John Hollis

Known for ActingBorn 1931-01-24Died 2005-10-18Nottinghamshire, England, UK

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.Read more

Movies & web series

The Adventures Of Don Quixote

Crane

Espionage

The Empire Strikes Back

Detective Waiting

On the Run

Doctor Who

The Great Kandinsky

The Avengers

The Dirty Dozen

Blake's 7

The Saint

Superman

Doctor Who: The Mutants

Theatre 625

Man of the World

Esther

The Onedin Line

Maigret

Valhalla

Superman II

James Bond: The First 21 Years

Diana

Dr. Finlay's Casebook

For Your Eyes Only

The Day of the Triffids

The Andromeda Breakthrough

Flash Gordon

Captain Kronos: Vampire Hunter

Brass

The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother

Armchair Theatre

A for Andromeda

Casino Royale

BBC Play of the Month

The Wednesday Play

Ghost in the Noonday Sun

Creatures the World Forgot

Superman IV: The Quest for Peace

No Hiding Place

Freelance

Blake's 7: Aftermath

Boy Meets Girl

Low Water

Too Many Cooks