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Boscoe Holder(1921-2007)

  • Actor
  • Choreography
  • Soundtrack
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Boscoe Holder was born on 16 July 1921 in Port of Spain, Trinidad. He was an actor, known for The Love Lottery (1954), Beast of Morocco (1967) and Dr. Terror's House of Horrors (1965). He was married to Sheila Clarke. He died on 21 April 2007 in Newtown, Trinidad.
BornJuly 16, 1921
DiedApril 21, 2007(85)
BornJuly 16, 1921
DiedApril 21, 2007(85)
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Known for

The Love Lottery (1954)
The Love Lottery
5.5
  • A Witch Doctor
  • 1954
Beast of Morocco (1967)
Beast of Morocco
4.6
  • Choreography
  • 1967
Dr. Terror's House of Horrors (1965)
Dr. Terror's House of Horrors
6.6
  • Voodoo Dancer(uncredited)
  • 1965
Patrick McGoohan in Secret Agent (1964)
Secret Agent
8.2
TV Series
  • Witch Doctor
  • Dancer
  • Nero

Credits

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Actor

  • Round Trip (1967)
    Round Trip
    • Boscoe
    • 1967
  • Patrick McGoohan in Secret Agent (1964)
    Secret Agent
    8.2
    TV Series
    • Witch Doctor
    • Dancer
    • Nero
    • 1964–1965
  • Roger Moore in The Saint (1962)
    The Saint
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Male Dancer
    • 1965
  • Dr. Terror's House of Horrors (1965)
    Dr. Terror's House of Horrors
    6.6
    • Voodoo Dancer (uncredited)
    • 1965
  • Sambo and the Snow Mountains
    TV Movie
    • 1961
  • Sapphire (1959)
    Sapphire
    7.2
    • Dancer in Nightclub (uncredited)
    • 1959
  • Virginia McKenna, Yvonne Mitchell, and Bill Travers in Storm Over Jamaica (1958)
    Storm Over Jamaica
    5.8
    • Cable Clerk (uncredited)
    • 1958
  • Douglas Fairbanks Jr. in Rheingold Theatre (1953)
    Rheingold Theatre
    8.0
    TV Series
    • Witch Doctor
    • 1956
  • The Love Lottery (1954)
    The Love Lottery
    5.5
    • A Witch Doctor
    • 1954
  • The Emperor Jones
    TV Movie
    • The Congo witch-doctor
    • 1953
  • Ebb Tide
    TV Movie
    • 1952

Choreography

  • Beast of Morocco (1967)
    Beast of Morocco
    4.6
    • choreographer
    • 1967
  • Martine Beswick in Prehistoric Women (1967)
    Prehistoric Women
    4.5
    • choreographer (uncredited)
    • 1967
  • Dr. Terror's House of Horrors (1965)
    Dr. Terror's House of Horrors
    6.6
    • choreographer
    • 1965
  • Patrick McGoohan in Secret Agent (1964)
    Secret Agent
    8.2
    TV Series
    • choreographer
    • 1964
  • Hayley Mills, Horst Buchholz, and Shari in Tiger Bay (1959)
    Tiger Bay
    7.4
    • choreographer (uncredited)
    • 1959
  • Armchair Theatre (1956)
    Armchair Theatre
    7.7
    TV Series
    • choreographer
    • 1958
  • The Emperor Jones
    TV Movie
    • choreography
    • 1953

Soundtrack

  • Dr. Terror's House of Horrors (1965)
    Dr. Terror's House of Horrors
    6.6
    • music: "Dambala" (uncredited)
    • 1965
  • Acker Bilk in Four Hits and a Mister (1962)
    Four Hits and a Mister
    Short
    • performer: "Creole Jazz"
    • 1962

Personal details

  • Born
    • July 16, 1921
    • Port of Spain, Trinidad
  • Died
    • April 21, 2007
    • Newtown, Trinidad(undisclosed)
  • Spouse
    • Sheila Clarke1948 - April 21, 2007 (his death, 1 child)
  • Children
    • Christian Holder
  • Relatives
    • Geoffrey Holder(Sibling)
  • Other works
    A prolific painter, especially of the people of the Caribbean, he exhibited work at a number of galleries throughout his life. A series of postage stamps was issued in Trinidad and Tobago in 2004 featuring his work.
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    • 1 Article

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Older brother of actor-director-painter-choreographer Geoffrey Holder.

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