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Shimon Wincelberg (1924–2004)

Writer | Actor

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Many of his scripts for classic TV shows of the 1950s and '60s centered around Jewish themes and were notable for their unusually correct depiction of Jewish rituals and religious law. See more trivia »

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in Kiel, Germany

Died:

(age 80) in Los Angeles, California, USA
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2011 Law & Order: UK (TV series)
– Immune (2011) ("Double Down" written by)
 
1997 Law & Order (TV series)
– Double Down (1997) (story / teleplay)
 
1996 Pepolino und der Schatz der Meerjungfrau
 
1982 Dynasty (TV series)
– The Iago Syndrome (1982) (teleplay)
– The Hearing (1982) (teleplay)
– The Psychiatrist (1982) (teleplay)
 
1982 Aliens from Another Planet (TV movie) (segment "Rendezvous with Yesterday" / story "Rendez-vous with Yesterday")
 
1981 Farewell to the Planet of the Apes (TV movie) (written by)
 
1980 Hagen (TV series)
 
1979 Trapper John, M.D. (TV series)
– Taxi in the Rain (1979) (story / teleplay)
– The Shattered Image (1979) (writer)
 
1979 Supertrain (TV series)
– And a Cup of Kindness Too (1979) (writer)
 
1979 The Paper Chase (TV series)
– Losing Streak (1979) (written by)
 
1978 Man from Atlantis (TV series)
– Imp (1978) (written by)
 
1977 Logan's Run (TV series)
– Half Life (1977) (writer)
 
1977 Serpico (TV series)
– Sanctuary (1977) (writer)
 
1975-1976 Police Woman (TV series)
– The Melting Point of Ice (1976) (writer)
– Blaze of Glory (1975) (writer)
– Bloody Nose (1975) (written by)
– Nothing Left to Lose (1975) (story)
 
1975 Bronk (TV series)
– Bargain in Blood (1975) (writer)
 
1969-1975 Mannix (TV series)
– Quartet for a Blunt Instrument (1975) (writer)
– Death Has No Face (1974) (writer)
– Rage to Kill (1974) (teleplay)
– Silent Target (1973) (teleplay)
– See No Evil (1972) (teleplay)
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1974 Devlin (TV series)
 
1974 Planet of the Apes (TV series)
– Up Above the World So High (1974) (screenplay / as S. Bar-David / story / as S. Bar-David)
 
1970-1974 Gunsmoke (TV series)
– The Disciple (1974) (writer)
– The Judgement (1972) (writer)
– The Witness (1970) (writer)
 
1974 The New Perry Mason (TV series)
– The Case of the Tortured Titan (1974) (story / as S. Bar-David / teleplay / as S. Bar-David)
 
1973 The Magician (TV series)
– Nightmare in Steel (1973) (teleplay and story)
 
1972-1973 Hec Ramsey (TV series)
– A Hard Road to Vengeance (1973) (story / as S. Bar-David / teleplay / as S. Bar-David)
– Hangman's Wages (1972) (written by)
 
1973 The Starlost (TV series)
– And Only Man Is Vile (1973) (writer)
 
1972 Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law (TV series)
– Five Will Get You Six (1972) (written by)
 
1972 Longstreet (TV series)
– Eye of the Storm (1972) (writer)
 
1971 Nichols (TV series)
– Deer Crossing (1971) (writer)
– Gulley vs. Hansen (1971) (writer)
– The Siege (1971) (writer)
 
1971 The Most Deadly Game (TV series)
– The Classic Burial Position (1971) (writer)
 
1970 Cold Sweat
 
1970 The Immortal (TV series)
– White Horse, Steel Horse (1970) (writer)
– Man on a Punched Card (1970) (writer)
– White Elephants Don't Grow on Trees (1970) (writer)
 
1969-1970 Medical Center (TV series)
– A Duel with Doom (1970) (writer)
– The Crooked Circle (1969) (writer)
– A Life Is Waiting (1969) (as S. Bar-David)
– Emergency in Ward E (1969) (writer)
 
1968 The Legend of Custer (written by / as Simon Wincelberg)
 
1968 Garrison's Gorillas (TV series)
– Run from Death (1968) (writer)
 
1967 Custer (TV series)
– The Raiders (1967) (writer)
– The Gauntlet (1967) (writer)
– Breakout (1967) (writer)
– War Lance and Saber (1967) (writer)
 
