Acting · Nottinghamshire, England, UK · Born January 24, 1931
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.
MovieEsther
1999
as Harbona
The Great Kandinsky
1995
as Cannonball
MovieSuperman IV: The Quest for Peace
1987
as Russian General 3 (Kremlin)
MovieBlake's 7: Aftermath
1986
as Lom
MovieValhalla
1986
as Hymer (voice)
TVDiana
1984
as Croker
MovieJames Bond: The First 21 Years
1983
as Ernst Stavro Blofeld (archive footage)
TVBrass
1983
as Arthur
TVThe Day of the Triffids
1981
as Alf
MovieFor Your Eyes Only
1981
as Ernst Stavro Blofeld
MovieFlash Gordon
1980
as Klytus Observer No. 2
MovieSuperman II
1980
as Krypton Elder
MovieThe Empire Strikes Back
1980
as Lando's Aide
MovieSuperman
1978
as 4th Elder
TVBlake's 7
1978
as Lom
MovieThe Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother
1975
as Moriarty's Gunman
MovieCaptain Kronos: Vampire Hunter
1973
as Barman
MovieThe Adventures Of Don Quixote
1973
as 1st Prisoner
MovieGhost in the Noonday Sun
1973
as Kanaris
MovieDoctor Who: The Mutants
1972
as Sondergaard
TVThe Onedin Line
1971
as Corry
MovieDetective Waiting
1971
as Blond
MovieCreatures the World Forgot
1971
as Masked Attacker
MovieFreelance
1970
as Hartley
On the Run
1968
as Baldy
MovieThe Dirty Dozen
1967
as German Porter at Chateau (uncredited)
MovieCasino Royale
1967
as Fred (uncredited)
MovieToo Many Cooks
1966
as Czesni
MovieLow Water
1966
as Narrator
TVBBC Play of the Month
1965
as 1st Prisoner
TVThe Wednesday Play
1964
as Sacramoro
TVTheatre 625
1964
as Ivan
TVDoctor Who
1963
as Sondergaard
TVEspionage
1963
as Russian Major
Crane
1963
as Hamid
TVThe Saint
1962
as Tordoff
TVMan of the World
1962
as Lopez
TVDr. Finlay's Casebook
1962
TVThe Andromeda Breakthrough
1962
as Kaufman
TVA for Andromeda
1961
as Kaufman
TVThe Avengers
1961
as Kanwitch
TVMaigret
1960
TVNo Hiding Place
1959
TVArmchair Theatre
1956
as Blond
