John Hollis

John Hollis

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.

  • Title: John Hollis
  • Popularity: 1.88
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1931-01-24
  • Place of Birth: Nottinghamshire - England - UK
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  • Also Known As: Bertie Wyn Hollis
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John Hollis Movies

  • 1980
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    The Empire Strikes Back

    The Empire Strikes Back

    8.391 1980 HD

    The epic saga continues as Luke Skywalker, in hopes of defeating the evil Galactic Empire, learns the ways of the Jedi from aging master Yoda. But...

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  • 1999
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    Esther

    Esther

    6.8 1999 HD

    Esther, the beautiful queen of Persia, intervenes to save the Jewish people from a bloody massacre.

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  • 1995
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    The Great Kandinsky

    The Great Kandinsky

    6 1995 HD

    The once-reknowned escape-artist and magician, Kandinsky, is now reduced to confounding the staff and inmates of his retirement home.

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  • 1975
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    The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother

    The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother

    6 1975 HD

    After spending decades living in the shadow of his more famous and successful sibling, Consulting Detective Sigerson Holmes (Wilder) is called upon...

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  • 1972
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    Doctor Who: The Mutants

    Doctor Who: The Mutants

    8 1972 HD

    The Time Lords send the Doctor and Jo on a mission to deliver a sealed message pod to an unknown party aboard a Skybase orbiting the planet Solos in...

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  • 1970
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    Freelance

    Freelance

    3.8 1970 HD

    A street-smart witness to a gangland slaying tries to beat the hit man at his own game.

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  • 1966
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    Low Water

    Low Water

    1 1966 HD

    In North East England men make a living collecting coal washed-up on beaches from underground seams.

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  • 1973
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    Ghost in the Noonday Sun

    Ghost in the Noonday Sun

    4.2 1973 HD

    A pirate crewman kills his captain after learning where he has hidden his buried treasure. However, as he begins to lose his memory, he relies more...

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  • 1967
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    The Dirty Dozen

    The Dirty Dozen

    7.6 1967 HD

    12 American military prisoners in World War II are ordered to infiltrate a well-guarded enemy château and kill the Nazi officers vacationing...

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  • 1971
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    Creatures the World Forgot

    Creatures the World Forgot

    5 1971 HD

    As the first nomadic tribes wander across the vast wilderness of the infant planet they confront hostilities created by the harsh environment and...

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  • 1978
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    Superman

    Superman

    7.136 1978 HD

    Mild-mannered Clark Kent works as a reporter at the Daily Planet alongside his crush, Lois Lane. Clark must summon his superhero alter-ego when the...

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  • 1980
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    Superman II

    Superman II

    6.7 1980 HD

    Three escaped criminals from the planet Krypton test the Man of Steel's mettle. Led by General Zod, the Kryptonians take control of the White House...

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  • 1974
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    Captain Kronos: Vampire Hunter

    Captain Kronos: Vampire Hunter

    6.1 1974 HD

    When several young girls are found dead, left hideously aged and void of blood, Dr Marcus suspects vampirism. He enlists the help of the Vampire...

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  • 1986
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    Valhalla

    Valhalla

    6.8 1986 HD

    Two children in the Viking age find their way into the magical world of Norse mythology.

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  • 1987
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    Superman IV: The Quest for Peace

    Superman IV: The Quest for Peace

    4.562 1987 HD

    With global superpowers engaged in an increasingly hostile arms race, Superman leads a crusade to rid the world of nuclear weapons. But Lex Luthor,...

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  • 1980
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    Flash Gordon

    Flash Gordon

    6.215 1980 HD

    A football player and his mates travel to the planet Mongo and find themselves fighting the tyranny of Ming the Merciless to save Earth.

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  • 1971
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    Detective Waiting

    Detective Waiting

    1 1971 HD

    A cat and mouse game develops between a big man of crime and a young detective constable. But the big man doesn't realize, that this mouse roars.

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  • 1981
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    For Your Eyes Only

    For Your Eyes Only

    6.5 1981 HD

    A British spy ship has sunk and on board was a hi-tech encryption device. James Bond is sent to find the device that holds British launching...

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  • 1967
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    Casino Royale

    Casino Royale

    5.3 1967 HD

    Sir James Bond is called back out of retirement to stop SMERSH. In order to trick SMERSH, James thinks up the ultimate plan - that every agent will...

