Harold Nicholas

Actor Mar 27 (died age 79) Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA 1932–2022 (90 year career)

5.9 avg rating

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

Film

The Five Heartbeats

Sarge

Film

That's Entertainment!

(archive footage)

Film

The Pirate

Performer

Film

Stormy Weather

Dancer

Film

Funny Bones

Hal Dalzell

Film

Sun Valley Serenade

Specialty Dancer (uncredited)

Film

Tap

Harold

Film

Uptown Saturday Night

Little Seymour

Filmography

Acting (48)

Movies (45)

Nicholas Brothers: Stormy Weather

2022

as Self (archival footage)

Maurice Hines: Bring Them Back

2019

as Self (archive footage)

5.0

Bob Hope: Entertaining the Troops

2016

as Self

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

2003

as Self

7.0

It's Black Entertainment

2002

as Self (archive footage)

8.0

Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story

2002

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood

1998

as Self

Funny Bones

1995

as Hal Dalzell

6.5

The Nicholas Brothers: We Sing and We Dance

1992

as Himself

The Five Heartbeats

as Sarge

Tap

as Harold

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

1988

as Self (archive footage)

6.0

That's Dancing!

1985

as From 'Down Argentine Way' (archive footage)

7.0

Disco 9000

1976

as Midget

3.2

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

1975

as Self (archive footage)

6.1

That's Entertainment!

1974

as (archive footage)

7.4

Uptown Saturday Night

as Little Seymour

The Empire of Night

as Sidekick

Hello Kathrin

El mensaje de la muerte

1953

as Bailarín

5.3

El misterio del carro express

1953

5.0

Abbott and Costello Christmas Show

as Himself

The Pirate

as Performer

Carolina Blues

as Dance Specialty

Take It or Leave It

as (archive footage) (uncredited)

4.0

Reckless Age

1944

as Dancer

Stormy Weather

1943

as Dancer

6.9

Orchestra Wives

1942

as Dancer (as Nicholas Brothers)

6.3

The Great American Broadcast

1941

as Railroad Station Dancer

5.0

Sun Valley Serenade

1941

as Specialty Dancer (uncredited)

7.0

Nicholas Brothers Family Home Movies

1940

7.0

Down Argentine Way

1940

as One of the Nicholas Brothers

Tin Pan Alley

as Dancer

My Son Is Guilty

as Specialty Act

Calling All Stars

as Himself

The Black Network

1936

as Dancer (uncredited)

6.0

Don't Gamble with Love

1936

as Specialty Dancer

An All-Colored Vaudeville Show

1935

as Self

7.0

Coronado

1935

as Dance Specialty (uncredited)

3.0

The Big Broadcast of 1936

as Dash

Kid Millions

as Dancer on Ship

Barber Shop Blues

as Self - Dancer - One of the Nicholas Brothers

Stoopnocracy

as Baby Singer

Emperor Jones

as Young Tap Dancer

Pie, Pie Blackbird

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

6.0

Television (3)

The Kennedy Center Honors

as Self

The Hollywood Palace

as Self - Tap Dancer

The Ed Sullivan Show

as Self