John Bluthal

John Bluthal

Deceased · Born: Aug 12, 1929 · Died: Nov 15, 2018

Personal Details

Born Aug 12, 1929 Malopolskie, Poland

Biography

John Bluthal (born Isaac Bluthal; 12 August 1928 – 15 November 2018) was a comic actor best known for the role of Frank Pickle in the BBC sitcom The Vicar of Dibley and for his work with Spike Milligan in the Q series. He also appeared in several films including the Carry On movies, The Pink Panther movies, A Hard Day's Night, Help!, The Fifth Element and Hail, Caesar! He was born in Poland in 1929 and emigrated with his family to Australia when he was a child. In the early 60s, Bluthal moved to the UK to follow his acting career and returned to Australia in later years. He passed away on 15th November, 2018 at the age of 89.

Career

2017
Jungle
Jungle as Uncle Nissim
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2004
Love's Brother
Love's Brother as Pepe
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1998
RPM
RPM as Grinkstein
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Dark City
Dark City as Karl Harris
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1997
Jonathan Creek
Jonathan Creek as Jack Holiday
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1996
Spellbreaker: Secret of the Leprechauns
Spellbreaker: Secret of the Leprechauns as Michael Dennehy
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1995
Leapin' Leprechauns!
Leapin' Leprechauns! as Michael Dennehy
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1994
The Vicar of Dibley
The Vicar of Dibley as Frank Pickle
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1993
Inspector Morse
Inspector Morse as Victor Ignotas
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1992
Stan and George's New Life
Stan and George's New Life as Stan Senior
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1990
One Foot in the Grave
1985
Minder
Minder as Solly Salmon
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1983
The Return of Captain Invincible
The Return of Captain Invincible as Deli Owner
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1982
There's a Lot of It About
1981
Alison's Birthday
Alison's Birthday as Dean Findlay
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1980
Touch and Go
Touch and Go as Anatole
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1977
That's Carry On!
That's Carry On! as Royal Taylor
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1976
BBC2 Playhouse
BBC2 Playhouse as Sam Nicholls
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1975
The Great McGonagall
The Great McGonagall as various
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BBC2 Playhouse
BBC2 Playhouse as Mr. Mockler
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The Goodies
The Goodies
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1974
The Over-Amorous Artist
The Over-Amorous Artist as Pakistani Salesman
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1973
Digby: The Biggest Dog in the World
Never Mind the Quality: Feel the Width
Never Mind the Quality: Feel the Width as Manny Cohen
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1972
Nightmare
Nightmare
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1969
A Talent for Loving
Q5
Q5
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1968
Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River
The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom
The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom as Judge
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1967
A Ghost of a Chance
A Ghost of a Chance as Mayor's Assistant
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Carry on Follow That Camel
Carry on Follow That Camel as Corporal Clotski
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1965
Help!
Help! as Bhuta
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The Knack... and How to Get It
The Knack... and How to Get It as Angry Father
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1964
The Saint
The Saint as Ziggy Zaglan
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1960
Citizen James
Citizen James as Charlie
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1996
Spike
Spike
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