John Bluthal
Australian actor (1929–2018) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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.
John Bluthal | |
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Born | Isaac Bluthal (1929-08-12)12 August 1929 Jezierzany, Galicia, Poland |
Died | 15 November 2018(2018-11-15) (aged 89) Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
Alma mater | University of Melbourne |
Occupations |
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Years active | 1953–2018[1] |
Spouse |
Judyth Barron
(m. 1956, separated) |
Children | 2 |
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).