Ed Flanders (December 29 1934 – February 22 1995) was an American actor best known for his Emmy Award-winning role as Dr. Donald Westphall in the television series St. Elsewhere.
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 and three-time Emmy winner Ed Flanders was best known as the kindhearted Dr. Westphall on the '80s NBC series St. Elsewhere.
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'Neil play.
Played U. S. President Harry S. Truman on film more times than any other single actor, and in more different productions.
