
Holly Johnson
Acting
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Acting Credits
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 β "Love Train" and "Americanos" β reached the top 5 of the UK Singles Chart. In the 1990s, he also emba...
Known For
Filmography

Frankie Goes to Hollywood: Welcome to the Pleasuredome
2025
as Lead Vocals

The Making of Do They Know It's Christmas?
2024
as Self

Sounds of Liverpool at the BBC
2023
as Self (archive footage)
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Legendary Children [All of Them Queer]
2023

George Michael: Outed
2023
as Self

Holly Johnson - Baloise Session 2022
2022
as Self

Freedom: 50 Years of Pride
2022
as Self

TV Story Superstar
2020
as Self (archive footage)
Holly Johnson mit der SWR1 Band beim Finale der SWR1 Hitparade 2019
2019
as Self - Performer

Queer as Art
2017
as Self

Frankie Goes to Hollywood: Frankie Say Greatest
2009
as Holly Johnson

Benidorm
2007
as Himself

The One Show
2006
as Self

Frankie Goes To Hollywood: Hard On
2000
as Holly Johnson / Self - Interviewee

The Word
1990

Body Double
1984
as Singing Nightclub Doorman (uncredited)
The Bob Monkhouse Show
1983
as Self

Wogan
1982
as Performer (aka Frankie Goes to Hollywood)

Newsnight
1980