Noam Pitlik Biography

Fast Facts

• Died as a result of getting lung cancer
• Early in his career, he was credited as a stock performer for the Dick Van Dyke-led comedy-game show, "Laugh Line," in the late 1950s
• Was known for both his acting and directing, having won an Emmy for directing the major of episodes for TV series "Barney Miller․"
• Was a director for more than 29 different TV series, the majority of which were sitcoms
• His final on-screen role was in an episode of "Becker" in November of 1998, less than three months prior to his death