John Kitzmiller was an African American actor who worked in his native land, as well as Italy and the United Kingdom.
Background
John Kitzmiller was born in Battle Creek, Michigan, and was commissioned in the United States Army reaching the rank of Captain in the Corps of Engineers serving with the 92nd Infantry Division during it"s liberation of Italy in World World War World War II
Education
At the end of the war he chose to remain in Italy where he was discovered in 1946 by Luigi Zampa playing poker in an officer"s club
Career
This began his acting career in Italian neorealist films. He made Italy his permanent residence and ultimately starred in more than fifty European films, often portraying an angry black man fighting racism. He played the leading role of "Jerry" in the film Senza pietà ("Without Pity"), from a screenplay by Federico Fellini, Alberto Lattuada and Tullio Pinelli.
Kitzmiller is most famous for his role as Quarrel in the 1962 James Bond film Doctor Number.
He died of a liver ailment at the age of 51.