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

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TV Series

Heartbeat

Heartbeat

7.125
Hex

Hex

6.304
Porkpie

Porkpie

6
Desmond's

Desmond's

7.1
BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

5
White Van Man

White Van Man

6.636
Casualty

Casualty

6.1
Beautiful People

Beautiful People

7
Death in Paradise

Death in Paradise

7.439
Casualty

Casualty

6.1
The Story of Tracy Beaker

The Story of Tracy Beaker

6.411
Stupid!

Stupid!

7

Movies

Joy Division

Joy Division

5.182
In the Beautiful Caribbean

In the Beautiful Caribbean

0
Missing Persons

Missing Persons

4
Half Moon Street

Half Moon Street

5.066
The Education of Sonny Carson

The Education of Sonny Carson

4.9
Song for Marion

Song for Marion

6.8
Your Christmas or Mine 2

Your Christmas or Mine 2

6.2
Your Christmas or Mine?

Your Christmas or Mine?

6.4
The Jazz Detective

The Jazz Detective

0
In Dreams

In Dreams

7
My Beautiful Laundrette

My Beautiful Laundrette

6.7
Virtual Sexuality

Virtual Sexuality

5.2
Leo the Last

Leo the Last

5.4
Two Gentlemen Sharing

Two Gentlemen Sharing

4
Lucky Break

Lucky Break

6.2
The Calcium Kid

The Calcium Kid

5.5
Britannia Hospital

Britannia Hospital

6.3
Cuba

Cuba

5.5
Pressure

Pressure

6
Playing Away

Playing Away

5.6
Man Friday

Man Friday

0
Roadrunner

Roadrunner

0
Playboy of the West Indies

Playboy of the West Indies

0
City of Tiny Lights

City of Tiny Lights

5.262
The Passion of Remembrance

The Passion of Remembrance

0
O Mary This London

O Mary This London

0