Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
8/1/1930
Place of Birth
Port-of-Spain, Trinidad
Also Known As
Джеффри Ламонт Холдер
Geoffrey Holder
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...
Known For
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
as Narrator (voice)
Doctor Dolittle
as William Shakespeare X
Boomerang
as Nelson
Goosed
as Dr. Bowman
Swashbuckler
as Cudjo
Live and Let Die
as Baron Samedi
Night of 100 Stars III
as Self
Annie
as Punjab
Krakatoa, East of Java
as Sailor
John Grin's Christmas
as Ghost of Christmas Future
The Man Without a Country
as Slave on Ship
Alice in Wonderland
as Cheshire Cat
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex *But Were Afraid to Ask
as Sorcerer
Aladdin
as Genie
All By Myself: The Eartha Kitt Story
as Self
Lights! Camera! Annie! The Making of a Major Hollywood Musical
as Self / Punjab
The Gold Bug
as Jupiter
Androcles and the Lion
as Lion
Bond 1973: The Lost Documentary
as Self
Tropical Rainforest
as Narrator