John Bluthal

Personal Info

Birthday

August 12, 1929

Day of Death

2018-11-15

(89 years old)

Place of Birth

Malopolskie, Poland

Also Known As

Τζον Μπλουθάλ

John Bluthal

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.

Known For

One Foot in the Grave

The Avengers

Minder

The Saint

Bergerac

BBC Play of the Month

Inspector Morse

Jonathan Creek

Filmography

2021
The Vicar of Dibley: Inside Out
as Self (Archive Footage)
2017
Jungle
as Uncle Nissim
2016
British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves
as Frank Pickle (archive footage) (uncredited)
Hail, Caesar!
as Prof. Marcuse
2004
Love's Brother
as Pepe
2000
Beware of Greeks Bearing Guns
as Stephanos
1998
RPM
as Grinkstein
Dark City
as Karl Harris
1997
The Fifth Element
as Professor Pacoli
1996
Spellbreaker: Secret of the Leprechauns
as Michael Dennehy
Spike
as Himself
1995
Leapin' Leprechauns
as Michael Dennehy
1994
A Pinch of Snuff
as Maurice Arany
1992
Stan and George's New Life
as Stan Senior
1986
Labyrinth
as Goblin (voice)
1984
Squaring the Circle
as Babiuch
1983
Superman III
as Pisa Vendor
The Return of Captain Invincible
as Deli Owner
1981
Alison's Birthday
as Dean Findlay
1980
Touch and Go
as Anatole
Franklin River Journey
as Narrator
1979
Design for Living
as Ernest Friedman
1978
Renoir, My Father
as Gleyne
The Irishman
as Dave
Revenge of the Pink Panther
as Guard at Cemetery
1977
That's Carry On!
as Royal Taylor
Spaghetti Two-Step
as Sidney
1976
Escape to Entebbe
as Reporter
Meriel the Ghost Girl
as Sam Nicholls
Fantasm
as Notafreud (uncredited)
The Joke
as Dr Einstein
1975
The Return of the Pink Panther
as Blind Beggar
The Great McGonagall
as various
Mrs. Acland's Ghosts
as Mr. Mockler
1974
The Four Musketeers
as English Officer/Innkeeper and other roles (voice) (uncredited)
The Cafeteria
as Lieberman
The Over-Amorous Artist
as Pakistani Salesman
The Flying Sorcerer
as Uncle Charlie
1973
The Three Musketeers
as Various Roles (voice)
Digby, the Biggest Dog in the World
as Jerry
Never Mind the Quality, Feel the Width
as Manny Cohen
1970
Doctor in Trouble
as Cabbie
1968
The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom
as Judge
Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River
as Dr. Pinto
The Brahmin Widow
as Kondu
The Visitors
as Arrhur Somerset
1967
Carry On Follow That Camel
as Corporal Clotski
Casino Royale
as Casino Doorman & MI5. Man
A Ghost of a Chance
as Mayor's Assistant
1966
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
as Roman Chief Guard
1965
Help!
as Bhuta
The Knack... and How to Get It
as Angry Father
1964
A Hard Day's Night
as Car Thief (uncredited)
Carry On Spying
as Head Waiter/Voice of Dr Crow
Father Came Too!
as Robert the Bruce
This Is My Street
as Joe
1963
Doctor in Distress
as Railway Porter (uncredited)
The Mouse on the Moon
as Von Neidell