Geoffrey Holder

Person · Open Library

Born

1930

Works

7

via Open Library + Wikidata

Film & TV

Port-of-Spain, Trinidad

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…

Known for

• The Magistical — Narrator2008
• Carmen & Geoffrey — Self2005
• Charlie and the Chocolate Factory — Narrator (voice)2005
• Bear in the Big Blue House LIVE! - Surprise Party — Ray2002
• Cyberchase — Master Pi (voice)2002
• Goosed — Dr. Bowman1999
• Chance or Coincidence — Gerry1998
• Bear in the Big Blue House — Ray the Sun1997
• Going, Going, Almost Gone! Animals in Danger1995
• Tropical Rainforest — Narrator1992

via TMDB

Music · MusicBrainz

Type

Person

Gender

Male

Origin

United States

Active from

1930-08-01

Active to

2014-10-05

via MusicBrainz · CC0

Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners

24

Total plays

53

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via Last.fm · Geoffrey Holder

Wikidata facts

Instance of

human

Given name

Geoffrey

Gender

male

Citizenship

Trinidad and Tobago

Place of birth

Port of Spain

Place of death

Manhattan

Spouse

Carmen De Lavallade

Occupation

singer

Languages spoken

Old French

Award

Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical

Image

GeoffreyHolder11.15.08ByLuigiNovi.jpg

via Wikidata · CC0