Noam Pitlik

Noam Pitlik
Born	November 4, 1932(1932-11-04) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died	February 18, 1999(1999-02-18) (aged 66) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Other names	Noam Pitlick
Occupation	Actor, television director, producer
Years active	1960–1998
Spouse	Jesse Blostein (m. 1967–1970) «start: (1967)–end+1: (1971)»"Marriage: Jesse Blostein to Noam Pitlik" Location: (linkback://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noam_Pitlik) Linda Hirsch (m. 1974–1977) «start: (1974)–end+1: (1978)»"Marriage: Linda Hirsch to Noam Pitlik" Location: (linkback://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noam_Pitlik) Susan Whittaker (m. 1986–1999) «start: (1986)–end+1: (2000)»"Marriage: Susan Whittaker to Noam Pitlik" Location: (linkback://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noam_Pitlik)

Noam Pitlik (November 4, 1932 – February 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-TV sitcom Barney Miller.

Early life and career

Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Pitlik directed episodes of 29 different series including situation comedies Barney Miller (102 episodes), Wings (27 episodes), Night Court (1 episode), Mr. Belvedere (44 episodes), Off the Rack (6 episodes), Taxi (4 episodes) and One Day at a Time (18 episodes).

As an actor, he appeared on 82 different TV series (making multiple appearances in several series) including Sanford and Son in 1972 where he played Officer Swanhauser (aka "Swany") a white cop whose partner was Officer Smith (aka "Smitty") played by Hal Williams (who later went on to do 227). In the second season, he was replaced by Officer Hopkins (aka "Hoppy") played by Howard Platt.

Other acting credits include Hogan's Heroes, where he appeared in various roles as American and German characters (including a spy pretending to be a new POW in the seldom-seen series pilot). He appeared in The Bob Newhart Show as Mr. Gianelli, one of Dr. Robert Hartley's patients. That character was taken over by Daniel J. Travanti until Mr. Gianelli was crushed to death by a truckload of zucchini. He also played the role of a milkman named Wilbur in one episode All in the Family,a villain brought around by the title character in the show The Flying Nun, an English teacher on Gidget, and had an uncredited role in the film The Graduate as a gas-station attendant. Noam can also be seen in the movie Fade In and has a good deal of screen time in the Dick Van Dyke movie Fitzwilly.

Personal life and death

Pitlik was married three times; his first marriage was to Jesse Blostein. The couple married on February 11, 1967, and then divorced on September 29, 1970.

Pitlik's next marriage was to Linda Hirsch on June 23, 1974, but they divorced on April 25, 1977. Pitlik then married Susan Whittaker on January 18, 1986. They would remain married until his death from lung cancer on February 18, 1999.

Pop culture references

In an episode of The Smurfs, the eponymous characters meet a gnome named "Mr. Pitlik."

External links

Biography portal

• Noam Pitlik at the Internet Movie Database
• Noam Pitlik at Find a Grave

Persondata
Name	Pitlik, Noam
Alternative names
Short description	Actor, director, screenwriter
Date of birth	November 4, 1932
Place of birth	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Date of death	February 18, 1999
Place of death	Los Angeles, California, U.S.