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name: "Howard Epstein"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/howard-epstein"
roles: ["Editor"]
born: "14 April 1917"
died: "24 July 2016"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-20T03:06:44.524116+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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# Howard Epstein

Editor. Born 14 April 1917 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. Died 24 July 2016.

## Details

- **Work:** Editor
- **Born:** 14 April 1917, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
- **Died:** 24 July 2016
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0258465/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/983050

## Streaming the US now

- **Tubi:** [*Around the World in 80 Days*](https://film.one/film/around-the-world-in-80-days.md) (63)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Howard Epstein (1917–2016) was an American film and television editor. He received his first feature credit as one of the editors on the 1956 adventure film *Around the World in 80 Days*, alongside Gene Ruggiero and Paul Weatherwax. His other film editing credits include *The Devil's Hand* (1961), *The Littlest Hobo* (1958), *Counterpoint* (1968) and *The Hell with Heroes* (1968).

Epstein worked extensively in television, editing episodes of series including *The Six Million Dollar Man* (1975), *Ironside*, *Ellery Queen*, *Emergency!* and 26 episodes of *The Dukes of Hazzard* (1980–1985). He received a Primetime Emmy nomination for his work on the anthology series *Alcoa Premiere* in 1963. Earlier in his career he served as an assistant editor on the 1955 film *Oklahoma!*.

*Sources: imdb.com, catalog.afi.com, cinemontage.org, televisionacademy.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Around the World in 80 Days* (1956), Fi1m 63, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/around-the-world-in-80-days.md)

## Complete filmography (15)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Side Show* (1981), Editor, Music
- *Murder at the Mardi Gras* (1978), Editor
- *The Pirate* (1977), series, Editor
- *Telethon* (1977), Editor
- *The Greatest Gift* (1974), Editor
- *Sons and Daughters* (1974), series, Editor
- *The Six Million Dollar Man* (1974), series, Editor
- *The Hell with Heroes* (1968), Editor
- *Counterpoint* (1967), Editor
- *Devil's Partner* (1961), Editor
- *The Devil's Hand* (1961), Editor
- *The Girl in Lovers Lane* (1960), Editor
- *The Threat* (1960), Editor
- *The Littlest Hobo* (1958), Editor
- *Around the World in 80 Days* (1956), Editor — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/film/around-the-world-in-80-days.md)

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