Carry On legend Julian Holloway has passed away at 80
Fans and celebs alike are mourning the loss of model Sophie Dahl’s actor dad. The star was a staple in the iconic Carry On film series, gracing the screen in eight flicks from 1967 to 1976, including fan favourites like Carry On Camping and Carry On Up The Khyber, along with Carry On Christmas TV special.
His career on TV and film stretched over an impressive 47 years, with a standout role in Doctor Who’s Survival, marking the end of the show’s original era.
The entertainment world is awash with tributes as Harry Potter star Miriam Margolyes took to Facebook to express her sorrow: “Oh I am very sad. Wonderful man. Wishing you and all his family long life. Too many going,” she penned.
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Actress Sarah Douglas also shared her heartache, saying: “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.”
Douglas reminisced about their enduring friendship: “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.”
She added, “There will be lots written about him and all his wonderful work but right now he is just a dear and sorely missed friend,” reports the Mirror.
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Author Morris Bright also wrote about the Carry On actor: “Very sad to be told Julian Holloway has died aged 80. An accomplished actor who could play comedy as deftly as serious roles, from A Hard Day’s Night to Carry On and beyond.”
“Son of Stanley Holloway whose OBE I was recently bequeathed. I shall look after it in both their memories.”
Julian was born in Watlington, Oxfordshire in 1944. He went to Ludgrove School, Harrow School and the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, beginning his career back in 1961 in an episode of The Avengers.
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