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