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Harold Lloyd Nicholas 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 starred in the MGM musicals An All-Colored Vaudeville Show (1935), Stormy Weather (1943), The Pirate (1948). and The Five Heartbeats (1991).
Birth Name
Harold Lloyd Nicholas
Born
Sunday, 27 March 1921
Died
Monday, 03 July 2000
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Dorothy Dandridge: An American Beauty | Self (clip from Stormy Weather (1943)) | 2003 |
| Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There | Self | 2003 |
| It's Black Entertainment | Self / Self (archive footage) | 2002 |
| The 73rd Annual Academy Awards | Self - Memorial Tribute | 2001 |
| Funny Bones | Self / Hal Dalzell | 1995 |
| The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts | Self | 1992 |
| The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts | Self - Honoree | 1991 |
| The Five Heartbeats | Sarge | 1991 |
| Tap | Harold | 1989 |
| That's Black Entertainment | Self | 1989 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Dorothy Dandridge: An American Beauty | Self (clip from Stormy Weather (1943)) | 2003 |
| Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There | Self | 2003 |
| It's Black Entertainment | Self / Self (archive footage) | 2002 |
| The 73rd Annual Academy Awards | Self - Memorial Tribute | 2001 |
| Funny Bones | Self / Hal Dalzell | 1995 |
| The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts | Self | 1992 |
| The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts | Self - Honoree | 1991 |
| The Five Heartbeats | Sarge | 1991 |
| Tap | Harold | 1989 |
| That's Black Entertainment | Self | 1989 |
| The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts | Self | 1987 |
| Biography | Self / Dancer in 'Down Argentine Way' | 1987 |
| American Masters | Self | 1986 |
| That's Dancing! | Archival footage from 'Down Argentine Way' | 1985 |
| The 53rd Annual Academy Awards | Self - Presenter | 1981 |
| Tapdancin' | Self | 1980 |
| Disco 9000 | Midget | 1976 |
| The Jacksons | Himself / Self | 1976 |
| Brother Can You Spare a Dime | (archive footage) / Self (archive footage) | 1975 |
| Uptown Saturday Night | Little Seymour Pettigrew / Little Seymour | 1974 |
| That's Entertainment! | Clip from 'The Pirate' / (archive footage) | 1974 |
| Great Performances | Self | 1971 |
| The Bill Cosby Show | Male Teacher #3 | 1969 |
| The Hollywood Palace | Self - Tap Dancer / Self - Dancer | 1964 |
| L'empire de la nuit | Sidekick | 1962 |
| The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Himself - Dancer (as The Nicholas Brothers) | 1962 |
| Bonjour Kathrin | Specialty Dancer | 1956 |
| Music in the Blood | 1955 | |
| MGM Parade | Dancer / Specialty Dancer | 1955 |
| El misterio del carro express | Dancer | 1953 |
| Chesterfield Sound Off Time | Self | 1951 |
| The Colgate Comedy Hour | Self | 1950 |
| I'm in the Revue | Dancer | 1950 |
| The Ed Sullivan Show | Self - Dancer | 1948 |
| The Pirate | Specialty Dancer / Performer | 1948 |
| Carolina Blues | Dance Specialty | 1944 |
| Take It or Leave It | Dancer: Clip from 'The Great American Broadcast' / Himself | 1944 |
| Stormy Weather | Dancer | 1943 |
| Orchestra Wives | Dancer | 1942 |
| Sun Valley Serenade | Specialty Dancer | 1941 |
| The Great American Broadcast | Railroad Station Dance Specialty / Railroad Station Dancer | 1941 |
| Tin Pan Alley | One of The Nicholas Brothers / Dancer | 1940 |
| Down Argentine Way | One of the Nicholas Brothers | 1940 |
| Nicholas Brothers Family Home Movies | Self | 1940 |
| My Son Is Guilty | Specialty Act | 1939 |
| Don't Gamble with Love | Specialty Dancer | 1936 |
| Coronado | Dance Specialty | 1935 |
| The Big Broadcast of 1936 | Dash | 1935 |
| An All-Colored Vaudeville Show | Self | 1935 |
| Kid Millions | One of the Nicholas Brothers / Dancer on Ship | 1934 |
| Barber Shop Blues | Dancer - One of the Nicholas Brothers | 1933 |
| The Emperor Jones | Young Tap Dancer | 1933 |
| Stoopnocracy | Baby Singer | 1933 |
| Pie, Pie, Blackbird | Child with Nina / Dancer (as The Nicholas Brothers) / 2nd Child with Nina / Dancer | 1932 |
