Oscar Morris Quitak (10 March 1926 – 31 December 2023) was a British television actor.[1][2]
Oscar Quitak | |
|---|---|
| Born | Oscar Morris Quitak 10 March 1926 London, England |
| Died | 31 December 2023 (aged 97) Ibiza, Spain |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1946–1993 |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 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
editPartial filmography
edit- 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
- The Clifton House Mystery (1978) – John G. Spangler
- 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
edit- ↑ "Oscar Quitak – Broadway Cast & Staff | IBDB". www.ibdb.com.
- 1 2 "Oscar Quitak". BFI. Archived from the original on 25 January 2009. Retrieved 21 May 2015.
- ↑ "Oscar Quitak | Theatricalia". theatricalia.com. Archived from the original on 2 September 2019. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
- ↑ "Pickwick - 1963 Original London Cast" – via castalbums.org.
- ↑ "Pickwick – Broadway Musical – Original | IBDB". www.ibdb.com. Archived from the original on 10 December 2021. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
- ↑ "Oscar Quitak". www.aveleyman.com. Archived from the original on 5 November 2018. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
- ↑ Cotter, Robert Michael “Bobb” (2014). The Women of Hammer Horror: A Biographical Dictionary and Filmography. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland. p. 133. ISBN 9781476602011.
- ↑ "Search results".
- ↑ "Andrée Melly, actress whose many roles included a vampire's victim in a Hammer horror film – obituary". The Telegraph. Telegraph.co.uk. 9 March 2020. Archived from the original on 18 March 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
- ↑ "Oscar Quitak". Les Gens du Cinema. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
- ↑ "Equity magazine Summer 2024". issuu. p. 43. Retrieved 23 July 2025.
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