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Overview
Date of Birth:
Mini Biography:
Dancer, choreographer, and actor Geoffrey Holder was born on August 20... more
Trivia:
Upon winning the best-director Tony Award in 1975, he said in his acceptance... more
NewsDesk:
(3 articles)
Michael Jackson’s movie The Wiz at Portland’s Hollywood Theatre
(From Scorecard Review. 23 July 2009, 6:03 PM, PDT)
Dance Doc An Attention Holder
(From New York Post. 12 March 2009, 9:41 PM, PDT)
Filmography
In Development: 
- Alice Goes to Harlem (details only on IMDbPro)
Actor:
- The Magistical (2008) .... Narrator
- Butterfield (2008) .... Mr. Emory
- Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005) .... Narrator
... aka Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: The IMAX Experience (USA: IMAX version) - Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005) (VG) (voice) .... The Narrator
- "Cyberchase" .... Master Pi (2 episodes, 2002-2003)
- Double Trouble (2003) TV episode (voice) .... Master Pi
- Problem Solving in Shangri-La (2002) TV episode (voice) .... Master Pi - Goosed (1999) .... Dr. Bowman
- Hasards ou coïncidences (1998)
... aka Chance or Coincidence (UK) - "Bear in the Big Blue House" (1997) TV series .... Ray the Sun (unknown episodes)
- Hell: A Cyberpunk Thriller (1995) (VG) (voice) .... Jean St. Mouchoir
- Boomerang (1992) .... Nelson
- Christmas (1988) (TV) .... Ghost of Christmas Future
... aka John Grin's Christmas - Ghost of a Chance (1987) (TV) .... Johnson
- Where Confucius Meets the New Wave (1987) .... Narrator
- "Great Performances" .... Cheshire Cat (1 episode, 1983)
- Alice in Wonderland (1983) TV episode .... Cheshire Cat - Annie (1982) .... Punjab
- "ABC Weekend Specials" .... Jupiter (1 episode, 1980)
- The Gold Bug (1980) TV episode .... Jupiter - Swashbuckler (1976) .... Cudjo
... aka Scarlet Buccaneer (UK) - The Noah (1975) .... Friday
- Live and Let Die (1973) .... Baron Samedi
... aka Ian Fleming's Live and Let Die (UK: complete title) (USA: complete title) - The Man Without a Country (1973) (TV) .... Slave on ship
- Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex * But Were Afraid to Ask (1972) .... The Sorcerer
... aka Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex (USA: short title) - "It Takes a Thief" .... Paul Trion (1 episode, 1970)
- Nice Girls Marry Stockbrokers (1970) TV episode .... Paul Trion - Krakatoa: East of Java (1969) .... Sailor
... aka Volcano (USA: reissue title) - "Tarzan" .... Mayko / ... (3 episodes, 1967-1968)
- A Gun for Jai (1968) TV episode
- King of the Dwsari (1968) TV episode .... Mayko
- The Pride of the Lioness (1967) TV episode .... Zwengi - Doctor Dolittle (1967) .... William Shakespeare X
- Androcles and the Lion (1967) (TV) .... Lion
- "The DuPont Show of the Month" .... Genie (1 episode, 1958)
- Aladdin (1958) TV episode .... Genie - "The United States Steel Hour" .... Calypso Singer (1 episode, 1957)
... aka The U.S. Steel Hour (USA: alternative title)
- The Bottle Imp (1957) TV episode .... Calypso Singer - Carib Gold (1957)
Miscellaneous Crew:
- "The Cosby Show" (choreographer) (26 episodes, 1988-1989)
- 57 Varieties (1989) TV episode (choreographer)
- Day of the Locusts (1989) TV episode (choreographer)
- A Room with No View (1989) TV episode (choreographer)
- What He Did for Love (1989) TV episode (choreographer)
- Birthday Blues (1989) TV episode (choreographer)
(21 more) - The Wiz (1978) (V) (director: play)
- Swashbuckler (1976) (choreographer)
... aka Scarlet Buccaneer (UK) - Live and Let Die (1973) (choreographer)
... aka Ian Fleming's Live and Let Die (UK: complete title) (USA: complete title)
Soundtrack:
- The 62nd Annual Academy Awards (1990) (TV) (performer: "Kiss the Girl", "Under the Sea")
- Annie (1982) (performer: "We Got Annie" (uncredited), "Finale Medley: I Don't Need Anything But You/We Got Annie/Tomorrow" (uncredited))
Costume Designer:
- The Wiz (1978) (V)
Self:
- Josephine Baker - Schwarze Diva in einer weißen Welt (2006) (TV) .... Himself
- The History Makers (2005) (V) .... Himself
- Carmen and Geoffrey (2005) .... Himself
- Geoffrey Holder: The Unknown Side... (2002) .... Himself
- Tropical Rainforest (1992) (voice) .... Narrator
- Night of 100 Stars III (1990) (TV) .... Himself
- The 62nd Annual Academy Awards (1990) (TV) .... Himself - Performer
- Night of 100 Stars II (1985) (TV) .... Himself
- The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts (1983) (TV) .... Himself
- "Today" .... Himself (1 episode, 1983)
... aka NBC News Today (USA: promotional title)
... aka The Today Show (USA: alternative title)
- Episode dated 31 August 1983 (1983) TV episode .... Himself - All by Myself (1982) .... Himself
... aka All by Myself: The Eartha Kitt Story (USA)
... aka Eartha Kitt - Ganz allein (West Germany: TV title) - Lights, Camera, Annie! (1982) (TV) .... Himself/Punjab
- Bond 1973: The Lost Documentary (1973) .... Himself
- "The David Frost Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1969)
- Episode #2.2 (1969) TV episode .... Himself - "Ni figue ni raisin" .... Himself (1 episode, 1964)
- Episode #1.2 (1964) TV episode .... Himself - All Night Long (1962) (uncredited) .... Himself
Archive Footage:
- Premiere Bond: Opening Nights (2006) (V) .... Himself
- Paris Is Burning (1990) (uncredited) .... Himself
Additional Details
Other Works:
TV commercial for Armory Auto Group (1993) more
Publicity Listings:
1 Pictorial more
Plot Keywords:
Character Name In Title | Based On Novel | African American | Based On Play more
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