
Julian Holloway
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1944-06-24
Day of Death
2025-02-16 (80 years old)
Place of Birth
Watlington, Oxfordshire, England, UK
Julian Holloway
Biography
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.
Known For
Acting
(2011)
The Rum Diary
as Wolsley
(2009)
A Christmas Carol
as Fat Cook / Portly Gentleman #2 / Business Man #3 (voice)
(2006)
(2003)
Wilde Stories: The Nightingale and the Rose
as Professor (voice)
(1995)
(1992)
Grass Roots
as Elton Hunter
(1989)
The Endless Game
as Waddington
(1989)
Doctor Who: Survival
as Paterson
(1989)
(1986)
Darlin' Clementine
as Mr. Yorkshire
(1983)
The Scarlet and the Black
as Alfred West
(1983)
The Gay Lord Quex
as Sir Chichester Frayne
(1980)
Rough Cut
as Ronnie Taylor
(1980)
(1979)
Porridge
as Bainbridge
(1978)
Flayed
as Grinling
(1978)
Sammy's Super T-Shirt
as Mr. Trotter
(1978)
The Sea Can Kill
as Chief (uncredited)
(1977)
That's Carry On!
as Various Characters
(1976)
Carry On England
as Major Butcher
(1975)
Naughty Girls
as Voice
(1975)
Snooker
as Francis
(1974)
The Stud
as Spencer
(1974)
The Importance of Being Earnest
as Algernon Moncrieff
(1973)
(1973)
Carry on Christmas
as Angle Leader / Captain Rhodes.
(1973)
Secrets
as Robinson
(1972)
Young Winston
as Capt. Baker
(1972)
The Incredible Robert Baldick: Never Come Night
as Thomas Wingham
(1972)
Dead of Night: A Woman Sobbing
as Sandy
(1972)
The Spy's Wife
as Man
(1971)
Carry On Henry
as Sir Thomas
(1971)
Carry On at Your Convenience
as Roger
(1971)
Thank You Very Much
as John
(1970)
Ryan's Daughter
as Major Doryan (voice) (uncredited)
(1970)
Carry On Loving
as Adrian
(1970)
Scream and Scream Again
as Detective Constable Griffin
(1970)
Robin Redbreast
as Jake
(1969)
Carry On Camping
as Jim Tanner
(1968)
Carry On Up the Khyber
as Major Shorthouse
(1968)
Hostile Witness
as Percy
(1967)
Carry On Doctor
as Simmons
(1967)
Carry On Follow That Camel
as Ticket Collector
(1967)
I'll Never Forget What's'isname
as Partygoer
(1967)
The Jokers
as Man at Party
(1965)
The Knack... and How to Get It
as Guardsman (uncredited)
(1965)
The Pleasure Girls
as Hanger-On
(1965)
Catch Us If You Can
as Asst. Director
(1964)
A Hard Day's Night
as Adrian (uncredited)
(1964)
Nothing But the Best
as Bank Clerk
(1963)
Five to One
as Sergeant Jenkins
Crew
(1981)
Loophole
Producer
(1977)
The Brute
Associate Producer
(1972)
The Spy's Wife
Producer, Writer