Holly Johnson
Actor
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.
Filmography
Queer as Art
as Self 2017
Sounds of Liverpool at the BBC
as Self (archive footage) 2023
Frankie Goes To Hollywood: Hard On
as Holly Johnson / Self - Interviewee 2000
Holly Johnson - Baloise Session 2022
as Self 2022
The Making of Do They Know It's Christmas?
as Self 2024
Freedom: 50 Years of Pride
as Self 2022Holly Johnson mit der SWR1 Band beim Finale der SWR1 Hitparade 2019
as Self - Performer 2019
Legendary Children [All of Them Queer]
2023
Frankie Goes to Hollywood: Frankie Say Greatest
as Holly Johnson 2009