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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.
- Pornographic film actor
- John Curtis Estes, August 8, 1944, Ashville, Ohio, U.S.
- 1967–1987
- March 13, 1988 (aged 43), Los Angeles, California, U.S.
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...
Sep 11, 2008 · Published by BearManor Media, “John Holmes – A Life Measured in Inches” is the first biography on the late porn star and an invaluable history on the rise of the 1970s porno business. Film Threat recently chatted with Jennifer Sugar and Jill C. Nelson on their new book.
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...
Sep 17, 2021 · Porn star John Holmes in 1981, shortly after four people were bludgeoned to death in what came to be known as the Wonderland Murders. Bettmann Archive/Getty Images. This story originally...
Biography by AllMovie. The name "John Holmes" was seldom emblazoned on the credits of mainstream Hollywood movies. Nonetheless, Holmes was one of the busiest actors in the business, often appearing in as many as ten pictures per year (he claimed a manifest of 2,000 films). You might know him better by his alias, Johnny B. Wadd. Holmes was the ...
