Harold Nicholas
Acting
Born 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, 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
- 1995Funny Bones — Hal Dalzell
- 1991The Five Heartbeats — Sarge
- 1989Tap — Harold
- 1985That's Dancing! — From 'Down Argentine Way' (archive footage)
- 1976Disco 9000 — Midget
- 1974That's Entertainment! — (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1974Uptown Saturday Night — Little Seymour
- 1962The Empire of Night — Sidekick
- 1956Hello Kathrin
- 1953El mensaje de la muerte — Bailarín
- 1953El misterio del carro express — Bailarín
- 1948The Pirate — Performer
- 1944Carolina Blues — Dance Specialty
- 1944Reckless Age — Dancer
- 1944Take It or Leave It — (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1943Stormy Weather — Dancer
- 1942Orchestra Wives — Dancer (as Nicholas Brothers)
- 1941Sun Valley Serenade — Specialty Dancer (uncredited)
- 1941The Great American Broadcast — Railroad Station Dancer
- 1940Down Argentine Way — One of the Nicholas Brothers
- 1940Tin Pan Alley — Dancer
- 1939My Son Is Guilty — Specialty Act
- 1936Don't Gamble with Love — Specialty Dancer
- 1936The Black Network — Dancer (uncredited)
- 1935Coronado — Dance Specialty (uncredited)
- 1935The Big Broadcast of 1936 — Dash
- 1934Kid Millions — Dancer on Ship
- 1933Emperor Jones — Young Tap Dancer
- 1933Stoopnocracy — Baby Singer
- 1932Pie, Pie Blackbird — Child with Nina / Dancer (as The Nicholas Brothers)
Appearances as themselves (18)
- 2022Nicholas Brothers: Stormy Weather — Self (archival footage)
- 2019Maurice Hines: Bring Them Back — Self (archive footage)
- 2016Bob Hope: Entertaining the Troops — Self
- 2003Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There — Self
- 2002Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story — Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2002It's Black Entertainment — Self (archive footage)
- 1998Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood — Self
- 1992The Nicholas Brothers: We Sing and We Dance — Himself
- 1988Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC — Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- The Kennedy Center Honors — Self
- 1975Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? — Self (archive footage)
- The Hollywood Palace — Self - Tap Dancer
- MGM Parade — self
- 1952Abbott and Costello Christmas Show — Himself
- The Ed Sullivan Show — Self
- 1937Calling All Stars — Himself
- 1935An All-Colored Vaudeville Show — Self
- 1933Barber Shop Blues — Self - Dancer - One of the Nicholas Brothers