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Oscar Quitak

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Oscar Quitak
Born
Oscar Morris Quitak

(1926-03-10)10 March 1926
London, England
Died31 December 2023(2023-12-31) (aged 97)
Ibiza, Spain
OccupationActor
Years active1946–1993
Spouse
(m. 1964; died 2020)
Children2

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

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Quitak lived in Ibiza with his wife of 62 years, the actress Andrée Melly, who died on 31 January 2020.[7] The marriage produced two children.[8][9] He died there on 31 December 2023, at the age of 97.[10][11]

Partial filmography

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References

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  1. ^ "Oscar Quitak – Broadway Cast & Staff | IBDB". www.ibdb.com.
  2. ^ a b "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.
  11. ^ "Equity magazine Summer 2024". issuu. p. 43. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
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