Geoffrey Holder American actor and dancer
Geoffrey Holder is a 84 years old American actor and dancer from Port of Spain. Geoffrey Holder was born on August 01, 1930 (died on October 05, 2014, he was 84 years old) in Port of Spain as Geoffrey Richard Holder.
About
Birth name of Geoffrey Holder is Geoffrey Richard Holder
No, he died on 10/05/2014, 10 years ago. He was 84 years old when he died. Cause of death: pneumonia. He died in Manhattan
Family
Wife
Carmen De Lavallade, American dancer
He married with Carmen De Lavallade (88), on Sunday, June 26th, 1955. Geoffrey Holder was 24 and Carmen De Lavallade was 24 years old. After 59 years, 3 months, in 2014 Geoffrey passed away.
Brother
Geoffrey Holder had 1 sibling. Trinidad and Tobago politician Boscoe (9 years older)
Works
Geoffrey Holder Movies (17)
There are 17 movies of Geoffrey Holder.
His first feature film was Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005, as Narrator (voice)). He was 74 when he starred in this movie. Since 2005, he has appeared in 17 feature films. The last one is The Magistical (2008). In this movie, we watched him in the Narrator character .
View all Geoffrey Holder movies.
Geoffrey Holder movie characters
The names of the characters/jobs in the films he starred in are as follows:
| Character/Job | Movie | Age |
|---|---|---|
| Narrator | Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005) | 74 |
| Baron Samedi | Live and Let Die (1973) | 42 |
| William Shakespeare X | Doctor Dolittle (1967) | 37 |
| Punjab | Annie (1982) | 51 |
| Nelson | Boomerang (1992) | 61 |
| Sorcerer | Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex *But Were Afraid to Ask (1972) | 42 |
| Cudjo | Swashbuckler (1976) | 45 |
| Narrator | Tropical Rainforest (1992) | 61 |
| Friday | The Noah (1975) | 44 |
| Jupiter | The Gold Bug (1980) | 49 |
| Himself | All By Myself: The Eartha Kitt Story (1982) | 52 |
| Gerry | Chance or Coincidence (1998) | 68 |
| Carib Gold (1957) | 27 | |
| Lion | Androcles and the Lion (1967) | 37 |
| Ghost of Christmas Future | Christmas (1986) | 56 |
| Johnson | Ghost of a Chance (1987) | 56 |
| Narrator | The Magistical (2008) | 78 |
Geoffrey Holder TV Shows (1)
His first TV Show was Bear in the Big Blue House (1997).
Awards (3)
Awarded John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellowship , awarded Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical in 1974 , nominated Tony Award for Best Costume Design in 1977 ,
Education
He graduated from Queen's Royal College
What was Geoffrey's zodiac sign?Geoffrey Holder zodiac sign was leo.
Other facts about Geoffrey Holder
| AlmaMater | Queen's Royal College |
|---|---|
| Award | The Wiz, Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical, Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Costume Design, Tony Award for Best Costume Design |
| Birth name | Geoffrey Richard Holder |
| Spouse | Carmen De Lavallade |
| Languages spoken, written or signed | Old French |
| Archives at | Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, And Rare Book Library |
| Student | Chuck Davis |
| Place of death | Manhattan |
| Work period (start) | 1957-01-01T00:00:00Z |
| Family name | Holder. Show people with the surname Holder |
| Country of citizenship | Trinidad And Tobago |
| Given name | Geoffrey |
| Copyright representative | Reproduction Right Represented By CISAC-member |
| Manner of death | Natural Causes |
| On focus list of Wikimedia project | Black Lunch Table |
| Cause of death | Pneumonia |
| Student of | Boscoe Holder |
| Work period (end) | 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z |
| Date of death | 2014-10-05T00:00:00Z |
| Copyright status as a creator | Works Protected By Copyrights , applies to jurisdiction: countries with 50 years pma or longer |
