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name: "Anthony Holland"
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born: "28 March 1920"
died: "29 July 2015"
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updated: "2026-09-16T21:17:23.702767+00:00"
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# Anthony Holland

Actor. Born 28 March 1920 in Tiverton, Devon, England, UK. Died 29 July 2015.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 28 March 1920, Tiverton, Devon, England, UK
- **Died:** 29 July 2015
- **Also known as:** Antony Holland, Antony Rolland, A.E. Holland

## Biography

Antony Holland (also credited as Anthony Holland, Antony Rolland and A.E. Holland) was an English actor, playwright and theatre director. Born on 28 March 1920 in Tiverton, Devon, he trained at the Labour Stage in London. He served in the British Army during the Second World War, where he produced and performed in shows for troops, and later worked as vice-principal at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School.

Holland moved to Vancouver in 1957. He founded a theatre arts programme at Vancouver Community College that became Studio 58, serving as its artistic director until 1985. He continued to act in film and television, appearing as Hollander in *McCabe & Mrs. Miller* (1971), the plea bargain lawyer in *The Accused* (1988), the doctor in *We're No Angels* (1989), and Dr Irvin Thatcher in *Eureka* (2006). He also had recurring television roles in series including *MacGyver* and *Battlestar Galactica*. Holland died on 29 July 2015 in Nanaimo, British Columbia.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *McCabe & Mrs. Miller* (1971), Fi1m 90, as Hollander — [page](https://film.one/film/mccabe-and-mrs-miller.md)

## Also known for

- *Supernatural* (2005), Westborough
- *MacGyver* (1985), Ellard, Leo Burns, Vincent Battaglia
- *Eureka* (2006), Dr. Irvin Thatcher
- *The Accused* (1988), Plea Bargain Lawyer
- *We're No Angels* (1989), Doctor
- *Highlander: The Series* (1992), The General
- *Narrow Margin* (1990), Elderly Man
- *21 Jump Street* (1987), Jacobson, Mr. Burns

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