Holly Johnson
Acting
1960-02-09 · Liverpool, England, UK
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.
Filmography(19)
movieFrankie Goes To Hollywood: Welcome To The Pleasuredome
as Lead Vocals · 2025 · 9.0
movieThe Making of Do They Know It's Christmas?
as Self · 2024 · 8.0
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movieLegendary Children [All of Them Queer]
as · 2023 · 0.0
movieSounds of Liverpool at the BBC
as Self (archive footage) · 2023 · 9.0
tvGeorge Michael: Outed
as Self · 2023 · 3.5
movieHolly Johnson - Baloise Session 2022
as Self · 2022 · 8.0
movieFreedom: 50 Years of Pride
as Self · 2022 · 8.0
tvTV Story Superstar
as Self (archive footage) · 2020 · 0.0
movieHolly Johnson mit der SWR1 Band beim Finale der SWR1 Hitparade 2019
as Self - Performer · 2019 · 0.0
movieQueer as Art
as Self · 2017 · 3.2
movieFrankie Goes to Hollywood: Frankie Say Greatest
as Holly Johnson · 2009 · 0.0
tvBenidorm
as Himself · 2007 · 7.5
tvThe One Show
as Self · 2006 · 4.4
movieFrankie Goes To Hollywood: Hard On
as Holly Johnson / Self - Interviewee · 2000 · 8.3
movieBody Double
as Singing Nightclub Doorman (uncredited) · 1984 · 6.8
tvThe Bob Monkhouse Show
as Self · 1983 · 7.5
tvWogan
as Performer (aka Frankie Goes to Hollywood) · 1982 · 5.3
tvNewsnight
as · 1980 · 6.0
movieThe Sound of Protest
as · 8.0