Holly Johnson
Known for: Acting
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
Series
Newsnight
1980
Series
Wogan
Performer (aka Frankie Goes to Hollywood)
1982
Series
The One Show
Self
2006
Series
Benidorm
Himself
2007
Series
The Word
1990
Film
Body Double
Singing Nightclub Doorman (uncredited)
1984
Series
TV Story Superstar
Self (archive footage)
2020
The Bob Monkhouse Show
Self
1983
Series
George Michael: Outed
Self
2023
Film
Queer as Art
Self
2017
Film
The Making of Do They Know It's Christmas?
Self
2024
Film
Freedom: 50 Years of Pride
Self
2022
Film
Holly Johnson - Baloise Session 2022
Self
2022
Film
Sounds of Liverpool at the BBC
Self (archive footage)
2023
Film
Frankie Goes To Hollywood: Hard On
Holly Johnson / Self - Interviewee
2000
Film
Frankie Goes to Hollywood: Welcome to the Pleasuredome
Lead Vocals
2025
Film
The Sound of Protest
Holly Johnson mit der SWR1 Band beim Finale der SWR1 Hitparade 2019
Self - Performer
2019
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Film
Legendary Children [All of Them Queer]
2023
Film
Frankie Goes to Hollywood: Frankie Say Greatest
Holly Johnson
2009