, he was a part of the hockey team. |
6 | Was drafted into the U.S. Army, his enlistment created an estrangement that ended his marriage and also subsequently separated him from his children for the next two decades. |
7 | For most of his life, he suffered with depression. |
8 | Friends of: Norman Lloyd, William Daniels, Bonnie Bartlett, Bruce Paltrow, David Wayne, Herb Edelman, Paul Sand, Betty White, Steve Allen, Jayne Meadows, Jack Lord, France Nuyen, Jack Dodson, Jane Wyatt, Christina Pickles and Stephen Elliott. |
9 | In 1959, Flanders won the first of two Atlas awards (The Globe equivalent of the Tony) for his role as Banjo in The Man Who Came to Dinner. He won his second Atlas in 1960 for Golden Fleecing, a comedy. |
10 | The Lure of Shakespeare soon took him to the University of Michigan-based Association of Producing Artists, in Ann Arbor, Michigan. |
11 | Had beaten Hal Linden for the lead role of Dr. Donald Westphall on St. Elsewhere (1982), anyway, because of his work in the stage play, 'A Moon for The Misbegotten.'. |
12 | Acting mentor of: Ed Begley Jr., Howie Mandel, David Morse, and Denzel Washington. |
13 | All of his anger, combined with his drinking problems, his long-distance commuting from his house and having an unprofessional relationships with his co-stars, had led to his firing on St. Elsewhere (1982), at the end of the fifth season, but came back for the first two episodes of the final season. |
14 | Had appeared in every episode of St. Elsewhere (1982), except 1, and for the final year. |
15 | Flanders lost his mother, when he was age 14, in an automobile accident. |
16 | Graduated from Patrick Henry High School in Minneapolis, Minnesota, in 1953. |
17 | Before he was a successful actor, he used to work at the Old Globe Theater. |
18 | Former neighbor of Mark Rowley. |
19 | Just before his death, he worked with ex-St. Elsewhere (1982) co-star, Terence Knox, on The Road Home (1994), also produced by Bruce Paltrow. |
20 | Met Christina Pickles at the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, who would later co-star opposite him on St. Elsewhere (1982). |
21 | Had two siblings: Rene and Bud. |
22 | Met his second wife, Ellen Geer, when the two were skating in Milwaukee. |
23 | With his salary from St. Elsewhere (1982), he was able to purchase a ranch in Eureka, California. |
24 | Started acting when he was in high school. |
25 | Before he was a successful actor, served as an x-ray tech in the U.S. Army. |
26 | Upon his death, he was cremated. |
27 | Former member of the Globe Theatre Company in San Diego, where he made his stage debut in 'Mr. Roberts'. |
28 | Ex-brother-in-law of Kate Geer and Thad Geer. |
29 | Ex-son-in-law of Will Geer and Herta Ware. |
30 | Had 4 children: Scott Flanders, Suzanne Flanders, Ian Geer Flanders, and Evan Flanders. |
31 | A great part of his depression was a result of severe chronic back pain. |
32 | Played U. S. President Harry S. Truman on film more times than any other single actor, and in more different productions. |
33 | Won a Tony Award for playing "Phil Hogan" in "A Moon for the Misbegotten" on Broadway in 1974 and the first of his three Emmy Awards for the same role in 1976 for the televised version of the Eugene O'Neill play. |
34 | Actor and three-time Emmy winner Ed Flanders was best known as the kindhearted "Dr. Donald Westphall" on the '80s NBC series St. Elsewhere (1982). |
35 | He died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound on February 22, 1995 in Denny, California. He left no note, but had been struggling with depression for some time. His family lived nearby in Eureka. He and his wife were divorced about a year earlier. |
Actor
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Legion | 2016 | Father Dyer | |
Bye Bye Love | 1995 | Walter Sims | |
The Road Home | 1994 | TV Series | Walter Babineaux |
Message from Nam | 1993 | TV Movie | Ed Wilson |
Jack's Place | 1993 | TV Series | Marcus Toback |
Citizen Cohn | 1992 | TV Movie | Joseph N. Welch |
The Perfect Tribute | 1991 | TV Movie | Warren |
The Exorcist III | 1990 | Father Dyer | |
The Final Days | 1989 | TV Movie | Leonard Garment |
St. Elsewhere | 1982-1988 | TV Series | Dr. Donald Westphall |
G.I. Joe | 1985 | TV Series | The Viper |
Special Bulletin | 1983 | TV Movie | John Woodley |
Tomorrow's Child | 1982 | TV Movie | Anders Stenslund |
Skokie | 1981 | TV Movie | Mayor Albert J. Smith |
The Pursuit of D.B. Cooper | 1981 | Brigadier | |
