John Bluthal
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.
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Casino Royale
as Casino Doorman & MI5. ManSir James Bond is called back out of retirement to stop SMERSH. In order to trick SMERSH, James...
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Superman III
as Pisa VendorAiming to defeat the Man of Steel, wealthy executive Ross Webster hires bumbling but brilliant...
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Hail, Caesar!
as Prof. MarcuseWhen a Hollywood star mysteriously disappears in the middle of filming, the studio sends their...
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Jungle
as Uncle NissimIn 1981, an enthusiastic young adventurer follows his dreams into the Bolivian Amazon jungle...
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The Three Musketeers
as Various Roles (voice)The young D'Artagnan arrives in Paris with dreams of becoming a King's musketeer. He meets and...
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Help!
as BhutaAn obscure Eastern cult that practices human sacrifice pursues Ringo after he unknowingly puts...
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The Return of the Pink Panther
as Blind BeggarThe famous Pink Panther jewel has once again been stolen and Inspector Clouseau is called in to...
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The Four Musketeers
as English Officer/Innkeeper and other roles (voice) (uncredited)The Four Musketeers defend the queen and her dressmaker from Cardinal Richelieu and Milady de...
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Revenge of the Pink Panther
as Guard at CemeteryChief Inspector Jacques Clouseau is dead. At least that is what the world—and Charles...
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A Hard Day's Night
as Car Thief (uncredited)Capturing John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr in their electrifying...
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A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
as Roman Chief GuardA wily slave must unite a virgin courtesan and his young smitten master to earn his freedom.
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Carry on Follow That Camel
as Corporal ClotskiBertram Oliphant 'Bo' West wants to clear his unjustly smeared reputation, so he joins the...
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The Return of Captain Invincible
as Deli OwnerIn WWII, Captain Invincible used his superpowers against the Nazis and was hailed as a hero. But...
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The Mouse on the Moon
as Von NeidellSequel to The Mouse that Roared; The Tiny Country of Grand Fenwick has a hot water problem in...
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That's Carry On!
as Royal TaylorCelebrating twenty years of classic Carry On films, two of the films’ best-loved stars, Kenneth...
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The Knack... and How to Get It
as Angry FatherA nebbish schoolteacher begs his smooth (and misogynistic) pal to teach him 'the knack' – how to...
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Carry On Spying
as Head Waiter/Voice of Dr CrowCarry On favourite Barbara Windsor makes her debut in this outrageous send-up of the James Bond...
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Digby, the Biggest Dog in the World
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Love's Brother
as PepeSet in rural Australia and Tuscany in the 1950's, this is the story of two brothers and the...
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Squaring the Circle
as BabiuchAn account of how Lech Walesa and the "Solidarity" trade union confronted the might of Communist...
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Leapin' Leprechauns
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Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River
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The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom
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The Vicar of Dibley: Inside Out
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Alison's Birthday
as Dean FindlayDuring a Ouija board session with her teenaged friends, 16-year-old Alison gets a message from...
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Doctor in Distress
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This Is My Street
as JoeA bored housewife has an affair with her mother's lodger.
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A Pinch of Snuff
as Maurice AranyReceiving a tip from his dentist Jack Shorter, policeman Peter Pascoe takes a closer look at the...
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RPM
as GrinksteinA professional car thief pulls off the heist of a lifetime when he steals a prototype supercar.
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Touch and Go
as AnatoleThree attractive socialites working for charity turn to robbery to keep a special primary school...
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The Great McGonagall
as variousIn this high-camp farce, Goons legend Spike Milligan stars as William Topaz McGonagall, an...
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Doctor in Trouble
as CabbieDr. Burke is in love with Ophelia but doesn't have time to propose to her as she leaves for a...
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Father Came Too!
as Robert the BruceWhen Dexter Munro and his new wife Juliet get married, they decide to escape Juliet's meddling...
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Never Mind the Quality, Feel the Width
as Manny CohenTwo London tailors horse around, wind up robbed, go to Rome and disrupt the Vatican.
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Beware of Greeks Bearing Guns
as StephanosManos, a Greek school teacher, is forced to travel to Melbourne, Australia when the man who...
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Spellbreaker: Secret of the Leprechauns
as Michael DennehyFairyhill Ireland is a place filled with mysteries and legends,Leprechauns and Magic. And for an...
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Meriel the Ghost Girl
as Sam NichollsLivingston, a psychic investigator, is asked to attend a seance. Can it be that he has finally...