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  • 1973
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    The Adventures Of Don Quixote

    The Adventures Of Don Quixote

    1 1973 HD

    A self-proclaimed "knight" and his hapless squire travel the Spanish countryside, attacking "giants" that are really windmills in his attempt to win...

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  • 1966
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    Adam Adamant Lives!

    Adam Adamant Lives!

    7.5 1966 HD

    Adam Adamant Lives! is a British television series which ran from 1966 to 1967 on the BBC, starring Gerald Harper in the title role. Proposing that...

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  • 1978
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    Blake's 7

    Blake's 7

    7.2 1978 HD

    A group of convicts and outcasts fight a guerrilla war against the totalitarian Terran Federation from a highly advanced alien spaceship.

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  • 1961
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    The Avengers

    The Avengers

    7.7 1961 HD

    The Avengers is a British television series created in the 1960s. It initially focused on Dr. David Keel and his assistant John Steed. Hendry left...

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  • 1956
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    Armchair Theatre

    Armchair Theatre

    5.8 1956 HD

    Armchair Theatre is a British television drama anthology series of single plays that ran on the ITV network from 1956 to 1974. It was originally...

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  • 1962
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    The Saint

    The Saint

    7.296 1962 HD

    Simon Templar is The Saint, a handsome, sophisticated, debonair, modern-day Robin Hood who recovers ill-gotten wealth and redistributes it to those...

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  • 1962
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    The Andromeda Breakthrough

    The Andromeda Breakthrough

    6 1962 HD

    The Andromeda Breakthrough was a 1962 sequel to the popular BBC TV science fiction serial A for Andromeda, again written by Fred Hoyle and John...

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  • 1962
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    Dr. Finlay's Casebook

    Dr. Finlay's Casebook

    6 1962 HD

    Dr Finlay's Casebook is a television series that was broadcast on the BBC from 1962 until 1971. Based on A. J. Cronin's novella ‘Country...

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  • 1962
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    Man of the World

    Man of the World

    7 1962 HD

    Man of the World was an ATV drama series, distributed by ITC Entertainment. The show ran in the United Kingdom in 1962 and 1963 for 20 one-hour...

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  • 1964
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    The Wednesday Play

    The Wednesday Play

    4.5 1964 HD

    The Wednesday Play is an anthology series of British television plays which ran on BBC1 from October 1964 to May 1970. The plays were usually written...

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  • 1959
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    No Hiding Place

    No Hiding Place

    3.7 1959 HD

    No Hiding Place is a British television series that was produced at Wembley Studios by Associated-Rediffusion for the ITV network between 16...

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  • 1965
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    BBC Play of the Month

    BBC Play of the Month

    5 1965 HD

    Play of the Month is a BBC television anthology series featuring productions of classic and contemporary stage plays which were usually broadcast on...

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  • 1960
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    Maigret

    Maigret

    6.9 1960 HD

    BBC series based on the novels by Georges Simenon which starred Rupert Davies as Inspector Maigret, a French police detective who preferred to watch...

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  • 1963
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    Doctor Who

    Doctor Who

    7.9 1963 HD

    The adventures of The Doctor, a time-traveling humanoid alien known as a Time Lord. He explores the universe in his TARDIS, a sentient time-traveling...

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  • 1962
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    The Saint

    The Saint

    7.296 1962 HD

    Simon Templar is The Saint, a handsome, sophisticated, debonair, modern-day Robin Hood who recovers ill-gotten wealth and redistributes it to those...

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  • 1971
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    The Onedin Line

    The Onedin Line

    6.8 1971 HD

    The Onedin Line is a BBC television drama series which ran from 1971 to 1980. The series was created by Cyril Abraham. The series is set in...

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  • 1981
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    The Day of the Triffids

    The Day of the Triffids

    6.4 1981 HD

    Following mysterious bright lights in the sky, the human race is rendered blind and helpless. The survivors find themselves stalked by sentient...

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  • 1961
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    A for Andromeda

    A for Andromeda

    5 1961 HD

    Set in 1970, a team of scientists decipher a mysterious signal from space and discover that it provides instructions to build a powerful...

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  • 1961
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    The Avengers

    The Avengers

    7.7 1961 HD

    The Avengers is a British television series created in the 1960s. It initially focused on Dr. David Keel and his assistant John Steed. Hendry left...

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