Tommy Hollis

Acting

Born March 22, 1954, Jacksonville, Texas, USA

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. Source: Article "Tommy Hollis" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

Filmography

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