Noam Pitlik

Noam Pitlik (November 4, 1932Template:Spaced ndashFebruary 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 sitcom Barney Miller.<ref name=LAT>Template:Cite news</ref>

Early life

The son of Dr. and Mrs. Samuel Pitlik,<ref name="et">Template:Cite news</ref> he was born in Philadelphia.Template:Citation needed He was a graduate of Central High School, Gratz College, and Temple University.<ref name=et/>

Career

Pitlik began his acting career in a Western series on WCAUTemplate:Citation needed in Philadelphia.<ref name="opa">Template:Cite book</ref> In 1951, he was part of the set design and construction crew for the Philadelphia Experimental Theater.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> In 1952, he was a member of the cast for the Summer Theater Guild's production of Philadelphia Story in Indiana, Pennsylvania.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

In 1957, he starred in an Off-Broadway production of Kurt Weill's The Threepenny Opera. During the 1960s and 1970s, Pitlik became a familiar character actor on television, making guest appearances in around 80 different TV series (making multiple appearances in several) including The Untouchables; The Rifleman; The Patty Duke Show; Gunsmoke; My Favorite Martian; Combat!; The Virginian; The Munsters, Gidget; The Andy Griffith Show; Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.; Get Smart; The Invaders; The Fugitive; The F.B.I.; I Dream of Jeannie; Hogan's Heroes (in seven different roles, including in the pilot episode); The Monkees; Bewitched; The Flying Nun; That Girl; Run for Your Life; The Mod Squad; The Doris Day Show; The Odd Couple; Nanny and the Professor; The Partridge Family; Room 222; Night Gallery; Love, American Style; All in the Family; Mannix; Ironside; Cannon; Barnaby Jones; Hawkins; and The Six Million Dollar Man. He had recurring roles on Ben Casey; I'm Dickens, He's Fenster; The Bob Newhart Show and Sanford and Son. He also appeared in TV movies, commercials and some theatrical films such as The Fortune Cookie, The Graduate, Fitzwilly and The Front Page. Though he largely retired from acting in the mid-1970s to concentrate on directing, Pitlik still made a handful of widely spaced acting appearances over the next two decades. His final appearance as an actor was in an episode of Becker in 1998.<ref name=LAT/>

Pitlik directed episodes of 29 different TV series including Barney Miller (102 episodes, more than anyone else), Wings (27 episodes), Night Court (1 episode), Mr. Belvedere (44 episodes), Off the Rack (6 episodes), Taxi (11 episodes) and One Day at a Time (18 episodes). In addition to the Emmy, he also received the Peabody Award and Directors Guild of America Award for his work on Barney Miller.<ref name=variety>Template:Cite news</ref>

Personal life and death

Pitlik was married three times; his first marriage was to Jessie Lou Blostein on February 11, 1967. They divorced on September 29, 1970. Pitlik next married Linda Hirsch on June 23, 1974; they divorced on April 25, 1977. Pitlik's last marriage was to Susan Whittaker on January 18, 1986. They remained married until his death at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center from lung cancer on February 18, 1999, at age 66.<ref name=variety/>

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1963	A Child Is Waiting	Concerned Father	Uncredited
1963	My Favorite Martian	Officer Thorp
1965	The Satan Bug	Motel Clerk	Uncredited
1965	The Hallelujah Trail	Interpreter
1965	Hogan's Heroes	Wagner	The Informer, series pilot
1965	Gunsmoke (TV series)	Dobbs	S10:E29, “20 Miles From Dodge”
1966	The Fortune Cookie	Max
1966	Penelope	Bank Security Guard	Uncredited
1966	Texas Across the River	Indian	Uncredited
1966	The Young Warriors
1967	Fitzwilly	Charles
1967	The Graduate	Gas Station Attendant	Uncredited
1967	The Monkees (TV series)	Shazar	S2:E3, “Everywhere a Sheik, Sheik”
1967	The Monkees (TV series)	Harry	S2:E12, “Hitting the High Seas”
1968	Fade In	George
1968	The Virginian (TV series)	Walt Hardesty	S6:E24, “The Handy Man”
1968	Get Smart	Bodecker	S3:E26, “The Reluctant Redhead”
1969	The Thousand Plane Raid	Lt. Jacoby
1969	The Big Bounce	Sam Turner
1969	I Dream of Jeannie (TV series)	Major Gregorian	S5:E14, “Never Put a Genie on a Budget”
1969	Downhill Racer	T.V. Announcer	Uncredited
1970	Bewitched (TV series)	Newton	S7:E4, “Samantha's Hot Bedwarmer”
1970	Bewitched (TV series)	Ashley Flynn	S7:E9, “Samantha's Pet Warlock”
1974	The Front Page	Wilson

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