caption associated_acts death_date death_place birth_name birth_place years_active label image_size background birth_date instrument genre image article_title name occupation
performing in 1974 . heavy , mick rossi metal kids , the actors , casino steel 25 october 1985 wembley , london , england gary frederick holton london , england 1971 -- 1985 safari , receiver records limited , magnet 250 solo_singer 22 september 1952 vocals , guitar , keyboards , harmonica glam rock , hard rock , folk rock garyholton1974.jpg gary holton
 gary holton singer-songwriter , actor , musician
gary holton

gary frederick holton -lrb- 22 september 1952 -- 25 october 1985 -rrb- was an english singer-songwriter , musician and actor from london .
he was the frontman of the band heavy metal kids -lrb- 1972 -- 77 -rrb- , he worked with casino steel -lrb- 1981 -- 84 -rrb- , and played the part of wayne in the uk television comedy `` auf wiedersehen , pet '' -lrb- 1983 -- 85 -rrb- .
holton died from an overdose of morphine combined with alcohol in 1985 .
