Full Name | Geoffrey Holder |
Net Worth | $18 Million |
Date Of Birth | August 1, 1930 |
Died | October 5, 2014, Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States |
Death Cause | Pneumonia |
Place Of Birth | Port of Spain, Trinidad, British West Indies [now Trinidad and Tobago] |
Height | 1.98 m |
Occupation | Actor, choreographer, director, costume designer, dancer, painter, vocalist, voice artist |
Profession | Singer, Voice Actor, Painter, Costume designer, Theatre Director, Dancer, Choreographer |
Education | Queen's Royal College |
Spouse | Carmen de Lavallade |
Children | Leo Anthony Lamont |
Parents | Louise de Frense, Arthur Holder |
Siblings | Boscoe Holder |
Nicknames | Geoffrey Richard Holder, Geoffrey Holder, Holder, Geoffrey, Holder, Geoffrey Richard |
IMDB | http://imdb.com/name/nm0390305 |
Awards | Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical, Tony Award for Best Costume Design, Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Costume Design, Guggenheim Fellowship for Creative Arts, Latin America & Caribbean |
Nominations | Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Director of a Musical, Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Choreography |
Movies | Live and Let Die, Annie, Carmen & Geoffrey, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Doctor Dolittle, Boomerang, Swashbuckler, The Noah, Chance or Coincidence, Carib Gold, Tropical Rainforest: IMAX, Goosed, Alice in Wonderland, Aladdin, The History Makers: Courage |
TV Shows | Bear in the Big Blue House |
Star Sign | Leo |
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1 | Passed away within 1 1/2 months after two other actors whom also played 007 Villian henchmen: Gottfried John (Goldeneye') and Richard Kiel ('the Spy who Loved me','Moonraker'). |
2 | Father of Leo Holder. |
3 | Upon winning the best-director Tony Award in 1975, he said in his acceptance speech, "Just try making that out of a cola nut!" This was a reference to his television commercial for 7-Up, which ended with the same words. |
4 | Younger brother of Boscoe Holder. |
5 | In 1975, won two Tony Awards for "The Wiz": as Best Director (Musical) and Best Costume Designer. He was also Tony-nominated as Best Costume Designer in 1978 for "Timbuktu!" |
6 | He was the bald "Un-cola Man" with the deep voice and memorable "Ha Ha Ha Ha" laugh in the 7-Up soda television commercials in the 1970s and 1980s. |
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Butterfield | 2008 | Short | Mr. Emory |
The Little Wizard: Guardian of the Magic Crystals | 2008 | | Narrator |
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory | 2005 | | Narrator (voice) |
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory | 2005 | Video Game | The Narrator (voice) |
Cyberchase | 2002-2003 | TV Series | Master Pi |
Goosed | 1999 | | Dr. Bowman |
Hasards ou coïncidences | 1998 | | Owner of Soutine's Bar |
Bear in the Big Blue House | 1997 | TV Series | Ray the Sun (????-) (voice) |
Hell: A Cyberpunk Thriller | 1995 | Video Game | Jean St. Mouchoir (voice) |
Boomerang | 1992 | | Nelson |
Where Confucius Meets the New Wave | 1987 | | Narrator |
Ghost of a Chance | 1987 | TV Movie | Johnson |
John Grin's Christmas | 1986 | TV Movie | Ghost of Christmas Future |
Great Performances | 1983 | TV Series | Cheshire Cat |
Annie | 1982 | | Punjab |
ABC Weekend Specials | 1980 | TV Series | Jupiter |
Swashbuckler | 1976 | | Cudjo |
The Noah | 1975 | | Friday |
Live and Let Die | 1973 | | Baron Samedi |
The Man Without a Country | 1973 | TV Movie | Slave on ship |
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex * But Were Afraid to Ask | 1972 | | Sorcerer |
It Takes a Thief | 1970 | TV Series | Paul Trion |
Krakatoa: East of Java | 1968 | | Sailor |
Tarzan | 1967-1968 | TV Series | Mayko / Zwengi |
Doctor Dolittle | 1967 | | William Shakespeare X |
Androcles and the Lion | 1967 | TV Movie | Lion |
Porgy and Bess | 1959 | | Dancer (uncredited) |
The DuPont Show of the Month | 1958 | TV Series | Genie |
Carib Gold | 1957 | | Voodoo Dancer |
The United States Steel Hour | 1957 | TV Series | Calypso Singer |
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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The 29th Annual Tony Awards | 1975 | TV Special | Himself |
Bond 1973: The Lost Documentary | 1973 | Documentary short | Himself |
The David Frost Show | 1969-1971 | TV Series | Himself |
Ni figue ni raisin | 1964 | TV Series | Himself |
All Night Long | 1962 | | Himself (uncredited) |
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age | 2017 | Documentary post-production | Himself |
The Apprentice | 2011 | TV Series | Himself |
Josephine Baker - Schwarze Diva in einer weißen Welt | 2006 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
The History Makers | 2005 | Video documentary | Himself |
Carmen and Geoffrey | 2005 | Documentary | Himself |
School's Out: Self-taught Artists | 2002 | Documentary short | William Hawkins |
Geoffrey Holder: The Unknown Side... | 2002 | Documentary | Himself |
The Line King: The Al Hirschfeld Story | 1996 | Documentary | Himself |
Tropical Rainforest | 1992 | Documentary short | Narrator (voice) |
Night of 100 Stars III | 1990 | TV Movie | Himself |
The 62nd Annual Academy Awards | 1990 | TV Special | Himself - Performer: 'Kiss the Girl' and 'Under the Sea' |
Night of 100 Stars II | 1985 | TV Movie | Himself |
The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts | 1983 | TV Special documentary | Himself |
Today | 1983 | TV Series | Himself |
Tom Cottle: Up Close | 1983 | TV Series | Himself |
Lights, Camera, Annie! | 1982 | TV Movie documentary | Himself / Punjab |
All by Myself: The Eartha Kitt Story | 1982 | Documentary | Himself |
Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade | 1981 | TV Movie | Himself |
The Mike Douglas Show | 1978 | TV Series | Dancer / Himself - Singer / Himself - Actor |
A Pirate Ship Sails Again! The Making of Swashbuckler | 1976 | Documentary short | Himself |
Dinah! | 1975 | TV Series | Himself |
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