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Ram John Holder

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

Known for

Your Christmas or Mine 2
Your Christmas or Mine 2
2023 • Grandad
Your Christmas or Mine?
Your Christmas or Mine?
2022 • Grandad
City of Tiny Lights
City of Tiny Lights
2016 • Trinidad Pete
Song for Marion
Song for Marion
2012 • Charlie
Joy Division
Joy Division
2006 • Neville
The Calcium Kid
The Calcium Kid
2004 • Jamaican Barber
Lucky Break
Lucky Break
2001 • Old Billy Morris
Virtual Sexuality
Virtual Sexuality
1999 • Declan

Full filmography

City of Tiny Lights
City of Tiny Lights
2016 • Trinidad Pete
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Joy Division
Joy Division
2006 • Neville
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The Calcium Kid
The Calcium Kid
2004 • Jamaican Barber
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Lucky Break
Lucky Break
2001 • Old Billy Morris
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In Dreams
1992 • Uncle Norman
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Missing Persons
Missing Persons
1990 • Chalky White
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Half Moon Street
Half Moon Street
1986 • Lindsay Walker
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Cuba
Cuba
1979 • Fat Sergeant
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Roadrunner
Roadrunner
1977 • Trevor Ford
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Pressure
Pressure
1976 • Brother John
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Man Friday
Man Friday
1972 • Man Friday
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In the Beautiful Caribbean
In the Beautiful Caribbean
1972 • Bredda Ordinance
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Leo the Last
Leo the Last
1970 • Black Preacher
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Ram John Holder – Biography, Known For & Filmography