Geoffrey Holder
- Recitazione
- 1 agosto 1930 · Port-of-Spain, Trinidad
- 5 ottobre 2014
Biografia
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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Filmografia
- The Magistical · Narrator
- La fabbrica di cioccolato · Narrator (Voce)
- Carmen & Geoffrey · In persona
- Bear in the Big Blue House LIVE! - Surprise Party · Ray
- Cyberchase · Master Pi (Voce)
- Goosed · Dr. Bowman
- Per caso o per azzardo · Gerry
- Bear nella grande casa blu · Ray the Sun
- Going, Going, Almost Gone! Animals in Danger
- Il principe delle donne · Nelson
- Tropical Rainforest · Narrator
- Night of 100 Stars III · In persona
- Ghost of a Chance · Johnson
- John Grin's Christmas · Ghost of Christmas Future
- Night of 100 Stars II · In persona
- Alice in Wonderland · Cheshire Cat
- All by Myself: The Eartha Kitt Story · In persona
- Annie · Punjab
- Lights! Camera! Annie! The Making of a Major Hollywood Musical · Self / Punjab
- The Gold Bug · Jupiter
- Il corsaro della Giamaica · Cudjo
- The Noah · Friday
- Goggles! · Voce
- Agente 007 - Vivi e lascia morire · Baron Samedi, Choreographer
- Bond 1973: The Lost Documentary · In persona
- The Man Without a Country · Slave on Ship
- Tutto quello che avreste voluto sapere sul sesso ma non avete mai osato chiedere · Sorcerer
- Great Performances · Cheshire Cat
- Krakatoa est di Giava · Sailor
- Il favoloso dottor Dolittle · William Shakespeare X
- Androcles and the Lion · Lion
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson · In persona
- Aladdin · Genie
- DuPont Show of the Month · Genie
- Carib Gold · Voo Doo Dancer