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name: "Simon Muntner"
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roles: ["Writer"]
born: "19 August 1930"
died: "3 November 2005"
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updated: "2026-09-16T21:20:59.776644+00:00"
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# Simon Muntner

Writer. Born 19 August 1930 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. Died 3 November 2005.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer
- **Born:** 19 August 1930, Brooklyn, New York, USA
- **Died:** 3 November 2005

## Biography

Simon Muntner was an American television writer and producer. Born in Brooklyn, New York, on 19 August 1930, he graduated from City College of New York and initially worked in advertising before moving to Los Angeles at the age of 42 to pursue television writing.

He wrote seven episodes of *M*A*S*H* during seasons three and four (1975–1976). Muntner contributed scripts to many series, including *The Dukes of Hazzard* (1979), *CHiPs* (1977), *Knight Rider* (1982) and *T. J. Hooker* (1982), on which he also served as co-producer. He wrote more than 400 television episodes, mainly comedies, and received a Primetime Emmy nomination.

Muntner died on 3 November 2005 in Marina del Rey, California.

*Sources: imdb.com, variety.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

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

## Also known for

- *Knight Rider* (1982), Writer
- *The Dukes of Hazzard* (1979), Teleplay
- *Kung Fu* (1972), Story
- *CHiPs* (1977), Writer
- *T. J. Hooker* (1982), Teleplay, Writer

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