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John Hollis
Actor

John Hollis

24 Jan 1931Born
18 Oct 2005Died
74Age at death
45Credits

Biography

John Hollis was an English actor. He played the role of Lobot in Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back and the German porter at the chateau in The Dirty Dozen. He appeared in the classic 1978 film Superman as one of the Elders of Krypton, and reprised his role in the 1980 theatrical version of Superman II. He also played the role of Ernst Stavro Blofeld in the cold open of the 1981 James Bond film For Your Eyes Only, going uncredited due to the controversy over the film rights and characters of Thunderball.

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In this sequence, his character was famously lifted from a wheelchair and dropped to his death down a chimney stack by Bond after he had attempted to kill Bond by using a remote control link to Bond's MI6 helicopter. Hollis also took the role of Sondergaard in the Jon Pertwee era of Doctor Who in the story The Mutants, and appeared in The Avengers episode The Cybernauts as a sensei and also in The Tomorrow People. John Hollis was a versatile character actor for BBC Radio. Notable roles include Magwitch in Great Expectations, Leonard Bast in Howards End, Conan Doyle's Inspector Lestrade and Shakespeare's Bardolph.

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Filmography

  1. 1999EstherFilm: Harbona
  2. 1995The Great KandinskyFilm: Cannonball
  3. 1987Superman IV: The Quest for PeaceFilm: Russian General 3 (Kremlin)
  4. 1986Blake's 7: AftermathFilm: Lom
  5. 1986ValhallaFilm: Hymer (voice)
  6. 1984DianaSeries: Croker (1 episode)
  7. 1983James Bond: The First 21 YearsFilm: Ernst Stavro Blofeld (archive footage)
  8. 1983BrassSeries: Arthur (1 episode)
  9. 1981The Day of the TriffidsSeries: Alf (1 episode)
  10. 1981For Your Eyes OnlyFilm: Ernst Stavro Blofeld
  11. 1980Flash GordonFilm: Klytus Observer No. 2
  12. 1980Superman IIFilm: Krypton Elder
  13. 1980The Empire Strikes BackFilm: Lando's Aide
  14. 1978SupermanFilm: 4th Elder
  15. 1978Blake's 7Series: Lom (1 episode)
  16. 1975The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter BrotherFilm: Moriarty's Gunman
  17. 1973Captain Kronos: Vampire HunterFilm: Barman
  18. 1973The Adventures Of Don QuixoteFilm: 1st Prisoner
  19. 1973Ghost in the Noonday SunFilm: Kanaris
  20. 1972Doctor Who: The MutantsFilm: Sondergaard
  21. 1971The Onedin LineSeries: Corry (1 episode)
  22. 1971Detective WaitingFilm: Blond
  23. 1971Creatures the World ForgotFilm: Masked Attacker
  24. 1970FreelanceFilm: Hartley
  25. 1968On the RunFilm: Baldy
  26. 1967Boy Meets GirlSeries: Dr Szigeti (1 episode)
  27. 1967The Dirty DozenFilm: German Porter at Chateau (uncredited)
  28. 1967Casino RoyaleFilm: Fred (uncredited)
  29. 1966Too Many CooksFilm: Czesni
  30. 1966Low WaterFilm: Narrator
  31. 1965BBC Play of the MonthSeries: 1st Prisoner (1 episode)
  32. 1964The Wednesday PlaySeries: Sacramoro (1 episode)
  33. 1964Theatre 625Series: Ivan (1 episode)
  34. 1963Doctor WhoSeries: Sondergaard (4 episodes)
  35. 1963EspionageSeries: Russian Major (1 episode)
  36. 1963CraneSeries: Hamid (1 episode)
  37. 1962The SaintSeries: Tordoff, West (1 episode)
  38. 1962Man of the WorldSeries: Lopez, Lieutenant Hang (1 episode)
  39. 1962Dr. Finlay's CasebookSeries (1 episode)
  40. 1962The Andromeda BreakthroughSeries: Kaufman (6 episodes)
  41. 1961A for AndromedaSeries: Kaufman (4 episodes)
  42. 1961The AvengersSeries: Kanwitch, Zoltan, Markel (2 episodes)
  43. 1960MaigretSeries (1 episode)
  44. 1959No Hiding PlaceSeries (1 episode)
  45. 1956Armchair TheatreSeries: Blond (1 episode)

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