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name: "Howard Kunin"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/howard-kunin"
roles: ["Editor"]
born: "15 June 1931"
died: "1 January 2007"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-16T16:27:29.946564+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 Kunin

Editor. Born 15 June 1931. Died 1 January 2007.

## Details

- **Work:** Editor
- **Born:** 15 June 1931
- **Died:** 1 January 2007

## Biography

Howard Kunin (1931–2007) was an American film and television editor and occasional producer. He edited thirty episodes of the crime drama series *The Streets of San Francisco* (1972–1977) and one episode of *M*A*S*H* (1983). Other television credits include episodes of *Beauty and the Beast* (1987), *Dynasty* (1981) and *The Love Boat* (1977).

His film work includes editing *Class of 1984* (1982) and serving as supervising editor on *Commando* (1985) and *Fade to Black* (1980). Kunin won two Eddie Awards from the American Cinema Editors for his contributions to *The Streets of San Francisco* and the miniseries *The Deliberate Stranger* (1986). He was born on 15 June 1931 and died on 1 January 2007 in Los Angeles, California.

*Sources: imdb.com, legacy.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *M*A*S*H* (1972), Fi1m 85, Editor — [page](https://film.one/tv/m-a-s-h-1972.md)

## Also known for

- *Commando* (1985), Supervising Editor
- *I Dream of Jeannie* (1965), Editor
- *Class of 1984* (1982), Editor
- *Beauty and the Beast* (1987), Editor
- *The Love Boat* (1977), Editor
- *Major Dundee* (1965), Editor
- *Dynasty* (1981), Editor
- *The Streets of San Francisco* (1972), Editor

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