John Hollis
Acting • Born 1931-01-24 – Died 2005-10-18
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.
Filmography
48 credits
The Empire Strikes Back
Movie • 1980
Lando's Aide
Esther
Movie • 1999
Harbona
The Great Kandinsky
Movie • 1995
Cannonball
The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother
Movie • 1975
Moriarty's Gunman
Doctor Who: The Mutants
Movie • 1972
Sondergaard
Freelance
Movie • 1970
Hartley
Low Water
Movie • 1966
Narrator
Ghost in the Noonday Sun
Movie • 1973
Kanaris
The Dirty Dozen
Movie • 1967
German Porter at Chateau (uncredited)
Creatures the World Forgot
Movie • 1971
Masked Attacker
Superman
Movie • 1978
4th Elder
Superman II
Movie • 1980
Krypton Elder
Captain Kronos: Vampire Hunter
Movie • 1973
Barman
Valhalla
Movie • 1986
Hymer (voice)
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace
Movie • 1987
Russian General 3 (Kremlin)
Flash Gordon
Movie • 1980
Klytus Observer No. 2
Detective Waiting
Movie • 1971
Blond
For Your Eyes Only
Movie • 1981
Ernst Stavro Blofeld
Casino Royale
Movie • 1967
Fred (uncredited)
The Adventures Of Don Quixote
Movie • 1973
1st Prisoner
James Bond: The First 21 Years
Movie • 1983
Ernst Stavro Blofeld (archive footage)
On the Run
Movie • 1968
Baldy
Blake's 7: Aftermath
Movie • 1986
Lom
Too Many Cooks
Movie • 1966
Czesni
Thomas and the Magic Railroad
Movie • 2000
Gordon (voice) (uncredited)
Adam Adamant Lives!
TV • 1966
Blake's 7
TV • 1978
Lom
The Avengers
TV • 1961
Kanwitch
Armchair Theatre
TV • 1956
Blond
The Saint
TV • 1962
Tordoff
The Andromeda Breakthrough
TV • 1962
Kaufman
Dr. Finlay's Casebook
TV • 1962
No Hiding Place
TV • 1959
Maigret
TV • 1960
Doctor Who
TV • 1963
Sondergaard
The Saint
TV • 1962
West
The Onedin Line
TV • 1971
Corry
The Day of the Triffids
TV • 1981
Alf
The Avengers
TV • 1961
Zoltan
The Avengers
TV • 1961
Markel
The Wednesday Play
TV • 1964
Sacramoro
BBC Play of the Month
TV • 1965
1st Prisoner
Crane
TV • 1963
Hamid
Man of the World
TV • 1962
Lopez
Man of the World
TV • 1962
Lieutenant Hang
Theatre 625
TV • 1964
Ivan
Brass
TV • 1983
Arthur
A for Andromeda
TV • 1961
Kaufman