John Hollis
Born
January 24, 1931
Died
October 18, 2005 (74 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
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.
Known For

Esther
Harbona
1999
The Great Kandinsky
Cannonball
1995

Superman IV: The Quest for Peace
Russian General 3 (Kremlin)
1987

Valhalla
Hymer (voice)
1986

The Day of the Triffids
Alf · (1 episode)
1981

For Your Eyes Only
Ernst Stavro Blofeld
1981

Superman II
Krypton Elder
1980

Flash Gordon
Klytus Observer No. 2
1980

The Empire Strikes Back
Lando's Aide
1980

Superman
4th Elder
1978

Blake's 7
Lom · (1 episode)
1978

The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother
Moriarty's Gunman
1975

Captain Kronos: Vampire Hunter
Barman
1974

The Adventures Of Don Quixote
1st Prisoner
1973

Ghost in the Noonday Sun
Kanaris
1973

Doctor Who: The Mutants
Sondergaard
1972

The Onedin Line
Corry · (1 episode)
1971

Detective Waiting
Blond
1971

Creatures the World Forgot
Masked Attacker
1971

Freelance
Hartley
1970

The Dirty Dozen
German Porter at Chateau (uncredited)
1967

Casino Royale
Fred (uncredited)
1967

Adam Adamant Lives!
(1 episode)
1966

Low Water
Narrator
1966

BBC Play of the Month
1st Prisoner · (1 episode)
1965

The Wednesday Play
Sacramoro · (1 episode)
1964

Doctor Who
Sondergaard · (4 episodes)
1963
Crane
Hamid · (1 episode)
1963

The Saint
Tordoff · (1 episode)
1962

The Saint
West · (1 episode)
1962

Man of the World
(1 episode)
1962

Dr. Finlay's Casebook
(1 episode)
1962

The Andromeda Breakthrough
Kaufman · (6 episodes)
1962

A for Andromeda
Kaufman · (4 episodes)
1961

The Avengers
Kanwitch · (2 episodes)
1961

The Avengers
Zoltan · (1 episode)
1961

The Avengers
Markel · (1 episode)
1961

Maigret
(1 episode)
1960

No Hiding Place
(1 episode)
1959

Armchair Theatre
Blond · (1 episode)
1956