John Bluthal profile
Actor profile

John Bluthal

12th August 1929 Malopolskie, Poland Acting

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.

64 Movies 40 TV Shows 104 Credits
Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Jungle poster
Jungle 27th June 2017 as Uncle Nissim
RPM poster
RPM 23rd June 1998 as Grinkstein
Spike poster
Spike 11th June 1996 as Self
That's Carry On! poster
That's Carry On! 10th November 1977 as Corporal Clotski / Moshe Montmorency (archive footage)
Fantasm poster
Fantasm 16th July 1976 as Notafreud (uncredited)
The Four Musketeers poster
The Four Musketeers 31st October 1974 as English Officer/Innkeeper and other roles (voice) (uncredited)
Help! poster
Help! 29th July 1965 as Bhuta
Super Gran poster
Super Gran 20th January 1985 as Inside Legg The Tailor
Bergerac poster
Bergerac 18th October 1981 as Edward Emanuelson
Minder poster
Minder 29th October 1979 as Solly Salmon
Bluey poster
Bluey 2nd August 1976 as Newsman
Sykes poster
Sykes 14th September 1972 as Henry
Fireball XL5 poster
Fireball XL5 28th October 1962 as Commander Wilbur Zero (voice)