John Hollis
24 movies · 21 TV shows
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Jan 24, 1931
- Died
- Oct 18, 2005 (age 74)
- 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.
Profiles IMDb
Known for
John Hollis: movies and TV shows
Acting (45)
- 1999 Esther
as Harbona
- 1995 The Great Kandinsky
as Cannonball
- 1987 Superman IV: The Quest for Peace
as Russian General 3 (Kremlin)
- 1986 Blake's 7: Aftermath
as Lom
- 1986 Valhalla
as Hymer (voice)
- 1984
- 1983 James Bond: The First 21 Years
as Ernst Stavro Blofeld (archive footage)
- 1983
- 1981
- 1981 For Your Eyes Only
as Ernst Stavro Blofeld
- 1980 Flash Gordon
as Klytus Observer No. 2
- 1980 Superman II
as Krypton Elder
- 1980 The Empire Strikes Back
as Lando's Aide
- 1978 Superman
as 4th Elder
- 1978
- 1975 The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother
as Moriarty's Gunman
- 1973 Captain Kronos: Vampire Hunter
as Barman
- 1973 The Adventures Of Don Quixote
as 1st Prisoner
- 1973 Ghost in the Noonday Sun
as Kanaris
- 1972 Doctor Who: The Mutants
as Sondergaard
- 1971
- 1971 Detective Waiting
as Blond
- 1971 Creatures the World Forgot
as Masked Attacker
- 1970 Freelance
as Hartley
- 1968 On the Run
as Baldy
- 1967
- 1967 The Dirty Dozen
as German Porter at Chateau (uncredited)
- 1967 Casino Royale
as Fred (uncredited)
- 1966 Too Many Cooks
as Czesni
- 1966 Low Water
as Narrator
- 1965
- 1964
- 1964
- 1963
- 1963
- 1963
- 1962
- 1962
- 1962
- 1962
- 1961
- 1961
- 1960
- 1959
- 1956