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Noam Pitlik
Noam Pitlik (November 4, 1932 – February 18, 1999) was a television director and character actor. He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Directing credits include situation comedies Barney Miller and Taxi.
As an actor, he appeared on TV shows like Sanford and Son in 1972 where he played Officer Swanhauser (aka "Swany") a white cop whose partner Officer Smith (aka "Smitty") played by Hal Williams (later went to do 227). In the second season, he was replaced by Officer Hopkins (aka "Hoppy") played by Howard Platt .
Other familiar acting credits include Hogan's Heroes, where he appeared in various roles as German characters. He played a spy pretending to be a new POW in the seldom-seen series pilot.
He died from cancer in 1999 in Los Angeles, CA. He was only 66 years old.
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