What is John Holmes?
'''John Curtis Holmes''' (August 8, 1944 – March 13, 1988) better known as '''John C. Holmes''' or '''Johnny Wadd''' was an [[Americans|American]] pornographic actor known mainly for his large [[penis]].Holmes made about 2,500 pornographic films, most with him having [[sexual intercourse]] with women but at least one with him having sex with a man.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://longform.org/stories/the-devil-and-john-holmes |title= The Devil and John Holmes |accessdate= 2013-03-26 |author= MIKE SAGER |publisher= ROLLING STONE |date= May 1989 |archive-date= 2015-09-17 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150917214413/http://longform.org/stories/the-devil-and-john-holmes |url-status= dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.johnholmes.plazadiscounts.com/page45.html |title= The Final Days and Death of Porn Legend John Holmes |accessdate= 2013-03-26 |author= |publisher= |archive-date= 2012-11-29 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20121129202440/http://www.johnholmes.plazadiscounts.com/page45.html |url-status= dead }}</ref> Holmes' penis was said to be between 12.5 and 16&nbsp;inches (32 - 40 cm) when at its largest. Fellow pornographic actor [[Ron Jeremy]] has said Holmes' penis was 11½ inches, but Holmes claimed it was 14&nbsp;inches.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.stumpedmagazine.com/interviews/ron-jeremy.html|title= Ron Jeremy|accessdate= 2008-07-14|author= Chris Neumer|publisher= Stumped Magazine|archive-date= 2008-08-19|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080819194522/http://www.stumpedmagazine.com/Interviews/ron-jeremy.html|url-status= dead}}</ref> John Holmes died of an [[AIDS]]-related illness in 1988. ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Holmes, John}} [[Category:1944 births]] [[Category:1988 deaths]] [[Category:Actors from Ohio]] [[Category:American LGBT sex industry people]] [[Category:American pornographic actors]] [[Category:Bisexual people]] [[Category:Deaths from AIDS]] [[Category:LGBT pornographic actors]] {{US-actor-stub}}