John Kitzmiller

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1913-12-04 (52 years old)

Deathday

1965-02-23

Place of Birth

Battle Creek, Michigan, USA

John Kitzmiller

Biography

John Kitzmiller (December 4, 1913 – February 23, 1965) was an American actor who worked in his native land, as well as Italy and the United Kingdom. Kitzmiller achieved his greatest fame as a popular and versatile actor in Europe, making an estimated 40 European films. He was the first Black actor to win the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor in 1957 for his role in the Yugoslav (Slovenia) film Valley of Peace. He is best-known for his role as Quarrel in the first EON-produced James Bond movie, Dr. No. From Wikipedia.

Acting

1962

Dr. No

as Quarrel

1950

Variety Lights

as Trumpet Player Johnny

1961

Totòtruffa '62

as L'ambasciatore del Katonga

1959

1956

Valley of Peace

as Sgt. Jim

1954

Bitter Waters

as Mezzanotte

1965

Uncle Tom's Cabin

as Uncle Tom

1948

Without Pity

as Jerry

1954

Desiderio 'e sole

as Domestico di Sirovich

1959

Lost Souls

as Luca

1965

The Incredible World of James Bond

as Self (archive footage)

1952

Massacre in Lace

as Rocky Saddler

1960

Seven in the Sun

as Salvador

1962

1958

1952

Wolves Hunt at Night

as Le domestique noir de Miguel

1949

Ti ritroverò

as The MP

1976

Uncle Tom's Cabin

as Uncle Tom (archive)

1957

The Mysteries of Paris

as Lo Squartatore

1954

1950

La forza del destino

as Lo scudiero moro

1952

La peccatrice dell'isola

as Abul - il pescatore negro

1954

Non vogliamo morire

as John - il timoniere

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