Person

Harold Nicholas

Acting · 1921–2000 · 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).

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  The Ed Sullivan Show

  Self

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  The Kennedy Center Honors

  Self

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  MGM Parade

  self

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  The Hollywood Palace

  Self - Tap Dancer

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  Funny Bones

  Hal Dalzell

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  The Pirate

  Performer

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  That's Entertainment!

  (archive footage) (uncredited)

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  The Five Heartbeats

  Sarge

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  Tap

  Harold

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  Uptown Saturday Night

  Little Seymour

• 2022Nicholas Brothers: Stormy WeatherSelf (archival footage)
• 2019Maurice Hines: Bring Them BackSelf (archive footage)
• 2016Bob Hope: Entertaining the TroopsSelf
• 2003Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were ThereSelf
• 2002It's Black EntertainmentSelf (archive footage)
• 2002Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts StorySelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
• 1998Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in HollywoodSelf
• 1995Funny BonesHal Dalzell
• 1992The Nicholas Brothers: We Sing and We DanceHimself
• 1991The Five HeartbeatsSarge
• 1989TapHarold
• 1988Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBCSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
• 1985That's Dancing!From 'Down Argentine Way' (archive footage)
• 1978The Kennedy Center HonorsSelf
• 1976Disco 9000Midget
• 1975Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?Self (archive footage)
• 1974Uptown Saturday NightLittle Seymour
• 1974That's Entertainment!(archive footage) (uncredited)
• 1964The Hollywood PalaceSelf - Tap Dancer
• 1962The Empire of NightSidekick
• 1956Hello Kathrin
• 1955MGM Paradeself
• 1953El misterio del carro expressBailarín
• 1953El mensaje de la muerteBailarín
• 1952Abbott and Costello Christmas ShowHimself
• 1948The Ed Sullivan ShowSelf
• 1948The PiratePerformer
• 1944Carolina BluesDance Specialty
• 1944Reckless AgeDancer
• 1944Take It or Leave It(archive footage) (uncredited)
• 1943Stormy WeatherDancer
• 1942Orchestra WivesDancer (as Nicholas Brothers)
• 1941Sun Valley SerenadeSpecialty Dancer (uncredited)
• 1941The Great American BroadcastRailroad Station Dancer
• 1940Tin Pan AlleyDancer
• 1940Down Argentine WayOne of the Nicholas Brothers
• 1939My Son Is GuiltySpecialty Act
• 1937Calling All StarsHimself
• 1936The Black NetworkDancer (uncredited)
• 1936Don't Gamble with LoveSpecialty Dancer
• 1935CoronadoDance Specialty (uncredited)
• 1935The Big Broadcast of 1936Dash
• 1935An All-Colored Vaudeville ShowSelf
• 1934Kid MillionsDancer on Ship
• 1933Barber Shop BluesSelf - Dancer - One of the Nicholas Brothers
• 1933Emperor JonesYoung Tap Dancer
• 1933StoopnocracyBaby Singer
• 1932Pie, Pie BlackbirdChild with Nina / Dancer (as The Nicholas Brothers)