John Hollis dies aged 74

British actor John Hollis has died aged 74. He passed away on 18th October 2005 of natural causes.

In the opening sequences of the 1981 James Bond film "For Your Eyes Only", when John Hollis portrayed a faceless, wheelchair-bound, bald man with a white Angora cat. It is clear that this character was intended to be Blofeld – the technique of hiding the character’s face evokes memories of Blofeld’s early appearances, and the wheelchair is an allusion to the events of OHMSS – but for legal reasons, his name was never mentioned in the film, nor was it listed in the film’s credits.



John Hollis was born in 1931 in London, England. Not much is known about his personal life, but in addition to James Bond, Hollis has also made appearances in the Superman and Star Wars franchises, and also made an uncredited appearance in 1967’s unofficial Bond film, Casino Royale.

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