Holly Johnson
ActingAlso Known As
Frankie Goes to Hollywood, William Holly Johnson, William Johnson
Biography
William Holly Johnson (born 9 February 1960) is an English artist, musician, and writer, best known as the lead vocalist of Frankie Goes to Hollywood, who achieved huge commercial success in the mid-1980s. Prior to that, in the late 1970s he was a bassist for the band Big in Japan. In 1989, Johnson's debut solo album, Blast, reached number one in the UK albums chart. Two singles from the album – "Love Train" and "Americanos" – reached the top 5 of the UK Singles Chart. In the 1990s, he also embarked on writing, painting, and printmaking careers.
Movies
(12 total)
Body Double
as Singing Nightclub Doorman (uncredited)
Queer as Art
as Self
Sounds of Liverpool at the BBC
as Self (archive footage)
Frankie Goes To Hollywood: Hard On
as Holly Johnson / Self - Interviewee
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Frankie Goes to Hollywood: Frankie Say Greatest
as Holly Johnson
TV Shows
(7 total)
Benidorm
as Himself
The One Show
as Self
Wogan
as Performer (aka Frankie Goes to Hollywood)
George Michael: Outed
as Self
TV Story Superstar
as Self (archive footage)