Arthur Weingarten, a writer or producer on various U.S. television series in the 1960s into the 1990s, has died at 86.
His death was noted on the In Memoriam page of the Writers Guild of America West website.
Weingarten wrote for both The Man and The Girl From U.N.C.L.E., The Wild Wild West, The Green Hornet, Honey West and The Name of the Game.
He also worked on different Quinn Martin shows, including Dan August (writer), The FBI (executive story consultant in the final season) and The Manhunter (producer).
On The Girl From U.N.C.L.E., Weingarten penned The Carpathian Caper Affair. That episode was typical of the show’s campy style. Carpathian Caper included a giant toaster death trap.
Yet, on The Man From U.N.C.L.E., Weingarten wrote The Thrush Roulette Affair which was in line with the darker tone of that series’ final season. The episode included a brainwashed Illya Kuryakin (David McCallum) trying to kill fellow agent Napoleon Solo (Robert Vaughn).
The producer of Man’s final season was Anthony Spinner. He’d hire Weingarten to work on QM’s Dan August and The FBI.
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I enjoyed his writing for all the shows mentioned. A good one sure makes a difference. And it wasn’t my reason for not especially liking the 4th season (which I thought lacked chemistry) although many thought it was the best, going in the right direction. Don’t remember the Roulette Affair episode, but I will watch it tonight with a fresh eye!
Condolences on losing get another great talent.