Oscar Quitak is a British

United Kingdom

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 film and television actor.

His television

Television

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 credits include: Z-Cars

Z-Cars

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, Man in a Suitcase

Man in a Suitcase

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, Doomwatch

Doomwatch

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, Ace of Wands

Ace of Wands

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, Colditz

Colditz (TV series)

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, The Changes

The Changes (TV series)

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, The New Avengers, Open All Hours

Open All Hours

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, Kessler as Josef Mengele

Josef Mengele

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, Chessgame

Chessgame

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, Howards' Way

Howards' Way

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, A Very British Coup

A Very British Coup

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, Yes, Prime Minister and Lovejoy

Lovejoy

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Selected filmography

• The Guinea Pig (1948)
• So Little Time
  So Little Time (film)
  So Little Time is a 1952 British World War II romance drama, directed by Compton Bennett and starring Marius Goring and Maria Schell. The film is based on the novel Je ne suis pas une héroïne by French author Noelle Henry...
  
  (1952)
• Town on Trial
  Town on Trial
  Town on Trial is a 1957 British mystery film directed by John Guillermin and starring John Mills, Charles Coburn, Barbara Bates and Derek Farr. A whole town comes under suspicion when a series of grisly murders are carried out - particularly members of the local tennis club.-Cast:* Charles Coburn...
  
  (1957)
• The Traitor
  The Traitor (1957 film)
  The Traitor is a 1957 British drama film directed by Michael McCarthy and starring Donald Wolfit, Robert Bray, Christopher Lee and Karel Stepanek. A former resistance fighters tries to discover the traitor who has betrayed his colleagues in the German reistance during the Second World War.-Cast:*...
  
  (1957)
• The Revenge of Frankenstein
  The Revenge of Frankenstein
  The Revenge of Frankenstein is a 1958 British horror film made by Hammer Film Productions. Directed by Terence Fisher, the film stars Peter Cushing, Francis Matthews, Michael Gwynn and Eunice Gayson....
  
  (1958)
• Operation Amsterdam
  Operation Amsterdam
  Operation Amsterdam is a 1959 British action film, directed by Michael McCarthy, and featuring Peter Finch, Eva Bartok and Tony Britton. It is based on a true story as described in the book Adventure in Diamonds, by David E Walker. The action of the story covers a few days in May 1940 when the...
  
  (1959)
• Tangiers
  Tangiers (1982 film)
  Tangiers is a 1982 American-Morrocan thriller film directed by Michael E. Briant and starring Ronny Cox, Billie Whitelaw and Glynis Barber.-Cast:* Ronny Cox ... Bob Steele* Billie Whitelaw ... Louise* Glynis Barber ... Beth...
  
  (1982)
• Red Monarch
  Red Monarch
  Red Monarch is a 1983 British TV film starring Colin Blakely as Joseph Stalin. It is directed by Jack Gold and features David Suchet as Lavrentiy Beria and David Threlfall as Stalin's son Vasily....
  
  (1983)
• Bloodbath at the House of Death
  Bloodbath at the House of Death
  Bloodbath at the House of Death is a 1983 comedy horror film starring the British comedian Kenny Everett and featuring Vincent Price. It is an over-the-top spoof loosely inspired by The Amityville Horror and other horror films from the same period....
  
  (1984)

Trivia

Oscar Quitak played a foreign born, heavily accented Chief Scientific Advisor on military affairs to the Prime Minister in both A Very British Coup and Yes, Prime Minister. In both TV-series he advocated also the same position on nuclear armament.

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