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John Bluthal

Actor • Born 1929

John Bluthal

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About

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 Avengers posterThe AvengersSeries • 1961Minder posterMinderSeries • 1979The Saint posterThe SaintSeries • 1962BBC Play of the Month posterBBC Play of the MonthSeries • 1965ITV Playhouse posterITV PlayhouseSeries • 1967Blue Heelers posterBlue HeelersSeries • 1993The Fifth Element posterThe Fifth ElementMovie • 1997Bergerac posterBergeracSeries • 1981Playhouse posterPlayhouseSeries • 1974Inspector Morse posterInspector MorseSeries • 1987Birds of a Feather posterBirds of a FeatherSeries • 1989Taggart posterTaggartSeries • 1983Rumpole of the Bailey posterRumpole of the BaileySeries • 1975Jonathan Creek posterJonathan CreekSeries • 1997Jungle posterJungleMovie • 2017Lovejoy posterLovejoySeries • 1986Sykes posterSykesSeries • 1972BBC2 Play of the Week posterBBC2 Play of the WeekSeries • 1977Hail, Caesar! posterHail, Caesar!Movie • 2016Dark City posterDark CityMovie • 1998Hancock's Half Hour posterHancock's Half HourSeries • 1956Casino Royale posterCasino RoyaleMovie • 1967The Return of the Pink Panther posterThe Return of the Pink PantherMovie • 1975Labyrinth posterLabyrinthMovie • 1986