Julian Holloway

{{Infobox person

| name = Julian Holloway

| image = Julian Holloway 1962.JPG

| alt =

| caption = Holloway in 1962

| birth_name = Julian Robert Stanley Holloway

| birth_date = {{birth date|1944|6|24|df=y}}

| birth_place = Watlington, Oxfordshire, England

| death_date = {{death date and age|2025|2|16|1944|6|24|df=y}}

| death_place = Bournemouth, Dorset, England

| occupation = Actor

| years_active = 1961–2020

| spouse = {{plainlist|

{{marriage|Zena Walker|1971|reason=divorce}}
{{marriage|Debbie Wheeler|1991|1996|reason=divorce}}

}}

| partner = Tessa Dahl (1976)

| father = Stanley Holloway

| mother = Violet Lane

| children = Sophie Dahl

}}

Julian Robert Stanley Holloway (24 June 1944 – 16 February 2025) was a British actor and voice artist.{{cite news |last1=Hayward |first1=Anthony |title=Julian Holloway obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/feb/19/julian-holloway-obituary |access-date=19 February 2025 |work=The Guardian |date=19 February 2025}} He was the son of comedy actor and singer Stanley Holloway and former chorus dancer and actress Violet Lane and the father of author and former model Sophie Dahl.

Early life

Holloway was born in Watlington, Oxfordshire, England on 24 June 1944.{{cite web|title=Julian Holloway Biography|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/julian_holloway|access-date=2021-11-03|website=Rotten Tomatoes|publisher=Fandango|language=en}} He was educated at Ludgrove School, Harrow School,{{cite book |last1=Barber |first1=Richard |title=The Story of Ludgrove |date=2004 |publisher=Guidon Publishing |location=Oxford |isbn=0-9543617-2-5 |page=196}}{{cite book |last1=McFarlane |first1=Brian |title=The Encyclopedia of British Film |url=https://books.google.com/books?isbn=1526111977 |date=2016 |edition=4th |page=361 |isbn=978-1526111975 |access-date=12 September 2017}} and the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, graduating in 1963.{{Cite web|title=Rada Student & graduate profiles - Julian Holloway |url= https://www.rada.ac.uk/profiles/julian-holloway/ |work= rada.ac.uk|access-date=18 February 2025}}

Career

In the 1962–63 television season of Our Man Higgins, Holloway was cast in his first major acting role as Quentin in four episodes. He became a mainstay of the Carry On film franchise, appearing in eight films between 1967 and 1976, as well as one of the Carry On Christmas television specials.{{cite web|url= https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/julian-holloway/credits/3030452585/ |title= Julian Holloway Credits |work=tvguide.com |access-date=18 February 2025}}

In the 1970s British police drama The Sweeney episode Big Spender, Holloway appeared as John Smith, the brains of an organized crime family who involve themselves with two dishonest employees of a car park company in an elaborate fraud. His other television credits included the Uncle Silas television dramatisations, Elizabeth R, Remember WENN, Whatever Happened To The Likely Lads, Beverly Hills, 90210, Minder, The Professionals, The New Avengers, Z-Cars, The World of Wodehouse, and the Doctor Who story Survival in 1989. His films included Young Winston (1972), Porridge (1979), The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle (1980), A Christmas Carol (2009) and The Rum Diary (2011).

Holloway developed a reputation as a successful voice artist / vocal artist, mainly in the United States. In 1991, he performed the role of Captain Zed in Captain Zed and the Zee Zone and as Bradford Milbanks in James Bond Jr.. He also voiced Siegfried Fischbacher in the first season of Father of the Pride (2004), Prime Minister Almec in several episodes of Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008–2020), and Odlaw in Where's Waldo? (1991 series). Holloway also performed as a vocal artist for video games including Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End and Medal of Honor: European Assault. He provided the voice for Death in the Cartoon Network animated series Regular Show (2010–2017).

Personal life and death

Holloway was the son of Stanley Holloway and his wife Violet Lane.

