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The Independent
18-02-2025
- Entertainment
- The Independent
Julian Holloway death: Carry On star and father of Sophie Dahl dies, aged 80
Julian Holloway, star of Carry On films, has died following a 'brief illness', his agent today confirmed. He was 80. The British actor, who is the father of model and author Sophie Dahl, played various characters in the hugely popular Carry On films. He appears in Carry On Doctor, Carry On Up The Khyber, Carry On At Your Convenience, Carry On Henry, Carry On Camping and Carry On England. Theatrical agency Sharkey and Co, who represented Holloway, said he died on Sunday at the Royal Bournemouth Hospital in Dorset after 'a brief illness'. Damn Good Voices, who also represented him, told the PA news agency that he died recently, and will be missed. Holloway had a daughter, supermodel turned author Sophie Dahl, with British actress Tessa Dahl, daughter of children's author Roald Dahl. As well as the Carry On films, he had parts in science fiction series Doctor Who, TV show Uncle Silas and classic sitcom Whatever Happened To The Likely Lads? He starred in the film of prison-set comedy Porridge, The Rum Diary starring Johnny Depp and A Christmas Carol with Jim Carrey. In his later years, Holloway lived in California and undertook voice work including in James Bond Jr, Where's Waldo, Star Wars: The Clone Wars and Captain Zed And The Zee Zone. Recent animation shows include Cartoon Network sitcom Regular Show, where he voiced the character of death. He also redid the voice work of Christopher Jones in Ryan's Daughter and Horst Janson in Captain Kronos – Vampire Hunter. Holloway, the son of My Fair Lady actor and singer Stanley Holloway and wife Violet, was also part of several BBC The Play For Today shows during his early career, including starring in a production of The Importance Of Being Earnest, Robin Redbreast and A Story To Frighten The Children. He also had a prominent role in 1960s courtroom film Hostile Witness and had parts in Burt Reynolds crime movie Rough Cut and The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle with Sex Pistols.
Sky News
18-02-2025
- Entertainment
- Sky News
Carry On actor Julian Holloway dies at 80 after brief illness
British actor Julian Holloway, best known for his appearance in eight Carry On films, has died at the age of 80. Theatrical agency Sharkey and Co said he died on Sunday at the Royal Bournemouth Hospital in Dorset after "a brief illness". Another agency, Damn Good Voices, told the Press Association he will be missed. In the 60s and 70s, he played various characters in eight of the cult Carry On film series, including Carry On Doctor, Carry On Up The Khyber, and Carry On Camping. Holloway had a daughter, the supermodel turned author Sophie Dahl, who was born in 1976 to British actress Tessa Dahl, daughter of children's author . In the 70s he also had parts on Whatever Happened To The Likely Lads?, The New Avengers and The Professionals and continued acting through the 80s and 90s appearing on shows like Doctor Who and Rumpole of the Bailey His film roles included The Rum Diary starring Johnny Depp and A Christmas Carol with Jim Carrey. Heartfelt tributes have been posted online from the world of showbiz. Actress Sarah Douglas, who played Ursa in Superman, expressed her sadness in a post on Facebook describing her longtime friend as the "wittiest of men". Meanwhile, he was called "an accomplished actor" by the author Morris Bright who also shared pictures on X. He said Holloway "could play comedy as deftly as serious roles". In his later years, Holloway lived in California and performed voice work, mainly for cartoons. He featured in James Bond Jr, Where's Wally?, Star Wars: The Clone Wars and Captain Zed And The Zee Zone. Recent animation shows include the sitcom Regular Show, where he voiced the character of death. Holloway was born in Oxfordshire in 1944. His father was the comedian and film star Stanley Holloway, known for films including My Fair Lady and The Lavender Hill Mob.
BBC News
18-02-2025
- Entertainment
- BBC News
Carry On film star Julian Holloway dies, aged 80
Carry On film star Julian Holloway has died after a brief illness, his agent has Oxfordshire born actor played various characters in the comedy films which included Carry On Doctor, Carry On Up The Khyber and Carry On theatrical agency, Sharkey and Co, said he died on Sunday at the Royal Bournemouth Hospital in had a daughter, supermodel-turned-author Sophie Dahl, with British actress Tessa Dahl, daughter of children's author Roald Dahl. His voiceover agency, Damn Good Voices, told PA news agency he would be missed. As well as appearing in eight Carry On films, Holloway had parts in numerous TV series, including Doctor Who, Uncle Silas, and Whatever Happened To The Likely Lads?His film roles included prison comedy Porridge, The Rum Diary starring Johnny Depp, and A Christmas Carol with Jim was born in Watlington, Oxfordshire, the son of My Fair Lady actor and singer Stanley Holloway and wife his later years, he lived in California and undertook voice work including in James Bond Jr, Where's Waldo, Star Wars: The Clone Wars, and Captain Zed And The Zee also had a prominent role in 1960s courtroom film Hostile Witness and appeared in Burt Reynolds' crime movie Rough Cut and The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle with the Sex Pistols. You can follow BBC Dorset on Facebook, X (Twitter), or Instagram.
The Independent
18-02-2025
- Entertainment
- The Independent
Carry On star Julian Holloway dies aged 80
Julian Holloway, star of Carry On films, has died aged 80. The British actor played various characters across the comedy films Carry On Doctor, Carry On Up The Khyber, Carry On At Your Convenience, Carry On Henry, Carry On Camping and Carry On England. His agency Damn Good Voices told the PA news agency that he died recently, and will be missed. Theatrical agency Sharkey and Co, who also represented Holloway, said he died on Sunday at the Royal Bournemouth Hospital in Dorset after 'a brief illness'. Holloway had a daughter, supermodel turned author Sophie Dahl, with British actress Tessa Dahl, daughter of children's author Roald Dahl. He had parts in science fiction series Doctor Who, TV show Uncle Silas, classic sitcom Whatever Happened To The Likely Lads?, the film of prison-set comedy Porridge, The Rum Diary starring Johnny Depp and A Christmas Carol with Jim Carrey. In his later years, Holloway lived in California and undertook voice work including in James Bond Jr, Where's Waldo, Star Wars: The Clone Wars and Captain Zed And The Zee Zone. Recent animation shows include Cartoon Network sitcom Regular Show, where he voiced the character of death. He also redid the voice work of Christopher Jones in Ryan's Daughter and Horst Janson in Captain Kronos – Vampire Hunter. Holloway, the son of My Fair Lady actor and singer Stanley Holloway and wife Violet, was also part of several BBC The Play For Today shows during his early career, including starring in a production of The Importance Of Being Earnest, Robin Redbreast and A Story To Frighten The Children. He also had a prominent role in 1960s courtroom film Hostile Witness and had parts in Burt Reynolds crime movie Rough Cut and The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle with Sex Pistols.
