Who is John Kitzmiller?

John Kitzmiller was an actor, known for Dr. No (1962), Senza pietà (1948) and Dolina miru (1956).

Overview

Nicknames
John Kitzimiller, Jonny Kitzmiller, John Kitzmuller

Trivia

  • This first black person to win a best acting award at the Cannes Film Festival.
  • An American soldier, he took part in the liberation of Italy during World War II. He rose to the rank of Captain in the U.S. Army's Corps of Engineers. He fell in love with the country, stayed there, and made much of his acting career there, playing Italian cinema's stock colored man.
  • Earned a bachelor's degree in chemical engineering from the University of Michigan in 1937.
  • Awarded the Victory Medal World War II.
  • A U.S. Army veteran of World War II, having served with the U.S. Army's 92nd Infantry Division.