In 1971, he married Zena Walker, but divorced soon afterwards.[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/1440840/Zena-Walker.html "Zena Walker" Obituary]. The Telegraph (online edition), 8 September 2003, accessed 1 December 2013. 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 was a relative of the English architect and scenic designer Oliver Percy Bernard.Holloway and Richards, pp. 74–75

Julian Holloway died from a lung infection in Bournemouth, Dorset, on 16 February 2025, at the age of 80.{{Cite web|url=https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/national/24944659.carry-star-julian-holloway-dies-aged-80/|title=Carry On star Julian Holloway dies aged 80|date=18 February 2025|website=The Herald|access-date=18 February 2025}}{{cite news |last1=Johnson |first1=Brooke Ivey |title=Iconic Carry On film star Julian Holloway dies aged 80 |url=https://metro.co.uk/2025/02/18/iconic-carry-film-star-julian-holloway-dies-aged-80-22580213/ |access-date=18 February 2025 |publisher=Metro |date=18 February 2025}}{{cite news |title=Julian Holloway obituary: Carry On actor |url=https://www.thetimes.com/uk/obituaries/article/julian-holloway-obituary-carry-on-actor-jw6wdn5p0 |access-date=19 February 2025 |work=The Times |date=18 February 2025}}

Filmography

=Film=

Year	Title	Role	Notes
class="wikitable sortable"
1961	Dentist on the Job	Man on Phone in Factory	uncredited
1963	Five to One	Sergeant Jenkins
rowspan=2\|1964	Nothing But the Best	Bank Assistant	uncredited
\| A Hard Day's Night	Adrian	uncredited
rowspan=3\|1965	The Knack ...and How to Get It	Guardsman	uncredited
\| The Pleasure Girls	Hanger-on
\| Catch Us If You Can	Assistant Director
rowspan=4\|1967	The Jokers	Man at Party
\| Follow That Camel	Ticket Collector
\| Carry On Doctor	Simmons
\| I'll Never Forget What's'isname	Young Man in Disco	uncredited
1968	Carry On Up the Khyber	Major Shorthouse
rowspan=3\|1969	Hostile Witness	Percy
\| The Last Shot You Hear	Brash Young Man
\| Carry On Camping	Jim Tanner
rowspan=3\|1970	Scream and Scream Again	Detective Constable Griffin
\| Carry On Loving	Adrian
Ryan's Daughter	Major Doryan	voice, uncredited
rowspan=2\|1971	Carry On Henry	Sir Thomas
\| Carry On at Your Convenience	Roger	uncredited
rowspan=2\|1972	The Spy's Wife	Man
\| Young Winston	Captain Baker
rowspan=2\|1974	Captain Kronos – Vampire Hunter	Kronos	voice, uncredited
\| The Stud	Spencer
rowspan=2\|1975	The Hostages	Man
\| Naughty Girls	Narrator/Journalist	voice, uncredited
1976	Carry On England	Major Butcher
1978	Sammy's Super T-Shirt	Mr. Trotter
1979	Porridge	Bainbridge
rowspan=2\|1980	The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle	Man
\| Rough Cut	Ronnie Taylor
1983	The Scarlet and the Black	Alfred West
1990	A Season of Giants	Aldovrandi
1992	Grass Roots	Elton Hunter
1993	Torch Song	Albert
2009	A Christmas Carol	Fat Cook/Portly Gentleman/Businessman	voice
2011	The Rum Diary	Wolsley

