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.
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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Filmography (Movies)
Thomas and the Magic Railroad
Character:Gordon (voice) (uncredited)
Release Date:14/07/2000
Esther
Character:Harbona
Release Date:29/03/1999
The Great Kandinsky
Character:Cannonball
Release Date:13/10/1995
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace
Character:Russian General 3 (Kremlin)
Release Date:24/07/1987
Valhalla
Character:Hymer (voice)
Release Date:12/05/1986
James Bond: The First 21 Years
Character:Ernst Stavro Blofeld (archive footage)
Release Date:27/05/1983
For Your Eyes Only
Character:Ernst Stavro Blofeld
Release Date:24/06/1981
Superman II
Character:Krypton Elder
Release Date:12/12/1980
Flash Gordon
Character:Klytus Observer No. 2
Release Date:05/12/1980
The Empire Strikes Back
Character:Lando's Aide
Release Date:20/05/1980
Superman
Character:4th Elder
Release Date:14/12/1978
The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother
Character:Moriarty's Gunman
Release Date:14/12/1975
Captain Kronos: Vampire Hunter
Character:Barman
Release Date:07/04/1973
The Adventures Of Don Quixote
Character:1st Prisoner
Release Date:07/01/1973
Ghost in the Noonday Sun
Character:Kanaris
Release Date:01/01/1973
Doctor Who: The Mutants
Character:Sondergaard
Release Date:13/05/1972
Detective Waiting
Character:Blond
Release Date:14/09/1971
Creatures the World Forgot
Character:Masked Attacker
Release Date:01/09/1971
Freelance
Character:Hartley
Release Date:01/01/1970
On the Run
Character:Baldy
Release Date:01/06/1968
The Dirty Dozen
Character:German Porter at Chateau (uncredited)
Release Date:15/06/1967
Casino Royale
Character:Fred (uncredited)
Release Date:18/04/1967
Low Water
Character:Narrator
Release Date:01/01/1966
Television Appearances
Brass
Character:Arthur
The Day of the Triffids
Character:Alf
Blake's 7
Character:Lom
The Onedin Line
Character:Corry
Adam Adamant Lives!
Character:
BBC Play of the Month
Character:1st Prisoner
The Wednesday Play
Character:Sacramoro
Theatre 625
Character:Ivan
Doctor Who
Character:Sondergaard
Crane
Character:Hamid
The Saint
Character:Tordoff
The Saint
Character:West
Man of the World
Character:Lopez
Man of the World
Character:Lieutenant Hang
Dr. Finlay's Casebook
Character:
The Andromeda Breakthrough
Character:Kaufman
A for Andromeda
Character:Kaufman
The Avengers
Character:Kanwitch
The Avengers
Character:Zoltan
The Avengers
Character:Markel
Maigret
Character:
No Hiding Place
Character:
Armchair Theatre
Character:Blond
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