his work on Barney Miller. Personal life and death Pitlik was married three times; his first marriage was to Jesse Blostein on February 11, 1967. They divorced on September 29, 1970. Pitlik next married Linda Hirsch on June 23, 1974; they divorced on April 25, 1977. Pitlik's last marriage was to Susan Whittaker on January 18, 1986. They remained married until his death at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center from lung cancer on February 18, 1999, at age 66. Filmography References External links 1932 births 1999 deaths American male film actors American male television actors American television directors Television producers from Pennsylvania Deaths from lung cancer in California Jewish American male actors Male actors from Philadelphia 20th-century American male actors Directors Guild of America Award winners Primetime Emmy Award winners 20th-century American businesspeople 20th-century American Jews