
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.


as Sergei Ivenko
1961

as Solly Salmon
1979

1993

as Ziggy Zaglan
1962

as Ernest Friedman
1965

as Gaston LeBlanc
1975

as Victor Ignotas
1987

as Edward Emanuelson
1981

as Sam Nicholls
1974

as Professor Pacoli
1997

as Pedro
1989

1983
as Frank Pickle (archive footage) (uncredited)
2016

as Self (Archive Footage)
2021

as Uncle Nissim
2017

as Frank Pickle (archive footage) (uncredited)
2016

as Prof. Marcuse
2016
as Frank Pickle (archive footage) (uncredited)
2005

as Pepe
2004

as Corporal Clotski (archive footage) (uncredited)
2001

as Stephanos
2000

as Corporal Clotski (archive footage) (uncredited)
1998

as Grinkstein
1998

as Karl Harris
1998

as Professor Pacoli
1997

as Michael Dennehy
1996

as Self
1996

as Michael Dennehy
1995

as Maurice Arany
1994

as Stan Senior
1992

as Goblin (voice)
1986

as Babiuch
1984

as Pisa Vendor
1983

as Deli Owner
1983

as Dean Findlay
1981

as Anatole
1980

as Narrator
1980
2 ep.

as Sergei Ivenko
1 episodes

as Solly Salmon
1 episodes

2 episodes

as Ziggy Zaglan
1 episodes

as Ernest Friedman
1 episodes

as Gaston LeBlanc
1 episodes

as Victor Ignotas
1 episodes

as Edward Emanuelson
1 episodes

as Sam Nicholls
1 episodes

as Pedro
1 episodes

1 episodes

as Kondu
1 episodes

as Popov
1 episodes

as Jack Holiday
1 episodes

as Gleyne
1 episodes

as Henry
1 episodes

1 episodes

as Frank Pickle
14 episodes

1 episodes
as Justin Thyme
1 episodes

as Krassin
2 episodes

as Mr Jellinek
1 episodes

as Ricky
3 episodes

as Inside Legg The Tailor
1 episodes