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Oscar Quitak(1926-2023)

  • Actor
  • Producer
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Oscar Quitak was born on 10 March 1926 in Kensington, London, England, UK. He was an actor and producer, known for Brazil (1985), The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes (1971) and A Very British Coup (1988). He was married to Andree Melly. He died on 31 December 2023 in Ibiza, Balearic Islands, Spain.
BornMarch 10, 1926
DiedDecember 31, 2023(97)
BornMarch 10, 1926
DiedDecember 31, 2023(97)
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Known for

Brazil (1985)
Brazil
7.8
  • Interview Official
  • 1985
Derek Jacobi, Ronald Fraser, Charles Gray, Bernard Hepton, John Thaw, and Douglas Wilmer in The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes (1971)
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
7.2
TV Series
  • Leon Bouvier
Ray McAnally in A Very British Coup (1988)
A Very British Coup
8.2
TV Mini Series
  • The Public Servants - Kowalsky
David Copperfield (1974)
David Copperfield
7.4
TV Mini Series
  • Quinion

Credits

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Actor

  • Every Silver Lining (1993)
    Every Silver Lining
    4.3
    TV Series
    • Willie
    • 1993
  • Bernard Hill, Robert Pugh, and Nigel Harrison in Telltale (1993)
    Telltale
    TV Series
    • Adelman
    • 1993
  • Outside Time (1991)
    Outside Time
    TV Series
    • Amarius
    • 1991
  • 10x10 (1989)
    10x10
    3.9
    TV Series
    • Dealer
    • 1990
  • Saracen (1989)
    Saracen
    6.0
    TV Series
    • Warren Carlisle
    • 1989
  • Screen One (1985)
    Screen One
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Professor
    • 1989
  • Murderers Among Us: The Simon Wiesenthal Story (1989)
    Murderers Among Us: The Simon Wiesenthal Story
    7.6
    TV Movie
    • Sebulski
    • 1989
  • Screenplay (1986)
    Screenplay
    6.5
    TV Series
    • Mr. Leith
    • 1988
  • Ray McAnally in A Very British Coup (1988)
    A Very British Coup
    8.2
    TV Mini Series
    • The Public Servants - Kowalsky
    • 1988
  • Theatre Night (1985)
    Theatre Night
    6.7
    TV Series
    • Henry Tench
    • 1988
  • Ten Great Writers of the Modern World (1988)
    Ten Great Writers of the Modern World
    8.5
    TV Mini Series
    • Judge
    • 1988
  • Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders in French and Saunders (1987)
    French and Saunders
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Dr. Fennell
    • 1987
  • Terence Stamp in Cold War Killers (1986)
    Cold War Killers
    5.2
    TV Movie
    • Aaron Freisler
    • 1986
  • Terence Stamp in The Alamut Ambush (1986)
    The Alamut Ambush
    5.9
    TV Movie
    • Theo freisler
    • 1986
  • Maurice Colbourne, Jan Harvey, and Stephen Yardley in Howards' Way (1985)
    Howards' Way
    6.7
    TV Series
    • Richard Shellet
    • 1985–1986

Producer

  • BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950)
    BBC Sunday-Night Theatre
    7.0
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1952

Personal details

  • Height
    • 5′ 7″ (1.70 m)
  • Born
    • March 10, 1926
    • Kensington, London, England, UK
  • Died
    • December 31, 2023
    • Ibiza, Balearic Islands, Spain
  • Spouse
    • Andree Melly1964 - January 31, 2020 (her death, 2 children)
  • Other works
    He acted in Luigi Pirandello's play, "Six Characters in Search of An Author", at the Embassy Theatre in London, England with Yvonne Mitchell, Karel Štěpánek, Charles Lloyd Pack and Jean Anderson in the cast. Ngaio Marsh was the director.

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    Founder Director of the Under Thirty Group, a group of theatre companies

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