Col. Edgar Pyser — Captain Newman, M.D. Character Profile

About Col. Edgar Pyser

The old-school base commander of Colfax AAF who opposes Newman's progressive methods. He forces Newman to house 14 Italian POWs in Ward 7 due to regulatory constraints and explicitly orders that the prisoners receive no therapy.

Character Facts

Played by

James Gregory

Appears in

Captain Newman, M.D. (1963)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (1)

• Col. Edgar Pyser — Conflict Opposing Commanders — Capt. Josiah "Joe" Newman, MD (Gregory Peck)

  Ideological and administrative clash between the psychiatrist and base leadership.

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