Roger Daniel Kitter (20 October 1949 – 3 January 2015) was an English actor, comedian and

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, best known for playing Captain Alberto Bertorelli in series 7 of the British sitcom TV series ''

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'' after the actor Gavin Richards left the role. He had previously appeared weekly with

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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". Released on the Hansa

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, 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. A

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, he was a member of the Chelsea Lodge No. 3098, made up of entertainers. On 25 September 2009 he became Chairman of the

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. Kitter died from cancer on 3 January 2015, aged 65.

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