John Bluthal
Department: 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.
Known For
The Fifth Element
1997
Follow That Camel
1967
Carry On Spying
1964
Casino Royale
1967
The Great McGonagall
1975
Help!
1965
That's Carry On!
1977
Love's Brother
2004
The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom
1968
A Talent for Loving
1969
Squaring the Circle
1984
Escape to Entebbe
1976
Meriel the Ghost Girl
1976
Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River
1968
Stan and George's New Life
1992
The Three Musketeers
1973
The Four Musketeers
1974
The Return of Captain Invincible
1983
The Knack... and How to Get It
1965
Spaghetti Two-Step
1977
Never Mind the Quality, Feel the Width
1973
Spellbreaker: Secret of the Leprechauns
1996
Beware of Greeks Bearing Guns
2000
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
1966
The Brahmin Widow
1968
Doctor in Distress
1963
Hail, Caesar!
2016
The Visitors
1968
RPM
1998
A Ghost of a Chance
1967
Alison's Birthday
1981
Fantasm
1976
Nightmare
1972
Touch and Go
1980
The Flying Sorcerer
1974
Mrs. Acland's Ghosts
1975
British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves
2016
Digby, the Biggest Dog in the World
1973
Dark City
1998
Leapin' Leprechauns
1995
The Return of the Pink Panther
1975
Doctor in Trouble
1970
A Hard Day's Night
1964
Jungle
2017
Franklin River Journey
1980
A Pinch of Snuff
1994
Design for Living
1979
Revenge of the Pink Panther
1978
The Over-Amorous Artist
1974
Spike
1996
This Is My Street
1964
Labyrinth
1986
Father Came Too!
1964
Superman III
1983
The Vicar of Dibley: Inside Out
2021
The Irishman
1978
The Cafeteria
1974
The Joke
1976
Renoir, My Father
1978
Carry On Henry
1971
On Location: The Carry Ons
2001
What's a Carry On?
1998
The Mouse on the Moon
1963
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy
2005
Blue Heelers
1993
Q...
1969
Jonathan Creek
1997
Taggart
1983
The Vicar of Dibley
1994
Inspector Morse
1987
The Saint
1962
Fireball XL5
1962
One Foot in the Grave
1990
Lovejoy
1986
Virtual Murder
1992
It's a Square World
1961
Man in a Suitcase
1967
Home Sweet Home
1980
The Saint
1962
There's A Lot Of It About
1982
Hancock's Half Hour
1956
Spirited
2010
The Protectors
1964
Minder
1979
Citizen James
1960
Bluey
1976
Super Gran
1985
The Larkins
1958
Playhouse
1974
Bergerac
1981
Sykes
1972
Reilly: Ace of Spies
1983
Birds of a Feather
1989
Presented in Supercolorisation
2022
Presented in Supercolorisation
2022
Presented in Supercolorisation
2022
Fireball XL5
1962
Armchair Theatre
1956
The Avengers
1961
Playhouse
1974
Playhouse
1974
Playhouse
1974
BBC Play of the Month
1965
BBC2 Play of the Week
1977
HMS Paradise
1964
Festival
1963
In Sickness and in Health
1985
Never Mind the Quality, Feel the Width
1967
Rumpole of the Bailey
1975
The Life and Loves of a She-Devil
1986
Armchair Theatre
1956
ITV Playhouse
1967