Personal Info
John Bluthal
Acting
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…
Known For
Filmography
Movies
The Vicar of Dibley: Inside Out
as Self (Archive Footage)
Jungle
as Uncle Nissim
Hail, Caesar!
as Prof. Marcuse
British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves
as Frank Pickle (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy
as Frank Pickle (archive footage) (uncredited)
Love's Brother
as Pepe
On Location: The Carry Ons
as Corporal Clotski (archive footage) (uncredited)
Beware of Greeks Bearing Guns
as Stephanos
Dark City
as Karl Harris
RPM
as Grinkstein
TV Shows
Presented in Supercolorisation
as Commander Wilbur Zero / Jock Campbell (voice) · 1 ep.
Spirited
as Rocco · 3 ep.
Jonathan Creek
as Jack Holiday · 1 ep.
The Vicar of Dibley
as Frank Pickle · 14 ep.
Blue Heelers
2 ep.
Virtual Murder
1 ep.
One Foot in the Grave
as Mr Jellinek · 1 ep.
Birds of a Feather
as Pedro · 1 ep.
Inspector Morse
as Victor Ignotas · 1 ep.
Lovejoy
as Popov · 1 ep.
