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Geoffrey Holder (Geoffrey Lamont Holder) was born on 1 August, 1930 in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, is a Trinidadian-American actor and dancer (1930–2014). Discover Geoffrey Holder's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 84 years old?

Popular As Geoffrey Lamont Holder
Occupation Actor, voice actor, singer, dancer, composer, choreographer, director
Age 84 years old
Zodiac Sign Leo
Born 1 August 1930
Birthday 1 August
Birthplace Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
Date of death 5 October, 2014
Died Place New York City, United States of America
Nationality Trinidad and Tobago

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Geoffrey Holder Height, Weight & Measurements

At 84 years old, Geoffrey Holder height is 6' 6" (1.98 m) .

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Height 6' 6" (1.98 m)
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Who Is Geoffrey Holder's Wife?

His wife is Carmen de Lavallade (m. 1955)

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Wife Carmen de Lavallade (m. 1955)
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Geoffrey Holder Net Worth

His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Geoffrey Holder worth at the age of 84 years old? Geoffrey Holder’s income source is mostly from being a successful Actor. He is from Trinidad and Tobago. We have estimated Geoffrey Holder's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.

Net Worth in 2024 $1 Million - $5 Million
Salary in 2024 Under Review
Net Worth in 2023 Pending
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1930

Geoffrey Lamont Holder (August 1, 1930 – October 5, 2014) was a Trinidadian-American actor, dancer, musician, and artist.

1954

Previously, he made his Broadway debut in the 1954 Harold Arlen and Truman Capote musical House of Flowers. While working on House of Flowers, Holder met Alvin Ailey, with whom he later worked extensively, and Carmen De Lavallade, his future wife.

1955

From 1955 to 1956, he performed with the Metropolitan Opera Ballet as a principal dancer.

Holder married Carmen De Lavallade in 1955.

They spent their lives in New York City and had one son, Léo.

1956

As a painter, he won a Guggenheim Fellowship in fine arts in 1956.

1957

He was a principal dancer for the Metropolitan Opera Ballet before his film career began in 1957 with an appearance in Carib Gold.

After the show closed he starred in an all-black production of Waiting for Godot in 1957.

1962

Holder began his movie career in the 1962 British film All Night Long, a modern remake of Shakespeare's Othello.

1967

He followed that with Doctor Dolittle (1967) as Willie Shakespeare, leader of the natives of Sea-Star Island.

As a choreographer, Holder created dance pieces for many companies, including the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, for which he provided choreography, music, and costumes for Prodigal Prince (1967), and the Dance Theatre of Harlem, for which he provided choreography, music, and costumes for Dougla (1974), and designed costumes for Firebird (1982).

1970

In addition to his movie appearances, Holder was a spokesman in advertising campaigns for the soft drink 7 Up in the 1970s and 1980s, declaring it the "uncola", and, in the 1980s, calling it "crisp and clean, and no caffeine; never had it, never will".

1972

In 1972, he was cast as the Sorcerer in Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex (But Were Afraid to Ask).

The following year he was a henchman—Baron Samedi—in the Bond movie Live and Let Die.

He contributed to the film's choreography.

In the film, his character was meant to fall into a coffin of live snakes, which Holder had a phobia of.

He considered refusing to do the stunt but agreed to do it when it was revealed that Princess Alexandra would be visiting the set.

1973

In 1973, he played the villainous Baron Samedi in the Bond film Live and Let Die.

He also carried out advertising work as the pitchman for 7 Up.

Born in Port of Spain, Trinidad, Holder was one of four children of Bajan and Trinidadian descent.

He was educated at Tranquility School and Queen's Royal College in Port of Spain.

He made his performance debut at the age of seven in his brother Boscoe Holder's dance company.

After seeing him perform in St. Thomas, Virgin Islands the choreographer Agnes de Mille invited Holder to work with her in New York.

Upon arriving he joined Katherine Dunham's dance school where he taught folkloric forms for two years.

1975

In 1975, Holder won two Tony Awards for direction and costume design of The Wiz, the all-black musical version of The Wizard of Oz.

Holder was the first black man to be nominated in either category.

He won the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Costume Design.

1978

In 1978, Holder directed and choreographed the Broadway musical Timbuktu! Holder's 1957 piece "Bele" is also part of the Dance Theater of Harlem repertory.

1980

Holder portrayed Jupiter, the hulking manservant of an ill-fated treasure-hunter (Roberts Blossom), in a 1980 made-for-television adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe's The Gold Bug which also starred Anthony Michael Hall.

1982

In John Huston's 1982 film adaptation of the hit stage musical Annie, Holder played the role of Punjab, Albert Finney's bodyguard.

1986

Holder portrayed the Ghost of Christmas Future in John Grin's Christmas, a 1986 variation on Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol directed by its star, Robert Guillaume.

A book of his photography, Adam, was published by Viking Press in 1986.

1992

Holder portrayed Nelson in the 1992 film Boomerang with Eddie Murphy.

1993

In 1993 Holder did a series of commercials for the Armory Auto Group auto dealership in Albany, New York.

Holder was a prolific painter (patrons of his art included Lena Horne and William F. Buckley, Jr.), ardent art collector, book author, and music composer.

2005

He was also the voice of Ray in Bear in the Big Blue House and provided narration for Tim Burton's 2005 film version of Roald Dahl's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.

They were the subject of a 2005 documentary, Carmen & Geoffrey.

His elder brother Boscoe Holder was a dancer, choreographer, and artist.

2011

He reprised his role as the 7 Up spokesman in the 2011 season finale of The Celebrity Apprentice, where he appeared as himself in a commercial for "7 Up Retro" for Marlee Matlin's team.