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John Bluthal (born 28 March 1929) is a British film and television actor and voice artist, mostly in comedy. He is best known for his work with Spike Milligan, and for his roles in the TV series Never Mind the Quality, Feel the Width and The Vicar of Dibley. He has also worked in the United States and Australia, in numerous productions.
He moved to England in 1959 and appeared in Citizen James for BBC television, and in the long-running UK TV series Never Mind the Quality, Feel the Width in which he played Manny Cohen, a Jewish tailor in business with an Irishman in London. Also in the early 1960s, he provided the voice for Commander Zero in the television puppet series Fireball XL5. He appeared in the role of Fagin in the musical Oliver! at New Theatre, London. He has made dozens of film and TV shows since moving to England.
Bluthal also worked with Spike Milligan over several years, appearing with him in a 1958 Australian television special, The Gladys Half-Hour. He appeared as several characters in Milligan and John Antrobus' stage play The Bed-Sitting Room, which opened at the Mermaid Theatre on 31 January 1963. He also worked with Milligan on the television series Q and its radio counterpart The Milligna Show. He previously worked with Milligan in the radio comedy series The Idiot Weekly and The Omar Khayyam Show. Bluthal is a man of many voices, like Milligan's former radio colleague Peter Sellers, and he was used somewhat like Sellers in Milligan's later work.
Some of his other television appearances include: the Sykes and a... episode "Sykes and a Bath", broadcast on 25 January 1961, 'Allo 'Allo!, Hancock, Minder, The Saint (TV series) episode "The Happy Suicide", The Avengers, Rumpole of the Bailey, Jonathan Creek, Lovejoy, Bergerac, and Inspector Morse, as well as appearing as Major Cheeseburger in The Goodies' episode "Clown Virus". He also appeared on the Australian comedy/satire series The Mavis Bramston Show and as "Enzo Pacelli" in the ABC-TV comedy television series Home Sweet Home.
Bluthal also appeared as Leonid Krassin in episodes of the Thames TV series Reilly, Ace of Spies.
In 1975, Bluthal took the part of Richard Armitage, described as "an Orthodox London Jew", in The Melting Pot. This was a sitcom written by Spike Milligan and Neil Shand, which was canceled by the BBC after just one episode had been broadcast. Bluthal also appeared as "Chalky", a hospital patient, in the episode "I Gotta Horse" of the comedy television series Doctor Down Under (the Australian series of the British comedy television series Doctor in the House, which also starred Robin Nedwell as Dr. Duncan Waring and Geoffrey Davies as Dr. Dick Stuart-Clark).
His films appearances include: The Knack ...and How to Get It (1965), three Carry On films, two of the Doctor films, and also The Beatles' films A Hard Day's Night (1964) and Help! (1965), three roles in Casino Royale (1967), and two of the Pink Panther films. Bluthal also played several characters in The Great McGonagall (1974), by Spike Milligan and Joseph McGrath, based on the life of William McGonagall. He portrayed an Egyptologist in the year 1914 for the first part of the film The Fifth Element (1997) and Uncle Karl in Dark City (1998). He also appeared in the comedy Beware of Greeks Bearing Guns (2000).
His work with the National Theatre London included roles in Tales from Hollywood, Entertaining Strangers, Antony and Cleopatra, Yonaadab, The Tempest, Winters Tale, and Cymbeline.
He appeared in an early episode of One Foot In The Grave. His later television appearances have been in the sitcom The Vicar of Dibley as the fastidious minutes-taker Frank Pickle and as the caretaker Rocko in Spirited. He also appeared in the 2004 film Love's Brother and in the 2016 film Hail, Caesar!.- Actress
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Kim Porter is from Columbus, Georgia. She started out as a blushing model from the small town area. After her graduation from Columbus High School in 1988, she moved to Atlanta to pursue a bigger dream. She was in a relationship with singer Al B. Sure! and in 1991, they had a son Quincy Brown who was named after Al B. Sure's mentor, musician Quincy Jones. In 1994 she began a relationship with Sean 'Diddy' Combs. He adopted and raised Quincy and the couple also has a son, Christian Casey Combs, and twin daughters D'Lila Star and Jessie James Combs.- Actor
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Roy Clark was born on 15 April 1933 in Meherrin, Virginia, USA. He was an actor, known for Hee Haw (1969), Uphill All the Way (1986) and The Kallikaks (1977). He was married to Barbara Joyce Rupard. He died on 15 November 2018 in Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA.- Jane Wenham was born on 26 November 1927 in Southampton, England, UK. She was an actress, known for The Teckman Mystery (1954), An Inspector Calls (1954) and Teletale (1963). She was married to Albert Finney. She died on 15 November 2018 in Denville Hall, Northwood, London, England, UK.
