Geoffrey Holder
- Schauspiel
- 1. August 1930 · Port-of-Spain, Trinidad
- 5. Oktober 2014
Biografie
Born in Port of Spain, Trinidad of African descent, Holder was an actor known for his towering 200-centimeter (6'6") height, heavily accented deep basso voice and hearty laugh. With that and his appearance in the 1970s 7 Up soft drink "uncola" advertising campaign, Holder's image quickly became recognizable. He was also in the 1967 movie Dr. Dolittle as William Shakespeare, "Willy," and played Baron Samedi, one of the main villain's henchmen, in the 1973 James Bond film, Live and Let Die. Though the 7 Up advertising campaign lasted only a short while in the early 1970s, the company revived the campaign in the early 1980s after Holder achieved a spike in popularity in the 1982 movie version of the musical Annie, in which he played the role of Punjab. He was a prolific painter, ardent art collector, and performer who had also authored books and composed music. As a choreographer, he created dance pieces for many companies, including the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater and The Dance Theatre of Harlem. Holder was married to dancer Carmen De Lavallade, whom he met when both were in the cast of Truman Capote's House of Flowers. .
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Filmografie
- Der kleine Zauberer · Narrator
- Charlie und die Schokoladenfabrik · Narrator (Stimme)
- Carmen & Geoffrey · Selbst
- Bear in the Big Blue House LIVE! - Surprise Party · Ray
- Cyberchase · Master Pi (Stimme)
- Märchenprinz verzweifelt gesucht · Dr. Bowman
- Begegnung in Venedig · Gerry
- Der Bär im großen blauen Haus · Ray the Sun
- Going, Going, Almost Gone! Animals in Danger
- Boomerang · Nelson
- Tropical Rainforest · Narrator
- Night of 100 Stars III · Selbst
- Nur ein Geist · Johnson
- John Grin's Christmas · Ghost of Christmas Future
- Night of 100 Stars II · Selbst
- Alice in Wonderland · Cheshire Cat
- All by Myself: The Eartha Kitt Story · Selbst
- Annie · Punjab
- Lights! Camera! Annie! The Making of a Major Hollywood Musical · Self / Punjab
- The Gold Bug · Jupiter
- Der scharlachrote Pirat · Cudjo
- The Noah · Friday
- Goggles! · Stimme
- James Bond 007 - Leben und sterben lassen · Baron Samedi, Choreographer
- Bond 1973: The Lost Documentary · Selbst
- The Man Without a Country · Slave on Ship
- Was Sie schon immer über Sex wissen wollten, aber bisher nicht zu fragen wagten · Sorcerer
- Great Performances · Cheshire Cat
- Krakatoa - Das größte Abenteuer des letzten Jahrhunderts · Sailor
- Doktor Dolittle · William Shakespeare X
- Androcles and the Lion · Lion
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson · Selbst
- Aladdin · Genie
- DuPont Show of the Month · Genie
- Carib Gold · Voo Doo Dancer