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 BirthDecember 29, 1934
Died1995-02-22
Place Of BirthMinneapolis, Minnesota, USA
ProfessionActor
Star SignCapricorn
#Fact
1Was a reclusive person.
2At Minneapolis's Patrick Henry High School, Flanders was voted 'Peppiest'... a trait that would also characterize his energy as an actor.
3Was involved in a near-fatal car accident (1989).
4Never retired from acting, despite his physical pain.
5When he attended Patrick Henry High School, he was a part of the hockey team.
6Was 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.
7For most of his life, he suffered with depression.
8Friends 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.
9In 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.
10The Lure of Shakespeare soon took him to the University of Michigan-based Association of Producing Artists, in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
11Had 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.'.
12Acting mentor of: Ed Begley Jr., Howie Mandel, David Morse, and Denzel Washington.
13All 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.
14Had appeared in every episode of St. Elsewhere (1982), except 1, and for the final year.
15Flanders lost his mother, when he was age 14, in an automobile accident.
16Graduated from Patrick Henry High School in Minneapolis, Minnesota, in 1953.
17Before he was a successful actor, he used to work at the Old Globe Theater.
18Former neighbor of Mark Rowley.
19Just before his death, he worked with ex-St. Elsewhere (1982) co-star, Terence Knox, on The Road Home (1994), also produced by Bruce Paltrow.
20Met Christina Pickles at the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, who would later co-star opposite him on St. Elsewhere (1982).
21Had two siblings: Rene and Bud.
22Met his second wife, Ellen Geer, when the two were skating in Milwaukee.
23With his salary from St. Elsewhere (1982), he was able to purchase a ranch in Eureka, California.
24Started acting when he was in high school.
25Before he was a successful actor, served as an x-ray tech in the U.S. Army.
26Upon his death, he was cremated.
27Former member of the Globe Theatre Company in San Diego, where he made his stage debut in 'Mr. Roberts'.
28Ex-brother-in-law of Kate Geer and Thad Geer.
29Ex-son-in-law of Will Geer and Herta Ware.
30Had 4 children: Scott Flanders, Suzanne Flanders, Ian Geer Flanders, and Evan Flanders.
31A great part of his depression was a result of severe chronic back pain.
32Played U. S. President Harry S. Truman on film more times than any other single actor, and in more different productions.
33Won 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.
34Actor and three-time Emmy winner Ed Flanders was best known as the kindhearted "Dr. Donald Westphall" on the '80s NBC series St. Elsewhere (1982).
35He 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

