
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.

Doctor Who
TV • 1963

BBC Play of the Month
TV • 1965

The Avengers
TV • 1961

The Avengers
TV • 1961

The Avengers
TV • 1961

The Saint
TV • 1962

The Saint
TV • 1962

Theatre 625
TV • 1964

No Hiding Place
TV • 1959

The Wednesday Play
TV • 1964

Maigret
TV • 1960

Blake's 7
TV • 1978

Dr. Finlay's Casebook
TV • 1962

The Empire Strikes Back
MOVIE • 1980

Man of the World
TV • 1962

Man of the World
TV • 1962

The Onedin Line
TV • 1971

Superman
MOVIE • 1978