Tommy Janor Hollis (March 22, 1954 – September 9, 2001) was an American film, television, and stage actor.
A native of
Jacksonville, Texas
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Ja ...
, his first major film appearance was in ''
Ghostbusters
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'' as the mayor's aide (1984). He played Earl Little in the
Spike Lee
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-directed movie ''
Malcolm X
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'' (1992).
Hollis died in
New York City
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from complications of diabetes. He never married and had no children.
Filmography
References
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1954 births
2001 deaths
Male actors from Texas
American male film actors
20th-century American male actors
20th-century African-American male actors
Deaths from diabetes in New York (state)
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