John Bluthal

John Bluthal (* 12. August 1929 as Isaac Bluthal in Jezierzany , Galicia ; † 15. November 2018 in New South Wales , Australia) was a British actor and voice actor .

Life

Bluthal came from a Jewish family in Galicia, which at the time belonged to Poland, but is now on the territory of the Ukraine . In 1938 his family emigrated to Australia . Bluthal went to school there and then studied drama at Melbourne University . He played at the local repertoire theater and spoke for the radio, a. a. at The Shell Hour and Gaslight Music Hall . A first collaboration with Spike Milligan took place in 1958 on television; numerous collaborations should follow in the coming years.

From 1959 Bluthal lived in England; at the BBC that same year he starred in Citizen James , later in the long-running series Never Mind the Quality, Feel the Width . He was the Commander in the Fireball XL5 puppet series and appeared on stage in the musical Oliver! on. His first movie was in 1963. Even the little ones want to go up . Bloodhal then received numerous roles in English-language productions, including from Australia, including the Beatles film Hi-Hi-Hilfe! . The sitcom Melting Pot , in which Bluthal appeared again alongside Spike Milligan, was retired in 1975 after just one episode.

He then worked primarily on television series and films, only occasionally making appearances in movies. In 1997 he was seen in The Fifth Element as a professor doing research in Egypt. He also played other supporting roles in An Italian Wedding (2004) and Hail, Caesar! (2016). His work as a film and television actor includes more than 120 productions.

He also played repeatedly at the National Theater London .

Filmography

Actor (selection)

• 1959: Citizen James (TV series)
• 1960: It's a Square World (TV series)
• 1961: Skyes and A… (TV series)
• 1961: Hancock (TV series)
• 1963: Even the little ones want to go up (The Mouse on the Moon)
• 1963: Doctor in Distress
• 1964: This Is My Street
• 1964: Oh Dear Father (Father Came Too)
• 1964: It's crazy - agents on the powder keg (Carry on Spying)
• 1965: Night Train to Surbiton (TV series)
• 1965: The Knack (The Knack ... And How to Get It)
• 1965: Hi-Hi help! (Help)
• 1965: With Umbrella, Charm and Bowler Hat (The Avengers) (TV series)
• 1966: Funny Thing Happened on the ancient Romans (A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum)
• 1967: Casino Royale
• 1967: The Baron (The Baron) (TV Series)
• 1967: It's crazy - no water flows in the desert (Follow That Camel)
• 1968: Gespenster - Zum Glück Gespenster (A Ghost of a Chance)
• 1968: The Visitors (TV movie)
• 1968: City 68 (TV series)
• 1968: George and the Dragon (TV series)
• 1968: Man in a Suitcase (Man in a Suitcase)
• 1968: The Spinner (Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River)
• 1968: House friends are people too (The Bliss of Mrs Blossom)
• 1969–1980: Q5 (TV series)
• 1969: A Talent for Loving
• 1970: A stowaway has a hard time (Doctor in Trouble)
• 1970: Oh in Color (TV series)
• 1971: Heinrichs Bettgeschichten or How Garlic Came to England (Carry on Henry)
• 1972: Nightmare
• 1973: The Flying Sorcerer
• 1973: The Pathfinders
• 1973: Digby , the biggest Dog in the World
• 1974: The Great McGonagall
• 1974: Skyes (TV series)
• 1975: The Return of the Pink Panther (The Return of the Pink Panther)
• 1975: The Goodies (TV series)
• 1975: The Melting Pot (TV series)
• 1976: Fantasm
• 1976: Bluey (TV series)
• 1977: The Off Show
• 1978: The Irishman
• 1978: Inspector Clouseau - The crazy Flic with the hot look (Revenge of the Pink Panther)
• 1979: Ride on Stranger (TV series)
• 1979: Doctor Down Under (TV series)
• 1980: The double life of three women (Touch and Go)
• 1980: Home Sweet Home (TV series)
• 1981: Alison's Birthday
• 1982: There's a lot of It About (TV series)
• 1983: Return of Captain Invinceble or Who's Afraid of America? (The Return of Captain Invincible)
• 1983: Superman III - The Steel Lightning (Superman III)
• 1984: Squaring the Circles (TV movie)
• 1984: ABS Afterschool Specials (TV series)
• 1984: I thought You'd Gone (TV series)
• 1984: Allo 'Allo (TV series)
• 1986: The Journey into the Labyrinth (Labyrinth)
• 1986: The Life and Loves of a She-Devil (TV series)
• 1987: Super Gran (TV series)
• 1988: Turn on to T-Bag (TV series)
• 1989: In Sickness and in Health (TV series)
• 1990: Jim Bergerac investigated (Bergerac) (TV series)
• 1990: One Foot in the Grave (TV series)
• 1990: Freddie and Max (TV series)
• 1991: Rumpole of the Bailey (TV series)
• 1991: Birds of a Feather (TV series)
• 1992: Virtual Murder (TV series)
• 1992: Stan and George 's New Life
• 1992: Taggart (TV series)
• 1993: Inspector Morse (TV series)
• 1994: A Pinch of Snuff (TV movie)
• 1994–2007: The Vicar of Dibley (TV series)
• 1994: Lovejoy
• 1995: Leapin 'Leprechauns
• 1995: Casualty (TV series)
• 1995: Last of the Summer Wine (TV series)
• 1996: Spellbreaker: Secret of the Leprechauns
• 1997: The Fifth Element (The Fifth Element)
• 1998: Dark City
• 1998: Speedrider - The Hunt for the Wonder Car (RPM)
• 1999: Time and Tide (TV movie)
• 2000: Killer Against Will (Fovou tous Ellines)
• 2003: Blue Heelers (TV series)
• 2004: An Italian Wedding (Love's Brother)
• 2005: Comic Relief: Red Nose Light Live 05 (TV movie)
• 2005: Grange (TV movie)
• 2008: Pingeonhole
• 2010: Spirited (TV series)
• 2016: Hail, Caesar!

script

• 1964: Festival (TV series)

Web links

• John Bluthal in the Internet Movie Database (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Vicar of Dibley's John Bluthal dies, aged 89 , BBC November 19, 2018, accessed November 20, 2018
2. ↑ John Bluthal obituary , theguardian.com, November 19, 2018, accessed November 20, 2018