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name: "Eric Bercovici"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/eric-bercovici"
roles: ["Writer"]
born: "27 February 1933"
died: "9 February 2014"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-16T16:00:33.730663+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Eric Bercovici

Writer. Born 27 February 1933 in New York City, New York, USA. Died 9 February 2014.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer
- **Born:** 27 February 1933, New York City, New York, USA
- **Died:** 9 February 2014

## Biography

Eric Bercovici was an American television and film screenwriter and producer. Born in New York City, he was the son of screenwriter Leonardo Bercovici and studied theatre at Yale University. After his father was blacklisted, he worked on films in Europe before returning to the United States in 1965.

Bercovici wrote episodes of series including *The Man from U.N.C.L.E.*, *I Spy* and *Mission: Impossible* (1966). His screenplays for feature films include *Hell in the Pacific* (1968) and *The Culpepper Cattle Co.* (1972). He created series such as *Assignment Vienna* (1972) and wrote for *Hawaii Five-O* (1969).

He adapted and produced the miniseries *Shōgun* (1980) and *Washington: Behind Closed Doors* (1977). *Shōgun* earned him an Emmy Award as producer. Later credits include the miniseries *Noble House* (1988).

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, variety.com, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Mission: Impossible* (1966), Fi1m 82, Teleplay — [page](https://film.one/tv/mission-impossible-1966.md)

## Also known for

- *Shōgun* (1980), Writer
- *Hell in the Pacific* (1968), Screenplay
- *Hawaii Five-O* (1969), Teleplay
- *The Culpepper Cattle Co.* (1972), Screenplay
- *Take a Hard Ride* (1975), Screenplay
- *Three the Hard Way* (1974), Writer

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