{{short description|American screenwriter}}
'''Howard Berk''' (c. 1925 - March 27, 2016) was an American novelist, screenwriter, and producer.
==Early life== Berk was born circa 1925. He graduated from the University of Georgia, having studied journalism.<ref name="hollywoodreporterobit">{{cite news |last1=Barnes |first1=Mike |title=Howard Berk, Screenwriter for Film and Television, Dies at 91 |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/howard-berk-dead-columbo-screenwriter-878654 |accessdate=December 8, 2018 |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=March 28, 2016}}</ref>
==Career== Berk worked as a reporter for ''The Havana Herald'' in Cuba in the 1950s.<ref name="hollywoodreporterobit"/> He also worked for the Associated Press.<ref name="hollywoodreporterobit"/> He taught at his alma mater, the University of Georgia,<ref name="varietyobit"/> and authored four novels.<ref name="hollywoodreporterobit"/>
Berk wrote several episodes of television series ''Columbo'', ''Mission: Impossible'', and ''McMillan & Wife''. He also wrote films including the 1985 movie ''Target'', starring Gene Hackman and directed by Arthur Penn.<ref name="varietyobit">{{Cite news|url=https://variety.com/2016/film/people-news/howard-berk-dead-mission-impossible-columbo-1201740280/|title=Howard Berk, Writer for TV, Movies, Dies at 91|last=Dagan|first=Carmel|date=2016-03-28|work=Variety|access-date=2018-10-09|language=en-US}}</ref>
==Death== Berk died on March 27, 2016, in Los Angeles, California.<ref name="hollywoodreporterobit"/><ref name="varietyobit"/>
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==External links== *{{IMDb name |1721802}}
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