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 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.
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.
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Known For
Fantasm Comes Again
(1977)
Stud
Full Filmography
Acting
The Ice House
(1969)
Guy in Parked Car (uncredited)
Sex and the Single Vampire
(1970)
Count Spatula / Bella Donna
I Want You!
(1970)
John Yates
Widow Blue!
(1970)
Ron (uncredited)
Love Secrets of the Kama Sutra
(1970)
The Pimp Primer
(1970)
Party Guest
Carnal Knowledge
(1970)
Big Daddy
Kama Sutra '71
(1970)
John (as John Hilton)
Fuzz
(1970)
Duke
Four Women in Trouble
(1970)
Doctor
Smash or How to Get Hung
(1970)
Dr. Wildare
Anomalies: A World of Dreams
(1970)
Beyond All Limits
(1970)
Doctor I'm Coming
(1970)
Dr. Peter Phallic
Johnny Wadd
(1971)
Johnny Wadd
Flesh Of The Lotus
(1971)
Johnny Wadd (as John Duval)
The Zodiac Rapist
(1971)
The Zodiac
Aphrodisiac!: The Sexual Secret of Marijuana
(1971)
Boss
Ole!
(1971)
Steve
My Tongue is Quick
(1971)
Nicky Butane
Masked Mischief
(1971)
Guy in Mask
Sex as You Like It
(1971)
John
Lovemaking U.S.A.
(1971)
Guy in Loops
Pornography's Superstars
(1971)
Big Beaver Splits the Scene
(1971)
David
Pornography in Hollywood
(1972)
Charly Watt
The Blonde In Black Lace
(1972)
Johnny Wadd
Sex And The Single Vampire And The Lost Films Of Sandy Dempsy
(1972)
Evil Come Evil Go
(1972)
Pool Player
Love Boccaccio Style
(1972)
Masetto
The Orgy Machine
(1972)
Boss
Stolen Girls
(1972)
After the Ball
(1972)
The Swing Thing
(1972)
Nick
New Girl In Town
(1972)
Mark
Teenage Cowgirls
(1973)
Rio
Tropic of Passion
(1973)
Johnny Wadd
Ride a Cock Horse
(1973)
Billy
The Touch
(1973)
Mario (uncredited)
Personal Services
(1973)
Rings of Passion
(1973)
John (as Johnny Wadd)
The Swinging Playboy
(1973)
Jimmy
Let Me Count The Lays
(1973)
Groom
Over Sexposure
(1973)
Strangers When We Mate
(1973)
Boyd
Panorama Blue
(1974)
Second Fantasy Guy
The Danish Connection
(1974)
Johnny Wadd
Teenager
(1974)
Police Desk Officer
Fulfillment
(1974)
Johnny Wadd
Sex Freaks
(1974)
Voyeur / Rapist / Guy in Pool / Swinger on Floor / Joe (uncredited)
Suburban Satanist
(1974)
Jerry
Cheri
(1974)
Tom
The Life & Times of Xaviera Hollander
(1974)
Client with Size Issues
Beyond Fulfillment
(1975)
Escort
Around the World with John 'The Wadd' Holmes
(1975)
Himself
Confessions of a Teenage Peanut Butter Freak
(1975)
Jeff
Episodes of a Oriental Kitten
(1975)
John
Teenage Lovers
(1975)
Earl
Kowloon Connection
(1975)
The Boss
Here Comes Johnny
(1975)
Fantasm
(1976)
Neptune
The Autobiography of a Flea
(1976)
Father Clement
Tapestry of Passion
(1976)
Johnny Wadd
The Lollipop Girls in Hard Candy
(1976)
Tell Them Johnny Wadd Is Here
(1976)
Johnny Wadd
Spirit of Seventy Sex
(1976)
Captain John Smith
Panama Red
(1976)
Bobo
Dear Pam
(1976)
Richard Grandik
All Night Long
(1976)
John
The Girls in the Band
(1976)
Johnny
'Sweet Punkin' I Love You...
