(ACTOR) [noun] [C] - an actor whose style of acting is artificial and old-fashioned, tending to use movements and emotions that are too obviousThey had some dreadful old ham in the main part who kept rolling his eyes and clutching at his heart.They had some old ham actor playing the part of the king.
HAM
Meaning of HAM in English
Cambridge English vocab. Кембриджский английский словарь. 2012