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Geoffrey Holder

Geoffrey Holder
  • Name: Geoffrey Holder
  • Birthday: 1930-08-01
  • Place of birth: Port-of-Spain, Trinidad
  • Popularity: 3.796
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 the early 1970s, the company revived the campaign in the early 1980s after Holder achieved a spike in popularity in the 1982 movie version... Read More

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Title Release date
The Magistical   as  Narrator 2008-10-19
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory   as  Narrator (voice) 2005-07-13
Carmen & Geoffrey   as  Self 2005-02-04
Bear in the Big Blue House LIVE! - Surprise Party   as  Ray 2002-06-12
Chance or Coincidence   as  Gerry 1998-11-18
Going, Going, Almost Gone! Animals in Danger 1995-04-01
Boomerang   as  Nelson 1992-06-30
Tropical Rainforest   as  Narrator 1992-02-01
Night of 100 Stars III   as  Self 1990-05-21
Ghost of a Chance   as  Johnson 1987-05-12
Christmas   as  Ghost of Christmas Future 1986-12-01
Night of 100 Stars II   as  Self 1985-03-10
Alice in Wonderland   as  Cheshire Cat 1983-10-03
All By Myself: The Eartha Kitt Story   as  Self 1982-09-10
Annie   as  Punjab 1982-05-21
Lights, Camera, Annie!   as  Self / Punjab 1982-03-07
The Gold Bug   as  Jupiter 1980-02-02
Swashbuckler   as  Cudjo 1976-07-29
The Noah   as  Friday 1975-01-01
Goggles!   as  (voice) 1974-06-21
Live and Let Die   as  Baron Samedi 1973-06-27
Bond 1973: The Lost Documentary   as  Self 1973-06-21
The Man Without a Country   as  Slave on Ship 1973-04-24
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex *But Were Afraid to Ask   as  Sorcerer 1972-08-06
Krakatoa, East of Java   as  Sailor 1968-12-26
Doctor Dolittle   as  William Shakespeare X 1967-12-05
Androcles and the Lion   as  Lion 1967-11-15
Aladdin   as  Genie 1958-02-21
Carib Gold   as  Voo Doo Dancer 1957-09-30