(1976)
Peter the Great
Liquid Lips
(1976)
Johnny Wadd
Lollipop Palace
(1976)
Betty Lou's Customer
Love in Strange Places
(1976)
Dr. Hook
Cream Rinse
(1976)
Diane's Husband
Sweet, Sweet Freedom
(1976)
Dr. Mort
Virgins in Heat
(1976)
Orgy Guy in Loop #6 (uncredited) (archive footage)
Fantasm Comes Again
(1977)
Stud
The Jade Pussycat
(1977)
Johnny Wadd
Eruption
(1977)
Pete Winston
Teenage Madam
(1977)
Rose's First Customer
The New Erotic Adventures of Casanova
(1977)
Casanova / John
Her Last Fling
(1977)
The Ultimate Pleasure
(1977)
Guy in Line #5
Hard Soap, Hard Soap
(1977)
Dr. John Holmes
Sweet Julie
(1977)
Pimp
Fantastic Orgy
(1977)
Self (archive footage)
The New York City Woman
(1977)
Self
Young, Hot 'n Nasty Teenage Cruisers
(1977)
Moby
Ecstasy
(1977)
The China Cat
(1978)
Johnny Wadd
Erotic Adventures of Candy
(1978)
Sean
Dracula Sucks
(1978)
Dr. John Stoker
Little Orphan Dusty
(1978)
Frank Clairmont
Hot Skin
(1978)
Orgy Guy (uncredited)
The Senator's Daughter
(1978)
Agent John Galt
Blonde Fire
(1978)
Johnny Wadd
Hot & Saucy Pizza Girls
(1978)
John
I Am Always Ready
(1978)
John Holmes
Black Silk Stockings
(1978)
Art Seller / Alex / Professor
Homecoming
(1978)
Poolman
Lusty Princess
(1978)
Bottoms Up 2
(1978)
Jungle Blue
(1978)
(body double for hardcore Evor)
Little Me and Marla Strangelove
(1978)
Guy in Stag Film (archive footage)
Superstar
(1978)
John Holmes
Remember Connie
(1978)
Candi Girl
(1979)
John
Inside Desireé Cousteau
(1979)
Himself
Sweet Captive
(1979)
Doug
One Way at a Time
(1979)
Helmut
Taxi Girls
(1979)
Johnny
Summertime Blue
(1979)
John / Captain Tongue
Deep Rub
(1979)
Big John
That's Porno
(1979)
Guy in White Sweater/Guy in Gold Shirt (archive footage)
Extreme Close-Up
(1979)
Sissy's Hot Summer
(1979)
Tarzan
California Gigolo
(1979)
John Loftin - The Gigolo
Sex Machine
(1979)
(archive footage)
Hot Child in the City
(1979)
Honeysuckle Rose
(1979)
Sam Loomis
Sheer Panties
(1979)
Guy / Bobby Dee / Voluptuary
That's Erotic
(1979)
(archive footage)
Uschis Hot Stud PickUp
(1979)
John Holmes and the All Star Sex Queens
(1979)
Self - Narrator
Prisoner of Paradise
(1980)
Joe Murray
Insatiable
(1980)
Ultimate Fantasy Lover
Aunt Peg
(1980)
John
Rockin' with Seka
(1980)
John
Sweet Cheeks
(1980)
Ken
Garters and Lace
(1980)
Photographer / Pool Man / Escort / John (archive footage)
Pool Party
(1980)
(segment "Pool Film") (archive footage)
Stormy
(1980)
Big John
Honey Throat
(1980)
Freddy
Female Athletes
(1980)
Fencing Instructor
Balling for Dollar$
(1980)
Jim Henderson
Teenage Fantasies: Part II
(1980)
The Biggest Of Them All
(1980)
(segment "Superstar") (archive footage)
Body Candy
(1980)
California Girls
(1980)
Paul
The Best of Porno
(1980)
(archive footage)
Exhausted: John C. Holmes, the Real Story
(1981)
Self - Interviewee / Various Roles
My Sister Seka
(1981)
Aunt Peg's Fulfillment
(1981)
John
Undulations
(1981)
Self
Sexual Heights
(1981)
John
Johnny Does Paris
(1981)
Dallas Schoolgirls
