Oscar Quitak
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Oscar Morris Quitak (10 March 1926 – 31 December 2023) was a British television actor.[1][2]
Quitak's stage work includes roles at the Old Vic and the National Theatre;[3] as well as the original West End and Broadway productions of the musical Pickwick, in 1963 and 1965.[4][5] His television credits include: Z-Cars, Man in a Suitcase, Doomwatch, Ace of Wands, Colditz, The Changes, The New Avengers, Open All Hours, Kessler as Josef Mengele, Chessgame, Howards' Way, A Very British Coup, Yes, Prime Minister, Saracen, Lovejoy and Telltale.[2][6]
Personal life and death
Quitak lived in Ibiza with his wife of 62 years, the actress Andrée Melly, who died on 31 January 2020.[7] The marriage produced two children.[8][9] He died there on 31 December 2023, at the age of 97.[10][11]
Partial filmography
- The Guinea Pig (1948) – David Tracey
- It's Hard to Be Good (1948) – Man in Town Hall (uncredited)
- Cairo Road (1950) – Bedouin Boy
- The Dark Man (1951) – 2nd Reporter
- Hell Is Sold Out (1951) – Jacques, waiter
- So Little Time (1952) – Gerard
- Something Money Can't Buy (1952) – 2nd Assistant director
- Top of the Form (1953) – Septimus
- The Crowded Day (1954) – Youth
- The Colditz Story (1955) – Prisoner of War (uncredited)
- The Prisoner (1955) – Cafe Waiter (uncredited)
- Zarak (1956) – Youssuff
- Town on Trial (1957) – David
- The Traitor (1957) – Thomas Rilke
- The Revenge of Frankenstein (1958) – Dwarf
- Operation Amsterdam (1959) – Diamond Merchant
- Red Monarch (1983) – Mekhlis
- Bloodbath at the House of Death (1984) – Doctor
- Brazil (1985) – Interview Official
- Tangiers (1985) – Velatti
- Code Name: Emerald (1985) – Army Doctor
- Howards' Way (1985) – Richard Shellet
- Yes, Prime Minister (1986) – Chief Scientific Advisor
- A Very British Coup (1988) – Government Chief Scientific Adviser
References
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External links
- Oscar Quitak at IMDbTemplate:EditAtWikidataScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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