An actor, Pitman was known for his works in "Blue Hawaii" (1961), "Torn Curtain" (1966), "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" (1969), "Goodbye, Columbus" (1969), "Paint Your Wagon" (1969), "M*A*S*H" (1970), "The Omega Man" (1971), "The Parallax View" (1974), "Fast Times at Ridgemont High" (1982), "Dirty Dancing" (1987) and "Goodfellas" (1990).