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Julian Holloway

Acting
Known For

80 Years Old

For over six decades, Julian Holloway (1944-2025) had enjoyed a long and varied career on stage and screen. The son of Stanley Holloway, he made his theatrical debut in London's West End in "All Square". Other West End credits include Christopher Hampton's first play "When Did You Last See My Mother?", Colin Spencer's "Spitting Image", replacing Michael Gambon in Alan Ayckbourn's trilogy "The Norman Conquests", and a successful revival of "Arsenic And Old Lace". He then performed in his first "Carry On" film, "Follow That Camel". This led to featured roles in, amongst others, "Carry On Up The Khyber", "Carry On Camping", "Carry On Camping" and "Carry On Loving". In 1971 he formed a company with director Gerry O' Hara and they wrote and produced the films "The Spy's Wife" starring Dorothy Tutin and Tom Bell and "The Chairman's Wife" starring John Osborne and Zena Walker. He then concentrated almost entirely on TV, including starring roles in BBC'S Play of the Month, "The Importance Of Being Earnest", "Elizabeth R", "An Adventure In Bed", "Street Party" , "A Woman Sobbing", "Rebecca" "Conjugal Rights". He then made his directorial debut in the theatre, with his productions of "When Did You Last See My Mother" at the Crucible Theatre Sheffield and "Play It Again Sam" at the Thorndyke Theatre Leatherhead. In 1980 he produced with David Korda, the movie "Loophole" starring Albert Finney and Martin Sheen and followed this by appearing with Gregory Peck in the TV movie "The Scarlet And The Black". Having gained a reputation as a much in demand voice over talent, he formed the London voice over agency Hobsons with partner Sue Bonnici and the company became extremely successful. He co-starred in the Doctor Who trilogy, "Survival", the first series of Anglia TV's "The Chief" and episodes of popular shows, "Minder" "The New Avengers", "The Professionals" and "The Sweeney" as well as "Rumpole Of The Bailey". In the early 90's he took up residence in California and began a new phase of his career, in animation. Notably as a regular in the syndicated series "James Bond Jr", "Where's Waldo" and "Captain Zed And The Zee Zone". In 1993, he made his Broadway debut in a revival of "My Fair Lady" (playing the role of Alfred P Doolittle created by his father Stanley Holloway) He returned to England to co-star with Albert Finney in the Yorkshire TV series, "My Uncle Silas", before returning to the U.S. to work on the Dreamworks/Pixar network series "Father Of The Pride". He directed "Abigail's Party" at the Odyssey Theatre in Los Angeles and the production was named the LA Times Critic's Choice. Recently he appeared with Johnny Depp in "The Rum Diary" and had a recurring role as the voice of "Death" in Cartoon Network's "Regular Show" and as Prime Minister Almec Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008-2020). In 1971, he married Zena Walker but divorced soon afterwards. In 1976, In 1976, he had a brief relationship with Tessa Dahl, daughter of Patricia Neal and Roald Dahl. The relationship produced one daughter, the author and former model Sophie Dahl, who was born the following year. In 1991 he met and married voice over artist and actress Debbie Wheeler. The marriage ended in divorce in 1996. Holloway died on 16th February 2025, aged 80.

