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
2005
- The Funny Blokes of British Comedy as Frank Pickle (archive footage) (uncredited)
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 Self
- 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
1986
- Lovejoy as Popov
- Labyrinth as Goblin (voice)
- The Life and Loves of a She-Devil as Angus
1985
- Super Gran as Inside Legg The Tailor
- In Sickness and in Health as Ricky
1984
- Squaring the Circle as Babiuch
1983
- Taggart
- Reilly: Ace of Spies as Krassin
- Superman III as Pisa Vendor
- The Return of Captain Invincible as Deli Owner
1981
- Bergerac as Edward Emanuelson
- Alison's Birthday as Dean Findlay
1980
- Home Sweet Home as Enzo Pacelli
- Franklin River Journey as Narrator
- Touch and Go as Anatole
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
- Bluey as Newsman
- Fantasm as Notafreud (uncredited)
- Meriel the Ghost Girl as Sam Nicholls
- The Joke as Dr Einstein
- Escape to Entebbe as Reporter
1975
- Rumpole of the Bailey as Gaston LeBlanc
- The Return of the Pink Panther as Blind Beggar
- The Great McGonagall as various
- Mrs. Acland's Ghosts as Mr. Mockler
1974
- Playhouse as Sam Nicholls
- The Four Musketeers as English Officer/Innkeeper and other roles (voice) (uncredited)
- The Over-Amorous Artist as Pakistani Salesman
- The Flying Sorcerer as Uncle Charlie
- The Cafeteria as Lieberman
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
- The Visitors as Arrhur Somerset
- Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River as Dr. Pinto
- The Brahmin Widow as Kondu
1967
- ITV Playhouse as Kondu
- Man in a Suitcase
- Casino Royale as Casino Doorman & MI5. Man
- Never Mind the Quality, Feel the Width as Manny Cohen
- Follow That Camel as Corporal Clotski
- 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
- BBC Play of the Month as Ernest Friedman
- Help! as Bhuta
- The Knack... and How to Get It as Angry Father
1964
- A Hard Day's Night as Car Thief (uncredited)
- HMS Paradise as Gus
- The Protectors as Vladimir Kropotny
- Carry On Spying as Head Waiter / Dr. Crow (voice)
- Father Came Too! as Actor Playing Robert the Bruce
- This Is My Street as Joe
1963
- Festival as Justin Thyme
- Doctor in Distress as Railway Porter (uncredited)
- The Mouse on the Moon as Von Neidel (as John Bluthall)
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