JH
Julian Holloway
Actor, Producer, Writer
Born June 24, 1944Died February 16, 2025 (80 years)
For over six decades, Julian Holloway (1944-2025) had enjoyed a long and varied career on stage and screen. The son of Stanley Holloway, he made his theatrical debut in London's West End in "All Square". Other West End credits include Christopher Hampton's first play "When Did You Last See My Mother?", Colin Spencer's "Spitting Image", replacing Michael Gambon in Alan Ayckbourn's trilogy "The Norman Conquests", and a successful revival of "Arsenic And Old Lace". He then performed in his first "Carry On" film, "Follow That Camel". This led to featured roles in, amongst others, "Carry On Up The Khyber", "Carry On Camping", "Carry On Camping" and "Carry On Loving". In 1971 he formed a company with director Gerry O' Hara and they wrote and produced the films "The Spy's Wife" starring Dorothy Tutin and Tom Bell and "The Chairman's Wife" starring John Osborne and Zena Walker. He then concentrated almost entirely on TV, including starring roles in BBC'S Play of the Month, "The Importance Of Being Earnest", "Elizabeth R", "An Adventure In Bed", "Street Party" , "A Woman Sobbing", "Rebecca" "Conjugal Rights". He then made his directorial debut in the theatre, with his productions of "When Did You Last See My Mother" at the Crucible Theatre Sheffield and "Play It Again Sam" at the Thorndyke Theatre Leatherhead. In 1980 he produced with David Korda, the movie "Loophole" starring Albert Finney and Martin Sheen and followed this by appearing with Gregory Peck in the TV movie "The Scarlet And The Black". Having gained a reputation as a much in demand voice over talent, he formed the London voice over agency Hobsons with partner Sue Bonnici and the company became extremely successful. He co-starred in the Doctor Who trilogy, "Survival", the first series of Anglia TV's "The Chief" and episodes of popular shows, "Minder" "The New Avengers", "The Professionals" and "The Sweeney" as well as "Rumpole Of The Bailey". In the early 90's he took up residence in California and began a new phase of his career, in animation. Notably as a regular in the syndicated series "James Bond Jr", "Where's Waldo" and "Captain Zed And The Zee Zone". In 1993, he made his Broadway debut in a revival of "My Fair Lady" (playing the role of Alfred P Doolittle created by his father Stanley Holloway) He returned to England to co-star with Albert Finney in the Yorkshire TV series, "My Uncle Silas", before returning to the U.S. to work on the Dreamworks/Pixar network series "Father Of The Pride". He directed "Abigail's Party" at the Odyssey Theatre in Los Angeles and the production was named the LA Times Critic's Choice. Recently he appeared with Johnny Depp in "The Rum Diary" and had a recurring role as the voice of "Death" in Cartoon Network's "Regular Show" and as Prime Minister Almec Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008-2020). In 1971, he married Zena Walker but divorced soon afterwards. In 1976, In 1976, he had a brief relationship with Tessa Dahl, daughter of Patricia Neal and Roald Dahl. The relationship produced one daughter, the author and former model Sophie Dahl, who was born the following year. In 1991 he met and married voice over artist and actress Debbie Wheeler. The marriage ended in divorce in 1996. Holloway died on 16th February 2025, aged 80.
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Filmography
| 2019 | Summer of Rockets (TV Series) · as Club Member |
| 2011 | The Rum Diary · as Wolsley |
| 2010 | Regular Show (TV Series) · as Death (voice) |
| 2009 | A Christmas Carol · as Fat Cook / Portly Gentleman #2 / Business Man #3 (voice) |
| 2008 | Star Wars: The Clone Wars (TV Series) · as Almec (voice) |
| 2007 | Catflap · as Sgt Paterson |
| 2006 | |
| 2004 | Father of the Pride (TV Series) · as Siegfried (voice) |
| 2003 | Wilde Stories: The Nightingale and the Rose · as Professor (voice) |
| 2001 | My Uncle Silas (TV Series) · as Uncle George |
| 1998 | What's a Carry On? · as Various Characters |
| 1996 | Remember WENN (TV Series) · as Mr. Winthrop |
| 1993 | Torch Song · as Albert |
| 1992 | Grass Roots · as Elton Hunter |
| 1991 | Captain Zed and the Zee Zone (TV Series) · as Captain Zed |
| 1991 | James Bond, Jr. (TV Series) |
| 1991 | Where's Waldo? (TV Series) · as Odlaw (voice) |
| 1991 | The Legend of Prince Valiant (TV Series) · as Derek |
