Ram John Holder
British actor and musician · United Kingdom · On the map · Actors · Born 1934 · age 92
John Wesley Holder, known professionally as Ram John Holder, is a Guyanese-British actor and musician, who began his professional career as a singer in New York City, before moving to England in 1962.
Ram John Holder is read about 113 times a day, in 5 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 19 August 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 60 days, one point a day.
Something wrong?A life in dates
2023
Your Christmas or Mine 2Film, Grandad2016
City of Tiny LightsFilm, Trinidad Pete2012
Song for MarionFilm, Charlie2011
Death in ParadiseSeries, Nelson Myers2008
Beautiful PeopleSeries, Big Barry2004
The Calcium KidFilm, Jamaican Barber2002
The Story of Tracy BeakerSeries, 'Flying' Freddie Mercer2001
Lucky BreakFilm, Old Billy Morris1995PorkpieSeries, Augustus 'Porkpie' Grant1994
O Mary This LondonFilm, Neville1990
Missing PersonsFilm, Chalky White1989
Desmond'sSeries, Augustus 'Porkpie' Grant1988
The FearSeries, Cuke1987
Playing AwayFilm, Wilf1986
CasualtySeries, George1985
My Beautiful LaundretteFilm, Poet1979
CubaFilm, Fat Sergeant1977
RoadrunnerFilm, Trevor Ford1974
Robinson CrusoeFilm, Friday1972
In the Beautiful CaribbeanFilm, Bredda Ordinance1969Plays of TodaySeries, Kahami
Two Gentlemen SharingFilm, 1969Marcus1967
ITV PlayhouseSeries, Trevor Ford1965
BBC Play of the MonthSeries, Friday1934Born2 February 1934
Your Christmas or Mine 2Film, Grandad2016City of Tiny LightsFilm, Trinidad Pete2012Song for MarionFilm, Charlie2011Death in ParadiseSeries, Nelson Myers2008Beautiful PeopleSeries, Big Barry2004The Calcium KidFilm, Jamaican Barber2002The Story of Tracy BeakerSeries, 'Flying' Freddie Mercer2001Lucky BreakFilm, Old Billy Morris1995PorkpieSeries, Augustus 'Porkpie' Grant1994O Mary This LondonFilm, Neville1990Missing PersonsFilm, Chalky White1989Desmond'sSeries, Augustus 'Porkpie' Grant1988The FearSeries, Cuke1987Playing AwayFilm, Wilf1986CasualtySeries, George1985My Beautiful LaundretteFilm, Poet1979CubaFilm, Fat Sergeant1977RoadrunnerFilm, Trevor Ford1974Robinson CrusoeFilm, Friday1972In the Beautiful CaribbeanFilm, Bredda Ordinance1969Plays of TodaySeries, KahamiTwo Gentlemen SharingFilm, 1969Marcus1967ITV PlayhouseSeries, Trevor Ford1965BBC Play of the MonthSeries, Friday1934Born2 February 1934People around Ram
Close ties
Asa Butterfield Also in Your Christmas or Mine 2 (2023)
Billie Piper Also in The Calcium Kid and City of Tiny Lights
David Bradley Also in Your Christmas or Mine 2 (2023)
Roshan Seth Also in My Beautiful Laundrette (1985)
Alex Jennings Also in Your Christmas or Mine 2 (2023)
Daniel Mays Also in Your Christmas or Mine? (2022)
Calvin Lockhart Also in Leo the Last (1970)
Kenneth Marshall Produced Song for Marion (2013)
Anna Wing Also in Two Gentlemen Sharing (1969)
Mark Heap Also in The Calcium Kid (2004)
Bob Swaim Directed Half Moon Street (1989)
Frank Harper Also in Lucky Break and The Calcium Kid- Graham Crowden Also in Leo the Last and Britannia Hospital
Angela Griffin Also in Your Christmas or Mine? (2022)- Mona Hammond Also in In the Beautiful Caribbean (1972)
Rudolph Walker Also in Roadrunner (1977)
Stephen Marcus Also in My Beautiful Laundrette and In Dreams
Georgie Glen Also in O Mary This London and Lucky Break
Natalie Gumede Also in Your Christmas or Mine? (2022)- Horace Ové Directed Pressure and Playing Away
Known for
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Song for Marion 2012
My Beautiful Laundrette 1985
Your Christmas or Mine? 2022
Your Christmas or Mine 2 2023
Britannia Hospital 1982
Also in Deutsch
Filmography 27
47 credits on file
Television 16
About this person
He has performed on stage and in both film and television, the latter of which he is best known for playing Augustus "Porkpie" Grant in the Channel 4 sitcom Desmond's and in its spin-off series Porkpie.
Country
United Kingdom
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
Living
Dates
Born 1934 · age 92
