JH
John Hollis
Actor
Died October 18, 2005 (74 years)
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.
Filmography
| 2011 | |
| 1999 | The Bible Collection: Esther · as Harbona |
| 1995 | The Great Kandinsky · as Cannonball |
| 1990 | |
| 1987 | Superman IV: The Quest for Peace · as Russian General 3 (kremlin) |
| 1986 | Valhalla · as Hymer (voice) |
| 1984 | The Lenny Henry Show (TV Series) · as Various Characters |
| 1984 | Diana (1984) (TV Series) · as Croker |
| 1983 | James Bond: The First 21 Years · as Ernst Stavro Blofeld |
| 1983 | Brass (TV Series) · as Arthur |
| 1981 | The Day of the Triffids (TV Series) · as Alf |
| 1981 | For Your Eyes Only · as Ernst Stavro Blofeld |
| 1980 | Superman II · as Krypton Elder |
| 1980 | Flash Gordon · as Klytus Observer No. 2 |
| 1980 | Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back · as Lando's Aide |
| 1979 | Kelly Monteith (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1978 | Superman · as 4th Elder |
| 1978 | Grange Hill (TV Series) · as Frank |
| 1978 | Blake's 7 (TV Series) · as Lom |
| 1976 | When the Boat Comes In (TV Series) · as Mr. Maxwell |
| 1975 | The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother · as Moriarty's Gunman |
| 1974 | The Top Secret Life of Edgar Briggs (TV Series) · as Muller |
| 1974 | Captain Kronos: Vampire Hunter · as Barman |
| 1974 | Ghost in the Noonday Sun · as Kanaris |
| 1973 | The Tomorrow People (TV Series) · as Two Tone |
| 1972 | Whodunnit? (UK) (TV Series) · as The Mad Moor |
| 1971 | The Onedin Line (TV Series) · as Corry |
| 1971 | Creatures the World Forgot · as Masked Attacker |
| 1970 | Freelance · as Hartley |
| 1967 | The Dirty Dozen · as German Porter At Chateau (uncredited) |
| 1967 | Casino Royale · as Fred (uncredited) |
| 1967 | Look and Read (TV Series) · as Mr. Barker |
| 1966 | Adam Adamant Lives (TV Series) |
| 1966 | Softly Softly (TV Series) · as Dixon |
| 1966 | Low Water · as Narrator |
| 1965 | Play of the Month (TV Series) · as 1st Prisoner |
| 1965 | Out of the Unknown (TV Series) · as Czesni |
| 1964 | The Wednesday Play (TV Series) |
| 1964 | Theatre 625 (TV Series) · as Ivan |
| 1963 | Doctor Who (TV Series) · as Sondergaard |
| 1963 | Espionage (TV Series) · as Russian Major |
| 1963 | The Dick Emery Show (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1962 | |
| 1962 | Man of the World (TV Series) |
| 1962 | Dr. Finlay's Casebook (TV Series) |
| 1962 | Hugh and I (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1962 | The Andromeda Breakthrough (TV Series) · as Kaufman |
| 1961 | Comedy Playhouse (TV Series) · as Muller |
| 1961 | A for Andromeda (TV Series) · as Kaufman |
| 1961 | The Avengers (TV Series) · as Kanwitch |
| 1960 | Bootsie and Snudge (TV Series) · as First Interrogator |
| 1959 | Maigret (1960) (TV Series) |
| 1959 | No Hiding Place (TV Series) |
| 1956 | Armchair Theatre (TV Series) · as Blond |
| 1955 | ITV Play of the Week (TV Series) · as Foster |
| 1955 | Dixon of Dock Green (TV Series) · as Sims |