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Ram John Holder

Jan 01, 1934 (91 years old) in Georgetown, British Guiana

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

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Death in Paradise
Nelson Myers
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BBC Play of the Month
Friday
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Heartbeat
Danny Flowers
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The Story of Tracy Beaker
'Flying' Freddie Mercer
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Casualty
George
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Desmond's
Augustus 'Porkpie' Grant
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Hetty Wainthropp Investigates
Chalky White
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White Van Man
Uncle Phil
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Stupid!
Various Characters
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Hex

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