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Noam Pitlik Born November 4, 1932
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.Died February 18, 1999 (aged 66)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.Other names Noam Pitlick Occupation Actor, television director, producer Years active 1960–1998 Spouse Jesse Blostein (m. 1967–1970)
Linda Hirsch (m. 1974–1977)
Susan Whittaker (m. 1986–1999)Noam Pitlik (November 4, 1932 – February 18, 1999) was an American television director and actor. In 1979, Pitlik won an Emmy for Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series for his work on the ABC-TV sitcom Barney Miller.
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Early life and career
Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Pitlik directed episodes of 29 different series including situation comedies Barney Miller (102 episodes), Wings (27 episodes), Night Court (1 episode), Mr. Belvedere (44 episodes), Off the Rack (6 episodes), Taxi (4 episodes) and One Day at a Time (18 episodes).
As an actor, he appeared on 82 different TV series (making multiple appearances in several series) including Sanford and Son in 1972 where he played Officer Swanhauser (aka "Swany") a white cop whose partner was Officer Smith (aka "Smitty") played by Hal Williams (who later went on to do 227). In the second season, he was replaced by Officer Hopkins (aka "Hoppy") played by Howard Platt.
Other acting credits include Hogan's Heroes, where he appeared in various roles as American and German characters (including a spy pretending to be a new POW in the seldom-seen series pilot). He appeared in The Bob Newhart Show as Mr. Gianelli, one of Dr. Robert Hartley's patients. That character was taken over by Daniel J. Travanti until Mr. Gianelli was crushed to death by a truckload of zucchini. He also played the role of a milkman named Wilbur in one episode All in the Family,a villain brought around by the title character in the show The Flying Nun, an English teacher on Gidget, and had an uncredited role in the film The Graduate as a gas-station attendant. Noam can also be seen in the movie Fade In and has a good deal of screen time in the Dick Van Dyke movie Fitzwilly.
Personal life and death
Pitlik was married three times; his first marriage was to Jesse Blostein. The couple married on February 11, 1967, and then divorced on September 29, 1970.
Pitlik's next marriage was to Linda Hirsch on June 23, 1974, but they divorced on April 25, 1977. Pitlik then married Susan Whittaker on January 18, 1986. They would remain married until his death from lung cancer on February 18, 1999.
Pop culture references
In an episode of The Smurfs, the eponymous characters meet a gnome named "Mr. Pitlik."
External links
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series (1976–2000) Gene Reynolds / Dave Wilson (1976) · Alan Alda / Dave Powers (1977) · Paul Bogart / Dave Powers (1978) · Noam Pitlik (1979) · James Burrows (1980) · James Burrows (1981) · Alan Rafkin (1982) · James Burrows (1983) · Bill Persky (1984) · Jay Sandrich (1985) · Jay Sandrich (1986) · Terry Hughes (1987) · Gregory Hoblit (1988) · Peter Baldwin (1989) · Michael Dinner (1990) · James Burrows (1991) · Barnet Kellman (1992) · Betty Thomas (1993) · James Burrows (1994) · David Lee (1995) · Michael Lembeck (1996) · David Lee (1997) · Todd Holland (1998) · Thomas Schlamme (1999) · Todd Holland (2000)
Complete List · (1950–1975) · (1976–2000) · (2001–2025) Categories:- Actors from Pennsylvania
- American film actors
- American television actors
- American television directors
- American television producers
- Deaths from lung cancer
- People from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Cancer deaths in California
- 1932 births
- 1999 deaths
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