John Hollis

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John Hollis (* 12. November 1927 as Bertie Wyn Hollis in Fulham, London ; † 18th October 2005 in Richmond upon Thames, London) was a British actor.

life and career

John Hollis was born Bertie Wyn Hollis on November 12, 1927 in Fulham in the London borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. As a television actor, he has been seen regularly in various series on British TV since the late 1950s, including two episodes of the 1962-69 crime series Simon Templar ( The Saint ) with Roger Moore in the title role.

In 1967 he played a minor, uncredited supporting role in the star-studded, “unofficial” James Bond satirical film Casino Royale by producer Charles K. Feldman . In the late 1970s he found his way into the science fiction genre and played alongside Marlon Brando a member of the Kryptonian Council of Elders in Superman from 1978. In Superman II - Alone Against All from 1980, he played again as a council member and graduated in the same year in Flash Gordon an appearance at the side of Max von Sydow .

Also in 1980 he played as Lando Calrissian's silent adjutant Lobot in Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back, his most famous role to date. He expressed himself humorously about this:

“If you play a role where you walk around with red flashing lights on your head, you can't go wrong, can you?

( English If you've got a part where you're walking around with lights flashing on your head, you can't really fail, can you? ) "

In 1981 he returned to the 007 film cosmos and completed the last "official" screen appearance of Bond's archenemy Ernst Stavro Blofeld in the opening sequence of In födlicher Mission ( For Your Eyes Only ) by John Glen , until the reboot in 2015 . Although the bald, Mao-suit-wearing, Persian-cat-stroking "villain in a wheelchair" was supposed to portray Ernst Stavro Blofeld clearly and unmistakably, his name was not mentioned because of the raging fireball copyright dispute between Kevin McClory and Eon Productions . As a result, ten years after his last appearance , the character was completely anonymously and unceremoniously "disposed of". In addition to Anthony Dawson , Donald Pleasence , Telly Savalas , Charles Gray and Christoph Waltz , and Max von Sydow in the "unofficial" Bond film Never Say Never , John Hollis was one of a total of seven actors who had played the role of the 007 arch villain.

Hollis was married twice and had a daughter who also became an actress. He died on October 18, 2005 at the age of seventy-seven in his hometown of London.

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personal data
SURNAME Hollis, John
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Hollis, Bertie Wyn (maiden name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British actor
DATE OF BIRTH November 12, 1927
PLACE OF BIRTH Fulham, London
DATE OF DEATH October 18, 2005
Place of death Richmond upon Thames, London