Born

Watlington, Oxfordshire, England, UK on 24th June 1944

Died

16th February 2025

All Credits

Angels Image
Angels
Regular Show Image
Regular Show
Death / Contestant #3 (voice)
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Regular Show
Henchman #1 / Henchman #3 (voice)
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Regular Show
TV Narrator / Security Guard (voice)
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Regular Show
Death / Duck Man (voice)
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Regular Show
Duncan Flex / British Show Host (voice)
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Regular Show
Bloodshed / Announcer / Criminal (voice)
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Regular Show
Archie (voice)
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Regular Show
Death (voice)
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Regular Show
Death / Dad (voice)
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Regular Show
Duck Man / Man #3 (voice)
Regular Show Image
Regular Show
Grandpa Hanatronic / Old Man #2 (voice)
Doctor Who Image
Doctor Who
Paterson
Star Wars: The Clone Wars Image
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
Almec (voice)
Star Wars: The Clone Wars Image
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
Admiral Kilian (voice)
Star Wars: The Clone Wars Image
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
Prime Minister Almec (voice)
Star Wars: The Clone Wars Image
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
Prime Minister Almec / Guard #2 (voice)
The Avengers Image
The Avengers
Crowdmember in Tent (uncredited)
The Avengers Image
The Avengers
Circus Hand (uncredited)
BBC Play of the Month Image
BBC Play of the Month
Sir Chichester Frayne
BBC Play of the Month Image
BBC Play of the Month
Algernon 'Algy' Moncrieff
Beverly Hills, 90210 Image
Beverly Hills, 90210
Back Story Narrator
The Saint Image
The Saint
Waiter
Play for Today Image
Play for Today
Dennis Saunders
Play for Today Image
Play for Today
Jake Summers
Play for Today Image
Play for Today
John
Minder Image
Minder
Matthews
Casualty Image
Casualty
Jim
Pardon the Expression Image
Pardon the Expression
Norman
Pardon the Expression Image
Pardon the Expression
Norman Burton
Public Eye Image
Public Eye
Jeremy Fallows
The Professionals Image
The Professionals
Harvey
The Bill Image
The Bill
Det. Chief Insp. Fairfax
The Sweeney Image
The Sweeney
John Smith
The Edwardians Image
The Edwardians
Lord Brooke
Warship Image
Warship
James Bond Jr. Image
James Bond Jr.
BBC2 Play of the Week Image
BBC2 Play of the Week
Grinling
Edgar Wallace Mysteries Image
Edgar Wallace Mysteries
Sergeant Jenkins
Gideon's Way Image
Gideon's Way
Jim Richards
No Image
King of the River
Mick
Elizabeth R Image
Elizabeth R
de Noailles
Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads? Image
Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?
Alan Boyle
Remember WENN Image
Remember WENN
Ricotti
Remember WENN Image
Remember WENN
Mr. Winthrop
If Tomorrow Comes Image
If Tomorrow Comes
Trevor
Rumpole of the Bailey Image
Rumpole of the Bailey
Howard Swainton
Father of the Pride Image
Father of the Pride
Siegfried (voice)
A Christmas Carol Image
A Christmas Carol
Fat Cook / Portly Gentleman #2 / Business Man #3 (voice)
No Image
Ukridge
Corky
The New Avengers Image
The New Avengers
Where's Wally? Image
Where's Wally?
Odlaw (voice)
The Chief Image
The Chief
Sir Ian Harnett MP
Tall Tales & Legends Image
Tall Tales & Legends
Mr. Yorkshire
No Image
Bedtime Stories
Hale Patterson
Ellis Island Image
Ellis Island
Florenz Ziegfeld
A Hard Day's Night Image
A Hard Day's Night
Adrian (uncredited)
No Image
Black and Blue
Dead of Night Image
Dead of Night
The Rum Diary Image
The Rum Diary
Wolsley
The Scarlet and the Black Image
The Scarlet and the Black
Alfred West
Carry On Camping Image
Carry On Camping
Jim Tanner
My Uncle Silas Image
My Uncle Silas
Uncle George
Young Winston Image
Young Winston
Capt. Baker
Porridge Image
Porridge
Mr. Bainbridge
Carry On Up the Khyber Image
Carry On Up the Khyber
Major Shorthouse
The Knack... and How to Get It Image
The Knack... and How to Get It
Guardsman (uncredited)
Carry On Loving Image
Carry On Loving
Adrian
Ryan's Daughter Image
Ryan's Daughter
Major Doryan (voice) (uncredited)
Carry On Doctor Image
Carry On Doctor
Simmons
That's Carry On! Image
That's Carry On!
Various Characters
I'll Never Forget What's'isname Image
I'll Never Forget What's'isname
Partygoer
The Jokers Image
The Jokers
Man at Party
Carry On Follow That Camel Image
Carry On Follow That Camel
Ticket Collector
Rough Cut Image
Rough Cut
Ronnie Taylor
Carry On Henry Image
Carry On Henry
Sir Thomas
Robin Redbreast Image
Robin Redbreast
Jake
Catch Us If You Can Image
Catch Us If You Can
Asst. Director
Grass Roots Image
Grass Roots
Elton Hunter
Dan Dare: Pilot of the Future Image
Dan Dare: Pilot of the Future
Digby (voice)
Carry On at Your Convenience Image
Carry On at Your Convenience
Roger
Nothing But the Best Image
Nothing But the Best
Bank Clerk
Scream and Scream Again Image
Scream and Scream Again
Detective Constable Griffin
The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle Image
The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle
Man
The Endless Game Image
The Endless Game
Waddington
Carry On England Image
Carry On England
Major Butcher
Sammy's Super T-Shirt Image
Sammy's Super T-Shirt
Mr. Trotter
More Loverly Than Ever: The Making of 'My Fair Lady' Image
More Loverly Than Ever: The Making of 'My Fair Lady'
Self
Darlin' Clementine Image
Darlin' Clementine
Mr. Yorkshire
The Pleasure Girls Image
The Pleasure Girls
Hanger-On
Secrets Image
Secrets
Robinson
No Image
The Importance of Being Earnest
Algernon Moncrieff
Hostile Witness Image
Hostile Witness
Percy
What's a Carry On? Image
What's a Carry On?
Various Characters (archive footage) (uncredited)
Toot & Puddle: I'll Be Home for Christmas Image
Toot & Puddle: I'll Be Home for Christmas
(voice)
The Gay Lord Quex Image
The Gay Lord Quex
Sir Chichester Frayne
Five to One Image
Five to One
Sergeant Jenkins
Flayed Image
Flayed
Grinling
What a Carry On! Image
What a Carry On!
Wilde Stories: The Nightingale and the Rose Image
Wilde Stories: The Nightingale and the Rose
Professor (voice)
The Incredible Robert Baldick: Never Come Night Image
The Incredible Robert Baldick: Never Come Night
Thomas Wingham
Doctor Who: Survival Image
Doctor Who: Survival
Paterson
Carry on Christmas Image
Carry on Christmas
Angle Leader / Captain Rhodes.
The Spy's Wife Image
The Spy's Wife
Man
Bosses From Hell Image
Bosses From Hell
No Image
The Stud
Spencer
No Image
Naughty Girls
Voice
Snooker Image
Snooker
Francis
Thank You Very Much Image
Thank You Very Much
John
The Sea Can Kill Image
The Sea Can Kill
Chief (uncredited)