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John Kitzmiller

Acting · Born December 4, 1913 · Battle Creek, Michigan, U.S.

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.

Movies with John Kitzmiller

• Dr. No (1962) — Quarrel
• The Son of Captain Blood (1962) — Moses
• Aphrodite, Goddess of Love (1958) — Tomore
• Pirates of the Coast (1960) — Rock
• The Incredible World of James Bond (1965) — Self (archive footage)
• Variety Lights (1950) — Trumpet Player Johnny
• Uncle Tom's Cabin (1976) — Uncle Tom (archive)
• Lost Souls (1959) — Luca
• Without Pity (1948) — Jerry
• Uncle Tom's Cabin (1965) — Uncle Tom
• Wolves Hunt at Night (1952) — Le domestique noir de Miguel
• Totòtruffa '62 (1961) — L'ambasciatore del Katonga