John Bluthal

Actor Aug 12 (died age 89) Malopolskie, Poland 1956–2022 (66 year career)

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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…

Known For

Film

The Fifth Element

Professor Pacoli

Film

Dark City

Karl Harris

Film

Labyrinth

Goblin (voice)

Film

Jungle

Uncle Nissim

Film

Hail, Caesar!

Prof. Marcuse

Film

A Hard Day's Night

Car Thief (uncredited)

Film

The Return of the Pink Panther

Blind Beggar

Film

Superman III

Pisa Vendor

Filmography

Acting (104)

Movies (64)

The Vicar of Dibley: Inside Out

2021

as Self (Archive Footage)

Jungle

as Uncle Nissim

Hail, Caesar!

as Prof. Marcuse

British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves

2016

as Frank Pickle (archive footage) (uncredited)

5.7

The Funny Blokes of British Comedy

2005

as Frank Pickle (archive footage) (uncredited)

6.0

Love's Brother

2004

as Pepe

6.3

On Location: The Carry Ons

2001

as Corporal Clotski (archive footage) (uncredited)

Beware of Greeks Bearing Guns

as Stephanos

Dark City

as Karl Harris

RPM

as Grinkstein

What's a Carry On?

as Corporal Clotski (archive footage) (uncredited)

7.8

The Fifth Element

1997

as Professor Pacoli

7.6

Spellbreaker: Secret of the Leprechauns

1996

as Michael Dennehy

3.0

Spike

1996

as Himself

Leapin' Leprechauns

1995

as Michael Dennehy

3.2

A Pinch of Snuff

1994

as Maurice Arany

Stan and George's New Life

1992

as Stan Senior

Labyrinth

as Goblin (voice)

Squaring the Circle

as Babiuch

Superman III

as Pisa Vendor

The Return of Captain Invincible

as Deli Owner

Alison's Birthday

as Dean Findlay

Franklin River Journey

1980

as Narrator

Touch and Go

1980

as Anatole

Design for Living

1979

as Ernest Friedman

1.0

Revenge of the Pink Panther

1978

as Guard at Cemetery

6.4

The Irishman

1978

as Dave

Renoir, My Father

1978

as Gleyne

Spaghetti Two-Step

1977

as Sidney

That's Carry On!

1977

as Corporal Clotski / Moshe Montmorency (archive footage)

5.7

Fantasm

1976

as Notafreud (uncredited)

4.4

The Joke

1976

as Dr Einstein

Escape to Entebbe

1976

as Reporter

Meriel the Ghost Girl

1976

as Sam Nicholls

The Return of the Pink Panther

1975

as Blind Beggar

6.8

Mrs. Acland's Ghosts

1975

as Mr. Mockler

The Great McGonagall

1975

as various

5.2

The Cafeteria

1974

as Lieberman

The Four Musketeers

1974

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

6.4

The Over-Amorous Artist

1974

as Pakistani Salesman

3.8

The Flying Sorcerer

1974

as Uncle Charlie

The Three Musketeers

1973

as Various Roles (voice)

6.7

Digby, the Biggest Dog in the World

1973

as Jerry

4.6

Never Mind the Quality, Feel the Width

as Manny Cohen

Nightmare

Carry On Henry

as Moshe Montmorency (uncredited)

Doctor in Trouble

as Taxi Driver

A Talent for Loving

The Visitors

as Arrhur Somerset

The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom

1968

as Judge

6.5

Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River

1968

as Dr. Pinto

6.1

The Brahmin Widow

1968

as Kondu

Casino Royale

1967

as Casino Doorman & MI5. Man

Follow That Camel

as Corporal Clotski

A Ghost of a Chance

as Mayor's Assistant

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum

as Roman Chief Guard

Help!

as Bhuta

The Knack... and How to Get It

1965

as Angry Father

5.9

A Hard Day's Night

1964

as Car Thief (uncredited)

7.3

Carry On Spying

1964

as Head Waiter / Dr. Crow (voice)

This Is My Street

as Joe

Father Came Too!

as Actor Playing Robert the Bruce

5.5

The Mouse on the Moon

1963

as Von Neidell

6.1

Doctor in Distress

1963

as Railway Porter (uncredited)

6.2

Television (40)

Presented in Supercolorisation

2022

as Commander Wilbur Zero / Kazak (voice)

Spirited

as Rocco

Jonathan Creek

as Jack Holiday

The Vicar of Dibley

as Frank Pickle

Blue Heelers

Virtual Murder

One Foot in the Grave

as Mr Jellinek

Birds of a Feather

as Pedro

Inspector Morse

as Victor Ignotas

Lovejoy

as Popov

The Life and Loves of a She-Devil

1986

as Angus

7.1

In Sickness and in Health

1985

as Ricky

7.8

Super Gran

1985

as Inside Legg The Tailor

Taggart

Reilly: Ace of Spies

as Krassin

There's A Lot Of It About

Bergerac

as Edward Emanuelson

Home Sweet Home

as Enzo Pacelli

Minder

as Solly Salmon

BBC2 Play of the Week

as Gleyne

Bluey

as Newsman

Rumpole of the Bailey

as Gaston LeBlanc

Playhouse

as Dr. Einstein

Sykes

as Henry

Q...

Man in a Suitcase

Never Mind the Quality, Feel the Width

1967

as Manny Cohen

3.5

BBC Play of the Month

1965

as Ernest Friedman

5.0

The Protectors

1964

as Vladimir Kropotny

HMS Paradise

1964

as Gus

Festival

as Justin Thyme

The Saint

as Guido Naccaro

Fireball XL5

as Commander Wilbur Zero (voice)

Fireball XL5

The Avengers

as Sergei Ivenko

It's a Square World

Citizen James

as Charlie

The Larkins

as Martinez

Hancock's Half Hour

Armchair Theatre

as Emmanuel 'Manny' Cohen

5.8