Frank Holden
| Frankie James. Holden | |
|---|---|
| Born | Peter Bryan 18 December 1952 |
| Occupation | Singer/Actor |
| Spouse | Michelle Pettigrove |
Frank Holden, also known as Frankie J. Holden, (born Peter Brian 18 December 1952), is an Australian singer and actor. In the 1970s, he fronted, Ol' 55 which had a hit with "On the Prowl" from their debut album, Take It Greasy which peaked at number three on the Australian Kent Music Report Albums Chart in 1976.[1][2][3] For Return Home Holden was nominated for Best Actor in a Lead Role at the 1990 AFI Awards.[4]
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[edit] Singing career
During the 1970s Holden was the frontman for the Australian retro-rock band Ol' 55, which also included Wilbur Wilde and Jimmy Manzie. In the early 2000s, Holden re-emerged on the music scene with the Ol' Skydaddies, a band featuring members from Ol' 55, Daddy Cool and Skyhooks.
[edit] Television career
[edit] Actor
In the 1980s, Holden starred in Channel Ten's drama series Prisoner (1982–1983) and in the first season of the ABC children's program Round the Twist (1989).
From 1991 until 1993, he starred in A Country Practice, and in 1992 starred in the short-lived Late for School. He then had a role in Police Rescue (1993–1996) and in 1994, he was in another children's program, Sky Trackers.
From 2000 until 2002, he was in ABC1's Something in the Air.
In 2008, Holden was in two Channel Nine dramas - Underbelly and in The Strip.
[edit] Presenter
From 1996 until 1999, Holden was the host of the revamped Monday evening variety show In Melbourne Tonight, co-featuring Julia Morris and Denise Drysdale.
In 2009, Holden co-presented, alongside with his wife Michelle, "Discover Downunder", a half-hour Australia-based travelling/caravanning program for the Nine Network. In 2010, he co-hosts "What's Up Down Under" on Channel Seven. This show is similar to Discover Downunder.
[edit] Film
Frankie J. Holden has starred in films as recent as 2007 with Clubland, his most recent film directed by Cherie Nowlan and written by Keith Thompson.
[edit] Personal life
His married his first wife Leigh Hunter in the mid seventies, and they divorced in the early eighties. His second wife, dancer Melda Rees, died in 1997 from cancer. Holden married actress Michelle Pettigrove two years later. He has four children; three girls with his second wife, and another girl from his third marriage.
Holden currently resides on the Sapphire Coast of New South Wales Australia and is still performing around Australia as a successful entertainer.
[edit] Popular culture
A caricature of Frank Holden appears in the animation Hyper Parsnip Bitches by animator Paul Robertson.
Frankie J Holden has a star in Caloundra's "Walk of Stars" between Red Symons and Daryl Somers.
[edit] References
- General
- McFarlane, Ian (1999). "Whammo Homepage". Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop. St Leonards, NSW: Allen & Unwin. ISBN 1865080721. http://web.archive.org/web/20040405231007/www.whammo.com.au/index.asp. Retrieved 4 January 2010. Note: Archived [on-line] copy has limited functionality.
- Spencer, Chris; Zbig Nowara, Paul McHenry with notes by Ed Nimmervoll (2002) [1987]. The Who's Who of Australian Rock. Noble Park, Vic.: Five Mile Press. ISBN 1-86503-891-1.[5] Note: [on-line] version established at White Room Electronic Publishing Pty Ltd in 2007 and was expanded from the 2002 edition.
- Specific
- ^ McFarlane (1999). Encyclopedia entry for 'Ol' 55'. Retrieved 1 February 2010.
- ^ Spencer et al, (2007) OL 55 entry. Retrieved 1 February 2010.
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book Ltd. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. NOTE: Used for Australian Singles and Albums charting from 1974 until ARIA created their own charts in mid-1988. In 1992, Kent back calculated chart positions for 1970–1974.
- ^ IMDb awards
- ^ "Who's who of Australian rock / compiled by Chris Spencer, Zbig Nowara & Paul McHenry". catalogue. National Library of Australia. http://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/2090055. Retrieved 4 January 2010.
