In 1979, Pitlik won an Emmy for Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series for his work on the ABC sitcom Barney Miller.

; I Dream of Jeannie; Hogan's Heroes (in seven different roles, including in the pilot episode); The Monkees; Bewitched; The Flying Nun; That Girl; Run for Your Life; The Mod Squad; The Doris Day Show; The Odd Couple; Nanny and the Professor; The Partridge Family; Room 222; Night Gallery; Love, American Style; All in the Family; Mannix; Ironside; Cannon; Barnaby Jones; Hawkins; and The Six Million Dollar Man.

He had recurring roles on Ben Casey; I'm Dickens, He's Fenster; The Bob Newhart Show and Sanford and Son.

He also appeared in TV movies, commercials and some theatrical films such as The Fortune Cookie, The Graduate, Fitzwilly and The Front Page.

They remained married until his death at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center from lung cancer on February 18, 1999, at age 66.