(1981)
Porno Actor (archive footage)
Black Velvet
(1981)
(segment "Big John") (archive footage)
The Little French Maid
(1981)
John
The Best of Gail Palmer
(1981)
(archive footage)
Swedish Erotica 1
(1981)
Swedish Erotica 5
(1981)
Swedish Erotica 8
(1981)
Swedish Erotica 13
(1981)
Love Goddesses
(1982)
The New Erotic Adventures of Casanova 2
(1982)
Casanova / John
Singlehanded
(1982)
(archive footage)
Sweet Alice
(1983)
Ski Lift Medic
Swedish Erotica Superstars featuring Bridgette Monet
(1983)
(archive footage)
Marilyn Chambers' Private Fantasies 1
(1983)
Boxer (uncredited) (archive footage)
Nasty Nurses
(1983)
Dr. Dennis A. Johnson
Snow Honeys
(1983)
(archive footage)
Flesh and Laces 2
(1983)
Dr. Pecker
The Private Pleasures of John C. Holmes
(1983)
Marathon
(1983)
Up 'n' Coming
(1983)
Charlie Strayhorn
Moments of Love
(1983)
Actor in Video (Archive Footage)
California Valley Girls
(1983)
Robert
Cumshot Revue
(1983)
Flight Sensations
(1983)
(archive footage)
Electric Blue 15
(1984)
Himself
Those Young Girls
(1984)
Eric
Girls on Fire
(1984)
Rocco
WPINK-TV
(1984)
John Holmes
Body Shop
(1984)
The Customer
Dreams of Misty
(1984)
The Fantasy Man
Heat of the Moment
(1984)
Husband
The Seka Story
(1984)
(archive footage)
Passion Play
(1984)
Lingerie
(1984)
Hank
Looking for Mr. Goodsex
(1985)
Jonathan York - Mr. Goodsex
The Grafenberg Spot
(1985)
The Mechanic
The Good, the Bad and the Horny
(1985)
The Hiker
Idol
(1985)
Scandal In The Mansion
(1985)
Long John
The Treasure Box
(1985)
Rubdown
(1985)
Backdoor Romance
(1985)
A Night For Legends
(1985)
HImself
Down and Dirty
(1985)
Whore of the Worlds
(1985)
(archive footage)
Lust In America
(1985)
Sam
John Holmes 2: Tool Time Memories
(1985)
(archive footage)
Erotic Gold
(1985)
Passion Pit
(1985)
Ilsa's Dream Guy
Marina Vice
(1985)
Johnny Costa
The Erotic Adventures of Dickman and Throbbin
(1986)
Dickman
Coming Holmes
(1986)
John
The Return of Johnny Wadd
(1986)
Johnny Wadd
Chastity Johnson
(1986)
Night on the Wild Side
(1986)
Bartender
Rockey X
(1986)
Mr. Holmes, Drax's Trainer
Naughty Girls Like it Big
(1986)
Lottery Lu$t
(1986)
Mark Coyle
Chastity And The Starlets
(1986)
Original Gardener (archive footage)
Saturday Night Beaver
(1986)
Color Climax – Bestsellers 233
(1986)
Good to the Last Drop
(1986)
(archive footage)
The Rise of the Roman Empress
(1987)
John
Princess Charming
(1987)
The Devil in Mr. Holmes
(1987)
John Holmes
I Love L.A. 1
(1987)
A Tribute to the King
(1987)
(archive footage)
Honey Buns
(1987)
(archive footage)
Nudes at Eleven 2
(1987)
(archive footage)
Lucky Charm
(1987)
Private Thighs
(1987)
Johnny Wadd
Legends of Porn
(1987)
(archive footage)
Night Screams
(1987)
Porno star on TV (archive footage)
Ginger: The Movie
(1988)
(archive footage)
Backdoor Summer
(1988)
(archive footage)
Inches For Keisha
(1988)
Those Lynn Girls
(1989)
Dickman (archive footage)
Unleashed Lust
(1989)
A Taste of Seka
(1989)
Johnny Wadd
Fuck My Ass, No Lube!
