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Ram John Holder

Ram John Holder

Known For Acting
Birthday Jan 01, 1934 (91)
Birthplace Georgetown, British Guiana
Popularity 4 (history)
Updated Aug 07, 2025 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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

Filmography

Your Christmas or Mine 2

Your Christmas or Mine 2

2023

as Grandad

Your Christmas or Mine?

Your Christmas or Mine?

2022

as Grandad

City of Tiny Lights

City of Tiny Lights

2016

as Trinidad Pete

Song for Marion

Song for Marion

2012

as Charlie

Joy Division

Joy Division

2006

as Neville

The Calcium Kid

The Calcium Kid

2004

as Jamaican Barber

Lucky Break

Lucky Break

2001

as Old Billy Morris

Virtual Sexuality

Virtual Sexuality

1999

as Declan

O Mary This London

O Mary This London

1994

as Neville

In Dreams

In Dreams

1992

as Uncle Norman

The Jazz Detective

The Jazz Detective

1992

as Silver

Missing Persons

Missing Persons

1990

as Chalky White

Playing Away

Playing Away

1987

as Wilf

The Passion of Remembrance

The Passion of Remembrance

1986

as Benjy Baptiste

Half Moon Street

Half Moon Street

1986

as Lindsay Walker

Britannia Hospital

Britannia Hospital

1982

as Radical

Cuba

Cuba

1979

as Fat Sergeant

Roadrunner

Roadrunner

1977

as Trevor Ford

Pressure

Pressure

1976

as Brother John

Man Friday

Man Friday

1972

as Man Friday

In the Beautiful Caribbean

In the Beautiful Caribbean

1972

as Bredda Ordinance

Leo the Last

Leo the Last

1970

as Black Preacher

Two Gentlemen Sharing

Two Gentlemen Sharing

1969

as Marcus

Take a Girl Like You

Take a Girl Like You

1970

Musician

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Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

Desmond's

as Augustus 'Porkpie' Grant

Episodes: 71

First Aired: Jan 05, 1989

Porkpie

as Augustus 'Porkpie' Grant

Episodes: 12

First Aired: Nov 13, 1995

Death in Paradise

as Nelson Myers

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Oct 25, 2011

White Van Man

as Uncle Phil

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Mar 22, 2011

Heartbeat

as Danny Flowers

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 10, 1992

BBC Play of the Month

as Friday

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 19, 1965

Casualty

as George

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 06, 1986

Beautiful People

as Big Barry

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 02, 2008

Casualty

as Vivian House

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 06, 1986

Hetty Wainthropp Investigates

as Chalky White

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 03, 1996

Hex

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 17, 2004

Popularity Metrics

Popularity History


Year Month Avg Max Min
2024 6 6 13 2
2024 7 5 9 2
2024 8 6 10 3
2024 9 4 9 1
2024 10 3 6 2
2024 11 2 5 1
2024 12 3 7 1
2025 1 3 5 1
2025 2 3 7 1
2025 3 2 3 1
2025 5 1 2 1
2025 6 1 1 1
2025 7 0 0 0
2025 8 3 8 0

Trending Rank


Year Month Avg Rank Max Rank
2024 6 1023 1023

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