John Bluthal | |
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 Bluthal in 1993 | |
| Born | Isaac Bluthal 12 August 1929 Jezierzany, Galicia, Poland |
| Died | 15 November 2018 (aged 89) Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Alma mater | University of Melbourne |
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| Years active | 1953–2018[1] |
| Spouse |
Judyth Barron
(m. 1956, separated) |
| Children | 2 |
John Bluthal (born Isaac Bluthal; 12 August 1929 – 15 November 2018)[2] was a Polish-born Australian actor and comedian, noted for his six-decade career internationally in Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States.
He started his career during the Golden Age of British Television, where he was best known for his comedy work in the UK with Spike Milligan, and for his role as Manny Cohen in the television series Never Mind the Quality, Feel the Width. In later years, he was known to television audiences as the bumbling Frank Pickle in The Vicar of Dibley. At 85 he played Professor Herbert Marcuse in the Coen brothers' film Hail, Caesar! (2016).
- ^ John Bluthal – AusStage
- ^ "Vicar of Dibley actor dies, aged 89". BBC News. 19 November 2018. Retrieved 29 November 2018.