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Ram John Holder

Acting · Age 92

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TMDB ID: 63006 ↗
Born: 1934-01-01
Current age: 92
Place of birth: Georgetown, British Guiana
Known for: Acting

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

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Your Christmas or Mine 2movie · 2023

Grandad · Age at release: 89

Your Christmas or Mine?movie · 2022

Grandad · Age at release: 88

City of Tiny Lightsmovie · 2016

Trinidad Pete · Age at release: 82

Song for Marionmovie · 2012

Charlie · Age at release: 78

Death in Paradisetv · 2011

Nelson Myers

White Van Mantv · 2011

Uncle Phil

Beautiful Peopletv · 2008

Big Barry

Joy Divisionmovie · 2006

Neville · Age at release: 72

Stupid!tv · 2004

Various Characters

Hextv · 2004

Voodoo Priest

The Calcium Kidmovie · 2004

Jamaican Barber · Age at release: 70

The Story of Tracy Beakertv · 2002

'Flying' Freddie Mercer

Lucky Breakmovie · 2001

Old Billy Morris · Age at release: 67

Virtual Sexualitymovie · 1999

Declan · Age at release: 65

Porkpietv · 1995

Augustus 'Porkpie' Grant

O Mary This Londonmovie · 1994

Neville · Age at release: 60

In Dreamsmovie · 1992

Uncle Norman · Age at release: 58

The Jazz Detectivemovie · 1992

Silver · Age at release: 58

Heartbeattv · 1992

Danny Flowers

Missing Personsmovie · 1990

Chalky White · Age at release: 56

Desmond'stv · 1989

Augustus 'Porkpie' Grant

The Feartv · 1988

Cuke

Rockliffe's Babiestv · 1987

Wiley Hillam

Playing Awaymovie · 1987

Wilf · Age at release: 53

Casualtytv · 1986

George · Vivian House

Half Moon Streetmovie · 1986

Lindsay Walker · Age at release: 52

The Passion of Remembrancemovie · 1986

Benjy Baptiste · Age at release: 52

My Beautiful Laundrettemovie · 1985

Poet · Age at release: 51

Playboy of the West Indiesmovie · 1985

Mac · Age at release: 51

Video Starsmovie · 1983

Doc Shadow · Age at release: 49

Britannia Hospitalmovie · 1982

Radical · Age at release: 48

Cubamovie · 1979

Fat Sergeant · Age at release: 45

Roadrunnermovie · 1977

Trevor Ford · Age at release: 43

Pressuremovie · 1976

Brother John · Age at release: 42

Robinson Crusoemovie · 1974

Friday · Age at release: 40

The Education of Sonny Carsonmovie · 1974

Preacher · Age at release: 40

Man Fridaymovie · 1972

Man Friday · Age at release: 38

In the Beautiful Caribbeanmovie · 1972

Bredda Ordinance · Age at release: 38

Leo the Lastmovie · 1970

Black Preacher · Age at release: 36

Two Gentlemen Sharingmovie · 1969

Marcus · Age at release: 35

Plays of Todaytv · 1969

Kahami

The Jazz Agetv · 1968

ITV Playhousetv · 1967

Trevor Ford

BBC Play of the Monthtv · 1965

Friday

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Take a Girl Like Youmovie · 1970

Musician · Age at release: 36

Crew1

Leo the Lastmovie · 1970

Additional Writing · Age at release: 36

Sound1

Leo the Lastmovie · 1970

Songs · Age at release: 36