John Hollis

John Hollis

Infobox actor
name = John Hollis


imagesize = 150
caption = John Hollis as Lobot
birthname =
birthdate = birth date|1931|01|24|df=y
birthplace = United Kingdom
deathdate = death date and age|2005|10|18|1931|01|24|df=y
deathplace = London, England, United Kingdom
othername =
occupation = Actor
yearsactive = 1961 - 1999
spouse = Sheila Hollis
partner =
website =

John Hollis (24 January 1931-18 October 2005) was a British actor. He played the role of Lobot in "" and the German porter at the chateau in The Dirty Dozen. He also played the uncredited role of Ernst Stavro Blofeld in the opening pre-title sequence in "For Your Eyes Only". Hollis went uncredited due to the controversy over the film rights and characters of "Thunderball". John Hollis also took the role of Sondergaard in "Doctor Who" in 1972 with Jon Pertwee; and appeared in "The Avengers" and "The Tomorrow People".

John Hollis was a fine and versatile character actor for BBC Radio, his roles notably including Magwich in "Great Expectations", Leonard Bast in "Howards End", Conan Doyle's Inspector Lestrade and Shakespeare's Bardolph. He also took part in some commercial recordings, in parts as various as the March Hare in "Alice in Wonderland" and the Murderer of the Duke of Clarence in "Richard III".He broadcast his own recollections of a cockney childhood, for the BBC in the 'seventies.

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