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 Connors Negro Theatre Workshop. His big break was as the effeminate dancer Marcus in the 1969 film Two Gentlemen Sharing and hes worked in film and TV ever since, most notably as the loveable Porkpie in Channel 4 sitcom Desmonds (1989-1994) and the shortlived spin-off Porkpie

Movies unavailable from Ram John Holder

Joy Division

Neville

Movie 2006

In the Beautiful Caribbean

Bredda Ordinance

Movie 1972

Missing Persons

Chalky White

Movie 1990

The Education of Sonny Carson

Preacher

Movie 1974

The Jazz Detective

Silver

Movie 1992

In Dreams

Uncle Norman

Movie 1992

My Beautiful Laundrette

Poet

Movie 1985

Leo the Last

Black Preacher

Movie 1970

Two Gentlemen Sharing

Marcus

Movie 1969

Pressure

Brother John

Movie 1976

Playing Away

Wilf

Movie 1987

Man Friday

Man Friday

Movie 1972

Roadrunner

Trevor Ford

Movie 1977

Playboy of the West Indies

Mac

Movie 1985

The Passion of Remembrance

Benjy Baptiste

Movie 1986

O Mary This London

Neville

Movie 1994

Tv series unavailable from Ram John Holder

Heartbeat

Danny Flowers

Tv 1992

Hex

Tv 2004

Porkpie

Augustus 'Porkpie' Grant

Tv 1995

Desmond's

Augustus 'Porkpie' Grant

Tv 1989

BBC Play of the Month

Friday

Tv 1965

White Van Man

Uncle Phil

Tv 2011

Casualty

George

Tv 1986

Beautiful People

Big Barry

Tv 2008

Death in Paradise

Nelson Myers

Tv 2011

Casualty

Vivian House

Tv 1986

Hetty Wainthropp Investigates

Chalky White

Tv 1996