| 1991 | Baby Talk (TV Series) · as Parsons |
| 1990 | A Season of Giants (TV Series) · as Aldrovandi |
| 1990 | Beverly Hills, 90210 (TV Series) |
| 1990 | The Chief (TV Series) · as Sir Ian Harnett Mp |
| 1989 | Doctor Who: Survival · as Paterson |
| 1986 | Casualty (TV Series) · as Jim |
| 1986 | If Tomorrow Comes (TV Series) · as Trevor |
| 1985 | Tall Tales and Legends (TV Series) · as Mr. Yorkshire |
| 1984 | Ellis Island (TV Series) · as Florenz Ziegfeld |
| 1984 | The Bill (TV Series) · as Det. Chief Insp. Fairfax |
| 1983 | Give us a Break (TV Series) · as Dave Nelson |
| 1983 | Hallelujah! (TV Series) · as Harry Beasley |
| 1983 | The Scarlet and the Black · as Alfred West |
| 1982 | Nancy Astor (TV Series) · as Harry Cust |
| 1980 | The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle · as Man |
| 1980 | Rough Cut · as Ronnie Taylor |
| 1980 | Keep It in the Family (TV Series) · as Dick Mitchell |
| 1979 | Minder (TV Series) · as Matthews |
| 1979 | Porridge · as Bainbridge |
| 1979 | Rebecca (1979) (TV Series) · as Jack Favell |
| 1979 | Telford's Change (TV Series) · as Simon |
| 1978 | Rumpole of the Bailey (TV Series) |
| 1978 | Sammy's Super T-Shirt · as Mr. Trotter |
| 1977 | The Professionals (TV Series) · as Harvey |
| 1977 | That's Carry On! · as Various Characters |
| 1977 | BBC2 Play of the Week (TV Series) · as Grinling |
| 1976 | Carry on England · as Major Butcher |
| 1976 | The New Avengers (TV Series) |
| 1975 | The Hostages · as Doctor Balfour |
| 1975 | Angels (TV Series) |
| 1975 | The Sweeney (TV Series) · as John Smith |
| 1974 | Wodehouse Playhouse (TV Series) · as Archibald Mulliner |
| 1974 | Captain Kronos: Vampire Hunter · as Kronos |
| 1974 | The Stud · as Spencer |
| 1973 | Carry on Christmas · as Angle Leader / Captain Rhodes. |
| 1973 | Secrets · as Robinson |
| 1973 | Black and Blue (TV Series) |
| 1973 | Bowler (TV Series) · as Hartley |
| 1973 | Warship (1973) (TV Series) |
| 1973 | Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads (TV Series) · as Alan Boyle |
| 1972 | The Edwardians (TV Series) · as Lord Brooke |
| 1972 | Dead of Night (TV Series) |
| 1972 | Crown Court (TV Series) · as John Millet |
| 1972 | Young Winston · as Capt. Baker |
| 1972 | The Shadow of the Tower (TV Series) · as Earl Of Surrey |
| 1972 | The Spy's Wife · as Man |
| 1971 | Carry on at Your Convenience · as Roger |
| 1971 | Carry on Henry VIII · as Sir Thomas |
| 1971 | Elizabeth R (TV Series) · as De Noailles |
| 1970 | Robin Redbreast · as Jake |
| 1970 | Ryan's Daughter · as Major Doryan (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1970 | Carry on Loving · as Adrian |
| 1970 | Play for Today (TV Series) · as John |
| 1970 | Scream and Scream Again · as Detective Constable Griffin |
| 1969 | Carry on Camping · as Jim Tanner |
| 1969 | The Last Shot You Hear · as Brash Young Man |
| 1969 | Hostile Witness · as Percy |
| 1969 | The Liver Birds (TV Series) · as Tony |
| 1968 | Carry on Up the Khyber · as Major Shorthouse |
| 1967 | I'll Never Forget What's'isname · as Partygoer |
| 1967 | Carry on Doctor · as Simmons |
| 1967 | Carry on Follow That Camel · as Ticket Collector |
| 1967 | The Jokers · as Man At Party |
| 1967 | NBC Experiment in Television (TV Series) · as Lord Albert |
| 1965 | Play of the Month (TV Series) · as Sir Chichester Frayne |
| 1965 | Having a Wild Weekend · as Asst. Director |
| 1965 | The Knack... and How to Get It · as Guardsman (uncredited) |
| 1965 | Pardon The Expression (TV Series) · as Norman Burton |
| 1965 | The World of Wooster (TV Series) · as Blair Eggleston |
| 1965 | The Pleasure Girls · as Hanger-On |
| 1965 | Public Eye (TV Series) · as Jeremy Fallows |
| 1964 | Gideon C.I.D. (TV Series) · as Jim Richards |
| 1964 | Nothing But the Best · as Bank Clerk |
| 1964 | A Hard Day's Night · as Adrian (uncredited) |
| 1963 | Five to One · as Sergeant Jenkins |
| 1963 | Doctor Who (TV Series) · as Paterson |
| 1963 | First Night (TV Series) · as Policeman |
| 1962 | |
| 1962 | Z Cars (TV Series) · as Johnny Pearson |
| 1961 | Comedy Playhouse (TV Series) · as Archibald Mulliner |
| 1961 | Dentist on the Job · as Man On Phone In Factory |
| 1961 | The Avengers (TV Series) · as Circus Hand |
| 1959 | The Edgar Wallace Mysteries (TV Series) · as Sergeant Jenkins |
| 1955 | ITV Play of the Week (TV Series) · as Thomas |