1966-1967 The Wild Wild West (TV series)
– The Night of the Samurai (1967) (writer)
– The Night of the Infernal Machine (1966) (writer)
 
1966-1967 Star Trek (TV series)
– The Galileo Seven (1967) (teleplay / as S. Bar-David)
– Dagger of the Mind (1966) (written by / as S. Bar-David)
 
1966 T.H.E. Cat (TV series)
– The Canary Who Lost His Voice (1966) (writer)
 
1966 Combat! (TV series)
– Gulliver (1966) (story)
 
1966 The Time Tunnel (TV series)
– Rendezvous with Yesterday (1966) (story / teleplay)
 
1965 Lost in Space (TV series)
– Invaders from the Fifth Dimension (1965) (writer)
– The Hungry Sea (1965) (story)
– There Were Giants in the Earth (1965) (story)
– Island in the Sky (1965) (story)
– The Derelict (1965) (story)
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1965 Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (TV series)
– Jonah and the Whale (1965) (written by)
 
1964 Channing (TV series)
– A Bang and a Whimper (1964) (written by)
 
1963-1964 The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters (TV series)
– The Day of the Lame Duck (1964)
– The Day of the Wizard (1964) (writer)
– The Day of the Misfits (1963) (writer)
– The Day of the Homeless (1963) (writer)
 
1964 Breaking Point (TV series)
– Better Than a Dead Lion (1964) (writer)
 
1961-1963 Naked City (TV series)
– Barefoot on a Bed of Coals (1963) (writer)
– Alive and Still a Second Lieutenant (1963) (writer)
– Beyond This Place There Be Dragons (1963) (writer)
– Make It Fifty Dollars and Add Love to Nona (1962) (writer)
– Daughter Am I in My Father's House (1962) (writer)
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1963 Route 66 (TV series)
– Who Will Cheer My Bonnie Bride (1963) (writer)
– You Can't Pick Cotton in Tahiti (1963) (writer)
 
1963 Rawhide (TV series)
– Incident of White Eyes (1963) (writer)
 
1958-1963 Have Gun - Will Travel (TV series)
– Unforgiving Minute (1963) (as S. Bar-David)
– Penelope (1962) (writer)
– Cream of the Jest (1962) (writer)
– Don't Shoot the Piano Player (1962) (writer)
– The Mark of Cain (1962) (as Simon Wincelberg)
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1963 Sam Benedict (TV series)
– The Boiling Point (1963) (story)
 
1962 G.E. True Theater (TV series)
– The Bar Mitzvah of Major Orlovsky (1962) (adaptation)
 
1962 Frontier Circus (TV series)
– Never Won Fair Lady (1962) (writer)
– Coals of Fire (1962) (written by)
 
1962 87th Precinct (TV series)
– Give the Boys a Great Big Hand (1962) (teleplay)
 
1961 The Tall Man (TV series)
– The Legend of Billy (1961) (written by)
 
1961 Target: The Corruptors (TV series)
– Silent Partner (1961) (story / writer)
 
1960 Shirley Temple Theatre (TV series)
– The Black Sheep (1960) (adaptation)
 
1960 Johnny Staccato (TV series)
– Double Feature (1960) (writer)
 
1959 The Rebel (TV series)
– Dark Secret (1959) (writer)
 
1958 Kraft Theatre (TV series)
– The Sea Is Boiling Hot (1958) (writer)
 
1956 On the Threshold of Space (written by / as Simon Wincelberg)
 
1954 Medallion Theatre (TV series)
– Flight to Fame (1954) (writer)
 
1953 Fighter Attack (writer)
 
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1961 Have Gun - Will Travel (TV series)
Rabbi Reb Eyla
– A Drop of Blood (1961) … Rabbi Reb Eyla (voice) (uncredited)
 
Show ShowSelf (1 title)
1995 The Fantasy Worlds of Irwin Allen (TV documentary)
Himself
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

Wrote two plays: Kataki (1959), which ran on Broadway and was based on his WWII U.S. Army service in the 27th Division, Combat Intelligence; and Windows of Heaven (1962), which debuted at the Royal Dramatic Theater in Stockholm.

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Alternate Names:

S. Bar-David | Simon Wincelberg
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Trivia:

Many of his scripts for classic TV shows of the 1950s and '60s centered around Jewish themes and were notable for their unusually correct depiction of Jewish rituals and religious law. See more »

Star Sign:

Libra