After his death at the age of 26, the Los Angeles Times called him "one of Hollywood's most promising young actors.

[2] Pittman began his career in acting in 1956 with a guest starring role on Science Fiction Theatre.

Pittman went on to roles in numerous television Westerns including Gunsmoke (playing “Jimmy McQueen” a young affable yet smart herder who seeks revenge on a career horse-thief in the 1956 S1E32 entitled “Dutch George” and in 1957 as “Budge Grilk”, a psychotic step-son in S3E5’s “Potato Road”), Cheyenne, Have Gun – Will Travel, The Restless Gun, and Cimarron City.

[1] On October 31, 1958, Pittman was driving home after a Halloween party when he ran his Porsche Spyder off the road at a sharp curve in the Hollywood Hills.

Pittman died after crashing through the guard rail, his car landing at the bottom of the ravine where it remained out of sight.