John Bluthal
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.
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CREDITS
PHOTOS
TV Series
Blue Heelers
6.6
Q...
7.2
Jonathan Creek
7.492
Taggart
6.3
The Vicar of Dibley
7.3
Inspector Morse
7.8
The Goodies
7.5
Rumpole of the Bailey
7.1
The Saint
7.3
Fireball XL5
6.1
One Foot in the Grave
7.561
Lovejoy
7.3
Virtual Murder
6.5
It's a Square World
0
Never Mind the Quality, Feel the Width
4.333
Man in a Suitcase
7
Home Sweet Home
5
The Saint
7.3
There's A Lot Of It About
6
Hancock's Half Hour
7.5
Spirited
6.8
The Protectors
0
Minder
6.8
Citizen James
7.6
Bluey
6
Super Gran
6.5
The Larkins
7
Playhouse
7
Bergerac
6.667
Sykes
6.4
Reilly: Ace of Spies
7
Birds of a Feather
6.1
Presented in Supercolorisation
0
Presented in Supercolorisation
0
Presented in Supercolorisation
0
Fireball XL5
6.1
Armchair Theatre
5.8
The Avengers
7.734
Playhouse
7
Playhouse
7
Playhouse
7
Movies
The Fifth Element
7.555
Carry On Follow That Camel
5.8
Carry On Spying
6.5
Casino Royale
5.244
The Great McGonagall
5.2
Help!
6.8
That's Carry On!
5.652
Love's Brother
6.3
The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom
6.667
A Talent for Loving
5
Squaring the Circle
5
Escape to Entebbe
0
Meriel the Ghost Girl
0
Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River
6.1
Stan and George's New Life
0
The Three Musketeers
6.785
The Four Musketeers
6.381
The Return of Captain Invincible
5.941
The Knack... and How to Get It
6
Spaghetti Two-Step
0
Never Mind the Quality, Feel the Width
6.6
Spellbreaker: Secret of the Leprechauns
3
Beware of Greeks Bearing Guns
4.7
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
6
The Brahmin Widow
0
Doctor in Distress
6.2
Hail, Caesar!
5.925
The Visitors
0
RPM
2.75
A Ghost of a Chance
6.5
Alison's Birthday
5.24
Fantasm
4.6
Nightmare
0
Touch and Go
0
The Flying Sorcerer
0
Mrs. Acland's Ghosts
0
British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves
5.7
Digby, the Biggest Dog in the World
4.6
Dark City
7.329
Leapin' Leprechauns
3.1
The Return of the Pink Panther
6.795
Doctor in Trouble
4.2
A Hard Day's Night
7.327
Jungle
6.628
Franklin River Journey
0
A Pinch of Snuff
0
Design for Living
0
Revenge of the Pink Panther
6.43
The Over-Amorous Artist
4.5
Spike
0
This Is My Street
6.1
Labyrinth
7.27
Father Came Too!
5.542
The Mouse on the Moon
5.9
Superman III
5.5
The Vicar of Dibley: Inside Out
0
The Irishman
0
The Cafeteria
0
The Joke
0
Renoir, My Father
0