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Anne Carroll was born in June 1940 in Ealing, London, England, UK. She was an actress, known for K-PAX (2001), Coldblooded (1995) and Bellman and True (1987). She was married to Douglas Livingstone. She died on 15 November 2018 in London, England, UK.- Actor
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Edwin Marian was born on 14 June 1928 in Lódz, Lódzkie, Poland. He was an actor and writer, known for Much Ado About Nothing (1964), Cortuga (1985) and Der Schatten (1961). He was married to Virginia Kmieczak. He died on 15 November 2018 in Munich, Bavaria, Germany.- Additional Crew
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Richard Lormand (FilmPressPlus) has been working in international communication, publicity and film festival consultancy for the past 25 years, specializing in world premieres at the Berlin, Cannes, Venice, Toronto and San Sebastian festivals. He has worked on numerous award-winning films, including recent hits Samuel Maoz's FOXTROT, Maren Ade's TONI ERDMANN, Susanna Nicchiarelli's NICO 1988, Fatih Akin's IN THE FADE, Ildiko Enyedi's ON BODY AND SOUL and Lav Diaz's THE WOMAN WHO LEFT. Richard was part of the producing teams of Mitchell Lichtenstein's cult favorite TEETH, HAPPY TEARS and ANGELICA. He was also a producer on Amos Gitai's DISENGAGEMENT, starring Academy Award-winning actress Juliette Binoche. Richard is currently the foreign press consultant for Locarno Festival and Pingyao Film Festival. He is an advocate of quality subtitling, and considers how own English subtitles some of the finest work out there. Based in Paris, Richard began his career as a Reuter journalist in 1980s New York upon leaving his native Southwest Louisiana.- Stunts
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Bertrand Triguer was an actor, known for District B13 (2004), The Man in the Iron Mask (1998) and Queen Margot (1994). He was married to Candice Daly. He died on 15 November 2018.- Writer
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Yves Yersin was born on 4 October 1942 in Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland. He was a writer and director, known for Tableau noir (2013), Die letzten Heimposamenter (1974) and Les petites fugues (1979). He died on 15 November 2018 in Baulmes, Vaud, Switzerland.- Lora Burke was born on 21 October 1924 in St. Boniface, Manitoba, Canada. She was an actress, known for Puttnam's Prairie Emporium (1988). She died on 15 November 2018 in Barrie, Ontario, Canada.
- Richard Robinson was born on 24 July 1945 in New Britain, Connecticut, USA. He was a director, known for Blondie: In the Sun (1977), Blondie: X Offender (1977) and Blondie: In the Flesh (1977). He was married to Lisa Robinson. He died on 15 November 2018 in Manhattan, New York, USA.
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Sidonie Darrell was born on 13 November 1933 in Bristol, England, UK. She was an actress, known for This Is the Henry Hall Show (1957), The Julie Andrews Show (1959) and Parade (1960). She was married to Derek Scott. She died on 15 November 2018 in Hertfordshire, England, UK.- Composer
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Jean Morlier was born on 10 March 1944 in Brissac-Quincé, Maine-et-Loire, France. He was a composer and actor, known for Le quart d'heure américain (1982), Le temps de vivre (1969) and Rouget le braconnier (1989). He died on 15 November 2018 in Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France.- Brendan Ahern died on 15 November 2018 in Waikiki, Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii, USA.
- Achim Glück was an actor, known for The Founder (2012) and Kanal Telemedial (2007). He died on 15 November 2018 in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
- Tetsuya Asado was born on 25 July 1935 in Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan. He was an actor, known for Sasurai no taiyo (1971). He was married to Mariko Mukai. He died on 15 November 2018.
- Remo Degerli was an actor, known for Dostlar Size Selam Getirmisem (1986), Düstüm Çikmazlara (1986) and Tehlikeli Kadin (1994). He died on 15 November 2018.
- Jan Persson was born on 22 July 1943 in Copenhagen, Denmark. He is known for The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame 2020 Inductions (2020) and The Miles Davis Story (2001). He was married to Maj-Britt. He died on 15 November 2018 in Copenhagen, Denmark.
- Andy Fitzgerald was born on 19 March 1931 in Whitinsville, Massachusetts, USA. Andy was married to Gloria Frabotta. Andy died on 15 November 2018 in Aurora, Colorado, USA.
- Miklós Siliga was born on 6 November 1942 in Vác, Hungary. He died on 15 November 2018 in Budapest, Hungary.
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Sonny Knowles was born on 2 November 1932 in Dublin, Ireland. He was married to Sheila. He died on 15 November 2018 in Ireland.- Mike Noble died on 15 November 2018 in the UK.