John Bluthal
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.
As actor 105
The Avengers
1961
Jungle
2017
Blue Heelers
1993
BBC Play of the Month
1965
Minder
1979
The Saint
1962
Bergerac
1981
Inspector Morse
1987
The Fifth Element
1997
ITV Playhouse
1967
Playhouse
1974
Rumpole of the Bailey
1975
Birds of a Feather
1989
Jonathan Creek
1997
Taggart
1983
Dark City
1998
Sykes
1972
Hail, Caesar!
2016
Casino Royale
1967
Labyrinth
1986
Lovejoy
1986
BBC2 Play of the Week
1977
City '68
1967
It's a Square World
1961
Reilly: Ace of Spies
1983
Superman III
1983
In Sickness and in Health
1985
One Foot in the Grave
1990
The Vicar of Dibley
1994
Man in a Suitcase
1967
Revenge of the Pink Panther
1978
Hancock's Half Hour
1956
A Hard Day's Night
1964
Festival
1963
The Three Musketeers
1973
Super Gran
1985
Fireball XL5
1962
Presented in Supercolorisation
2022
The Return of the Pink Panther
1975
The Protectors
1964
Bluey
1976
Never Mind the Quality, Feel the Width
1967
Fantasm
1976
The Larkins
1958
The Four Musketeers
1974
Spirited
2010
HMS Paradise
1964
Help!
1965
Q...
1969
Carry On Henry
1971
Virtual Murder
1992
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
1966
That's Carry On!
1977
Home Sweet Home
1980
Citizen James
1960
Carry On Spying
1964
British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves
2016
The Visitors
1968
Armchair Theatre
1956
The Knack... and How to Get It
1965
Squaring the Circle
1984
On Location: The Carry Ons
2001
The Life and Loves of a She-Devil
1986
Doctor in Distress
1963
The Joke
1976
Alison's Birthday
1981
The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom
1968
Father Came Too!
1964
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy
2005
Doctor in Trouble
1970
The Brahmin Widow
1968
The Vicar of Dibley: Inside Out
2021
The Mouse on the Moon
1963
Follow That Camel
1967
Love's Brother
2004
Meriel the Ghost Girl
1976
There's A Lot Of It About
1982
Nightmare
1972
Renoir, My Father
1978
Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River
1968
RPM
1998
The Return of Captain Invincible
1983
The Irishman
1978
A Pinch of Snuff
1994
This Is My Street
1964
Spellbreaker: Secret of the Leprechauns
1996
A Talent for Loving
1969
Escape to Entebbe
1976
Leapin' Leprechauns
1995
The Great McGonagall
1975
What's a Carry On?
1998
Digby, the Biggest Dog in the World
1973
Spike
1996
Mrs. Acland's Ghosts
1975
The Cafeteria
1974
Design for Living
1979
Never Mind the Quality, Feel the Width
1973
Franklin River Journey
1980
A Ghost of a Chance
1967
The Over-Amorous Artist
1974
Beware of Greeks Bearing Guns
2000
Touch and Go
1980
The Flying Sorcerer
1974
Spaghetti Two-Step
1977
Stan and George's New Life
1992