
John Hollis
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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Credits
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Esther 1999Harbona★ 6.8
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The Great Kandinsky 1995Cannonball★ 6
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Russian General 3 (Kremlin)★ 4.6
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Valhalla 1986Hymer (voice)★ 6.7
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Alf★ 6.4
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For Your Eyes Only 1981Ernst Stavro Blofeld★ 6.5
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Superman II 1980Krypton Elder★ 6.7
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Flash Gordon 1980Klytus Observer No. 2★ 6.2
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Lando's Aide★ 8.4
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Superman 19784th Elder★ 7.1
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Blake's 7 1978Lom★ 7.2
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Moriarty's Gunman★ 6
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Barman★ 6.1
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1st Prisoner★ NR
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Kanaris★ 4.2
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Sondergaard★ 7.5
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The Onedin Line 1971Corry★ 6.8
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Detective Waiting 1971Blond★ NR
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Masked Attacker★ 5
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Freelance 1970Hartley★ 3.8
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The Dirty Dozen 1967German Porter at Chateau (uncredited)★ 7.6
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Casino Royale 1967Fred (uncredited)★ 5.2
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Adam Adamant Lives! 1966★ 7.5
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Low Water 1966Narrator★ NR
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1st Prisoner★ 5
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The Wednesday Play 1964★ 4.5
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Doctor Who 1963Sondergaard★ 7.9
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The Saint 1962Tordoff★ 7.3
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Man of the World 1962★ 7
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★ 6
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Kaufman★ 6
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A for Andromeda 1961Kaufman★ 5
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The Avengers 1961Kanwitch★ 7.7
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Maigret 1960★ 6.9
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No Hiding Place 1959★ 3.7
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Armchair Theatre 1956Blond★ 5.8