Harold Nicholas

Harold Nicholas

Known for
Acting
Born
March 27, 1921
Died
July 3, 2000 (aged 79)
Birthplace
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

Photos

Harold Nicholas photoHarold Nicholas photo

Filmography

2022
Nicholas Brothers: Stormy Weather poster

Nicholas Brothers: Stormy Weather

Movie · as Self (archival footage)

2019
Maurice Hines: Bring Them Back poster

Maurice Hines: Bring Them Back

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2016
Bob Hope: Entertaining the Troops poster

Bob Hope: Entertaining the Troops

Movie · as Self

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

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

Movie · as Self

2002
Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story poster

Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story

Movie · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

2002
It's Black Entertainment poster

It's Black Entertainment

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

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

Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood

Movie · as Self

1995
Funny Bones poster

Funny Bones

Movie · as Hal Dalzell

1992
The Nicholas Brothers: We Sing and We Dance poster

The Nicholas Brothers: We Sing and We Dance

Movie · as Himself

1991
The Five Heartbeats poster

The Five Heartbeats

Movie · as Sarge

1989
Tap poster

Tap

Movie · as Harold

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

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

Movie · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

1985
That's Dancing! poster

That's Dancing!

Movie · as From 'Down Argentine Way' (archive footage)

1978
The Kennedy Center Honors poster

The Kennedy Center Honors

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1976
Disco 9000 poster

Disco 9000

Movie · as Midget

1975
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? poster

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

1974
That's Entertainment! poster

That's Entertainment!

Movie · as (archive footage) (uncredited)

1974
Uptown Saturday Night poster

Uptown Saturday Night

Movie · as Little Seymour

1964
The Hollywood Palace poster

The Hollywood Palace

TV · as Self - Tap Dancer · 1 ep

1962
The Empire of Night poster

The Empire of Night

Movie · as Sidekick

1956
Hello Kathrin poster

Hello Kathrin

Movie

1955
MGM Parade poster

MGM Parade

TV · as self · 2 eps

1953
El misterio del carro express poster

El misterio del carro express

Movie · as Bailarín

1953
El mensaje de la muerte poster

El mensaje de la muerte

Movie · as Bailarín

1952
Abbott and Costello Christmas Show poster

Abbott and Costello Christmas Show

Movie · as Himself

1948
The Pirate poster

The Pirate

Movie · as Performer

1948
The Ed Sullivan Show poster

The Ed Sullivan Show

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1944
Take It or Leave It poster

Take It or Leave It

Movie · as (archive footage) (uncredited)

1944
Reckless Age poster

Reckless Age

Movie · as Dancer

1944
Carolina Blues poster

Carolina Blues

Movie · as Dance Specialty

1943
Stormy Weather poster

Stormy Weather

Movie · as Dancer

1942
Orchestra Wives poster

Orchestra Wives

Movie · as Dancer (as Nicholas Brothers)

1941
Sun Valley Serenade poster

Sun Valley Serenade

Movie · as Specialty Dancer (uncredited)

1941
The Great American Broadcast poster

The Great American Broadcast

Movie · as Railroad Station Dancer

1940
Down Argentine Way poster

Down Argentine Way

Movie · as One of the Nicholas Brothers

1940
Tin Pan Alley poster

Tin Pan Alley

Movie · as Dancer

1939
My Son Is Guilty poster

My Son Is Guilty

Movie · as Specialty Act

1937
Calling All Stars

Calling All Stars

Movie · as Himself

1936
The Black Network poster

The Black Network

Movie · as Dancer (uncredited)

1936
Don't Gamble with Love poster

Don't Gamble with Love

Movie · as Specialty Dancer

1935
An All-Colored Vaudeville Show poster

An All-Colored Vaudeville Show

Movie · as Self

1935
The Big Broadcast of 1936 poster

The Big Broadcast of 1936

Movie · as Dash

1935
Coronado poster

Coronado

Movie · as Dance Specialty (uncredited)

1934
Kid Millions poster

Kid Millions

Movie · as Dancer on Ship

1933
Emperor Jones poster

Emperor Jones

Movie · as Young Tap Dancer

1933
Stoopnocracy poster

Stoopnocracy

Movie · as Baby Singer

1933
Barber Shop Blues

Barber Shop Blues

Movie · as Self - Dancer - One of the Nicholas Brothers

1932
Pie, Pie Blackbird

Pie, Pie Blackbird

Movie · as Child with Nina / Dancer (as The Nicholas Brothers)