Ram John Holder
0.3Acting

Ram John Holder

Jan 1, 1934 - Georgetown, British Guiana

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

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Cast

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Movie2006Joy DivisionNeville
Movie1972In the Beautiful CaribbeanBredda Ordinance
Movie1990Missing PersonsChalky White
Movie1986Half Moon StreetLindsay Walker
Movie1974The Education of Sonny CarsonPreacher
Movie2012Song for MarionCharlie
Movie2023Your Christmas or Mine 2Grandad
Movie2022Your Christmas or Mine?Grandad
Movie1992The Jazz DetectiveSilver
Movie1992In DreamsUncle Norman
Movie1985My Beautiful LaundrettePoet
Movie1999Virtual SexualityDeclan
Movie1970Leo the LastBlack Preacher
Movie1969Two Gentlemen SharingMarcus
Movie2001Lucky BreakOld Billy Morris
Movie2004The Calcium KidJamaican Barber
Movie1982Britannia HospitalRadical
Movie1979CubaFat Sergeant
Movie1976PressureBrother John
Movie1987Playing AwayWilf
Movie1972Man FridayMan Friday
Movie1977RoadrunnerTrevor Ford
Movie1985Playboy of the West IndiesMac
Movie2016City of Tiny LightsTrinidad Pete
Movie1986The Passion of RemembranceBenjy Baptiste
Movie1994O Mary This LondonNeville
TV Show1992HeartbeatDanny Flowers1
TV Show2004Hex1
TV Show1995PorkpieAugustus 'Porkpie' Grant12
TV Show1989Desmond'sAugustus 'Porkpie' Grant71
TV Show2011White Van ManUncle Phil3
TV Show1986CasualtyGeorge1
TV Show2008Beautiful PeopleBig Barry1
TV Show2011Death in ParadiseNelson Myers4
TV Show1986CasualtyVivian House1
TV Show2002The Story of Tracy Beaker'Flying' Freddie Mercer3
TV Show2004Stupid!Various Characters5
TV Show1965BBC Play of the MonthFriday1
TV Show1968The Jazz Age1

Crew

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Movie1970Take a Girl Like YouMusicianSound