Geoffrey Holder
Born in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad — Aug 01 1930• Died Oct 05 2014
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Biography
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…
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Geoffrey Holder's Credits
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Great Performances
Cheshire Cat
Cyberchase
Master Pi (voice)
Bear in the Big Blue House
Ray the Sun
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Narrator (voice)
DuPont Show of the Month
Genie
Live and Let Die
Baron Samedi
Boomerang
Nelson
Annie
Punjab
Night of 100 Stars II
Self
Doctor Dolittle
William Shakespeare X
Night of 100 Stars III
Self
Swashbuckler
Cudjo
Goosed
Dr. Bowman
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex *But Were Afraid to Ask
Sorcerer
Krakatoa, East of Java
Sailor
The Man Without a Country
Slave on Ship
Going, Going, Almost Gone! Animals in Danger
Alice in Wonderland
Cheshire Cat
Lights! Camera! Annie! The Making of a Major Hollywood Musical
Self / Punjab
Androcles and the Lion
Lion
The Gold Bug
Jupiter
Aladdin
Genie
Bond 1973: The Lost Documentary
Self
Bear in the Big Blue House LIVE! - Surprise Party
Ray
Tropical Rainforest
Narrator
John Grin's Christmas
Ghost of Christmas Future
The Noah
Friday
Ghost of a Chance
Johnson
Chance or Coincidence
Gerry
All by Myself: The Eartha Kitt Story
Self
Carib Gold
Voo Doo Dancer
The Magistical
Narrator
Carmen & Geoffrey
Self
Goggles!
(voice)