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John Curtis Holmes (né Estes; August 8, 1944 – March 13, 1988), better known as John C. Holmes or Johnny Wadd (after the lead character he portrayed in a series of related films), was an American pornographic film actor. He ranks among the most prolific adult film performers, with documented credits for at least 573 films.
May 21, 2009 · "JOHN HOLMES: A LIFE MEASURED IN INCHES" Canadian co-author, Jill C. Nelson, talks about the first and definitive biography about the adult film legend and pop culture icon, John Curtis...
Mar 15, 1988 · John Holmes, who made hundreds of sexually explicit films during a career spanning two decades, died Saturday night at the Veterans Administration Medical Center in Sepulveda, according to his...
Mar 14, 1988 · John C. Holmes, the pornographic film star who became a central figure in the unsolved 1981 Laurel Canyon murders, died Saturday night at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Sepulveda,...
Sep 2, 2018 · He was one of the most prolific male adult film actors in history, appearing in over 2,400 movies in the 1970s and 1980s. His legendary assets inspired Mark Wahlberg's character in 1997's epic...
Jan 24, 2024 · John Holmes, often referred to as “The King of Porn,” rose to stardom in the adult film industry during the 1970s. Born on August 8, 1944, in Ashville, Ohio, Holmes initially worked as a forklift driver before being discovered by a photographer.
John Curtis Holmes, better known as John C. Holmes or Johnny Wadd, was an American pornographic film actor. He ranks among the most prolific adult film performers, with documented credits for at least 573 films.
Sep 11, 2008 · In the new book “John Holmes – A Life Measured in Inches,” authors Jennifer Sugar and Jill C. Nelson separate legend from fact and piece together Holmes’ strange and often tragic story. The result is an emotionally exhausting yet truly compelling real-life adventure.
The late John Holmes was the only actor who could legitimately claim to be as famous in mainstream society as in the world of porn. Holmes, who rose to prominence in the 1970s as the best-endowed man ever to appear in sex films, died of AIDS in the mid-1980s, but he remains a legend of sorts.
John Holmes. Actor: American Underdog. Raised with six siblings in and around Oklahoma City. Black Dutch is a term that would describe our heritage yet my maternal grandmother is full blood Czechoslovakian.
