Shimon Wincelberg (26 September 1924 – 29 September 2004) was a television writer and Broadway playwright. He wrote the 1959 Broadway play Kataki starring Sessue Hayakawa and Ben Piazza.
Early life Wincelberg was born to Jewish parents from Poland in Kiel, Germany. His family fled Nazi Germany, arriving in the United States in 1938.
Career Wincelberg began his career as a writer in 1953 when he sold his first short story. He continued to write stories for a variety of publications including Harper's Bazaar, The New Yorker, and Punch. He wrote many plays, including the Broadway play Kataki, which was based on his own experience in Army intelligence during World War II. He wrote another play in 1962 called Windows of Heaven which premiered at Stockholm's Royal Dramatic Theater. He also wrote books, some with his wife Anita, who was also a writer. He also wrote many television shows during the 1960s and 1970s, often using pseudonyms such as "Simon Wincelberg", "Simon Winvelberg", "S. Bar-David", and "Shimon Bar-David", meaning "Shimon son of David" in Hebrew.
Jewish identity Wincelberg was a mentor for Orthodox Jews working in Hollywood. His scripts often included Jewish themes, and depicted Jewish rituals and Jewish religious law with accuracy.
Filmography He wrote or co-wrote over 100 scripts for episodes of the following television series:
Films Year Film Credit Notes 1953Fighter AttackWritten By 1956On the Threshold of SpaceWritten ByCo-Wrote screenplay with "Francis Cockrell" 1961Der FeindWritten ByTelevision Movie 1967Kataki: Der FeindStory ByBased on the play 1970Cold SweatScreenplay ByBased on the novel "Ride the Nightmare" by "Richard Matheson" 1980Farewell to the Planet of the ApesWritten ByTelevision Movie 1996Pepolino und der Schatz der MeerjungfrauScreenplay ByBased on the book By "Irene Rodrian", Co-Wrote screenplay with "József Nepp" and "Irene Rodrian"
Television Year TV Series Credit Notes 1953Fireside TheatreWriter1 Episode 1954Medallion TheatreWriter1 Episode 1958Kraft Television TheatreWriter1 Episode 1958–63Have Gun - Will TravelWriter, Actor24 Episodes 1959The RebelWriter1 Episode1960Johnny StaccatoWriter1 EpisodeShirley Temple's StorybookWriter1 Episode1961The Tall ManWriter1 EpisodeTarget: The Corruptors!Writer1 Episode 1961–63Naked CityWriter6 Episodes1962Frontier CircusWriter2 EpisodesGeneral Electric TheaterWriter1 EpisodeThe Law and Mr. JonesWriter1 Episode87th PrecinctWriter1 Episode 1962–63The Lloyd Bridges ShowWriter2 Episodes1963RawhideWriter1 EpisodeRoute 66Writer2 EpisodesSam BenedictWriter1 Episode 1963–64The Travels of Jaimie McPheetersWriter4 Episodes1964Breaking PointWriter1 EpisodeChanningWriter1 Episode 1964–74GunsmokeWriter4 Episodes1965Lost in SpaceWriter7 EpisodesVoyage to the Bottom Of the SeaWriter1 Episode1966Combat!Writer1 EpisodeT.H.E. CatWriter1 EpisodeThe Time TunnelWriter1 Episode1966-67Star TrekWriter2 Episodes, as well as a script for the aborted 1977 Star Trek: Phase II seriesThe Wild Wild WestWriter2 Episodes 1967CusterWriter4 Episodes 1968Garrison's GorillasWriter1 Episode 1969The Name of the GameWriter1 Episode 1969–70Medical CenterWriter5 Episodes 1969–75MannixWriter6 Episodes 1970The ImmortalWriter2 Episodes1971The Most Deadly GameWriter1 EpisodeNicholsWriter3 Episodes1972LongstreetWriter1 EpisodeOwen Marshall, Counselor at LawWriter1 Episode 1972–73Hec RamseyWriter2 Episodes1973The MagicianWriter1 EpisodeThe StarlostWriter1 Episode1974DevlinWriterThe New Perry MasonWriter1 EpisodePlanet of the ApesWriter1 Episode 1975BronkWriter1 Episode 1975–76Police WomanWriter5 Episodes1977Logan's RunWriter1 EpisodeSerpicoWriter1 Episode 1978Man from AtlantisWriter1 Episode1979SupertrainWriter1 EpisodeThe Paper ChaseWriter1 EpisodeTrapper John, M.D.Writer2 Episodes 1980HagenWriter 1982DynastyWriter3 Episodes 1987MariahWriter1 Episode 1997Law & OrderWriter1 Episode
Death Wincelberg died on 19 September 2004 of an undisclosed illness in a nursing home in Los Angeles at the age of 80.
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