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39
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Large and steady acting portfolio.
Actor
John Hollis
Acting
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Movies: 21Series: 18
TMDB ID: 27165
IMDb ID: nm0391197
Known for: Acting
Born: January 24, 1931
Died: October 18, 2005
Age: 74
Place of birth: Nottinghamshire, England, UK
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1956 - 2000
Years active: 45
Average TMDB rating: 6.59
Wikidata: Q1700477
Also known as
Bertie Wyn 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.
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Movie credits linked with John Hollis.
5.4
Thomas and the Magic Railroad
as Gordon (voice) (uncredited)
2000 Movie
6.7
Esther
as Harbona
1999 Movie
4.6
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace
as Russian General 3 (Kremlin)
1987 Movie
6.8
Valhalla
as Hymer (voice)
1986 Movie
5.0
James Bond: The First 21 Years
as Ernst Stavro Blofeld (archive footage)
1983 Movie
6.5
For Your Eyes Only
as Ernst Stavro Blofeld
1981 Movie
6.7
Superman II
as Krypton Elder
1980 Movie
6.2
Flash Gordon
as Klytus Observer No. 2
1980 Movie
8.4
The Empire Strikes Back
as Lando's Aide
1980 Movie
7.2
Superman
as 4th Elder
1978 Movie
6.0
The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother
as Moriarty's Gunman
1975 Movie
6.1
Captain Kronos: Vampire Hunter
as Barman
1973 Movie
The Adventures Of Don Quixote
as 1st Prisoner
1973 Movie
4.1
Ghost in the Noonday Sun
as Kanaris
1973 Movie
7.2
Doctor Who: The Mutants
as Sondergaard
1972 Movie
Detective Waiting
as Blond
1971 Movie
4.9
Creatures the World Forgot
as Masked Attacker
1971 Movie
3.2
Freelance
as Hartley
1970 Movie
7.6
The Dirty Dozen
as German Porter at Chateau (uncredited)
1967 Movie
5.3
Casino Royale
as Fred (uncredited)
1967 Movie
Low Water
as Narrator
1966 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with John Hollis.
5.8
Brass
as Arthur • 1 eps
1983 Series
6.4
The Day of the Triffids
as Alf • 1 eps
1981 Series
7.3
Blake's 7
as Lom • 1 eps
1978 Series
6.8
The Onedin Line
as Corry • 1 eps
1971 Series
7.2
Adam Adamant Lives!
1 eps
1966 Series
5.0
BBC Play of the Month
as 1st Prisoner • 1 eps
1965 Series
4.5
The Wednesday Play
as Sacramoro • 1 eps
1964 Series
7.2
Theatre 625
as Ivan • 1 eps
1964 Series
7.9
Doctor Who
as Sondergaard • 4 eps
1963 Series
7.4
The Saint
as Tordoff • 1 eps
1962 Series
7.3
Man of the World
as Lopez • 1 eps
1962 Series
6.0
Dr. Finlay's Casebook
1 eps
1962 Series
6.0
The Andromeda Breakthrough
as Kaufman • 6 eps
1962 Series
5.0
A for Andromeda
as Kaufman • 4 eps
1961 Series
7.7
The Avengers
as Kanwitch • 2 eps
1961 Series
7.2
Maigret
1 eps
1960 Series
3.7
No Hiding Place
1 eps
1959 Series
5.8
Armchair Theatre
as Blond • 1 eps
1956 Series