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Howard "Sandman" Sims was an African-American tap dancer who began his career in vaudeville. He was skilled in a style of dancing that he performed in a wooden sandbox of his own construction, and acquired his nickname from the sand he sprinkled to alter and amplify the sound of his dance steps. "They called the board my Stradivarius," Sims said of his sandbox.
Birth Name
Howard Sims
Born
Thursday, 24 January 1918
Died
Tuesday, 20 May 2003
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Harlem Nights | Crapshooter | 1989 |
| Tap | Sandman | 1989 |
| The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts | Self | 1987 |
| A Gathering of Old Men | Uncle Billy | 1987 |
| Motown Returns to the Apollo | Self | 1985 |
| The Cotton Club | Hoofer | 1984 |
| The Cosby Show | Self | 1984 |
| Uptown: A Tribute to the Apollo Theatre | Self | 1980 |
| No Maps on My Taps | Self | 1979 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Harlem Nights | Crapshooter | 1989 |
| Tap | Sandman | 1989 |
| The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts | Self | 1987 |
| A Gathering of Old Men | Uncle Billy | 1987 |
| Motown Returns to the Apollo | Self | 1985 |
| The Cotton Club | Hoofer | 1984 |
| The Cosby Show | Self | 1984 |
| Uptown: A Tribute to the Apollo Theatre | Self | 1980 |
| No Maps on My Taps | Self | 1979 |
