Ram John Holder
About the person
Career:
Acting
Date of birth:1934-01-0192
Place of birth:Georgetown, British Guiana
Gender:Male
Popularity:0
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
Filmography
Rating by year
- Your Christmas or Mine 2Grandad2023-12-076.2116
- Your Christmas or Mine?Grandad2022-12-026.4209
- City of Tiny LightsTrinidad Pete2016-09-125.285
- Song for MarionCharlie2012-09-156.8162
- Death in ParadiseNelson Myers2011-10-257.5326
- White Van ManUncle Phil2011-03-226.513
- Beautiful PeopleBig Barry2008-10-026.824
- Joy DivisionNeville2006-11-175.226
- Stupid!Various Characters2004-12-067.02
- HexVoodoo Priest2004-10-176.567
- The Calcium KidJamaican Barber2004-04-305.562
- The Story of Tracy Beaker'Flying' Freddie Mercer2002-01-086.530
- Lucky BreakOld Billy Morris2001-08-246.238
- Virtual SexualityDeclan1999-07-025.359
- PorkpieAugustus 'Porkpie' Grant1995-11-137.03
- O Mary This LondonNeville1994-03-308.01
- In DreamsUncle Norman1992-12-238.52
- The Jazz DetectiveSilver1992-04-277.01
- HeartbeatDanny Flowers1992-04-107.233
- Missing PersonsChalky White1990-05-304.01
- Desmond'sAugustus 'Porkpie' Grant1989-01-057.315
- The FearCuke1988-02-175.01
- Rockliffe's BabiesWiley Hillam1987-01-095.85
- Playing AwayWilf1987-01-026.06
- Half Moon StreetLindsay Walker1986-08-135.160
- The Passion of RemembranceBenjy Baptiste1986-01-020.00
- My Beautiful LaundrettePoet1985-11-166.7314
- Britannia HospitalRadical1982-05-276.373
- CubaFat Sergeant1979-12-215.553
- PressureBrother John1976-11-196.411
- The Education of Sonny CarsonPreacher1974-07-175.78
- Man FridayMan Friday1972-10-309.01
- In the Beautiful CaribbeanBredda Ordinance1972-02-030.00
- Leo the LastBlack Preacher1970-09-045.320
- Two Gentlemen SharingMarcus1969-09-175.52
- Plays of TodayKahami1969-09-110.00
- The Jazz Age1968-09-100.00
- ITV PlayhouseTrevor Ford1967-09-257.03
- BBC Play of the MonthFriday1965-10-195.38