Person
Ram John Holder
Acting · Born 1934-01-01 · 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
Death in Paradise
Nelson Myers
Casualty
George
Heartbeat
Danny Flowers
BBC Play of the Month
Friday
ITV Playhouse
Trevor Ford
The Story of Tracy Beaker
'Flying' Freddie Mercer
Hex
Voodoo Priest
Desmond's
Augustus 'Porkpie' Grant
The Jazz Age
1968
Stupid!
Various Characters
Filmography
- 2023Your Christmas or Mine 2Grandad
- 2022Your Christmas or Mine?Grandad
- 2016City of Tiny LightsTrinidad Pete
- 2012Song for MarionCharlie
- 2011Death in ParadiseNelson Myers
- 2011White Van ManUncle Phil
- 2008Beautiful PeopleBig Barry
- 2006Joy DivisionNeville
- 2004Stupid!Various Characters
- 2004HexVoodoo Priest
- 2004The Calcium KidJamaican Barber
- 2002The Story of Tracy Beaker'Flying' Freddie Mercer
- 2001Lucky BreakOld Billy Morris
- 1999Virtual SexualityDeclan
- 1995PorkpieAugustus 'Porkpie' Grant
- 1994O Mary This LondonNeville
- 1992In DreamsUncle Norman
- 1992The Jazz DetectiveSilver
- 1992HeartbeatDanny Flowers
- 1990Missing PersonsChalky White
- 1989Desmond'sAugustus 'Porkpie' Grant
- 1988The FearCuke
- 1987Rockliffe's BabiesWiley Hillam
- 1987Playing AwayWilf
- 1986CasualtyGeorge
- 1986Half Moon StreetLindsay Walker
- 1986The Passion of RemembranceBenjy Baptiste
- 1985My Beautiful LaundrettePoet
- 1985Playboy of the West IndiesMac
- 1982Britannia HospitalRadical
- 1979CubaFat Sergeant
- 1977RoadrunnerTrevor Ford
- 1976PressureBrother John
- 1974Robinson CrusoeFriday
- 1974The Education of Sonny CarsonPreacher
- 1972Man FridayMan Friday
- 1972In the Beautiful CaribbeanBredda Ordinance
- 1970Take a Girl Like YouMusician
- 1970Leo the LastBlack Preacher
- 1969Two Gentlemen SharingMarcus
- 1969Plays of TodayKahami
- 1968The Jazz Age
- 1967ITV PlayhouseTrevor Ford
- 1965BBC Play of the MonthFriday
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