Cast & creator
Harold Nicholas
Best known for The Ed Sullivan Show, The Kennedy Center Honors, MGM Parade
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).
Also known as: Nicholas Brothers, The Nicholas Brothers, Harold Lloyd Nicholas
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film credits
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television credits
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1932–2022 · acting roles
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Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (48)
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The Ed Sullivan Show
Self
1948
The Kennedy Center Honors
Self
1978
MGM Parade
self
1955
The Hollywood Palace
Self - Tap Dancer
1964
The Pirate
Performer
1948
Funny Bones
Hal Dalzell
1995
Tap
Harold
1989
The Five Heartbeats
Sarge
1991
That's Entertainment!
(archive footage) (uncredited)
1974
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Self (archive footage)
1975
It's Black Entertainment
Self (archive footage)
2002
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
Self
2003
That's Dancing!
From 'Down Argentine Way' (archive footage)
1985
Uptown Saturday Night
Little Seymour
1974
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1988
Take It or Leave It
(archive footage) (uncredited)
1944
My Son Is Guilty
Specialty Act
1939
Down Argentine Way
One of the Nicholas Brothers
1940
Maurice Hines: Bring Them Back
Self (archive footage)
2019
Stormy Weather
Dancer
1943
The Empire of Night
Sidekick
1962
Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2002
The Great American Broadcast
Railroad Station Dancer
1941
The Big Broadcast of 1936
Dash
1935
Sun Valley Serenade
Specialty Dancer (uncredited)
1941
Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood
Self
1998
Orchestra Wives
Dancer (as Nicholas Brothers)
1942
Don't Gamble with Love
Specialty Dancer
1936
Bob Hope: Entertaining the Troops
Self
2016
El misterio del carro express
Bailarín
1953
El mensaje de la muerte
Bailarín
1953
Nicholas Brothers: Stormy Weather
Self (archival footage)
2022
Reckless Age
Dancer
1944
Kid Millions
Dancer on Ship
1934
Abbott and Costello Christmas Show
Himself
1952
The Nicholas Brothers: We Sing and We Dance
Himself
1992
Carolina Blues
Dance Specialty
1944
Tin Pan Alley
Dancer
1940
Emperor Jones
Young Tap Dancer
1933
Stoopnocracy
Baby Singer
1933
Hello Kathrin
1956
An All-Colored Vaudeville Show
Self
1935
Disco 9000
Midget
1976
Coronado
Dance Specialty (uncredited)
1935
The Black Network
Dancer (uncredited)
1936Pie, Pie Blackbird
Child with Nina / Dancer (as The Nicholas Brothers)
1932Calling All Stars
Himself
1937Barber Shop Blues
Self - Dancer - One of the Nicholas Brothers
1933