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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]

Roger Kitter
Born	Roger Daniel Kitter (1949-10-20)20 October 1949 Southsea, Hampshire, England, UK
Died	3 January 2015(2015-01-03) (aged 65) London, England, UK
Other names	"The Brat" (recorded as)[1]
Occupation	Actor, comedian, impressionist
Years active	1972–2015
Spouse(s)	Karan David (1975–2015, his death)
Children	1

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]

References

External links

• Roger Kitter at IMDb

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