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Ram John Holder

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Ram John Holder

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

Jan 1, 1934 (92 years old)

Place of Birth

Georgetown, British Guiana

Biography

Guyanese actor and musician, Ram John Holder started his professional life as a folk singer in New York in the early '60s before moving to the UK to work as a musician and later an actor for Pearl Connor's Negro Theatre Workshop. His big break was as the effeminate dancer Marcus in the 1969 film Two Gentlemen Sharing and he's worked in film and TV ever since, most notably as the loveable Porkpie in Channel 4 sitcom Desmond's (1989-1994) and the shortlived spin-off Porkpie

Known For

Acting
2023Your Christmas or Mine 2Grandad
2022Your Christmas or Mine?Grandad
2016City of Tiny LightsTrinidad Pete
2012Song for MarionCharlie
2011White Van ManUncle Phil
2011Death in ParadiseNelson Myers
2008Beautiful PeopleBig Barry
2006Joy DivisionNeville
2004The Calcium KidJamaican Barber
2004Stupid!Various Characters
2004HexVoodoo Priest
2002The Story of Tracy Beaker'Flying' Freddie Mercer
2001Lucky BreakOld Billy Morris
1999Virtual SexualityDeclan
1995PorkpieAugustus 'Porkpie' Grant
1994O Mary This LondonNeville
1992The Jazz DetectiveSilver
1992In DreamsUncle Norman
1992HeartbeatDanny Flowers
1990Missing PersonsChalky White
1989Desmond'sAugustus 'Porkpie' Grant
1988The FearCuke
1987Playing AwayWilf
1987Rockliffe's BabiesWiley Hillam
1986Half Moon StreetLindsay Walker
1986The Passion of RemembranceBenjy Baptiste
1986CasualtyGeorge
1986CasualtyVivian House
1985My Beautiful LaundrettePoet
1985Playboy of the West IndiesMac
1982Britannia HospitalRadical
1979CubaFat Sergeant
1977RoadrunnerTrevor Ford
1976PressureBrother John
1974The Education of Sonny CarsonPreacher
1974Robinson CrusoeFriday
1972In the Beautiful CaribbeanBredda Ordinance
1972Man FridayMan Friday
1970Leo the LastBlack Preacher
1969Two Gentlemen SharingMarcus
1968The Jazz Age
1965BBC Play of the MonthFriday
Crew
1970Leo the LastAdditional Writing