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The Irishman
as uncreditedPaddy Doolan is a man who refuses to accept change. In a new century where the motor car is...
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Mrs. Acland's Ghosts
as Mr. MocklerMr Mockler and Mrs Acland have never met, but gradually Mrs Acland 's ghosts begin to take over...
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Spaghetti Two-Step
as SidneyA waiter hurrying from table to table in a crowded Italian restaurant picks up titbits of...
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A Ghost of a Chance
as Mayor's AssistantThree children try to fight against the destruction of a local historic landmark. They are...
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Design for Living
as Ernest FriedmanDesign for Living presents a trio of neurotic but intensely artistic characters: Gilda, Otto and...
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A Talent for Loving
as uncreditedThis Western spoof stars Richard Widmark as an American gambler who wins the deed to a Mexican...
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Stan and George's New Life
as Stan SeniorStan is a mild-mannered, gentle, middle-aged man who still lives with his overbearing parents....
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The Over-Amorous Artist
as Pakistani SalesmanSexploitation comedy about an aspiring artist. Alan and Sue switch roles: she goes out to work...
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Franklin River Journey
as NarratorFollows amateur botanist Antonius Moscal's raft journey down the Franklin River (Tasmania,...
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Birds of a Feather
as PedroBirds of a Feather is a British sitcom that was broadcast on BBC One from 1989 until 1998 and on...
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The Avengers
as uncreditedThe Avengers is a British television series created in the 1960s. It initially focused on Dr....
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Blue Heelers
as uncreditedBlue Heelers was one of Australia's longest running weekly television drama series. Blue...
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Hancock's Half Hour
as uncreditedHancock's Half Hour is a BBC radio comedy, and later television comedy, series of the 1950s and...
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The Vicar of Dibley
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Rumpole of the Bailey
as uncreditedRumpole of the Bailey is a British television series created and written by the British writer...
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Minder
as Solly SalmonThis comedy drama series featured Terry McCann, a former boxer with a conviction for G.B.H., and...
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Man in a Suitcase
as uncreditedAccused of treason, a former U.S. intelligence officer based in London tries to clear his name,...
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Inspector Morse
as Victor IgnotasInspector Morse is a detective drama based on Colin Dexter's series of Chief Inspector Morse...
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One Foot In the Grave
as uncreditedOne Foot in the Grave is a BBC television sitcom series The series features the exploits of...
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Reilly: Ace of Spies
as KrassinReilly, Ace of Spies is a 1983 television miniseries dramatizing the life of Sidney Reilly, a...
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The Saint
as Ziggy ZaglanSimon Templar is The Saint, a handsome, sophisticated, debonair, modern-day Robin Hood who...
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The Saint
as Guido NaccaroSimon Templar is The Saint, a handsome, sophisticated, debonair, modern-day Robin Hood who...
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Bergerac
as Edward EmanuelsonBergerac is a British television show set on Jersey. Produced by the BBC in association with the...
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The Goodies
as uncreditedA British television comedy series of the 1970s and early 1980s, combining surreal sketches and...
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Sykes
as HenrySykes is a British sitcom that aired on BBC 1 from 1972 to 1979. Starring Eric Sykes and Hattie...
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Jonathan Creek
as Jack HolidayWorking from his home in a converted windmill, Jonathan Creek is a magician with a natural...
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Taggart
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Never Mind the Quality, Feel the Width
as uncreditedNever Mind the Quality, Feel the Width is a British television sitcom first broadcast in 1967 as...
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Lovejoy
as PopovThe adventures of the eponymous Lovejoy, a likeable but roguish antiques dealer based in East...
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Super Gran
as Inside Legg The TailorAdapted from Forrest Wilson's books, the children's programme revolves around a grandmother with...
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Spirited
as RoccoSpirited is a romantic look at life and love after death with a rock 'n' roll twist. Uptight...
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The Larkins
as Martinez'The Larkins' is a British television sitcom which was produced by Associated Television and...
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Bluey
as NewsmanAt Melbourne's Russell Street Police Headquarters, Sgt. "Bluey" Hills, unable to work within the...
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Q...
as uncreditedQ... was a surreal television comedy sketch show from Spike Milligan which ran from 1969 to 1982...
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Fireball XL5
as uncreditedFireball XL5 is a science fiction-themed children's television show following the missions of...
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Citizen James
as CharlieCitizen James is a BBC sitcom that ran for three series between 24 November 1960 and 23 November...
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Virtual Murder
as uncreditedJohn Cornelius (called JC) is a university don who also works for his city police force as a...
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