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Actor
Harold Nicholas
- Born March 27, 1921 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA
- Died July 3, 2000
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
The Pirate1948
The Five Heartbeats1991
That's Entertainment!1974
Funny Bones1995
Stormy Weather1943
Uptown Saturday Night1974
Tap1989
Sun Valley Serenade1941
Filmography
- 2022Nicholas Brothers: Stormy WeatherFilmSelf (archival footage)
- 2019Maurice Hines: Bring Them BackFilmSelf (archive footage)
- 2016Bob Hope: Entertaining the TroopsFilmSelf
- 2003Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were ThereFilmSelf
- 2002It's Black EntertainmentFilmSelf (archive footage)
- 2002Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts StoryFilmSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1998Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in HollywoodFilmSelf
- 1995Funny BonesFilmHal Dalzell
- 1992The Nicholas Brothers: We Sing and We DanceFilmHimself
- 1991The Five HeartbeatsFilmSarge
- 1989TapFilmHarold
- 1988Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBCFilmSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1985That's Dancing!FilmFrom 'Down Argentine Way' (archive footage)
- 1978The Kennedy Center HonorsSeriesSelf
- 1976Disco 9000FilmMidget
- 1975Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?FilmSelf (archive footage)
- 1974That's Entertainment!Film(archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1974Uptown Saturday NightFilmLittle Seymour
- 1964The Hollywood PalaceSeriesSelf - Tap Dancer
- 1962The Empire of NightFilmSidekick
- 1956Hello KathrinFilm
- 1955MGM ParadeSeriesself
- 1953El misterio del carro expressFilmBailarín
- 1953El mensaje de la muerteFilmBailarín
- 1952Abbott and Costello Christmas ShowFilmHimself
- 1948The PirateFilmPerformer
- 1948The Ed Sullivan ShowSeriesSelf
- 1944Carolina BluesFilmDance Specialty
- 1944Take It or Leave ItFilm(archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1944Reckless AgeFilmDancer
- 1943Stormy WeatherFilmDancer
- 1942Orchestra WivesFilmDancer (as Nicholas Brothers)
- 1941Sun Valley SerenadeFilmSpecialty Dancer (uncredited)
- 1941The Great American BroadcastFilmRailroad Station Dancer
- 1940Down Argentine WayFilmOne of the Nicholas Brothers
- 1940Tin Pan AlleyFilmDancer
- 1939My Son Is GuiltyFilmSpecialty Act
- 1937Calling All StarsFilmHimself
- 1936The Black NetworkFilmDancer (uncredited)
- 1936Don't Gamble with LoveFilmSpecialty Dancer
- 1935The Big Broadcast of 1936FilmDash
- 1935CoronadoFilmDance Specialty (uncredited)
- 1935An All-Colored Vaudeville ShowFilmSelf
- 1934Kid MillionsFilmDancer on Ship
- 1933Emperor JonesFilmYoung Tap Dancer
- 1933StoopnocracyFilmBaby Singer
- 1933Barber Shop BluesFilmSelf - Dancer - One of the Nicholas Brothers
- 1932Pie, Pie BlackbirdFilmChild with Nina / Dancer (as The Nicholas Brothers)