Actor

John Holmes

Acting

Career Snapshot

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Acting credits

287

Prolific

Very extensive acting filmography.

TMDB popularity

8.5

Moderate attention

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Movies: 287Series: 0Crew credits: 9

TMDB ID: 45573

IMDb ID: nm0001360

Known for: Acting

Born: August 8, 1944

Died: March 13, 1988

Age: 43

Place of birth: Ashville, Ohio, USA

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: Yes

Career span: 1969 - 2024

Years active: 56

Average TMDB rating: 4.61

Wikidata: Q312688

Also known as

John C. Holmes • Johnny Wadd • Johnny Holmes • Mike Spaulding • Big John Holmes • Long John Wodd • John Hilton

Other jobs

Assistant Director (2)Director (2)Production Manager (2)Production Coordinator (1)Special Effects Makeup Artist (1)Writer (1)

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Biography

John Curtis Holmes (August 8, 1944 – March 13, 1988) better known as John C. Holmes or Johnny Wadd (after the lead character in a series of related films), was one of the most prolific European Amercian male porn stars of all time, appearing in about 2,500 adult loops, stag films, and pornographic feature movies in the 1970s and 1980s. He was best known for his exceptionally large penis, which was heavily promoted as being the longest, thickest, and hardest in the porn industry, although no definitive measurement of Holmes' actual penis length exists. Near the end of his life, Holmes attracted notoriety for his involvement in the Wonderland murders in 1981, and eventually for his death from complications caused by AIDS. He had a 16 in well endowed BWC. Holmes was the subject of several books, a lengthy essay in Rolling Stone magazine, two feature length documentaries, and was the inspiration for two Hollywood movies, Boogie Nights and Wonderland.