John Bluthal

John Bluthal

b. 1929 — d. 2018 (aged 89) Malopolskie, Poland

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John Bluthal 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

Help!

Superman III

Labyrinth

The Fifth Element

The Fifth Element

Filmography

By Any Other Name

Jungle

The Story of Dibley

Comic Relief: Red Nose Night Live 05

Love's Brother

The Real Vicars of Dibley

Beware of Greeks... Bearing Guns

Beware of Greeks... Bearing Guns

Dark City

Driven Crazy

RPM

Spellbreaker: Secret of the Leprechauns

Spellbreaker: Secret of the Leprechauns

Michael Dennehy

Leapin' Leprechauns!

Leapin' Leprechauns!

Michael Dennehy

The Vicar of Dibley

The Vicar of Dibley

A Pinch of Snuff

A Pinch of Snuff

Stan and George's New Life

Stan and George's New Life

Freddie and Max

Freddie and Max

T.Bag and the Pearls of Wisdom

T.Bag and the Pearls of Wisdom

T.Bag and the Revenge of the T.Set

Turn on to T-Bag

The Life and Loves of a She-Devil

The Life and Loves of a She-Devil

Squaring the Circle

Squaring the Circle

The Return of Captain Invincible

The Return of Captain Invincible

There's a Lot of It About

There's a Lot of It About

Various Characters

Alison's Birthday

Alison's Birthday

Uncle Dean Findlay

And Here Comes Bucknuckle

The 1981 Australian Film Institute Awards

Home Sweet Home

Home Sweet Home

Touch and Go

Franklin River Journey

Franklin River Journey

Ride on Stranger

Ride on Stranger

How's Business?

Spaghetti Two-Step

The Flying Sorcerer

The Flying Sorcerer

Escape to Entebbe

The Great McGonagall

The Great McGonagall

The Melting Pot

The Melting Pot

Richard Armitage

The Over-Amorous Artist

The Over-Amorous Artist

Pakistani Salesman

The Last Turkey in the Shop Show

Various Characters

Charles Dickens' World of Christmas

Digby: The Biggest Dog in the World

Digby: The Biggest Dog in the World

A Talent for Loving

A Talent for Loving

BBC2 Playhouse

Never Mind the Quality: Feel the Width

Never Mind the Quality: Feel the Width

Nightmare

Capt. John Tredinnick

Milligan in...

Various Characters

What's It All About?

Oh in Colour

Various Characters

The Undertakers

All Star Comedy Carnival

Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River

Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River

The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom

The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom

Carry on Follow That Camel

Carry on Follow That Camel

Never Mind the Quality, Feel the Width

Never Mind the Quality, Feel the Width

Help!

The Knack... and How to Get It

The Knack... and How to Get It

Night Train to Surbiton

Beatles Help Unseen Film Footage

The Mavis Bramston Show

The Mavis Bramston Show

A Child's Guide to Screenwriting

Best of Friends

Best of Friends

Fireball XL5

It's a Square World

It's a Square World

Various Characters

Bentley's Bandbox

Inspector Marsh

Gaslight Music Hall

Sorry, Wrong Number

The Gladys Half-Hour

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