Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

98

Gender

Male

Birthday

1929-08-12

Day of Death

2018-11-15 (89 years old)

Place of Birth

Malopolskie, Poland

Also Known As

Τζον Μπλουθάλ

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.

Known For

The Fifth Element

The Fifth Element

Dark City

Dark City

A Hard Day's Night

A Hard Day's Night

Acting

The Fifth Element

1997

The Fifth Element

as

Professor Pacoli

Carry On Follow That Camel

1967

Carry On Follow That Camel

as

Corporal Clotski

Carry On Spying

1964

Carry On Spying

as

Head Waiter/Voice of Dr Crow

Casino Royale

1967

Casino Royale

as

Casino Doorman & MI5. Man

The Great McGonagall

1975

The Great McGonagall

as

various

Help!

1965

Help!

as

Bhuta

That's Carry On!

1977

That's Carry On!

as

Royal Taylor

Love's Brother

2004

Love's Brother

as

Pepe

The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom

1968

The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom

as

Judge

A Talent for Loving

1969

A Talent for Loving

as

Squaring the Circle

1984

Squaring the Circle

as

Babiuch

Escape to Entebbe

1976

Escape to Entebbe

as

Reporter

Meriel the Ghost Girl

1976

Meriel the Ghost Girl

as

Sam Nicholls

Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River

1968

Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River

as

Dr. Pinto

Stan and George's New Life

1992

Stan and George's New Life

as

Stan Senior

The Three Musketeers

1973

The Three Musketeers

as

Various Roles (voice)

The Four Musketeers

1974

The Four Musketeers

as

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

The Return of Captain Invincible

1983

The Return of Captain Invincible

as

Deli Owner

The Knack... and How to Get It

1965

The Knack... and How to Get It

as

Angry Father

Spaghetti Two-Step

1977

Spaghetti Two-Step

as

Sidney

Never Mind the Quality, Feel the Width

1973

Never Mind the Quality, Feel the Width

as

Manny Cohen

Spellbreaker: Secret of the Leprechauns

1996

Spellbreaker: Secret of the Leprechauns

as

Michael Dennehy

Beware of Greeks Bearing Guns

2000

Beware of Greeks Bearing Guns

as

Stephanos

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum

1966

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum

as

Roman Chief Guard

The Brahmin Widow

1968

The Brahmin Widow

as

Kondu

Doctor in Distress

1963

Doctor in Distress

as

Railway Porter (uncredited)

Hail, Caesar!

2016

Hail, Caesar!

as

Prof. Marcuse

The Visitors

1968

The Visitors

as

Arrhur Somerset

RPM

1998

RPM

as

Grinkstein

A Ghost of a Chance

1967

A Ghost of a Chance

as

Mayor's Assistant

Alison's Birthday

1981

Alison's Birthday

as

Dean Findlay

Fantasm

1976

Fantasm

as

Notafreud (uncredited)

Nightmare

1972

Nightmare

as

Touch and Go

1980

Touch and Go

as

Anatole

The Flying Sorcerer

1974

The Flying Sorcerer

as

Uncle Charlie

Mrs. Acland's Ghosts

1975

Mrs. Acland's Ghosts

as

Mr. Mockler

British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves

2016

British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves

as

Frank Pickle (archive footage) (uncredited)

Digby, the Biggest Dog in the World

1973

Digby, the Biggest Dog in the World

as

Jerry

Dark City

1998

Dark City

as

Karl Harris

Leapin' Leprechauns

1995

Leapin' Leprechauns

as

Michael Dennehy

The Return of the Pink Panther

1975

The Return of the Pink Panther

as

Blind Beggar

Doctor in Trouble

1970

Doctor in Trouble

as

Cabbie

A Hard Day's Night

1964

A Hard Day's Night

as

Car Thief (uncredited)

Jungle

2017

Jungle

as

Uncle Nissim

Franklin River Journey

1980

Franklin River Journey

as

Narrator

A Pinch of Snuff

1994

A Pinch of Snuff

as

Maurice Arany

Design for Living

1979

Design for Living

as

Ernest Friedman

Revenge of the Pink Panther

1978

Revenge of the Pink Panther

as

Guard at Cemetery

The Over-Amorous Artist

1974

The Over-Amorous Artist

as

Pakistani Salesman

Spike

1996

Spike

as

Himself

This Is My Street

1964

This Is My Street

as

Joe

Labyrinth

1986

Labyrinth

as

Goblin (voice)

Father Came Too!

1964

Father Came Too!

as

Robert the Bruce

The Mouse on the Moon

1963

The Mouse on the Moon

as

Von Neidell

Superman III

1983

Superman III

as

Pisa Vendor

The Vicar of Dibley: Inside Out

2021

The Vicar of Dibley: Inside Out

as

Self (Archive Footage)

The Irishman

1978

The Irishman

as

The Cafeteria

1974

The Cafeteria

as

Lieberman

The Joke

1976

The Joke

as

Dr Einstein

Renoir, My Father

1978

Renoir, My Father

as

Gleyne

Blue Heelers

Blue Heelers

as

Q...

Q...

as

Jonathan Creek

Jonathan Creek

as

Jack Holiday

Taggart

Taggart

as

The Avengers

The Avengers

as

The Vicar of Dibley

The Vicar of Dibley

as

Frank Pickle

Inspector Morse

Inspector Morse

as

Victor Ignotas

The Goodies

The Goodies

as

Rumpole of the Bailey

Rumpole of the Bailey

as

The Saint

The Saint

as

Ziggy Zaglan

Fireball XL5

Fireball XL5

as

One Foot In the Grave

One Foot In the Grave

as

Lovejoy

Lovejoy

as

Popov

Virtual Murder

Virtual Murder

as

It's a Square World

It's a Square World

as

Never Mind the Quality, Feel the Width

Never Mind the Quality, Feel the Width

as

Man in a Suitcase

Man in a Suitcase

as

Home Sweet Home

Home Sweet Home

as

Enzo Pacelli

The Saint

The Saint

as

Guido Naccaro

There's A Lot Of It About

There's A Lot Of It About

as

Hancock's Half Hour

Hancock's Half Hour

as

Playhouse

Playhouse

as

Spirited

Spirited

as

Rocco

The Protectors

The Protectors

as

Vladimir Kropotny

Minder

Minder

as

Solly Salmon

Citizen James

Citizen James

as

Charlie

Bluey

Bluey

as

Newsman

Super Gran

Super Gran

as

Inside Legg The Tailor

The Larkins

The Larkins

as

Martinez

Playhouse

Playhouse

as

Sam Nicholls

Bergerac

Bergerac

as

Edward Emanuelson

Sykes

Sykes

as

Henry

Reilly: Ace of Spies

Reilly: Ace of Spies

as

Krassin

Birds of a Feather

Birds of a Feather

as

Pedro

Presented in Supercolorisation

Presented in Supercolorisation

as

Commander Wilbur Zero / Kazak (voice)

Presented in Supercolorisation

Presented in Supercolorisation

as

Commander Wilbur Zero / Doctor Simpson (voice)

Presented in Supercolorisation

Presented in Supercolorisation

as

Commander Wilbur Zero / Jock Campbell (voice)

Fireball XL5

Fireball XL5

as

Commander Wilbur Zero (voice)

Production

Crew

Directing