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Acting

John Bluthal

Career: Active from 1961 to 2004, busiest in 1980 with 3 main titles.

Leading roles: 13
top three billing

Average score: 52/100

Highest rated: The Vicar of Dibley
66/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 52 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

John Bluthal Catalog average

Rarely in their work

Contemporary Realism
3.5, average 5.4
Psychological
3.8, average 5.5
Melancholy
3.1, average 4.7
Violence
2.6, average 4.1

Main genres

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Recurring tags

Family-Friendly 3
Nostalgic 2
British Sketch Comedy 2
Cult Classic 2
Meta-Narrative 2
Character-Driven 2
Classic Television 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

101

Type

Role

Score

Decade

Genre

Group by

2020s

1 title

Presented in Supercolorisation

TV show · as Commander Wilbur Zero / Jock Campbell (voice) / Commander Wilbur Zero / Doctor Simpson (voice)

2010s

4 titles · average score 66

Jungle

59

as Uncle Nissim

Hail, Caesar!

68

as Prof. Marcuse

British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves

as Frank Pickle (archive footage) (uncredited)

Spirited

71

TV show · as Rocco

2000s

4 titles · average score 57

The Funny Blokes of British Comedy

as Frank Pickle (archive footage) (uncredited)

Love's Brother

63

as Pepe

On Location: The Carry Ons

as Corporal Clotski (archive footage) (uncredited)

Beware of Greeks Bearing Guns

51

as Stephanos

1990s

13 titles · average score 61

RPM

37

as Grinkstein

Dark City

74

as Karl Harris

What's a Carry On?

as Corporal Clotski (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Fifth Element

70

as Professor Pacoli

Jonathan Creek

77

TV show · as Jack Holiday

Spellbreaker: Secret of the Leprechauns

as Michael Dennehy

Leapin' Leprechauns

48

as Michael Dennehy

The Vicar of Dibley

66

TV show · as Frank Pickle

Blue Heelers

69

TV show

Stan and George's New Life

as Stan Senior

Virtual Murder

TV show · as Tonu

One Foot in the Grave

52

TV show · as Mr Jellinek

1980s

18 titles · average score 64

Birds of a Feather

63

TV show · as Pedro

Inspector Morse

80

TV show · as Victor Ignotas

Labyrinth

66

as Goblin (voice)

Lovejoy

50

TV show · as Popov

In Sickness and in Health

75

TV show · as Ricky

The Return of Captain Invincible

59

as Deli Owner

Taggart

70

TV show

Superman III

40

as Pisa Vendor

There's A Lot Of It About

TV show

Alison's Birthday

45

as Dean Findlay

Bergerac

69

TV show · as Edward Emanuelson

Home Sweet Home

TV show · as Enzo Pacelli

1970s

28 titles · average score 62

Minder

75

TV show · as Solly Salmon

Revenge of the Pink Panther

68

as Guard at Cemetery

That's Carry On!

51

as Corporal Clotski / Moshe Montmorency (archive footage)

Meriel the Ghost Girl

as Sam Nicholls

Rumpole of the Bailey

77

TV show · as Gaston LeBlanc

The Return of the Pink Panther

70

as Blind Beggar

The Great McGonagall

47

as various

Playhouse

TV show · as Mr. Mockler / Dr. Einstein

Never Mind the Quality, Feel the Width

as Manny Cohen

Digby, the Biggest Dog in the World

52

as Jerry

The Three Musketeers

76

as Various Roles (voice)

Sykes

70

TV show · as Henry

1960s

30 titles · average score 65

Q...

TV show

Never Mind the Quality, Feel the Width

TV show · as Manny Cohen

Casino Royale

46

as Casino Doorman / MI5 Man

ITV Playhouse

TV show · as Kondu

A Ghost of a Chance

as Mayor's Assistant

Man in a Suitcase

74

TV show

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum

75

as Roman Chief Guard

BBC Play of the Month

61

TV show · as Ernest Friedman

A Hard Day's Night

88

as Car Thief (uncredited)

The Saint

74

TV show · as Ziggy Zaglan / Guido Naccaro

The Avengers

83

TV show · as Sergei Ivenko

It's a Square World

TV show

1950s

3 titles · average score 73

The Larkins

TV show · as Martinez

Hancock's Half Hour

79

TV show

Armchair Theatre

68

TV show · as Emmanuel 'Manny' Cohen / Pils