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.

Esther

Esther

Harbona

6.8

1999

The Great Kandinsky

Cannonball

6.0

1995

Superman IV: The Quest for Peace

Superman IV: The Quest for Peace

Russian General 3 (Kremlin)

4.6

1987

Valhalla

Valhalla

Hymer (voice)

6.7

1986

The Day of the Triffids

The Day of the Triffids

Alf · (1 episode)

6.4

1981

For Your Eyes Only

For Your Eyes Only

Ernst Stavro Blofeld

6.5

1981

Superman II

Superman II

Krypton Elder

6.7

1980

Flash Gordon

Flash Gordon

Klytus Observer No. 2

6.2

1980

The Empire Strikes Back

The Empire Strikes Back

Lando's Aide

8.4

1980

Superman

Superman

4th Elder

7.1

1978

Blake's 7

Blake's 7

Lom · (1 episode)

7.2

1978

The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother

The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother

Moriarty's Gunman

6.0

1975

Captain Kronos: Vampire Hunter

Captain Kronos: Vampire Hunter

Barman

6.1

1974

The Adventures Of Don Quixote

The Adventures Of Don Quixote

1st Prisoner

0.0

1973

Ghost in the Noonday Sun

Ghost in the Noonday Sun

Kanaris

4.1

1973

Doctor Who: The Mutants

Doctor Who: The Mutants

Sondergaard

7.5

1972

The Onedin Line

The Onedin Line

Corry · (1 episode)

6.8

1971

Detective Waiting

Detective Waiting

Blond

0.0

1971

Creatures the World Forgot

Creatures the World Forgot

Masked Attacker

5.0

1971

Freelance

Freelance

Hartley

3.8

1970

The Dirty Dozen

The Dirty Dozen

German Porter at Chateau (uncredited)

7.6

1967

Casino Royale

Casino Royale

Fred (uncredited)

5.2

1967

Adam Adamant Lives!

Adam Adamant Lives!

(1 episode)

7.5

1966

Low Water

Low Water

Narrator

0.0

1966

BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

1st Prisoner · (1 episode)

5.0

1965

The Wednesday Play

The Wednesday Play

Sacramoro · (1 episode)

4.5

1964

Doctor Who

Doctor Who

Sondergaard · (4 episodes)

7.9

1963

Crane

Hamid · (1 episode)

0.0

1963

The Saint

The Saint

Tordoff · (1 episode)

7.3

1962

The Saint

The Saint

West · (1 episode)

7.3

1962

Man of the World

Man of the World

(1 episode)

7.0

1962

Dr. Finlay's Casebook

Dr. Finlay's Casebook

(1 episode)

6.0

1962

The Andromeda Breakthrough

The Andromeda Breakthrough

Kaufman · (6 episodes)

6.0

1962

A for Andromeda

A for Andromeda

Kaufman · (4 episodes)

5.0

1961

The Avengers

The Avengers

Kanwitch · (2 episodes)

7.7

1961

The Avengers

The Avengers

Zoltan · (1 episode)

7.7

1961

The Avengers

The Avengers

Markel · (1 episode)

7.7

1961

Maigret

Maigret

(1 episode)

6.9

1960

No Hiding Place

No Hiding Place

(1 episode)

3.7

1959

Armchair Theatre

Armchair Theatre

Blond · (1 episode)

5.8

1956