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Harold Nicholas

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Harold Nicholas

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

Mar 27, 1921 (105 years old)

Place of Birth

Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA

Biography

Harold Lloyd Nicholas (March 27, 1921 – July 3, 2000) was an American dancer specializing in tap. Nicholas was the younger half of the tap-dancing pair the Nicholas Brothers, known as two of the world's greatest dancers. His older brother was Fayard Nicholas. Nicholas was featured in such musicals as An All-Colored Vaudeville Show (1935), Stormy Weather (1943), The Pirate (1948), and The Five Heartbeats (1991).

Known For

Acting
2022Nicholas Brothers: Stormy WeatherSelf (archival footage)
2019Maurice Hines: Bring Them BackSelf (archive footage)
2016Bob Hope: Entertaining the TroopsSelf
2003Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were ThereSelf
2002Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts StorySelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
2002It's Black EntertainmentSelf (archive footage)
1998Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in HollywoodSelf
1995Funny BonesHal Dalzell
1992The Nicholas Brothers: We Sing and We DanceHimself
1991The Five HeartbeatsSarge
1989TapHarold
1988Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBCSelf (archive footage)
1985That's Dancing!From 'Down Argentine Way' (archive footage)
1978The Kennedy Center HonorsSelf
1976Disco 9000Midget
1975Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?Self (archive footage)
1974That's Entertainment!(archive footage)
1974Uptown Saturday NightLittle Seymour
1964The Hollywood PalaceSelf - Tap Dancer
1962The Empire of NightSidekick
1956Hello Kathrin
1955MGM Paradeself
1953El misterio del carro express
1953El mensaje de la muerteBailarín
1952Abbott and Costello Christmas ShowHimself
1948The PiratePerformer
1948The Ed Sullivan ShowSelf
1944Take It or Leave It(archive footage) (uncredited)
1944Reckless AgeDancer
1944Carolina BluesDance Specialty
1943Stormy WeatherDancer
1942Orchestra WivesDancer (as Nicholas Brothers)
1941Sun Valley SerenadeSpecialty Dancer (uncredited)
1941The Great American BroadcastRailroad Station Dancer
1940Down Argentine WayOne of the Nicholas Brothers
1940Tin Pan AlleyDancer
1939My Son Is GuiltySpecialty Act
1937Calling All StarsHimself
1936The Black NetworkDancer (uncredited)
1936Don't Gamble with LoveSpecialty Dancer
1935An All-Colored Vaudeville ShowSelf
1935The Big Broadcast of 1936Dash
1935CoronadoDance Specialty (uncredited)
1934Kid MillionsDancer on Ship
1933Emperor JonesYoung Tap Dancer
1933StoopnocracyBaby Singer
1933Barber Shop BluesSelf - Dancer - One of the Nicholas Brothers
1932Pie, Pie BlackbirdChild with Nina / Dancer (as The Nicholas Brothers)