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John Hollis

John Hollis

Actor · 1931 – 2005 · Nottinghamshire, England, UK

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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  • Movie8.4

    The Empire Strikes Back

    1980 · 18K votes

  • Movie7.2

    Superman

    1978 · 4.4K votes

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    For Your Eyes Only

    1981 · 2.2K votes

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    Superman II

    1980 · 2.6K votes

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    The Dirty Dozen

    1967 · 1.4K votes

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    Casino Royale

    1967 · 858 votes

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    Flash Gordon

    1980 · 1.1K votes

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    Esther

    1999 · 40 votes

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    Valhalla

    1986 · 53 votes

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    Freelance

    1970 · 6 votes

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  • Movie7.5

    The Great Kandinsky

    1995 · 2 votes

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    Detective Waiting

    1971 · 1 votes

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    On the Run

    1968 · 1 votes

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  • TV7.9

    Doctor Who

    1963 · 722 votes

  • TV7.8

    The Avengers

    1961 · 156 votes

  • TV5.2

    BBC Play of the Month

    1965 · 8 votes

  • TV7.4

    The Saint

    1962 · 136 votes

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    Theatre 625

    1964 · 5 votes

  • TV5.2

    The Wednesday Play

    1964 · 5 votes

  • TV4.8

    No Hiding Place

    1959 · 4 votes

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    Dr. Finlay's Casebook

    1962 · 3 votes

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    Blake's 7

    1978 · 51 votes

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    Maigret

    1960 · 15 votes

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    The Onedin Line

    1971 · 7 votes

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    Espionage

    1963 · 1 votes

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    Man of the World

    1962 · 5 votes

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    Diana

    1984 · 2 votes

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    Crane

    1963 · 1 votes

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    Brass

    1983 · 9 votes

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    The Day of the Triffids

    1981 · 41 votes

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    A for Andromeda

    1961 · 4 votes

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    Armchair Theatre

    1956 · 6 votes

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