John Hollis
Known for Acting · 44 credits
- Born
- 1931-01-24
- Died
- 2005-10-18
- Place of birth
- Nottinghamshire, England, UK
- Also known as
- Bertie Wyn Hollis
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.
Known For
TV Shows (20)
The Avengers
1961
as Kanwitch / Zoltan / Markel
Doctor Who
1963
as Sondergaard
The Wednesday Play
1964
as Sacramoro
The Saint
1962
as Tordoff / West
No Hiding Place
1959
BBC Play of the Month
1965
as 1st Prisoner
Dr. Finlay's Casebook
1962
Blake's 7
1978
as Lom
Theatre 625
1964
as Ivan
Maigret
1960
Crane
1963
as Hamid
The Onedin Line
1971
as Corry
Espionage
1963
as Russian Major
Man of the World
1962
as Lopez / Lieutenant Hang
Brass
1983
as Arthur
Diana
1984
as Croker
The Day of the Triffids
1981
as Alf
Armchair Theatre
1956
as Blond
A for Andromeda
1961
as Kaufman
The Andromeda Breakthrough
1962
as Kaufman
Movies (24)
The Empire Strikes Back
1980
as Lando's Aide
Superman
1978
as 4th Elder
The Dirty Dozen
1967
as German Porter at Chateau (uncredited)
For Your Eyes Only
1981
as Ernst Stavro Blofeld
Superman II
1980
as Krypton Elder
Casino Royale
1967
as Fred (uncredited)
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace
1987
as Russian General 3 (Kremlin)
Flash Gordon
1980
as Klytus Observer No. 2
Doctor Who: The Mutants
1972
as Sondergaard
Esther
1999
as Harbona
Captain Kronos: Vampire Hunter
1973
as Barman
Valhalla
1986
as Hymer (voice)
The Adventures Of Don Quixote
1973
as 1st Prisoner
Freelance
1970
as Hartley
The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother
1975
as Moriarty's Gunman
James Bond: The First 21 Years
1983
as Ernst Stavro Blofeld (archive footage)
The Great Kandinsky
1995
as Cannonball
Ghost in the Noonday Sun
1973
as Kanaris
Creatures the World Forgot
1971
as Masked Attacker
Blake's 7: Aftermath
1986
as Lom
Too Many Cooks
1966
as Czesni
Detective Waiting
1971
as Blond
On the Run
1968
as Baldy
Low Water
1966
as Narrator
About John Hollis
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 charact… With 44 credits spanning from 1956 to 1999, John Hollis has appeared in 24 films and 20 TV shows.
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Most Popular John Hollis Movies
- The Empire Strikes Back (1980) — as Lando's Aide
- Superman (1978) — as 4th Elder
- The Dirty Dozen (1967) — as German Porter at Chateau (uncredited)
- For Your Eyes Only (1981) — as Ernst Stavro Blofeld
- Superman II (1980) — as Krypton Elder
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