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Harold Nicholas

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Harold Nicholas

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Also known as Harold Lloyd Nicholas

American dancer (1921-2000)

Film & TV

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…

Known for

  • Nicholas Brothers: Stormy Weather — Self (archival footage)2022
  • Maurice Hines: Bring Them Back — Self (archive footage)2019
  • Bob Hope: Entertaining the Troops — Self2016
  • Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There — Self2003
  • Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story — Self (archive footage) (uncredited)2002
  • It's Black Entertainment — Self (archive footage)2002
  • Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood — Self1998
  • Funny Bones — Hal Dalzell1995
  • The Nicholas Brothers: We Sing and We Dance — Himself1992
  • The Five Heartbeats — Sarge1991

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Harold
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Winston-Salem
Place of death
New York City
Occupation
actor
Languages spoken
English language
Native language
English language
Field of work
tap dance
Number of children
2
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partner in business or sport
Fayard Nicholas
writing language
English language
dance style
tap dance
cause of death
heart failure
date of birth
1921-03-27
date of death
2000-07-03
place of burial
Woodlawn Cemetery
start of work period
1932-00-00
Commons category
Harold Nicholas
manner of death
natural causes
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