Irving "Irv" Pearlberg was an American television writer and producer. He worked on series such as Dr. Kildare, The Man from U.N.C.L.E. and Quincy M.E.. In 1973 he collaborated with three other writers, Alvin R. Friedman, Roland Kibbee and Dean Hargrove, to produce the script for the Columbo episode titled Candidate for Crime, adapted from a story by Larry Cohen.
Pearlberg passed away on June 29, 2008 at age 82.