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Ram John Holder

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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Born:
Jan 1, 1934 In Georgetown, British Guiana
Movie/TV Credits:
34
First Appeared:
In the series BBC Play of the Month 1965-10-19
Latest Project:
Movie Your Christmas or Mine 2 2023-12-07
Known For
Poster of Porkpie
Poster of Pressure
Poster of Man Friday
Poster of Two Gentlemen Sharing
Filmography
Movie Your Christmas or Mine 2 Grandad 2023-12-07
Movie Your Christmas or Mine? Grandad 2022-12-02
Movie City of Tiny Lights Trinidad Pete 2016-09-12
Movie Song for Marion Charlie 2012-09-15
Series Death in Paradise Nelson Myers 2011-10-25
Series White Van Man Uncle Phil 2011-03-22
Movie Joy Division Neville 2006-11-17
Movie The Calcium Kid Jamaican Barber 2004-04-30
Series Hex Unknown 2004-10-17
Movie Lucky Break Old Billy Morris 2001-08-24
Movie Virtual Sexuality Declan 1999-07-02
Series Porkpie Augustus 'Porkpie' Grant 1995-11-13
Movie O Mary This London Neville 1994-03-30
Series Heartbeat Unknown 1992-04-10
Movie The Jazz Detective Silver 1992-04-27
Movie In Dreams Uncle Norman 1992-12-23
Movie Missing Persons Chalky White 1990-05-30
Series Desmond's Augustus 'Porkpie' Grant 1989-01-05
Movie Playing Away Wilf 1987-01-02
Movie The Passion of Remembrance Benjy Baptiste 1986-01-02
Movie Half Moon Street Lindsay Walker 1986-08-13
Series Casualty Vivian House 1986-09-06
Movie Playboy of the West Indies Mac 1985-10-13
Movie My Beautiful Laundrette Poet 1985-11-16
Movie Britannia Hospital Radical 1982-05-27
Movie Cuba Fat Sergeant 1979-12-21
Movie Roadrunner Trevor Ford 1977-07-05
Movie Pressure Brother John 1976-11-19
Movie The Education of Sonny Carson Preacher 1974-07-17
Movie In the Beautiful Caribbean Bredda Ordinance 1972-02-03
Movie Man Friday Man Friday 1972-10-30
Movie Leo the Last Black Preacher 1970-09-04
Movie Two Gentlemen Sharing Marcus 1969-09-17
Series BBC Play of the Month Unknown 1965-10-19