Tommy Hollis

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.

Ghostbusters (1984)

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After losing their academic posts at a prestigious university, a team of parapsychologists goes into business as proton-pack-toting "ghostbusters" who exterminate ghouls, hobgoblins and supernatural pests of all stripes. An ad campaign pays off when a knockout ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ivan Reitman
CAST:  Bill Murray  •  Dan Aykroyd  •  Sigourney Weaver  •  Harold Ramis

After losing their academic posts at a prestigious university, a team of parapsychologists goes into business as proton-pack-toting "ghostbusters" who exterminate ghouls, hobgoblins and supernatural pests of all stripes. An ad campaign pays off when a knockout ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ivan Reitman
CAST:  Bill Murray  •  Dan Aykroyd  •  Sigourney Weaver  •  Harold Ramis

Joe's Apartment (1996)

A nice guy has just moved to New York and discovers that he must share his run-down apartment with a couple thousand singing, dancing cockroaches.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Payson
CAST:  Jerry O'Connell  •  Megan Ward  •  Billy West  •  Reginald Hudlin

A nice guy has just moved to New York and discovers that he must share his run-down apartment with a couple thousand singing, dancing cockroaches.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Payson
CAST:  Jerry O'Connell  •  Megan Ward  •  Billy West  •  Reginald Hudlin

Léon: The Professional (1994)

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Léon, the top hit man in New York, has earned a rep as an effective "cleaner". But when his next-door neighbors are wiped out by a loose-cannon DEA agent, he becomes the unwilling custodian of 12-year-old Mathilda. Before long, Mathilda's thoughts turn to revenge, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Luc Besson
CAST:  Jean Reno  •  Natalie Portman  •  Gary Oldman  •  Danny Aiello

Léon, the top hit man in New York, has earned a rep as an effective "cleaner". But when his next-door neighbors are wiped out by a loose-cannon DEA agent, he becomes the unwilling custodian of 12-year-old Mathilda. Before long, Mathilda's thoughts turn to revenge, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Luc Besson
CAST:  Jean Reno  •  Natalie Portman  •  Gary Oldman  •  Danny Aiello

Malcolm X (1992)

A tribute to the controversial black activist and leader of the struggle for black liberation. He hit bottom during his imprisonment in the '50s, he became a Black Muslim and then a leader in the Nation of Islam. His assassination in 1965 left a legacy of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Spike Lee
CAST:  Denzel Washington  •  Angela Bassett  •  Albert Hall  •  Al Freeman Jr.

A tribute to the controversial black activist and leader of the struggle for black liberation. He hit bottom during his imprisonment in the '50s, he became a Black Muslim and then a leader in the Nation of Islam. His assassination in 1965 left a legacy of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Spike Lee
CAST:  Denzel Washington  •  Angela Bassett  •  Albert Hall  •  Al Freeman Jr.

Moonstruck (1987)

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No sooner does Italian-American widow Loretta accept a marriage proposal from her doltish boyfriend, Johnny, than she finds herself falling for his younger brother, Ronny. She tries to resist, but Ronny lost his hand in an accident he blames on his brother, and has ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Norman Jewison
CAST:  Cher  •  Nicolas Cage  •  Vincent Gardenia  •  Olympia Dukakis

No sooner does Italian-American widow Loretta accept a marriage proposal from her doltish boyfriend, Johnny, than she finds herself falling for his younger brother, Ronny. She tries to resist, but Ronny lost his hand in an accident he blames on his brother, and has ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Norman Jewison
CAST:  Cher  •  Nicolas Cage  •  Vincent Gardenia  •  Olympia Dukakis

The Vernon Johns Story (1994)

In 1948, Johns served as the outspoken spiritual leader of the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama. Incensed at the racial injustice that pervaded the South, he was determined to fight for equality for all African Americans.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kenneth Fink
CAST:  James Earl Jones  •  Mary Alice  •  Joe Seneca  •  Nicolle Rochelle

In 1948, Johns served as the outspoken spiritual leader of the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama. Incensed at the racial injustice that pervaded the South, he was determined to fight for equality for all African Americans.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kenneth Fink
CAST:  James Earl Jones  •  Mary Alice  •  Joe Seneca  •  Nicolle Rochelle

