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    Ram John Holder

    1934-01-01 (90 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

    Movies

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    Your Christmas or Mine 2
    63 %|Dec 7, 2023
    Romance, Comedy
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    Your Christmas or Mine?
    64 %|Dec 2, 2022
    Romance, Comedy
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    City of Tiny Lights
    53 %|Sep 12, 2016
    Crime, Drama, Thriller
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    Song for Marion
    68 %|Sep 15, 2012
    Music, Comedy, Romance, Drama
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    Joy Division
    51 %|Nov 17, 2006
    Drama
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    The Calcium Kid
    56 %|Apr 30, 2004
    Comedy
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    Lucky Break
    62 %|Aug 24, 2001
    Comedy, Crime
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    Virtual Sexuality
    52 %|Jul 2, 1999
    Comedy, Science Fiction, Drama
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    O Mary This London
    0 %|Mar 30, 1994
    Comedy, Drama, TV Movie
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    In Dreams
    70 %|Dec 23, 1992
    TV Movie
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    The Jazz Detective
    0 %|Apr 27, 1992
    Crime, Thriller, TV Movie
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    Missing Persons
    40 %|May 30, 1990
    Drama, Crime
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    Playing Away
    56 %|Jan 2, 1987
    TV Movie, Comedy, Drama
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    Half Moon Street
    50 %|Aug 13, 1986
    Drama
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    The Passion of Remembrance
    0 %|Jan 2, 1986
    Drama
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    My Beautiful Laundrette
    67 %|Nov 16, 1985
    Comedy, Drama, Romance
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    Britannia Hospital
    64 %|May 27, 1982
    Comedy, Science Fiction
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    Cuba
    55 %|Dec 21, 1979
    Action, Drama, Romance, Thriller, Adventure, War
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    Roadrunner
    0 %|Jul 5, 1977
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    Pressure
    57 %|Nov 19, 1976
    Drama
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    The Education of Sonny Carson
    49 %|Jul 17, 1974
    Drama
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    Man Friday
    0 %|Oct 30, 1972
    Drama, TV Movie
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    In the Beautiful Caribbean
    0 %|Feb 3, 1972
    Drama, TV Movie
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    Leo the Last
    54 %|Sep 4, 1970
    Drama, Comedy
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    Two Gentlemen Sharing
    40 %|Sep 17, 1969
    Drama, Romance

    Series

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    Death in Paradise
    75 %|Oct 25, 2011
    Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery
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    White Van Man
    66 %|Mar 22, 2011
    Comedy
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    Beautiful People
    74 %|Oct 2, 2008
    Drama, Comedy
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    Hex
    62 %|Oct 17, 2004
    Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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    Hetty Wainthropp Investigates
    72 %|Jan 3, 1996
    Drama, Crime
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    Porkpie
    60 %|Nov 13, 1995
    Comedy
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    Heartbeat
    70 %|Apr 10, 1992
    Crime, Drama, Comedy
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    Desmond's
    71 %|Jan 5, 1989
    Comedy
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    Casualty
    59 %|Sep 6, 1986
    Drama
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    Casualty
    59 %|Sep 6, 1986
    Drama
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    BBC Play of the Month
    50 %|Oct 19, 1965
    Drama