True Confessions | 1981 | Dan T. Campion | |
Inchon | 1981 | President Harry S. Truman (voice, uncredited) | |
The Ninth Configuration | 1980 | Col. Richard Fell | |
Salem's Lot | 1979 | TV Movie | Dr. Bill Norton |
Blind Ambition | 1979 | TV Mini-Series | Charles Shaffer |
Backstairs at the White House | 1979 | TV Mini-Series | President Calvin Coolidge |
Mary White | 1977 | TV Movie | William Allen White |
MacArthur | 1977 | President Truman | |
The Amazing Howard Hughes | 1977 | TV Movie | Noah Dietrich |
Harry S. Truman: Plain Speaking | 1976 | TV Movie | Harry S. Truman |
The Sad and Lonely Sundays | 1976 | TV Movie | Dr. Frankman |
Truman at Potsdam | 1976 | TV Movie | President Harry S Truman |
Eleanor and Franklin | 1976 | TV Series | Louis Howe |
Mary Tyler Moore | 1975 | TV Series | Fr. Terrance Brian |
Lincoln | 1975 | TV Mini-Series | General George C. McClellan |
A Moon for the Misbegotten | 1975 | TV Movie | Phil Hogan |
Attack on Terror: The FBI vs. the Ku Klux Klan | 1975 | TV Movie | Ralph Paine |
Hawaii Five-O | 1969-1975 | TV Series | Dr. Alexander Kline / Bernie Ross / Joe Connors / ... |
The Legend of Lizzie Borden | 1975 | TV Movie | Hosea Knowlton |
Barnaby Jones | 1974 | TV Series | 'Doc' Fred Tucker |
Things in Their Season | 1974 | TV Movie | Carl Gerlach |
Indict and Convict | 1974 | TV Movie | Timothy Fitzgerald |
Marcus Welby, M.D. | 1974 | TV Series | Magruder |
Kung Fu | 1973 | TV Series | Alonzo Davis |
Hunter | 1973 | TV Movie | Dr. Miles |
Banyon | 1972 | TV Series | Sergeant Randall |
The Snoop Sisters | 1972 | TV Series | Milo Perkins |
M*A*S*H | 1972 | TV Series | Lt. Dwayne Bricker |
The Bold Ones: The New Doctors | 1972 | TV Series | Phil MacIver |
Ironside | 1972 | TV Series | Phil MacIver |
The Trial of the Catonsville Nine | 1972 | Father Daniel Berrigan | |
Cade's County | 1972 | TV Series | Ben Crawford |
Nichols | 1972 | TV Series | Harlan B. Flanders |
Mannix | 1972 | TV Series | Tom Farnon |
Mission: Impossible | 1971 | TV Series | Joe Belker |
McMillan & Wife | 1971 | TV Series | Tom Benton |
Goodbye, Raggedy Ann | 1971 | TV Movie | David Bevin |
Bearcats! | 1971 | TV Series | Ben Tillman |
Travis Logan, D.A. | 1971 | TV Movie | Psychiatrist |
The Name of the Game | 1971 | TV Series | Lazlo Subich |
The Grasshopper | 1970 | Jack Benton | |
Daniel Boone | 1969 | TV Series | Colonel Lackland |
Cimarron Strip | 1967 | TV Series | Arliss Blynn |
Self
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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The 36th Primetime Emmy Awards | 1984 | TV Special | Himself - Nominated: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series |
The 9th Annual People's Choice Awards | 1983 | TV Special | Himself - Accepting Award for Favourite New Television Dramatic Program |
The 31st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards | 1979 | TV Special | Himself - Nominee: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or a Special |
Good Morning America | 1977 | TV Series | Himself |
The 28th Annual Tony Awards | 1974 | TV Special | Himself |
Archive Footage
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Pioneers of Television | 2014 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Dr. Donald Westphall - St. Elsewhere |
Backstairs at the White House | 1979 | TV Mini-Series | President Calvin Coolidge |
Won Awards
Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
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1983 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series | St. Elsewhere (1982) |
1977 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama or Comedy Special | Harry S. Truman: Plain Speaking (1976) |
1976 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Single Performance by a Supporting Actor in Comedy or Drama Special | A Moon for the Misbegotten (1975) |
Nominated Awards
Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
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1987 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series | St. Elsewhere (1982) |
1986 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series | St. Elsewhere (1982) |
1985 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series | St. Elsewhere (1982) |
1984 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series | St. Elsewhere (1982) |
1979 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or a Special | Backstairs at the White House (1979) |