The Piano Lesson (1995)

1930's Pittsburgh, a brother comes home to claim "my half of the piano", a family heirloom; but his sister is not wanting to part with it. This is a glimpse of the conditions for African-Americans as well as some of the attitudes and influences on their lives. But ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lloyd Richards
CAST:  Charles S. Dutton  •  Alfre Woodard  •  Carl Gordon  •  Tommy Hollis

1930's Pittsburgh, a brother comes home to claim "my half of the piano", a family heirloom; but his sister is not wanting to part with it. This is a glimpse of the conditions for African-Americans as well as some of the attitudes and influences on their lives. But ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lloyd Richards
CAST:  Charles S. Dutton  •  Alfre Woodard  •  Carl Gordon  •  Tommy Hollis

Separate But Equal (1991)

A dramatization of the events of Brown vs. Board of Education, the American court case that destroyed the legal validity of racial segregation.  (more)

DIRECTION:  George Stevens Jr.
CAST:  Sidney Poitier  •  Burt Lancaster  •  Richard Kiley  •  Cleavon Little

A dramatization of the events of Brown vs. Board of Education, the American court case that destroyed the legal validity of racial segregation.  (more)

DIRECTION:  George Stevens Jr.
CAST:  Sidney Poitier  •  Burt Lancaster  •  Richard Kiley  •  Cleavon Little

Mary and Rhoda (2000)

The old friends from "The Mary Tyler Moore Show," Mary and Rhoda, are reunited, only to discover that Mary has a daughter named Rose and Rhoda's daughter is named Meredith.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Barnet Kellman
CAST:  Mary Tyler Moore  •  Valerie Harper  •  Elon Gold  •  Christine Ebersole

The old friends from "The Mary Tyler Moore Show," Mary and Rhoda, are reunited, only to discover that Mary has a daughter named Rose and Rhoda's daughter is named Meredith.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Barnet Kellman
CAST:  Mary Tyler Moore  •  Valerie Harper  •  Elon Gold  •  Christine Ebersole

Astonished (1988)

A European woman living in Greenwich Village sees her life starting to come apart. She's broke, seems to be hallucinating and seeing people she dreams about appear in her real life, and on top of that finds herself accused of a pair of murders.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jeff Kahn  •  Travis Preston
CAST:  Liliana Głąbczyńska  •  Tommy Hollis  •  Charles S. Dutton  •  Theresa Merritt

A European woman living in Greenwich Village sees her life starting to come apart. She's broke, seems to be hallucinating and seeing people she dreams about appear in her real life, and on top of that finds herself accused of a pair of murders.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jeff Kahn  •  Travis Preston
CAST:  Liliana Głąbczyńska  •  Tommy Hollis  •  Charles S. Dutton  •  Theresa Merritt

Stay the Night (1992)

Based on a true story, Barbara Hershey and Morgan Weisser portray two star crossed lovers who will stop at nothing to be together without any ridicule. "Stay the Night" tells the dark tale of the controversial romance of a small town teenage boy named Michael ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Harry Winer
CAST:  Barbara Hershey  •  Jane Alexander  •  Morgan Weisser  •  Fred Thompson

Based on a true story, Barbara Hershey and Morgan Weisser portray two star crossed lovers who will stop at nothing to be together without any ridicule. "Stay the Night" tells the dark tale of the controversial romance of a small town teenage boy named Michael ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Harry Winer
CAST:  Barbara Hershey  •  Jane Alexander  •  Morgan Weisser  •  Fred Thompson

Primary Colors (1998)

In this adaptation of the best-selling roman à clef about Bill Clinton's 1992 run for the White House, the young and gifted Henry Burton is tapped to oversee the presidential campaign of Governor Jack Stanton. Burton is pulled into the politician's colorful world ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mike Nichols
CAST:  John Travolta  •  Emma Thompson  •  Billy Bob Thornton  •  Kathy Bates

In this adaptation of the best-selling roman à clef about Bill Clinton's 1992 run for the White House, the young and gifted Henry Burton is tapped to oversee the presidential campaign of Governor Jack Stanton. Burton is pulled into the politician's colorful world ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mike Nichols
CAST:  John Travolta  •  Emma Thompson  •  Billy Bob Thornton  •  Kathy Bates