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Ray Vitte

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Ray Vitte
Born(1949-11-20)November 20, 1949
DiedFebruary 20, 1983(1983-02-20) (aged 33)
OccupationActor
Years active1973-1983

Raymond "Ray" Vitte (1949-1983) was an American actor who starred mostly in comedy and drama films in the 1970s and early 1980s. He made numerous guest appearances on television shows, and was a cast member of the show Doc in 1976.[1]

Vitte, who had been fevered for days and acting strangely for hours in his Los Angeles home, died in 1983 following a scuffle with two LAPD officers, who were then transporting Vitte to a mental health evaluation at a nearby hospital.[2]

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1974 Airport 1975 Bit Role Uncredited
1976 Car Wash Geronimo
1978 Thank God It's Friday Bobby Speed
1978-1979 David Cassidy: Man Undercover Officer T.J. Epps
1978 Mother, Jugs & Speed Mother TV Short
1978 Up in Smoke The Band: Bass - James
1979 A Force of One Newton
1979 The Man in the Santa Claus Suit Eddie
1980 Cruising
1980 Heart Beat Undercover Agent
1980 9 to 5 Eddie
1981 Grambling's White Tiger Rags

References

  1. ^ Fearn-Banks, Kathleen. “Ray Vitte.” The A to Z of African-American Television, Scarecrow Press, 2009, pp. 464–464.
  2. ^ Barabak, Mark (1983-02-22). "Actor Raymond Vitte dies in police scuffle". United Press International. Retrieved 2020-01-17.