Harold Nicholas

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Harold Nicholas

Acting March 27, 1921

Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA

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, know…

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The Ed Sullivan Show

The Ed Sullivan Show

6.8 1948 TV Show
The Pirate

The Pirate

6.5 1948 Movie
The Kennedy Center Honors

The Kennedy Center Honors

7.4 1978 TV Show
MGM Parade

MGM Parade

7.5 1955 TV Show
That's Entertainment!

That's Entertainment!

7.4 1974 Movie
The Five Heartbeats

The Five Heartbeats

7.3 1991 Movie
The Hollywood Palace

The Hollywood Palace

5.0 1964 TV Show
Funny Bones

Funny Bones

6.6 1995 Movie
Stormy Weather

Stormy Weather

6.8 1943 Movie
Uptown Saturday Night

Uptown Saturday Night

6.2 1974 Movie
Tap

Tap

6.6 1989 Movie
Sun Valley Serenade

Sun Valley Serenade

7.1 1941 Movie

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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).

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2022
    Nicholas Brothers: Stormy Weather

    Movie Self (archival footage)

  2. 2019
    Maurice Hines: Bring Them Back

    Movie Self (archive footage)

  3. 2016
    Bob Hope: Entertaining the Troops

    Movie Self

  4. 2003
    Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There

    Movie Self

  5. 2002
    It's Black Entertainment

    Movie Self (archive footage)

  6. 2002
    Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story

    Movie Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

  7. 1998
    Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood

    Movie Self

  8. 1995
    Funny Bones

    Movie Hal Dalzell

  9. 1992
    The Nicholas Brothers: We Sing and We Dance

    Movie Himself

  10. 1991
    The Five Heartbeats

    Movie Sarge

  11. 1989
    Tap

    Movie Harold

  12. 1988
    Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC

    Movie Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

  13. 1985
    That's Dancing!

    Movie From 'Down Argentine Way' (archive footage)

  14. 1978
    The Kennedy Center Honors

    TV show Self

  15. 1976
    Disco 9000

    Movie Midget

  16. 1975
    Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

    Movie Self (archive footage)

More credits
  1. 1974
    Uptown Saturday Night

    Movie Little Seymour

  2. 1974
    That's Entertainment!

    Movie (archive footage) (uncredited)

  3. 1964
    The Hollywood Palace

    TV show Self - Tap Dancer

  4. 1962
    The Empire of Night

    Movie Sidekick

  5. 1956
    Hello Kathrin

    Movie

  6. 1955
    MGM Parade

    TV show self

  7. 1953
    El misterio del carro express

    Movie Bailarín

  8. 1953
    El mensaje de la muerte

    Movie Bailarín

  9. 1952
    Abbott and Costello Christmas Show

    Movie Himself

  10. 1948
    The Ed Sullivan Show

    TV show Self

  11. 1948
    The Pirate

    Movie Performer

  12. 1944
    Carolina Blues

    Movie Dance Specialty

  13. 1944
    Reckless Age

    Movie Dancer

  14. 1944
    Take It or Leave It

    Movie (archive footage) (uncredited)

  15. 1943
    Stormy Weather

    Movie Dancer

  16. 1942
    Orchestra Wives

    Movie Dancer (as Nicholas Brothers)

  17. 1941
    Sun Valley Serenade

    Movie Specialty Dancer (uncredited)

  18. 1941
    The Great American Broadcast

    Movie Railroad Station Dancer

  19. 1940
    Tin Pan Alley

    Movie Dancer

  20. 1940
    Down Argentine Way

    Movie One of the Nicholas Brothers

  21. 1939
    My Son Is Guilty

    Movie Specialty Act

  22. 1937
    Calling All Stars

    Movie Himself

  23. 1936
    The Black Network

    Movie Dancer (uncredited)

  24. 1936
    Don't Gamble with Love

    Movie Specialty Dancer