British actor
Roger Kitter |
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| Born | Roger Daniel Kitter
(1949-10-20)20 October 1949
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| Died | 3 January 2015(2015-01-03) (aged 65)
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| Other names | "The Brat" (recorded as)[1] |
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| Occupation(s) | Actor, comedian, impressionist |
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| Years active | 1972–2015 |
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| Children | 1 |
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Roger Daniel Kitter (20 October 1949 – 3 January 2015) was an English actor, comedian and impressionist, best known for playing Captain Alberto Bertorelli in series 7 of the British sitcom TV series 'Allo 'Allo! after the actor Gavin Richards left the role.[2]
He had previously appeared weekly with Lulu throughout the 10-week run of her 1973 BBC1 series It's Lulu and was a regular on the ITV show Who Do You Do?. With Kaplan Kaye he also recorded a song "Chalk Dust - The Umpire Strikes Back" using the monicker "The Brat".[1] Released on the Hansa label, it entered the UK Singles Chart on 10 July 1982; it reached a peak of number 19, and remained in the chart for 8 weeks.[1] The song was a Top 10 hit in the Netherlands, Belgium and South Africa, and lampooned John McEnroe complaining about line calls in tennis ("The ball's in, everyone can see that the ball's in!").[citation needed] He also provided the voice of Tommy Cooper in the Lego "Kipper" advertisement.
A Freemason, he was a member of the Chelsea Lodge No. 3098, made up of entertainers.[3] On 25 September 2009 he became Chairman of the Entertainment Artistes' Benevolent Fund.
Kitter died from cancer on 3 January 2015, aged 65.[4][5]
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