Geoffrey Holder as Baron Samedi in Live and Let Die.

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Holder is known for his unconventional looks (he is 6'6 and bald with strong African features), his distinctive bass voice with a heavy accent, and his hearty laugh, which have made him the target of good-natured lampooning. He is a prolific and instantly-recognizable performer. Typecasting is the process by which an actor is strongly identified with a role or genre. ... A basso (or bass) is a male singer *hey, I sing Bass and Im not male* who sings in the lowest vocal range of the human voice. ... Lampoon refers to a form of satire that explicitly takes on specific named individuals or groups, as opposed to humankind in general. ...

Geoffrey Holder is married to actress Carmen De Lavallade. They have one son.

Selected credits

(in reverse chronological order)

Broadway

• The Boys' Choir of Harlem and Friends, Staged Concert, 1993 - Staging
• The Wiz, 1984 Revival - Direction, Costume Design
• Timbuktu! - Original Musical, 1978 - Direction, Choreography, Costume Design, Playbill Cover Illustration
• The Wiz - Original Musical, 1975 - Direction, Costume Design
• Josephine Baker - Musical Review, 1964 - Performer
• Waiting for Godot - Revival (all black cast), 1957 - Performer
• House of Flowers, Original Musical, 1964 - Banda dance choreography, performer

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Film

• Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, 2005 - narration
• Goosed, 1999
• Boomerang - 1992
• Annie, 1982
• Live and Let Die, 1973 - choreography
• Doctor Doolittle, 1967

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Television

• Bear in the Big House, 1997
• Alice in Wonderland, 1983
• The 62nd Annual Academy Awards, 1990 - performing
• 7-Up commercials (The Un-cola)