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John Bluthal

Cast & creator

John Bluthal

1929-08-12 (died at 89) Malopolskie, PolandIMDb

Best known for The Avengers, Minder, The Saint

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

65

film credits

Series

49

television credits

Career

113

1956–2022 · acting roles

Credit score

6.6

average across scored titles

Signature credits

Known for

Ordered by popularity

The Avengers

The Avengers

Sergei Ivenko · 1961

Minder

Minder

Solly Salmon · 1979

The Saint

The Saint

Ziggy Zaglan · 1962

The Saint

The Saint

Guido Naccaro · 1962

BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

Ernest Friedman · 1965

Across film & television

Filmography (114)

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Showing 114 of 114 credits

The Avengers

The Avengers

Sergei Ivenko

Minder

Minder

Solly Salmon

The Saint

The Saint

Ziggy Zaglan

The Saint

The Saint

Guido Naccaro

BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

Ernest Friedman

ITV Playhouse

ITV Playhouse

Kondu

Blue Heelers

Blue Heelers

Playhouse

Playhouse

Sam Nicholls

Playhouse

Playhouse

Dr. Einstein

Playhouse

Playhouse

Lieberman

Playhouse

Playhouse

Mr. Mockler

Bergerac

Bergerac

Edward Emanuelson

Inspector Morse

Inspector Morse

Victor Ignotas

Jungle

Jungle

Uncle Nissim

Birds of a Feather

Birds of a Feather

Pedro

Rumpole of the Bailey

Rumpole of the Bailey

Gaston LeBlanc

The Fifth Element

The Fifth Element

Professor Pacoli

Jonathan Creek

Jonathan Creek

Jack Holiday

Taggart

Taggart

Lovejoy

Lovejoy

Popov

Sykes

Sykes

Henry

BBC2 Play of the Week

BBC2 Play of the Week

Gleyne

Hancock's Half Hour

Hancock's Half Hour

Man in a Suitcase

Man in a Suitcase

Labyrinth

Labyrinth

Goblin (voice)

In Sickness and in Health

In Sickness and in Health

Ricky

Reilly: Ace of Spies

Reilly: Ace of Spies

Krassin

Festival

Justin Thyme

The Vicar of Dibley

The Vicar of Dibley

Frank Pickle

Hail, Caesar!

Hail, Caesar!

Prof. Marcuse

Dark City

Dark City

Karl Harris

One Foot in the Grave

One Foot in the Grave

Mr Jellinek

The Larkins

The Larkins

Martinez

The Protectors

The Protectors

Vladimir Kropotny

Casino Royale

Casino Royale

Casino Doorman / MI5 Man

Super Gran

Super Gran

Inside Legg The Tailor

Revenge of the Pink Panther

Revenge of the Pink Panther

Guard at Cemetery

Superman III

Superman III

Pisa Vendor

The Three Musketeers

The Three Musketeers

Various Roles (voice)

Fireball XL5

Fireball XL5

Fireball XL5

Fireball XL5

Commander Wilbur Zero (voice)

HMS Paradise

Gus

A Hard Day's Night

A Hard Day's Night

Car Thief (uncredited)

Bluey

Bluey

Newsman

Armchair Theatre

Armchair Theatre

Emmanuel 'Manny' Cohen

Armchair Theatre

Armchair Theatre

Pils

Virtual Murder

Virtual Murder

Tonu

It's a Square World

It's a Square World

Never Mind the Quality, Feel the Width

Never Mind the Quality, Feel the Width

Manny Cohen

The Return of the Pink Panther

The Return of the Pink Panther

Blind Beggar

Spirited

Spirited

Rocco

The Life and Loves of a She-Devil

The Life and Loves of a She-Devil

Angus

Citizen James

Citizen James

Charlie

Q...

Q...

