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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...
Known for
Doctor WhoSeries • 1963
The AvengersSeries • 1961
The SaintSeries • 1962
The Wednesday PlaySeries • 1964
BBC Play of the MonthSeries • 1965
Theatre 625Series • 1964
No Hiding PlaceSeries • 1959
The Empire Strikes BackMovie • 1980
Blake's 7Series • 1978
Dr. Finlay's CasebookSeries • 1962
SupermanMovie • 1978
MaigretSeries • 1960
For Your Eyes OnlyMovie • 1981
The Onedin LineSeries • 1971
Superman IIMovie • 1980
Casino RoyaleMovie • 1967
EspionageSeries • 1963
Man of the WorldSeries • 1962
The Dirty DozenMovie • 1967
Superman IV: The Quest for PeaceMovie • 1987
Flash GordonMovie • 1980
The Day of the TriffidsSeries • 1981
EstherMovie • 1999
The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter BrotherMovie • 1975