Acting credits
94
Prolific
Very extensive acting filmography.
Actor
John Bluthal
Acting
Career Snapshot
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Movies: 60Series: 34
TMDB ID: 8398
IMDb ID: nm0089944
Known for: Acting
Born: August 12, 1929
Died: November 15, 2018
Age: 89
Place of birth: Malopolskie, Poland
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1956 - 2022
Years active: 67
Average TMDB rating: 6.56
Wikidata: Q1699357
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.
Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with John Bluthal.
The Vicar of Dibley: Inside Out
as Self (Archive Footage)
2021 Movie
6.6
Jungle
as Uncle Nissim
2017 Movie
5.7
British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves
as Frank Pickle (archive footage) (uncredited)
2016 Movie
5.9
Hail, Caesar!
as Prof. Marcuse
2016 Movie
6.3
Love's Brother
as Pepe
2004 Movie
On Location: The Carry Ons
as Corporal Clotski (archive footage) (uncredited)
2001 Movie
4.5
Beware of Greeks Bearing Guns
as Stephanos
2000 Movie
7.8
What's a Carry On?
as Corporal Clotski (archive footage) (uncredited)
1998 Movie
2.7
RPM
as Grinkstein
1998 Movie
7.3
Dark City
as Karl Harris
1998 Movie
7.6
The Fifth Element
as Professor Pacoli
1997 Movie
3.0
Spellbreaker: Secret of the Leprechauns
as Michael Dennehy
1996 Movie
Spike
as Self
1996 Movie
3.1
Leapin' Leprechauns
as Michael Dennehy
1995 Movie
A Pinch of Snuff
as Maurice Arany
1994 Movie
Stan and George's New Life
as Stan Senior
1992 Movie
7.3
Labyrinth
as Goblin (voice)
1986 Movie
5.0
Squaring the Circle
as Babiuch
1984 Movie
5.5
Superman III
as Pisa Vendor
1983 Movie
6.1
The Return of Captain Invincible
as Deli Owner
1983 Movie
5.0
Alison's Birthday
as Dean Findlay
1981 Movie
Touch and Go
as Anatole
1980 Movie
Franklin River Journey
as Narrator
1980 Movie
1.0
Design for Living
as Ernest Friedman
1979 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with John Bluthal.
Presented in Supercolorisation
as Commander Wilbur Zero / Kazak (voice) • 1 eps
2022 Series
6.4
Spirited
as Rocco • 3 eps
2010 Series
7.5
Jonathan Creek
as Jack Holiday • 1 eps
1997 Series
7.3
The Vicar of Dibley
as Frank Pickle • 14 eps
1994 Series
6.2
Blue Heelers
2 eps
1993 Series
6.5
Virtual Murder
1 eps
1992 Series
7.6
One Foot in the Grave
as Mr Jellinek • 1 eps
1990 Series
6.1
Birds of a Feather
as Pedro • 1 eps
1989 Series
7.9
Inspector Morse
as Victor Ignotas • 1 eps
1987 Series
7.3
Lovejoy
as Popov • 1 eps
1986 Series
7.8
In Sickness and in Health
as Ricky • 3 eps
1985 Series
6.3
Super Gran
as Inside Legg The Tailor • 1 eps
1985 Series
6.3
Taggart
1 eps
1983 Series
7.0
Reilly: Ace of Spies
as Krassin • 2 eps
1983 Series
6.7
Bergerac
as Edward Emanuelson • 1 eps
1981 Series
5.0
Home Sweet Home
as Enzo Pacelli • 26 eps
1980 Series
6.8
Minder
as Solly Salmon • 1 eps
1979 Series
7.0
BBC2 Play of the Week
as Gleyne • 1 eps
1977 Series
6.0
Bluey
as Newsman • 1 eps
1976 Series
6.9
Rumpole of the Bailey
as Gaston LeBlanc • 1 eps
1975 Series
7.0
Playhouse
as Sam Nicholls • 1 eps
1974 Series
6.4
Sykes
as Henry • 1 eps
1972 Series
7.2
Q...
32 eps
1969 Series
7.0
Man in a Suitcase
1 eps
1967 Series