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).