Geoffrey Holder

Geoffrey Holder

1930–2014·Deceased·Active 1953–2021

Dancer, choreographer and actor Geoffrey Holder was born on August 1, 1930, in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad, into a middle-class family. One of four children, he was taught painting and dancing by his older brother

Career stats
32Films
514Posters
68Years active
1973Peak year
Eras & genres
Eras
Genres

Selected work

55 posters
Live and Let Die
Live and Let Die · 1973
Annie
Annie · 1982
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory · 2005
Doctor Dolittle
Doctor Dolittle · 1967
Boomerang
Boomerang · 1992
Swashbuckler
Swashbuckler · 1976
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex * But Were Afraid to Ask
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex * But Were Afraid to Ask · 1972
Krakatoa: East of Java
Krakatoa: East of Java · 1969
Porgy and Bess
Porgy and Bess · 1959
All Night Long
All Night Long · 1962
The Cosby Show
The Cosby Show · 1984
Paris Is Burning
Paris Is Burning · 1990

Frequent collaborators

30 repeat partners
James Earl Jones
James Earl Jones
Actor · 17 films together
Liza Minnelli
Self · 16 films together
Carol Burnett
Carol Burnett
Self · 14 films together
Angie Dickinson
Angie Dickinson
Actor · 13 films together
Bernadette Peters
Bernadette Peters
Actor · 13 films together
Diahann Carroll
Diahann Carroll
Self · 13 films together
Dustin Hoffman
Dustin Hoffman
Self · 13 films together
Eartha Kitt
Eartha Kitt
Actor · 13 films together