Geoffrey Holder
- Interpretación
- 1 de agosto de 1930 · Port-of-Spain, Trinidad
- 5 de octubre de 2014
Biografía
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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Filmografía
- The Magistical · Narrator
- Charlie y la fábrica de chocolate · Narrator (Voz)
- Carmen & Geoffrey · En persona
- Bear in the Big Blue House LIVE! - Surprise Party · Ray
- Cyberchase · Master Pi (Voz)
- Todos eran mis hombres · Dr. Bowman
- Hasards ou coïncidences · Gerry
- El oso de la Casa Azul · Ray the Sun
- Going, Going, Almost Gone! Animals in Danger
- Boomerang (El príncipe de las mujeres) · Nelson
- Selvas tropicales · Narrator
- Night of 100 Stars III · En persona
- Como caído del cielo · Johnson
- John Grin's Christmas · Ghost of Christmas Future
- Night of 100 Stars II · En persona
- Alice in Wonderland · Cheshire Cat
- All by Myself: The Eartha Kitt Story · En persona
- Annie · Punjab
- Lights! Camera! Annie! The Making of a Major Hollywood Musical · Self / Punjab
- El escarabajo de oro · Jupiter
- El corsario escarlata · Cudjo
- The Noah · Friday
- Goggles! · Voz
- Vive y deja morir · Baron Samedi, Choreographer
- Bond 1973: The Lost Documentary · En persona
- The Man Without a Country · Slave on Ship
- Todo lo que siempre quiso saber sobre el sexo y nunca se atrevió a preguntar · Sorcerer
- Great Performances · Cheshire Cat
- Krakatoa: Al Este de Java · Sailor
- El extravagante doctor Dolittle · William Shakespeare X
- Androcles and the Lion · Lion
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson · En persona
- Aladdin · Genie
- DuPont Show of the Month · Genie
- Carib Gold · Voo Doo Dancer