John Bluthal

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1929-08-12 (89 years old)

Deathday

2018-11-15

Place of Birth

Malopolskie, Poland

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.

Acting

1997

The Fifth Element

as Professor Pacoli

1967

Carry On Follow That Camel

as Corporal Clotski

1964

Carry On Spying

as Head Waiter/Voice of Dr Crow

1967

Casino Royale

as Casino Doorman & MI5. Man

1975

1965

Help!

as Bhuta

1977

That's Carry On!

as Royal Taylor

2004

1984

1976

1976

Meriel the Ghost Girl

as Sam Nicholls

1992

1973

The Three Musketeers

as Various Roles (voice)

1974

The Four Musketeers

as English Officer/Innkeeper and other roles (voice) (uncredited)

1977

1968

1963

Doctor in Distress

as Railway Porter (uncredited)

2016

Hail, Caesar!

as Prof. Marcuse

1968

The Visitors

as Arrhur Somerset

1998

RPM

as Grinkstein

1967

A Ghost of a Chance

as Mayor's Assistant

1981

Alison's Birthday

as Dean Findlay

1976

Fantasm

as Notafreud (uncredited)

1980

Touch and Go

as Anatole

1974

The Flying Sorcerer

as Uncle Charlie

1975

Mrs. Acland's Ghosts

as Mr. Mockler

2016

British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves

as Frank Pickle (archive footage) (uncredited)

1998

Dark City

as Karl Harris

1995

Leapin' Leprechauns

as Michael Dennehy

1970

1964

A Hard Day's Night

as Car Thief (uncredited)

2017

Jungle

as Uncle Nissim

1980

1994

A Pinch of Snuff

as Maurice Arany

1979

Design for Living

as Ernest Friedman

1978

Revenge of the Pink Panther

as Guard at Cemetery

1974

The Over-Amorous Artist

as Pakistani Salesman

1996

Spike

as Himself

1986

Labyrinth

as Goblin (voice)

1964

Father Came Too!

as Robert the Bruce

1963

The Mouse on the Moon

as Von Neidell

1983

Superman III

as Pisa Vendor

2021

The Vicar of Dibley: Inside Out

as Self (Archive Footage)

1978

1974

The Cafeteria

as Lieberman

1976

The Joke

as Dr Einstein

1978

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