Oscar Quitak

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Oscar Quitak
Born
Oscar Morris Quitak

(1926-03-10)10 March 1926
London, England
Died31 December 2023
Ibiza
OccupationActor
Years active1946–1993
Spouse
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(m. 1964;died 2020)​
Children2

Oscar Morris Quitak (10 March 1926 - 31 December 2023) was a British stage, film and television actor. [1] [2]

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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

Quitak lived in Ibiza with his wife of 55 years, the actress Andrée Melly, who died on 31 January 2020. [7] The marriage produced two children. Quitak died in Ibiza on 31 December 2023 [8] [9] [10]

Partial filmography

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References

  1. ↑ "Oscar Quitak – Broadway Cast & Staff | IBDB". www.ibdb.com.
  2. 1 2 "Oscar Quitak". BFI. Archived from the original on 25 January 2009. Retrieved 21 May 2015.
  3. ↑ "Oscar Quitak | Theatricalia". theatricalia.com.
  4. ↑ "Pickwick - 1963 Original London Cast" – via castalbums.org.
  5. ↑ "Pickwick – Broadway Musical – Original | IBDB". www.ibdb.com.
  6. ↑ "Oscar Quitak". www.aveleyman.com.
  7. ↑ Cotter, Robert Michael “Bobb” (2014). The Women of Hammer Horror: A Biographical Dictionary and Filmography. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland. p. 133. ISBN   9781476602011.
  8. ↑ "Search results".
  9. ↑ Obituaries, Telegraph (9 March 2020). "Andrée Melly, actress whose many roles included a vampire's victim in a Hammer horror film – obituary". The Telegraph. Telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
  10. ↑ "Oscar Quitak". Les Gens du Cinema. Retrieved 27 February 2024.


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