Harold Nicholas
- Acting
- March 27, 1921 · Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA
- July 3, 2000
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
Filmography
- Nicholas Brothers: Stormy Weather · Self
- Maurice Hines: Bring Them Back · Self
- Bob Hope: Entertaining the Troops · Self
- Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There · Self
- It's Black Entertainment · Self
- Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story · Self
- Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood · Self
- Funny Bones · Hal Dalzell
- The Nicholas Brothers: We Sing and We Dance · Self
- The Five Heartbeats · Sarge
- Tap · Harold
- Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC · Self
- That's Dancing! · From 'Down Argentine Way' (archive footage)
- The Kennedy Center Honors · Self
- Disco 9000 · Midget
- Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? · Self
- Uptown Saturday Night · Little Seymour
- That's Entertainment! · (archive footage) (uncredited)
- The Hollywood Palace · Self
- The Empire of Night · Sidekick
- Hello Kathrin
- MGM Parade · Self
- El misterio del carro express · Bailarín
- El mensaje de la muerte · Bailarín
- Abbott and Costello Christmas Show · Self
- The Ed Sullivan Show · Self
- The Pirate · Performer
- Carolina Blues · Dance Specialty
- Reckless Age · Dancer
- Take It or Leave It · (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Stormy Weather · Dancer
- Orchestra Wives · Dancer (as Nicholas Brothers)
- Sun Valley Serenade · Specialty Dancer (uncredited)
- The Great American Broadcast · Railroad Station Dancer
- Tin Pan Alley · Dancer
- Down Argentine Way · One of the Nicholas Brothers
- My Son Is Guilty · Specialty Act
- Calling All Stars · Self
- The Black Network · Dancer (uncredited)
- Don't Gamble with Love · Specialty Dancer
- Coronado · Dance Specialty (uncredited)
- The Big Broadcast of 1936 · Dash
- An All-Colored Vaudeville Show · Self
- Kid Millions · Dancer on Ship
- Barber Shop Blues · Self
- Emperor Jones · Young Tap Dancer
- Stoopnocracy · Baby Singer
- Pie, Pie Blackbird · Child with Nina / Dancer (as The Nicholas Brothers)