John Bluthal
Birthday: 1929-08-12
Place of Birth: Malopolskie, Poland
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 November, 2018 at the age of 89.
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The Fifth Element
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Follow That Camel
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Carry On Spying
Carry On favourite Barbara Windsor makes her debut in this outrageous send-up of the James Bond movi...
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Casino Royale
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The Great McGonagall
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Help!
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That's Carry On!
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Love's Brother
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The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom
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A Talent for Loving
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Squaring the Circle
An account of how Lech Walesa and the "Solidarity" trade union confronted the might of Communist dic...
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Meriel the Ghost Girl
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Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River
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Stan and George's New Life
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The Three Musketeers
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The Four Musketeers
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The Return of Captain Invincible
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The Knack... and How to Get It
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Spaghetti Two-Step
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Never Mind the Quality, Feel the Width
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Spellbreaker: Secret of the Leprechauns
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Beware of Greeks Bearing Guns
Manos, a Greek school teacher, is forced to travel to Melbourne, Australia when the man who murdered...
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A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
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The Brahmin Widow
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Doctor in Distress
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Hail, Caesar!
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The Visitors
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RPM
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A Ghost of a Chance
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Alison's Birthday
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Fantasm
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Nightmare
An edited version of the Pathfinders TV drama set in the Second World War, telling the story of the ...
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Touch and Go
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Mrs. Acland's Ghosts
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British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves
Documentary celebrating the British sitcom and taking a look at the social and political context fro...
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Digby, the Biggest Dog in the World
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Dark City
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Leapin' Leprechauns
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The Return of the Pink Panther
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Doctor in Trouble
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A Hard Day's Night
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Jungle
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Franklin River Journey
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A Pinch of Snuff
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Design for Living
Design for Living presents a trio of neurotic but intensely artistic characters: Gilda, Otto and Leo...
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Revenge of the Pink Panther
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The Over-Amorous Artist
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Spike
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Labyrinth
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Father Came Too!
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The Mouse on the Moon
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Superman III
Aiming to defeat the Man of Steel, wealthy executive Ross Webster hires bumbling but brilliant Gus G...
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The Vicar of Dibley: Inside Out
Dawn French and Richard Curtis take viewers on a joyful stroll down memory lane as they look back at...
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The Irishman
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The Cafeteria
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The Joke
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Renoir, My Father
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Carry On Henry
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On Location: The Carry Ons
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What's a Carry On?
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