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Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

40

Gender

Male

Birthday

1934-01-01 (91 years old)

Place of Birth

Georgetown, British Guiana

Also Known As

Ram John Holder

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

Acting

Joy Division

2006

Joy Division

as

Neville

In the Beautiful Caribbean

1972

In the Beautiful Caribbean

as

Bredda Ordinance

Missing Persons

1990

Missing Persons

as

Chalky White

Half Moon Street

1986

Half Moon Street

as

Lindsay Walker

Song for Marion

2012

Song for Marion

as

Charlie

The Jazz Detective

1992

The Jazz Detective

as

Silver

In Dreams

1992

In Dreams

as

Uncle Norman

Virtual Sexuality

1999

Virtual Sexuality

as

Declan

Leo the Last

1970

Leo the Last

as

Black Preacher

Lucky Break

2001

Lucky Break

as

Old Billy Morris

The Calcium Kid

2004

The Calcium Kid

as

Jamaican Barber

Britannia Hospital

1982

Britannia Hospital

as

Radical

Cuba

1979

Cuba

as

Fat Sergeant

Pressure

1976

Pressure

as

Brother John

Playing Away

1987

Playing Away

as

Wilf

Man Friday

1972

Man Friday

as

Man Friday

Roadrunner

1977

Roadrunner

as

Trevor Ford

City of Tiny Lights

2016

City of Tiny Lights

as

Trinidad Pete

The Passion of Remembrance

1986

The Passion of Remembrance

as

Benjy Baptiste

O Mary This London

1994

O Mary This London

as

Neville

Heartbeat

Heartbeat

as

Danny Flowers

Hex

Hex

as

Porkpie

Porkpie

as

Augustus 'Porkpie' Grant

Desmond's

Desmond's

as

Augustus 'Porkpie' Grant

White Van Man

White Van Man

as

Uncle Phil

Casualty

Casualty

as

George

Beautiful People

Beautiful People

as

Big Barry

Death in Paradise

Death in Paradise

as

Nelson Myers

Casualty

Casualty

as

Vivian House

The Story of Tracy Beaker

The Story of Tracy Beaker

as

'Flying' Freddie Mercer

Stupid!

Stupid!

as

Various Characters

Production

Crew

Directing