The Four Musketeers

The Four Musketeers

English Officer/Innkeeper and other roles (voice) (uncredited)

Presented in Supercolorisation

Presented in Supercolorisation

Commander Wilbur Zero / Kazak (voice)

Presented in Supercolorisation

Presented in Supercolorisation

Commander Wilbur Zero / Doctor Simpson (voice)

Presented in Supercolorisation

Presented in Supercolorisation

Commander Wilbur Zero / Jock Campbell (voice)

City '68

Arthur Somerset

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum

Roman Chief Guard

The Mouse on the Moon

The Mouse on the Moon

Von Neidel (as John Bluthall)

Help!

Help!

Bhuta

The Knack... and How to Get It

The Knack... and How to Get It

Angry Father

Home Sweet Home

Home Sweet Home

Enzo Pacelli

The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom

The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom

Judge

There's A Lot Of It About

British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves

British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves

Frank Pickle (archive footage) (uncredited)

Fantasm

Fantasm

Notafreud (uncredited)

Fantasm

Fantasm

Thanks

What's a Carry On?

What's a Carry On?

Corporal Clotski (archive footage) (uncredited)

That's Carry On!

That's Carry On!

Corporal Clotski / Moshe Montmorency (archive footage)

Carry On Spying

Carry On Spying

Head Waiter / Dr. Crow (voice)

The Return of Captain Invincible

The Return of Captain Invincible

Deli Owner

Carry On Henry

Carry On Henry

Moshe Montmorency (uncredited)

Digby, the Biggest Dog in the World

Digby, the Biggest Dog in the World

Jerry

Doctor in Distress

Doctor in Distress

Railway Porter (uncredited)

Follow That Camel

Follow That Camel

Corporal Clotski

The Funny Blokes of British Comedy

Frank Pickle (archive footage) (uncredited)

A Pinch of Snuff

A Pinch of Snuff

Maurice Arany

The Joke

The Joke

Dr Einstein

Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River

Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River

Dr. Pinto

The Visitors

Arrhur Somerset

A Talent for Loving

A Talent for Loving

The Brahmin Widow

Kondu

Love's Brother

Love's Brother

Pepe

This Is My Street

This Is My Street

Joe

Spellbreaker: Secret of the Leprechauns

Spellbreaker: Secret of the Leprechauns

Michael Dennehy

Squaring the Circle

Squaring the Circle

Babiuch

Doctor in Trouble

Doctor in Trouble

Taxi Driver

Meriel the Ghost Girl

Meriel the Ghost Girl

Sam Nicholls

Nightmare

On Location: The Carry Ons

On Location: The Carry Ons

Corporal Clotski (archive footage) (uncredited)

Never Mind the Quality, Feel the Width

Never Mind the Quality, Feel the Width

Manny Cohen

The Vicar of Dibley: Inside Out

The Vicar of Dibley: Inside Out

Self (Archive Footage)

Alison's Birthday

Alison's Birthday

Dean Findlay

A Ghost of a Chance

A Ghost of a Chance

Mayor's Assistant

The Over-Amorous Artist

The Over-Amorous Artist

Pakistani Salesman

Father Came Too!

Father Came Too!

Actor Playing Robert the Bruce

Renoir, My Father

Renoir, My Father

Gleyne

The Great McGonagall

The Great McGonagall

various

The Irishman

The Irishman

Dave

Mrs. Acland's Ghosts

Mrs. Acland's Ghosts

Mr. Mockler

Stan and George's New Life

Stan and George's New Life

Stan Senior

Leapin' Leprechauns

Leapin' Leprechauns

Michael Dennehy

RPM

RPM

Grinkstein

The Cafeteria

The Cafeteria

Lieberman

Franklin River Journey

Franklin River Journey

Narrator

Touch and Go

Touch and Go

Anatole

Spaghetti Two-Step

Spaghetti Two-Step

Sidney

Beware of Greeks Bearing Guns

Beware of Greeks Bearing Guns

Stephanos

Design for Living

Design for Living

Ernest Friedman

Spike

Spike

Self

Escape to Entebbe

Escape to Entebbe

Reporter

The Flying Sorcerer

The Flying Sorcerer

Uncle Charlie