Bluto — Popeye Character Profile

About Bluto

A powerful and perpetually angry bully who runs Sweethaven for the Commodore. He beats Popeye, extorts the Oyls, orders Swee'Pea's kidnapping, and abducts Olive to find buried treasure. He is ultimately defeated by a spinach-powered Popeye.

Character Facts

Played by

Paul L. Smith

Appears in

Popeye (1980)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (5)

• Bluto — Conflict Kidnapper — Swee'pea (Wesley Ivan Hurt)

  Bluto uses the infant as leverage to reach the treasure location.

• Bluto — Power Subordinate — Wimpy (Paul Dooley)

  Wimpy acts as a hired enforcer carrying out Bluto's commands.

• Bluto — Power Subordinate — The Taxman (Donald Moffat)

  The taxman enforces Bluto's financial extortion policies.

• Bluto — Conflict Arch Enemy — Popeye (Robin Williams)

  The central antagonistic rivalry driving the film's climax.

• Bluto — Conflict Captive — Poopdeck Pappy (Ray Walston)

  Bluto holds Pappy hostage to control the treasure map.

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More characters from Popeye

• Popeye (Robin Williams)
• Olive Oyl (Shelley Duvall)
• Poopdeck Pappy (Ray Walston)
• Wimpy (Paul Dooley)
• Rough House (Allan F. Nicholls)
• Chizzelflint, the Pawnbroker (Wayne Robson)
• Ham Gravy (Bill Irwin)
• Scoop, the Reporter (Geoff Hoyle)
• Mrs. Oxheart (Linda Hunt)
• The Taxman (Donald Moffat)
• Geezil (Richard Libertini)
• Oxblood Oxheart (Peter Bray)