Quick Facts
Born:
1960-02-09
Birthplace:
Liverpool, England, UK
Credits:
19 Total Roles
Holly Johnson
Acting
The MovieWise Take
Refining cinematic analysis...
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.
Known For
Body Double
Singing Nightclub Doorman (uncredited)
Benidorm
Himself
The One Show
Self
Newsnight
Self
Wogan
Performer (aka Frankie Goes to Hollywood)
Queer as Art
Self
George Michael: Outed
Self
Sounds of Liverpool at the BBC
Self (archive footage)
Full Filmography
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Frankie Goes To Hollywood: Welcome To The Pleasuredome MOVIE | Lead Vocals |
| 2024 | The Making of Do They Know It's Christmas? MOVIE | Self |
| 2023 | Legendary Children [All of Them Queer] MOVIE | Self |
| 2023 | Sounds of Liverpool at the BBC MOVIE | Self (archive footage) |
| 2023 | George Michael: Outed TV | Self |
| 2022 | Holly Johnson - Baloise Session 2022 MOVIE | Self |
| 2022 | Freedom: 50 Years of Pride MOVIE | Self |
| 2020 | TV Story Superstar TV | Self (archive footage) |
| 2019 | Holly Johnson mit der SWR1 Band beim Finale der SWR1 Hitparade 2019 MOVIE | Self - Performer |
| 2017 | Queer as Art MOVIE | Self |