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Bertie Wyn Hollis
John Hollis
Acting
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
Filmography
Movies
Thomas and the Magic Railroad
as Gordon (voice) (uncredited)
Esther
as Harbona
The Great Kandinsky
as Cannonball
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace
as Russian General 3 (Kremlin)
Valhalla
as Hymer (voice)
Blake's 7: Aftermath
as Lom
James Bond: The First 21 Years
as Ernst Stavro Blofeld (archive footage)
For Your Eyes Only
as Ernst Stavro Blofeld
The Empire Strikes Back
as Lando's Aide
Superman II
as Krypton Elder
TV Shows
Diana
as Croker · 1 ep.
Brass
as Arthur · 1 ep.
The Day of the Triffids
as Alf · 1 ep.
Blake's 7
as Lom · 1 ep.
The Onedin Line
as Corry · 1 ep.
Adam Adamant Lives!
1 ep.
BBC Play of the Month
as 1st Prisoner · 1 ep.
Theatre 625
as Ivan · 1 ep.
The Wednesday Play
as Sacramoro · 1 ep.
Doctor Who
as Sondergaard · 4 ep.