=Television=

Year	Title	Role	Notes
class="wikitable sortable"
1961	The Avengers	Circus Hand	Episode: "Tunnel of Fear"
1962	Fair Exchange	Alfred Mason	2 episodes
1962-1963	Our Man Higgins	Quentin	4 episodes
rowspan="2" \|1963	Our Man at St. Mark's	Mike Daniels	Episode: "A Joyful Noise"
The Edgar Wallace Mystery Theatre	Sergeant Jenkins	Episode: "Five to One"
rowspan="4" \|1964	First Night	Policeman	Episode: "Stray Cats and Empty Bottles"
The Saint	Waiter	Episode: "Luella"
The Valiant Varneys	Various	Episode: #1.8
Gideon's Way	Jim Richards	Episode: "State Visit"
rowspan="2" \|1966	Pardon the Expression	Norman Burton	3 episodes
King of the River	Mick	Episode: "Keeping the Old Spirit Alive"
rowspan="5" \|1967	Comedy Playhouse	Charlie	Episode: "A Spanner in the Works"
The World of Wooster	Blair Eggleston	Episode: "Jeeves and the Greasy Bird"
The Informer	Det. Con. Marston	Episode: "Where There's Muck, There's Money"
The World of Wooster	Freddie Bullivant	Episode: "Jeeves and the Fixing of Freddie"
ITV Play of the Week	Thomas	Episode: "Top of the Ladder"
rowspan="2" \|1968	City '68	Unknown	Episode: "A Question of Priorities"
Ukridge	Corky	All 7 episodes
1969	The Liver Birds	Tony	Episode: "Aristocracy and Crime"
rowspan="4" \|1970	Parkin's Patch	PC Burton	Episode: "The Spider's Web"
NBC Experiment in Television	Lord Albert	Episode: "The Engagement"
W. Somerset Maugham	Jack Carr	Episode: "Flotsam and Jetsam"
Menace	Peter Lovell	Episode: "Good Morning, Yesterday!"
1970–1976	Play for Today	Jake Summers/John/Dennis Saunders	3 episodes
rowspan="2" \|1971	Elizabeth R	de Noailles	Episode: "The Lion's Cub"
Take Three Girls	Gordon	Episode: "Kitsch, or Protocols in a Chinese Laundry"
rowspan="4" \|1972	The Shadow of the Tower	Earl of Surrey	2 episodes
The Man from Haven	Guy Western	Episode: #1.1
The Incredible Robert Baldick: Never Come Night	Thomas Wingham	TV film
Dead of Night	Sandy	Episode: "A Woman Sobbing"
rowspan="2" \|1973	The Edwardians	Lord Brooks	Episode: "Daisy"
Conjugal Rights	Alan	3 episodes
1973, 1974	Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?	Alan Boyle	2 episodes
rowspan="7" \|1973	Harriet's Back in Town	Gerald Winston	4 episodes
Ooh La La!	Etienne	Episode: "Keep an Eye on Amélie"
Bowler	Hartley	Episode: "Come Round Any Old Time"
Black and Blue	Robinson	Episode: "Secrets"
Helen: A Woman of Today	Michael	rowspan="2" \| 2 episodes
Marked Personal	Ray Merton
Carry On Christmas	Captain Rhodes	TV film
rowspan="5" \|1974	BBC Play of the Month	Algernon Moncrieff	Episode: "The Importance of Being Earnest"
Bedtime Stories	Hale Patterson	Episode: "The Snow Queen"
Sprout	John Russell	TV film
Wodehouse Playhouse	Archibald Mulliner	Episode: "The Reverend Wooing of Archibald"
Warship	O'Morra	Episode: "Who Runs Across the Sea"
rowspan="6" \|1975	Centre Play	Francis	Episode: "Snooker"
Z-Cars	Johnny Pearson	Episode: "Incitement"
The Sweeney	John Smith	Episode: "Big Spender"
Public Eye	Jeremy Fallows	Episode: "Unlucky for Some"
Wodehouse Playhouse	Freddie Fitch-Fitch	Episode: "Romance at Droitgate Spa"
Ten from the Twenties	Peter Wargrave	Episode: "An Adventure in Bed"
1975–1977	The Punch Review	Various	6 episodes
1976	The New Avengers	Charles Thornton	Episode: "Gnaws"
rowspan="2" \|1977	Jubilee	Ken Howard	Episode: "Street Party"
Seven Faces of Woman	Trevor	Episode: "She: A Girl in Gold Shoes"
