Actor Julian Holloway who appeared in Doctor Who and Carry On appears to have snubbed his daughter Sophie Dahl and his stepdaughter in his will
Doctor Who’s Julian Holloway has left a huge fortune to his stepson, snubbing his daughter, Sophie Dahl. The star, who died in February this year, aged 80, following a brief illnessleft £493,917 behind, which was later reduced to £480,891 following deductions.
Sophie and his stepdaughter Kate Gregory were left £25,000 each, while his stepson left the bulk of his £500,000 fortune to his stepson, Joel Gregory. Joel was also appointed as the administrator of Julian’s will. Joel and Kate are the children of his second wife, Debbie Wheeler.
In his will, Julian stated that he wanted his ashes to be scattered at Sudbrooke Park Golf Club in Surrey or Lord’s Cricket Ground in Westminster, London. Sophie, Julian’s only child, was born following a brief relationship he had with Roald Dahl’s daughter, Tessa, in 1976.
The late actor found fame in 1961 after appearing in the movie, Dentist on the Job, before going on to appear in the Carry On franchise in various roles, including Simmons in Carry On Doctor, Major Shorthouse in Carry On Up the Khyber and Adrian in the 1970 movie, Carry On Loving.
His career spanned almost six decades, with him also landing a role in the Doctor Who series, Survival, which was the sci-fi programme’s first original run. Holloway later went on to appear in an episode of the police drama, The Sweeney, as well as programmes including Play for Today, Elizabeth R, Bowler and The Bill.
But he also had an outstanding career as a voice actor, mainly in the United States, where he took on the role of Captain Zed in Captain Zed and the Zee Zone. The star, born in Oxfordshire, also appeared as Bradford Milbanks in the James Bond Jr franchise.
Julian also voiced Prime Minister Almex and Admiral Kilian in Star Wars: The Clone Wars in eight episodes of the programme. His last acting credit in 2019 saw him play Mr Richardson for two episodes in the British Cold War series Summer of Rockets, which first appeared on screens in May of the same year alongside Adrian Edmondson, Keeley Hawes, and Rose Ayling-Ellis.
Following his death earlier this year, tributes poured in from the entertainment industry, with Miriam Margolyes writing on social media: “Oh I am very sad. Wonderful man. Wishing you and all his family long life. Too many going.”
Sarah Douglas, who is best known for Ursa in Superman and Superman II said: “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.
“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. There will be lots written about him and all his wonderful work but right now he is just a dear and sorely missed friend.”
Stephanie Beacham commented: “Dear dear person, kind and funny. One day he entertained my grandson in his swimming pool while I had to make some calls and helped dress and feed same two year old. A friend. Rest in peace Julian. You will be missed.”
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