John Bluthal
Born: 1929-08-12 in Malopolskie, Poland
Died: 2018-11-15
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2022
- Presented in Supercolorisation as Commander Wilbur Zero / Kazak (voice)
2021
- The Vicar of Dibley: Inside Out as Self (Archive Footage)
2017
- Jungle as Uncle Nissim
2016
- Hail, Caesar! as Prof. Marcuse
- British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves as Frank Pickle (archive footage) (uncredited)
2010
- Spirited as Rocco
2004
- Love's Brother as Pepe
2001
- On Location: The Carry Ons as Corporal Clotski (archive footage) (uncredited)
2000
- Beware of Greeks Bearing Guns as Stephanos
1998
- Dark City as Karl Harris
- RPM as Grinkstein
- What's a Carry On? as Corporal Clotski (archive footage) (uncredited)
1997
- The Fifth Element as Professor Pacoli
- Jonathan Creek as Jack Holiday
1996
- Spike as Himself
- Spellbreaker: Secret of the Leprechauns as Michael Dennehy
1995
- Leapin' Leprechauns as Michael Dennehy
1994
- The Vicar of Dibley as Frank Pickle
- A Pinch of Snuff as Maurice Arany
1993
1992
- Virtual Murder
- Stan and George's New Life as Stan Senior
1990
- One Foot in the Grave as Mr Jellinek
1989
- Birds of a Feather as Pedro
1987
- Inspector Morse as Victor Ignotas
1985
- In Sickness and in Health as Ricky
- Super Gran as Inside Legg The Tailor
1984
- Squaring the Circle as Babiuch
1983
- Taggart
- Superman III as Pisa Vendor
- Reilly: Ace of Spies as Krassin
- The Return of Captain Invincible as Deli Owner
1981
- Bergerac as Edward Emanuelson
- Alison's Birthday as Dean Findlay
1980
- Touch and Go as Anatole
- Home Sweet Home as Enzo Pacelli
- Franklin River Journey as Narrator
1979
- Minder as Solly Salmon
- Design for Living as Ernest Friedman
1978
- Revenge of the Pink Panther as Guard at Cemetery
- Renoir, My Father as Gleyne
- The Irishman as Dave
1977
- BBC2 Play of the Week as Gleyne
- That's Carry On! as Corporal Clotski / Moshe Montmorency (archive footage)
- Spaghetti Two-Step as Sidney
1976
- Fantasm as Notafreud (uncredited)
- Bluey as Newsman
- Meriel the Ghost Girl as Sam Nicholls
- The Joke as Dr Einstein
- Escape to Entebbe as Reporter
1975
- Rumpole of the Bailey
- The Return of the Pink Panther as Blind Beggar
- Mrs. Acland's Ghosts as Mr. Mockler
- The Great McGonagall as various
1974
- Playhouse as Sam Nicholls
- The Cafeteria as Lieberman
- The Four Musketeers as English Officer/Innkeeper and other roles (voice) (uncredited)
- The Flying Sorcerer as Uncle Charlie
- The Over-Amorous Artist as Pakistani Salesman
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
1971
- Carry On Henry as Moshe Montmorency (uncredited)
1970
- Doctor in Trouble as Taxi Driver
1969
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
- Casino Royale as Casino Doorman & MI5. Man
- Man in a Suitcase
- A Ghost of a Chance as Mayor's Assistant
- Never Mind the Quality, Feel the Width as Manny Cohen
- Follow That Camel as Corporal Clotski
1966
- A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum as Roman Chief Guard
1965
- BBC Play of the Month as Ernest Friedman
- The Knack... and How to Get It as Angry Father
- Help! as Bhuta
1964
- A Hard Day's Night as Car Thief (uncredited)
- HMS Paradise as Gus
- Carry On Spying as Head Waiter / Dr. Crow (voice)
- Father Came Too! as Robert the Bruce
- This Is My Street as Joe
- The Protectors as Vladimir Kropotny
1963
- Festival as Justin Thyme
- Doctor in Distress as Railway Porter (uncredited)
- The Mouse on the Moon as Von Neidell
1962
- The Saint as Ziggy Zaglan
- Fireball XL5
1961
- The Avengers as Sergei Ivenko
- It's a Square World
1960
- Citizen James as Charlie
1958
- The Larkins as Martinez
1956
- Hancock's Half Hour
- Armchair Theatre as Emmanuel 'Manny' Cohen