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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.

For Your Eyes Only ( 1981) | IMDb: 6.7

Action , Adventure , Thriller

A British spy ship has sunk and on board was a hi-tech encryption device. James Bond is sent to find the device that holds British launching instructions before the enemy Soviets get to it first.

Starring:

Roger Moore , Carole Bouquet , Topol , Lynn-Holly Johnson , Julian Glover , Cassandra Harris

Directed by:

John Glen , Willy Bogner

Produced by:

Tom Pevsner , Albert R. Broccoli , Ron Quelch

Superman II ( 1980) | IMDb: 6.8

Action , Adventure , Science fiction

Three escaped criminals from the planet Krypton, who have the same powers on Earth as Superman, test the Man of Steel's mettle. Led by General Zod, the Kryptonians take control of the White House and partner with Lex Luthor to destroy Superman and rule the world. But Superman, who made himself human in order to get closer to Lois, realizes he has a responsibility to save the planet.

Starring:

Christopher Reeve , Margot Kidder , Gene Hackman , Ned Beatty , Jackie Cooper , Sarah Douglas

Directed by:

Doris Martin , Roy Button , Paul Storey

Produced by:

Allan James , Geoffrey Helman , Mahesh Rajguru

Flash Gordon ( 1980) | IMDb: 6.5

Action , Adventure , Science fiction

A football player and his mates travel to the planet Mongo and find themselves fighting the tyranny of Ming the Merciless to save Earth.

Starring:

Sam J. Jones , Melody Anderson , Max von Sydow , Topol , Ornella Muti , Timothy Dalton

Directed by:

Mike Hodges , Brian W. Cook , Michael Stevenson

Produced by:

Gordon Arnell , Bernard Williams , Len Barnard

Superman ( 1978) | IMDb: 7.4

Action , Adventure , Science fiction

Mild-mannered Clark Kent works as a reporter at the Daily Planet alongside his crush, Lois Lane. Clark must summon his superhero alter-ego when the nefarious Lex Luthor launches a plan to take over the world.

Starring:

Christopher Reeve , Margot Kidder , Gene Hackman , Jackie Cooper , Ned Beatty , Glenn Ford

Directed by:

Gareth Tandy , Doris Martin , David Tomblin

Produced by:

Peter A. Runfolo , Dusty Symonds , Mary Selway

John Hollis Movies: Top 4 Performances by a Successful Actor

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