John Bluthal
Born in Malopolskie, Poland — Aug 12 1929• Died Nov 15 2018
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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 Australi…
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John Bluthal's Credits
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Minder
Solly Salmon
Blue Heelers
The Avengers
Sergei Ivenko
The Saint
Ziggy Zaglan
Bergerac
Edward Emanuelson
BBC Play of the Month
Ernest Friedman
Playhouse
Sam Nicholls
Birds of a Feather
Pedro
Rumpole of the Bailey
Gaston LeBlanc
Taggart
Inspector Morse
Victor Ignotas
BBC2 Play of the Week
Gleyne
Lovejoy
Popov
The Fifth Element
Professor Pacoli
Jonathan Creek
Jack Holiday
Sykes
Henry
Hancock's Half Hour
Festival
Justin Thyme
Reilly: Ace of Spies
Krassin
Super Gran
Inside Legg The Tailor
Man in a Suitcase
One Foot in the Grave
Mr Jellinek
In Sickness and in Health
Ricky
The Vicar of Dibley
Frank Pickle
Dark City
Karl Harris
Labyrinth
Goblin (voice)
Casino Royale
Casino Doorman & MI5. Man
Hail, Caesar!
Prof. Marcuse
The Larkins
Martinez
A Hard Day's Night
Car Thief (uncredited)
Jungle
Uncle Nissim
Bluey
Newsman
Virtual Murder
Superman III
Pisa Vendor
ITV Playhouse
Kondu
Spirited
Rocco
The Return of the Pink Panther
Blind Beggar
The Three Musketeers
Various Roles (voice)
HMS Paradise
Gus
Citizen James
Charlie
Fireball XL5
Q...
The Return of Captain Invincible
Deli Owner
The Four Musketeers
English Officer/Innkeeper and other roles (voice) (uncredited)
Armchair Theatre
Emmanuel 'Manny' Cohen
Help!
Bhuta
Revenge of the Pink Panther
Guard at Cemetery
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
Roman Chief Guard
Presented in Supercolorisation
Commander Wilbur Zero / Kazak (voice)
What's a Carry On?
Corporal Clotski (archive footage) (uncredited)
Carry On Henry
Moshe Montmorency (uncredited)
Never Mind the Quality, Feel the Width
Manny Cohen
The Knack... and How to Get It
Angry Father
Home Sweet Home
Enzo Pacelli
Doctor in Trouble
Taxi Driver
Carry On Spying
Head Waiter / Dr. Crow (voice)
Follow That Camel
Corporal Clotski
The Protectors
Vladimir Kropotny
RPM
Grinkstein
That's Carry On!
Corporal Clotski / Moshe Montmorency (archive footage)
Doctor in Distress
Railway Porter (uncredited)
Fantasm
Notafreud (uncredited)
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy
Frank Pickle (archive footage) (uncredited)
Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River
Dr. Pinto
The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom
Judge
British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves
Frank Pickle (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Life and Loves of a She-Devil
Angus
Renoir, My Father
Gleyne
The Joke
Dr Einstein
Love's Brother
Pepe
There's A Lot Of It About
On Location: The Carry Ons
Corporal Clotski (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Vicar of Dibley: Inside Out
Self (Archive Footage)
Spike
Self
Father Came Too!
Actor Playing Robert the Bruce
A Talent for Loving
The Great McGonagall
various
It's a Square World
The Mouse on the Moon
Von Neidel (as John Bluthall)
Squaring the Circle
Babiuch
This Is My Street
Joe
The Irishman
Dave
Alison's Birthday
Dean Findlay
Nightmare
A Pinch of Snuff
Maurice Arany
The Cafeteria
Lieberman
Spellbreaker: Secret of the Leprechauns
Michael Dennehy
A Ghost of a Chance
Mayor's Assistant
Meriel the Ghost Girl
Sam Nicholls
Design for Living
Ernest Friedman
Spaghetti Two-Step
Sidney
Mrs. Acland's Ghosts
Mr. Mockler
Digby, the Biggest Dog in the World
Jerry
The Visitors
Arrhur Somerset
Leapin' Leprechauns
Michael Dennehy
Never Mind the Quality, Feel the Width
Manny Cohen
Beware of Greeks Bearing Guns
Stephanos
The Flying Sorcerer
Uncle Charlie
Franklin River Journey
Narrator
Stan and George's New Life
Stan Senior
The Over-Amorous Artist
Pakistani Salesman
The Brahmin Widow
Kondu
Touch and Go
Anatole
Escape to Entebbe
Reporter