rowspan="5" \|1978	Crown Court	John Millet	Episode: "Meeting Place: Part 1"
BBC2 Play of the Week	Grinling	Episode: "Flayed"
Angels	Peter Long	Episode: "Casualties"
The Professionals	Harvey	Episode: "First Night"
A Horseman Riding By	Captain Lane-Phelps	Episode: "1915: Death of a Hero"
rowspan="2" \|1979	Telford's Change	Simon	Episode: "The Philistines Of Sussex/Situation Vacant"
Rebecca	Jack Favell	2 episodes
1980	Keep It in the Family	Dick Mitchell	Episode: "A Friend in Need"
rowspan="2" \|1981	Plays for Pleasure	Lawrence	Episode: "Cupid's Darts"
Misfits	Vernon Wood	2 episodes
1982	Minder	Matthews	Episode: "You Need Hands"
1982	Nancy Astor	Harry Cust	Episode: "The Passenger on the Ocean Liner"
rowspan="3" \|1983	Hallelujah!	Harry Beasley	Episode: "Repentance"
BBC Play of the Month	Sir Chichester Frayne	Episode: "The Gay Lord Quex"
Give Us a Break	Dave Nelson	rowspan="2" \| 2 episodes
1984	Ellis Island	Florenz Ziegfeld
rowspan="2" \|1986	Tall Tales & Legends	Mr. Yorkshire	Episode: "My Darlin' Clementine"
If Tomorrow Comes	Trevor	2 episodes
1987	The Bill	DCI Fairfax	Episode: "Double Trouble"
rowspan="2" \|1989	The Endless Game	Waddington	All 2 episodes
Doctor Who	Paterson	Serial: Survival
1990	The Chief	Sir Ian Harnett MP	4 episodes
rowspan="3" \|1991	Rumpole of the Bailey	Howard Swainton	Episode: "Rumpole at Sea"
Where's Wally?	Odlaw	Voice; All 13 episodes
James Bond Jr.	Bradford Milbanks, Various	Voice; 55 episodes
1991–1992	Captain Zed and the Zee Zone	Captain Zed	All 26 episodes
1991–1992	The Legend of Prince Valiant	Derek/Victim/Spy	Voice; 3 episodes
1992	Beverly Hills, 90210	Back Story Narrator	Episode: "The Back Story"
1993	Casualty	Jim	Episode: "No Cause for Concern"
1995	The Vet	Peter McMahon	Episode: "Relative Values"
1996–1997	Remember WENN	Mr. Winthrop/Ricotti	3 episodes
2001–2003	My Uncle Silas	Uncle George	3 episodes
2002	Dan Dare: Pilot of the Future	Digby	Voice; All 26 episodes
2003	Wilde Stories: The Nightingale and the Rose	Professor	Voice; TV film
2004–2005	Father of the Pride	Siegfried Fischbacher	Voice; 14 episodes
2010–2020	Star Wars: The Clone Wars	Prime Minister Almec, Admiral Kilian	Voice; 8 episodes
2011–2017	Regular Show	Death, Various	Voice; 5 episodes
2019	Summer of Rockets	Mr. Richardson	2 episodes; final role

=Video games=

Year	Title	Role	Notes
class="wikitable sortable"
2003	Onimusha Blade Warriors	Ekei Ankokuji	Voice{{cite web \|title=Julian Holloway (visual voices guide) \|url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Julian-Holloway/ \|website=Behind The Voice Actors \|access-date=21 June 2021\|type= A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information}}

References

Sources

{{cite book |title= Wiv a little bit o' luck: The life story of Stanley Holloway|last=Holloway|first=Stanley|author2=Richards, Dick|year=1967|publisher=Frewin|location= London|oclc=3647363}}

External links

{{IMDb name|0391327}}
{{discogs artist|Julian Holloway}}

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Category:English male television actors

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Category:21st-century English male actors

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Category:People from Watlington, Oxfordshire

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