Iconic Carry On film star Julian Holloway dies aged 80-Brooke Ivey Johnson-Entertainment – Metro

Julian Holloway has died at 80 years old (Picture: ITV/REX/Shutterstock)

Acting legend Julian Holloway has died aged 80.

Julian first rose to fame in the Carry On films, which premiered between 1967 and 1976, as well as one of the Carry On Christmas TV specials.

The films he appeared in included Carry On Camping and Carry On Up The Khyber.

Doctor Who fans will know him as a leading man in the Doctor Who serial Survival, which was the last part of the plot of the show’s original 26-year run.

He was also a subject of much media scrutiny in the 70s thanks to his brief romance with Tessa Dahl (daughter of iconic author Roald Dahl) in 1976, and the subsequent birth of their daughter, the model and author Sophie Dahl, in 1977.

The actor was destined for stardom as the son of actor and comedian Stanley Holloway.

Julian was also known for his work in the Doctor Who universe (Picture: Frank Trapper/Corbis via Getty Images)

Julian was born in Oxfordshire, on 24 June, 1944,and knew he wanted to be an actor from a young age.

He was educated at Ludgrove School, Harrow School, and later the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA).

Julian’s other television credits include 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.

Julian – pictured here with Imogen Hassall – was a beloved stalwart of British film and TV (Picture: ITV/REX/Shutterstock)

Primarily a TV actor, Julian also made forays into film, starring in moives like Young Winston (1972), Porridge (1979), The Great Rock ‘n’ Roll Swindle (1980), A Christmas Carol (2009), and The Rum Diary (2011).

Julian was also known for his talent in voice acting, with his voice featuring in 55 of the 65 episodes of James Bond Jr., a popular animated American show.

Other voice acting roles included Siegfried Fischbacher in 2004’s Father of the Pride, Prime Minister Almec in several episodes of the beloved children’s show Star Wars: The Clone Wars, and the voice of Death in the animated series Regular Show for six seasons.

Sophie Dahl is Julian’s only child, though he was married twice, first for a few months to actress Zena Walker in 1971 and then for five years to  fellow voice over artist and actress Debbie Wheeler starting in 1991.

The actor also starred in plenty of iconic British shows, including across from Garry Cooper in the BBC series Casualty (Picture: Don Smith/Radio Times/Getty Images)

There are plenty of famous names among those paying tribute to the late star, with Miriam Margoyles taking to Facebook to write: ‘Oh i am very sad. Wonderful man. Wishing you and all his family long life. Too many going.’

English actress Sarah Douglas, who played Ursa in Superman I and Superman II, also shared her grief online, writing: ‘I lost a dear friend yesterday and I’m so, so sad.

‘I have known Julian Holloway since the early 70’s and he has been the best of friends to me all these years. Julian was the wittiest of men and we would laugh and laugh. 

‘He was a friend through thick and thin, first in London then LA then back home again. He was also the associate producer of the Brute (1977) but I had first met him professionally in 1973 on a BBC drama called Secrets. 

‘There will be lots written about him and all his wonderful work but right now he is just a dear and sorely missed friend.’

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