# John Holmes

> He became the most recognizable name in adult film through sheer volume—573 documented credits—and a physical attribute that defined his brand. Then came the Wonderland murders, AIDS, and a Hollywood afterlife bigger than the original.

*American pornographic actor*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/john-holmes

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Actor ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q33999))
- **Category:** Actors
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1944-08-08
- **Died:** 1988-03-13
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

John Curtis Holmes, born Estes on August 8, 1944, built a career in pornographic film that made him both prolific and inescapable, with at least 573 credited appearances and a physique that became his calling card. He created the character Johnny Wadd for a series of related films, a persona that stuck. By July 1981, he was entangled in the Wonderland murders, facing charges for his alleged role in the killings. He died from AIDS-related complications on March 13, 1988. What followed was a second act in absentia: books, a Rolling Stone essay, two documentaries, and two feature films—Boogie Nights in 1997 and Wonderland in 2003—that turned his wreckage into Hollywood material.

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 61.1 / 100
- **Momentum:** 2.8 / 100  (trend: STABLE)
- **Historical depth:** 26.6 / 100
- **Now attention:** 28.6 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 70.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 80.0 / 100

## Platforms
- **IMDB**: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001360/ (@nm0001360)
- **WEBSITE**: http://www.johnholmes.com/

## Topics
#Actors, #Actor, #Theatre, #Movies, #Television, #United States, #Americas, #20th Century

## Sources
- [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Holmes)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q312688)
- [Pantheon 2.0](https://pantheon.world/profile/person/John%20Holmes)
- [جون هولمز](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%D9%88%D9%86_%D9%87%D9%88%D9%84%D9%85%D8%B2)
- [জন হোমস (অভিনেতা)](https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%A8_%E0%A6%B9%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%B8_(%E0%A6%85%E0%A6%AD%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%BE))
- [John Holmes (actor)](https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Holmes_(actor))
- [John Holmes](https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Holmes)
- [John Holmes (Pornodarsteller)](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Holmes_(Pornodarsteller))
- [Τζων Χολμς](https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%A4%CE%B6%CF%89%CE%BD_%CE%A7%CE%BF%CE%BB%CE%BC%CF%82)
- [John Holmes (actor)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Holmes_(actor))
- [John Holmes](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Holmes)
- [John Holmes](https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Holmes)
- [جان هولمز (بازیگر پورنوگرافی)](https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%D8%A7%D9%86_%D9%87%D9%88%D9%84%D9%85%D8%B2_(%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B2%DB%8C%DA%AF%D8%B1_%D9%BE%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%86%D9%88%DA%AF%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%81%DB%8C))
- [John C. Holmes](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_C._Holmes)
- [John Holmes](https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Holmes)
- [ג'ון הולמס (שחקן פורנוגרפיה)](https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%92'%D7%95%D7%9F_%D7%94%D7%95%D7%9C%D7%9E%D7%A1_(%D7%A9%D7%97%D7%A7%D7%9F_%D7%A4%D7%95%D7%A8%D7%A0%D7%95%D7%92%D7%A8%D7%A4%D7%99%D7%94))
- [John Holmes](https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Holmes)
- [John Holmes](https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Holmes)
- [ジョン・ホームズ](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A7%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%9B%E3%83%BC%E3%83%A0%E3%82%BA)
- [존 홈스 (포르노 배우)](https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%A1%B4_%ED%99%88%EC%8A%A4_(%ED%8F%AC%EB%A5%B4%EB%85%B8_%EB%B0%B0%EC%9A%B0))
- [John Holmes (pornoster)](https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Holmes_(pornoster))
- [John Holmes](https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Holmes)
- [John Holmes](https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Holmes)
- [John Holmes (ator pornô)](https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Holmes_(ator_porn%C3%B4))
- [Холмс, Джон (порноактёр)](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A5%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%BC%D1%81%2C_%D0%94%D0%B6%D0%BE%D0%BD_(%D0%BF%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B0%D0%BA%D1%82%D1%91%D1%80))
- [Wikiquote](https://it.wikiquote.org/wiki/John_Holmes)
- [John Holmes](https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Holmes)
- [John Holmes (akteur)](https://af.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Holmes_(akteur))
- [جون هولمز](https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%D9%88%D9%86_%D9%87%D9%88%D9%84%D9%85%D8%B2)
- [John Holmes](https://www.themoviedb.org/person/2956450)

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