Tommy Hollis

Known for

Acting

Born

March 22, 1954

Birthplace

Jacksonville, Texas, USA

Died

September 9, 2001 (aged 47)

Biography

Tommy Janor Hollis (March 22, 1954 – September 9, 2001) was an American film, television, and stage actor.

A native of Jacksonville, Texas, his first major film appearance was in Ghostbusters as the mayor's aide (1984). He played Earl Little in the Spike Lee-directed movie Malcolm X (1992).

Hollis died in New York City from complications of diabetes. He had no children.

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Best known work

Léon: The Professional

1994

Ghostbusters

1984

Malcolm X

1992

Moonstruck

1987

Law & Order

1990

Joe's Apartment

1996

Primary Colors

1998

Homicide: Life on the Street

1993

L.A. Law

1986

Now and Again

1999

Filmography

2000
Mary and Rhoda
as News Cameraman
1999
Now and AgainTV
1998
Mama Flora's FamilyTV
as Reverend Jackson (2 episodes)
1998
Primary Colors
as Fat Willie
1998
Creating Ragtime
as Booker T. Washington
1997
First Time Felon
as Judge
1996
Joe's Apartment
as Boss Plumber
1995
Zooman
as Mr. Washington
1995
The Piano Lesson
as Avery
1994
Léon: The Professional
as 2nd Policeman
1994
The Vernon Johns Story
as Coach Hill
1993
Homicide: Life on the StreetTV
as Nelson Henson (1 episode)
1992
Malcolm X
as Earl Little
1992
Stay the Night
as Det. Clarke
1991
Separate but Equal
as Harry Briggs
1991
Separate but EqualTV
as Harry Briggs Sr. (2 episodes)
1991
The Colored Museum
as the Man, the Narrator
1990
Law & OrderTV
as Ed Monroe (1 episode), as Dean Isaac Wadleigh (1 episode)
1988
Astonished
as Ivan / Fyodor
1987
Moonstruck
as Parking Attendant
1987
The Days and Nights of Molly DoddTV
as Singer (1 episode)
1986
L.A. LawTV
as Geoffrey Marchant (1 episode)
1984
Ghostbusters
as Mayor's Aide
1971
Great PerformancesTV
as The Man / The Narrator (1 episode)