Ram John Holder
Ram John Holder
Person

Ram John Holder

Actor 1934-01-01 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

Known for

FILMOGRAPHY
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Death in Paradise

Death in Paradise

2011 · Nelson Myers

My Beautiful Laundrette

My Beautiful Laundrette

1985 · Poet

Your Christmas or Mine?

Your Christmas or Mine?

2022 · Grandad

Song for Marion

Song for Marion

2012 · Charlie

Your Christmas or Mine 2

Your Christmas or Mine 2

2023 · Grandad

Casualty

Casualty

1986 · George

City of Tiny Lights

City of Tiny Lights

2016 · Trinidad Pete

Britannia Hospital

Britannia Hospital

1982 · Radical

Hex

Hex

2004 · Voodoo Priest

The Calcium Kid

The Calcium Kid

2004 · Jamaican Barber

Half Moon Street

Half Moon Street

1986 · Lindsay Walker

Virtual Sexuality

Virtual Sexuality

1999 · Declan

Cuba

Cuba

1979 · Fat Sergeant

Lucky Break

Lucky Break

2001 · Old Billy Morris

Heartbeat

Heartbeat

1992 · Danny Flowers

The Story of Tracy Beaker

The Story of Tracy Beaker

2002 · 'Flying' Freddie Mercer

Beautiful People

Beautiful People

2008 · Big Barry

Joy Division

Joy Division

2006 · Neville

Leo the Last

Leo the Last

1970 · Black Preacher