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John Hollis

John Hollis

Actor · Born 1931-01-24 · Nottinghamshire, England, UK

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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.

Movies & TV Shows

  1. The Empire Strikes Back (1980) — Lando's Aide
  2. Superman (1978) — 4th Elder
  3. Superman II (1980) — Krypton Elder
  4. For Your Eyes Only (1981) — Ernst Stavro Blofeld
  5. Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987) — Russian General 3 (Kremlin)
  6. The Dirty Dozen (1967) — German Porter at Chateau (uncredited)
  7. Flash Gordon (1980) — Klytus Observer No. 2
  8. Casino Royale (1967) — Fred (uncredited)
  9. Doctor Who (1963) — Sondergaard
  10. The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother (1975) — Moriarty's Gunman
  11. The Avengers (1961) — Kanwitch
  12. Captain Kronos: Vampire Hunter (1973) — Barman
  13. The Saint (1962) — Tordoff
  14. Valhalla (1986) — Hymer (voice)
  15. Blake's 7 (1978) — Lom
  16. Esther (1999) — Harbona
  17. The Day of the Triffids (1981) — Alf
  18. Creatures the World Forgot (1971) — Masked Attacker
  19. Maigret (1960)
  20. Brass (1983) — Arthur
  21. Ghost in the Noonday Sun (1973) — Kanaris
  22. BBC Play of the Month (1965) — 1st Prisoner
  23. The Onedin Line (1971) — Corry
  24. Freelance (1970) — Hartley
  25. Armchair Theatre (1956) — Blond
  26. Doctor Who: The Mutants (1972) — Sondergaard
  27. The Wednesday Play (1964) — Sacramoro
  28. Man of the World (1962) — Lopez
  29. Theatre 625 (1964) — Ivan
  30. No Hiding Place (1959)
  31. A for Andromeda (1961) — Kaufman
  32. James Bond: The First 21 Years (1983) — Ernst Stavro Blofeld (archive footage)
  33. Dr. Finlay's Casebook (1962)
  34. The Great Kandinsky (1995) — Cannonball
  35. The Andromeda Breakthrough (1962) — Kaufman
  36. Diana (1984) — Croker
  37. Detective Waiting (1971) — Blond
  38. The Adventures Of Don Quixote (1973) — 1st Prisoner
  39. On the Run (1968) — Baldy
  40. Crane (1963) — Hamid