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Gary Holton

Name in Native Language: "Gary Frederick Holton" (English/EN)
Guitarist / Actor / Songwriter | * 09/22/1952 († 33, 10/24/1985) | Wembley, London
Gary Frederick Holton (22 September 1952 – 25 October 1985) was a British singer-songwriter, musician and actor from London. He was the frontman of the band Heavy Metal Kids (1972–1977), worked with Casino Steel (1981–1984), and played the part of Wayne (a.k.a. London) in the UK television comedy Auf Wiedersehen, Pet (1983–1985). Holton died from an overdose of morphine combined with alcohol in 1985. ()

Gary Holton was an actor most famous for playing Wayne in the classic comedy drama series Auf Wiedersehen, Pet. As a musician, he was the frontman of the band Heavy Metal Kids, and worked with Casino Steel. He died of a morphine overdose in 1985 aged just 33.

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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Music

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Movies with Gary Holton as Actor(4)

as Punk Musician1980 Breaking Glass
as Ken1980 Bloody Kids
as Aggressive Rocker (uncredited)1979 Quadrophenia
as Eddie Hairstyle1979 The Knowledge

TV Shows/Series with Gary Holton as Actor(3)

as Wayne Norris1983 Auf Wiedersehen, Pet
as Barry1979 Minder

Additional Information

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Full Name: Gary Holton
Citizenship: United Kingdom (UK)
Born: Monday, 09/22 1952 (September) in Wembley, London
Died: Thursday, 10/24 1985 (October) in Wembley (aged: 33)
Zodiac sign: Virgo (Chinese zodiac sign: Dragon)
Languages: English (EN)
Educated at: Westminster School
Member of: Heavy Metal Kids, Gary Holton and Casino Steel
Record Label: Safari Records
Gary Holton frequently works together with these people:
James Booth (3x, Actor)
Colin Jeavons (3x, Actor)
Barry McCarthy (3x, Actor)
Pete Townshend (3x, Actor)
Dimitri Andreas (3x, Actor)
Rula Lenska (3x, Actress)
Linal Haft (3x, Actor)
Debbie Arnold (3x, Actress)
Johnny Shannon (3x, Actor)
Garfield Morgan (3x, Actor)
John Entwistle (3x, Actor)
James Marcus (3x, Actor)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:251562, Added: 08/09/2018, Last updated: 03/22/2024