
John Bluthal
Born August 12, 1929 · Malopolskie, Poland
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.
Notable Appearances
Movies

The Fifth Element

Dark City

Jungle

Labyrinth

Superman III

Casino Royale

Hail, Caesar!

The Three Musketeers

The Return of the Pink Panther

A Hard Day's Night

Revenge of the Pink Panther

The Four Musketeers

Help!

Follow That Camel

Carry On Henry

The Return of Captain Invincible

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum

The Knack... and How to Get It

Carry On Spying

That's Carry On!

The Mouse on the Moon

The Vicar of Dibley: Inside Out

Fantasm

Love's Brother

The Joke

Digby, the Biggest Dog in the World

The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom

The Great McGonagall

Franklin River Journey

British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves

Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River

Doctor in Distress

Squaring the Circle
TV Shows

BBC Play of the Month

Playhouse

Bergerac

Inspector Morse

ITV Playhouse

Rumpole of the Bailey

Taggart

Birds of a Feather

BBC2 Play of the Week

Jonathan Creek

Lovejoy

Reilly: Ace of Spies

Hancock's Half Hour

Man in a Suitcase

Sykes

The Vicar of Dibley

One Foot in the Grave

Super Gran

In Sickness and in Health

The Larkins

Fireball XL5

Bluey

The Protectors

Spirited

It's a Square World

Virtual Murder

Never Mind the Quality, Feel the Width

Citizen James

Q...

Home Sweet Home

Presented in Supercolorisation

The Life and Loves of a She-Devil

Armchair Theatre
More Movies

RPM

Mrs. Acland's Ghosts

Doctor in Trouble

What's a Carry On?

A Pinch of Snuff

A Talent for Loving

Father Came Too!

A Ghost of a Chance

Spaghetti Two-Step

Escape to Entebbe

Meriel the Ghost Girl

Leapin' Leprechauns

Alison's Birthday

On Location: The Carry Ons

Renoir, My Father

This Is My Street

Never Mind the Quality, Feel the Width

Spellbreaker: Secret of the Leprechauns

Beware of Greeks Bearing Guns

The Irishman

Touch and Go

The Flying Sorcerer

The Over-Amorous Artist

Spike

Stan and George's New Life

The Cafeteria




