Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1/24/1931
Place of Birth
Nottinghamshire, England, UK
Also Known As
Bertie Wyn Hollis
John Hollis
Biography
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 droppe...
Known For
Casino Royale
as Fred (uncredited)
The Empire Strikes Back
as Lando's Aide
The Dirty Dozen
as German Porter at Chateau (uncredited)
Valhalla
as Hymer (voice)
For Your Eyes Only
as Ernst Stavro Blofeld
Superman
as 4th Elder
Esther
as Harbona
Superman II
as Krypton Elder
James Bond: The First 21 Years
as Ernst Stavro Blofeld (archive footage)
The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother
as Moriarty's Gunman
Flash Gordon
as Klytus Observer No. 2
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace
as Russian General 3 (Kremlin)
The Adventures Of Don Quixote
as 1st Prisoner
Creatures the World Forgot
as Masked Attacker
Freelance
as Hartley
Low Water
as Narrator
Ghost in the Noonday Sun
as Kanaris
Detective Waiting
as Blond
Doctor Who: The Mutants
as Sondergaard
Captain Kronos: Vampire Hunter
as Barman