John Hollis

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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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1999
Esther
Movie Harbona
1995
The Great Kandinsky
Movie Cannonball
1987
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace
Movie Russian General 3 (Kremlin)
1986
Blake's 7: Aftermath
Movie Lom
1986
Valhalla
Movie Hymer (voice)
1984
Diana
TV show Croker
1983
James Bond: The First 21 Years
Movie Ernst Stavro Blofeld (archive footage)
1983
Brass
TV show Arthur
1981
The Day of the Triffids
TV show Alf
1981
For Your Eyes Only
Movie Ernst Stavro Blofeld
1980
Flash Gordon
Movie Klytus Observer No. 2
1980
Superman II
Movie Krypton Elder
1980
The Empire Strikes Back
Movie Lando's Aide
1978
Superman
Movie 4th Elder
1978
Blake's 7
TV show Lom
1975
The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother
Movie Moriarty's Gunman