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Legion2016Father Dyer
Bye Bye Love1995Walter Sims
The Road Home1994TV SeriesWalter Babineaux
Message from Nam1993TV MovieEd Wilson
Jack's Place1993TV SeriesMarcus Toback
Citizen Cohn1992TV MovieJoseph N. Welch
The Perfect Tribute1991TV MovieWarren
The Exorcist III1990Father Dyer
The Final Days1989TV MovieLeonard Garment
St. Elsewhere1982-1988TV SeriesDr. Donald Westphall
G.I. Joe1985TV SeriesThe Viper
Special Bulletin1983TV MovieJohn Woodley
Tomorrow's Child1982TV MovieAnders Stenslund
Skokie1981TV MovieMayor Albert J. Smith
The Pursuit of D.B. Cooper1981Brigadier
True Confessions1981Dan T. Campion
Inchon1981President Harry S. Truman (voice, uncredited)
The Ninth Configuration1980Col. Richard Fell
Salem's Lot1979TV MovieDr. Bill Norton
Blind Ambition1979TV Mini-SeriesCharles Shaffer
Backstairs at the White House1979TV Mini-SeriesPresident Calvin Coolidge
Mary White1977TV MovieWilliam Allen White
MacArthur1977President Truman
The Amazing Howard Hughes1977TV MovieNoah Dietrich
Harry S. Truman: Plain Speaking1976TV MovieHarry S. Truman
The Sad and Lonely Sundays1976TV MovieDr. Frankman
Truman at Potsdam1976TV MoviePresident Harry S Truman
Eleanor and Franklin1976TV SeriesLouis Howe
Mary Tyler Moore1975TV SeriesFr. Terrance Brian
Lincoln1975TV Mini-SeriesGeneral George C. McClellan
A Moon for the Misbegotten1975TV MoviePhil Hogan
Attack on Terror: The FBI vs. the Ku Klux Klan1975TV MovieRalph Paine
Hawaii Five-O1969-1975TV SeriesDr. Alexander Kline / Bernie Ross / Joe Connors / ...
The Legend of Lizzie Borden1975TV MovieHosea Knowlton
Barnaby Jones1974TV Series'Doc' Fred Tucker
Things in Their Season1974TV MovieCarl Gerlach
Indict and Convict1974TV MovieTimothy Fitzgerald
Marcus Welby, M.D.1974TV SeriesMagruder
Kung Fu1973TV SeriesAlonzo Davis
Hunter1973TV MovieDr. Miles
Banyon1972TV SeriesSergeant Randall
The Snoop Sisters1972TV SeriesMilo Perkins
M*A*S*H1972TV SeriesLt. Dwayne Bricker
The Bold Ones: The New Doctors1972TV SeriesPhil MacIver
Ironside1972TV SeriesPhil MacIver
The Trial of the Catonsville Nine1972Father Daniel Berrigan
Cade's County1972TV SeriesBen Crawford
Nichols1972TV SeriesHarlan B. Flanders
Mannix1972TV SeriesTom Farnon
Mission: Impossible1971TV SeriesJoe Belker
McMillan & Wife1971TV SeriesTom Benton
Goodbye, Raggedy Ann1971TV MovieDavid Bevin
Bearcats!1971TV SeriesBen Tillman
Travis Logan, D.A.1971TV MoviePsychiatrist
The Name of the Game1971TV SeriesLazlo Subich
The Grasshopper1970Jack Benton
Daniel Boone1969TV SeriesColonel Lackland
Cimarron Strip1967TV SeriesArliss Blynn

Self

TitleYearStatusCharacter
The 36th Primetime Emmy Awards1984TV SpecialHimself - Nominated: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
The 9th Annual People's Choice Awards1983TV SpecialHimself - Accepting Award for Favourite New Television Dramatic Program
The 31st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards1979TV SpecialHimself - Nominee: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or a Special
Good Morning America1977TV SeriesHimself
The 28th Annual Tony Awards1974TV SpecialHimself

Archive Footage

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Pioneers of Television2014TV Mini-Series documentaryDr. Donald Westphall - St. Elsewhere
Backstairs at the White House1979TV Mini-SeriesPresident Calvin Coolidge

Won Awards

YearAwardCeremonyNominationMovie
1983Primetime EmmyPrimetime Emmy AwardsOutstanding Lead Actor in a Drama SeriesSt. Elsewhere (1982)
1977Primetime EmmyPrimetime Emmy AwardsOutstanding Lead Actor in a Drama or Comedy SpecialHarry S. Truman: Plain Speaking (1976)
1976Primetime EmmyPrimetime Emmy AwardsOutstanding Single Performance by a Supporting Actor in Comedy or Drama SpecialA Moon for the Misbegotten (1975)

Nominated Awards

YearAwardCeremonyNominationMovie
1987Primetime EmmyPrimetime Emmy AwardsOutstanding Lead Actor in a Drama SeriesSt. Elsewhere (1982)
1986Primetime EmmyPrimetime Emmy AwardsOutstanding Lead Actor in a Drama SeriesSt. Elsewhere (1982)
1985Primetime EmmyPrimetime Emmy AwardsOutstanding Lead Actor in a Drama SeriesSt. Elsewhere (1982)
1984Primetime EmmyPrimetime Emmy AwardsOutstanding Lead Actor in a Drama SeriesSt. Elsewhere (1982)
1979Primetime EmmyPrimetime Emmy AwardsOutstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or a SpecialBackstairs at the White House (1979)

Known for movies

Source
IMDB Wikipedia

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