Ram John Holder
Known for Acting · 43 credits
- Born
- 1934-01-01 (age 92)
- 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
TV Shows (16)
Death in Paradise
2011
as Nelson Myers
Casualty
1986
as George / Vivian House
Heartbeat
1992
as Danny Flowers
BBC Play of the Month
1965
as Friday
ITV Playhouse
1967
as Trevor Ford
The Story of Tracy Beaker
2002
as 'Flying' Freddie Mercer
Hex
2004
as Voodoo Priest
Desmond's
1989
as Augustus 'Porkpie' Grant
The Jazz Age
1968
Rockliffe's Babies
1987
as Wiley Hillam
Beautiful People
2008
as Big Barry
White Van Man
2011
as Uncle Phil
Stupid!
2004
as Various Characters
The Fear
1988
as Cuke
Porkpie
1995
as Augustus 'Porkpie' Grant
Plays of Today
1969
as Kahami
Movies (27)
Joy Division
2006
as Neville
Cuba
1979
as Fat Sergeant
My Beautiful Laundrette
1985
as Poet
Song for Marion
2012
as Charlie
The Education of Sonny Carson
1974
as Preacher
Half Moon Street
1986
as Lindsay Walker
The Calcium Kid
2004
as Jamaican Barber
Lucky Break
2001
as Old Billy Morris
Britannia Hospital
1982
as Radical
Virtual Sexuality
1999
as Declan
Your Christmas or Mine?
2022
as Grandad
Man Friday
1972
as Man Friday
Leo the Last
1970
as Black Preacher
Your Christmas or Mine 2
2023
as Grandad
City of Tiny Lights
2016
as Trinidad Pete
Pressure
1976
as Brother John
The Passion of Remembrance
1986
as Benjy Baptiste
Playing Away
1987
as Wilf
The Jazz Detective
1992
as Silver
Missing Persons
1990
as Chalky White
O Mary This London
1994
as Neville
In the Beautiful Caribbean
1972
as Bredda Ordinance
In Dreams
1992
as Uncle Norman
Two Gentlemen Sharing
1969
as Marcus
Roadrunner
1977
as Trevor Ford
Playboy of the West Indies
1985
as Mac
Robinson Crusoe
1974
as Friday
About 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 With 43 credits spanning from 1965 to 2023, Ram John Holder has appeared in 27 films and 16 TV shows.
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Most Popular Ram John Holder Movies
- Joy Division (2006) — as Neville
- Cuba (1979) — as Fat Sergeant
- My Beautiful Laundrette (1985) — as Poet
- Song for Marion (2012) — as Charlie
- The Education of Sonny Carson (1974) — as Preacher
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