John Hollis
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- January 24, 1931
- Died
- October 18, 2005 (aged 74)
- Birthplace
- Nottinghamshire, England, UK
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. 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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Esther
Movie · as Harbona
The Great Kandinsky
Movie · as Cannonball
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace
Movie · as Russian General 3 (Kremlin)
Valhalla
Movie · as Hymer (voice)
Blake's 7: Aftermath
Movie · as Lom
Diana
TV · as Croker · 1 ep
James Bond: The First 21 Years
Movie · as Ernst Stavro Blofeld (archive footage)
Brass
TV · as Arthur · 1 ep
For Your Eyes Only
Movie · as Ernst Stavro Blofeld
The Day of the Triffids
TV · as Alf · 1 ep
The Empire Strikes Back
Movie · as Lando's Aide
Superman II
Movie · as Krypton Elder
Flash Gordon
Movie · as Klytus Observer No. 2
Superman
Movie · as 4th Elder
Blake's 7
TV · as Lom · 1 ep
The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother
Movie · as Moriarty's Gunman
Ghost in the Noonday Sun
Movie · as Kanaris
Captain Kronos: Vampire Hunter
Movie · as Barman
The Adventures Of Don Quixote
Movie · as 1st Prisoner
Doctor Who: The Mutants
Movie · as Sondergaard
Creatures the World Forgot
Movie · as Masked Attacker
Detective Waiting
Movie · as Blond
The Onedin Line
TV · as Corry · 1 ep
Freelance
Movie · as Hartley
On the Run
Movie · as Baldy
The Dirty Dozen
Movie · as German Porter at Chateau (uncredited)
Casino Royale
Movie · as Fred (uncredited)
Boy Meets Girl
TV · as Dr Szigeti · 1 ep
Low Water
Movie · as Narrator
Too Many Cooks
Movie · as Czesni
BBC Play of the Month
TV · as 1st Prisoner · 1 ep
The Wednesday Play
TV · as Sacramoro · 1 ep
Theatre 625
TV · as Ivan · 1 ep
Doctor Who
TV · as Sondergaard · 4 eps
Crane
TV · as Hamid · 1 ep
Espionage
TV · as Russian Major · 1 ep
The Saint
TV · as Tordoff, West · 1 ep
The Andromeda Breakthrough
TV · as Kaufman · 6 eps
Dr. Finlay's Casebook
TV · 1 ep
Man of the World
TV · as Lopez, Lieutenant Hang · 1 ep
The Avengers
TV · as Kanwitch, Zoltan, Markel · 2 eps
A for Andromeda
TV · as Kaufman · 4 eps
Maigret
TV · 1 ep
No Hiding Place
TV · as Capt. Larsen
Armchair Theatre
TV · as Blond · 1 ep