Tommy Hollis
Acting1954Jacksonville, Texas, USA
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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Known For
Acting History
2000
1998
Primary Colors
as Fat Willie
Creating Ragtime
as Booker T. Washington
Mama Flora's Family
TVas Reverend Jackson
1997
First Time Felon
as Judge
Homicide: Life on the Street
TVas Nelson Henson• 1 eps
1996
Joe's Apartment
as Boss Plumber
1995
Zooman
as Mr. Washington
The Piano Lesson
as Avery
1994
The Vernon Johns Story
as Coach Hill
Léon: The Professional
as 2nd Policeman
1992
Malcolm X
as Earl Little
Stay the Night
as Det. Clarke
1991
The Colored Museum
as the Man, the Narrator
Separate But Equal
as Harry Briggs
Separate but Equal
TVas Harry Briggs Sr.
Great Performances
TVas The Man / The Narrator• 1 eps
1989
The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd
TVas Singer• 1 eps
1988
Astonished
as Ivan / Fyodor
L.A. Law
TVas Geoffrey Marchant• 1 eps
1987
Moonstruck
as Parking Attendant
1984
Ghostbusters
as Mayor's Aide