(1989)
(archive footage)
The Adventures Of Supercock: Return Of The Horny Hero
(1989)
Swedish Erotica Hard 16: John Holmes Facial
(1993)
(archive footage)
Swedish Erotica Hard 27: Big Tits Hot Buns
(1993)
(archive footage)
Swedish Erotica Hard 33: Double Dicked Double Licked 2
(1993)
(archive footage)
Swedish Erotica Hard 35: John Holmes Cum Facial 2
(1993)
(archive footage)
Blue Vanities 243
(1995)
(archive footage)
Boogie Down with John Holmes
(1997)
Playboy: The Story of X
(1998)
Self (archive footage)
Wadd: The Life & Times of John C. Holmes
(1999)
Self (archive footage)
XXXL: The John Holmes Story
(2000)
Self (archive footage)
The Big Leagues
(2000)
(archive footage)
Lollipop Cream
(2001)
(archive footage)
Boogie Down with John Holmes 2
(2002)
(archive footage)
The People's Choice: Girls Who Love John Holmes
(2002)
Swedish Erotica 6
(2003)
(archive footage)
Big Tit Superstars of the 70's: Seka's Anal Ecstasy
(2003)
(archive footage)
Big Tit SuperStars of the 70′s: Top Heavy Redhead
(2003)
(archive footage)
John Holmes: The Lost Tapes
(2003)
(archive footage)
Swedish Erotica Vol. 7
(2003)
(archive footage)
Swedish Erotica 15
(2003)
(archive footage)
The Big Boys of Porn
(2003)
(archive footage)
Big Tit Anal Ultra Vixens in the 1970's
(2004)
(archive footage)
Rene Bond: Sex Kitten
(2004)
(archive footage)
Double D Soul Sister: A Desiree West Collection
(2004)
(archive footage)
Annette Haven Collection
(2005)
(archive footage)
Depraved
(2005)
(archive footage)
Big Tit Superstars of the 80's: Helga Sven - 40+ Bra Buster!
(2005)
(archive footage)
Swedish Erotica Hard 23: Deep Throat and Anal 2
(2005)
Girls of the Orient
(2006)
(archive footage)
Annette Haven: "The Elegant Lady"
(2006)
(archive footage)
The Peoples Choice: Hall of Fame Babes
(2007)
(archive footage)
Seka: Platinum Superstar
(2007)
Big Tit Legends: Lisa De Leeuw
(2007)
(archive footage)
Massive Cocks Volume 1
(2007)
(archive footage)
Le voglie anali di Milly D'Abbraccio
(2007)
Swedish Erotica 78: Seka
(2007)
Sex Slaves of Satan
(2008)
(archive footage)
John Holmes Screws the Stars
(2008)
(archive footage)
Annette Haven Screws the Stars
(2008)
(archive footage)
Geisha Sluts
(2008)
Seka Screws the Stars
(2008)
Fuck Bush
(2009)
(archive footage)
Battle of the Superstars: Seka vs. Kay Parker
(2009)
(archive footage)
Battle of the Superstars: Annette Haven vs. Bridgette Monet
(2009)
(archive footage)
Throbbin Holes
(2010)
The Golden Age Of Erotica
(2011)
(archive footage)
Nite At The Venus
(2011)
Top Heavy Redhead
(2013)
(archive footage)
Creampie Classics Get Messy
(2013)
(archive footage)
Balls in Action
(2016)
Retro Girls Next Door
(2023)
(archive footage)
Legendary Stars Get Licked
(2023)
(archive footage)
Retro Girls Get Wet
(2024)
(archive footage)
Peepshow Legends
(2024)
(archive footage)
Costume & Make-Up
Directing
Evil Come Evil Go
(1972)
Assistant Director
Liquid Lips
(1976)
Assistant Director
Hard Soap, Hard Soap
(1977)
Assistant Director
The Jade Pussycat
(1977)
Assistant Director
The New Erotic Adventures of Casanova
(1977)
Director
Girls on Fire
(1984)
Assistant Director
The Good, the Bad and the Horny
(1985)
Director
Production
Liquid Lips
(1976)
Production Coordinator
Girls on Fire
(1984)
Production Manager
Body Shop
(1984)
Production Manager
Writing