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Harold Nicholas(1921-2000)

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Harold Nicholas
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Harold Nicholas, the younger half of the world famous Nicholas Brothers dance team, is known as one of the world's greatest dancers. He and his brother Fayard Nicholas were established superstars at Twentieth Century Fox with their astounding dance numbers in the studios musicals features. Harold was known for "attributing spice to Fayard's grace," with his quick moves. Harold was a seasoned pro at age 7, appearing in everything from early 1930s Warner Bros. Vitaphone shorts with the great Eubie Blake, to receiving the prestigious Kennedy Center Honor in Washington in 1991. Carnegie Hall sold out for a tribute to he and his brother in 1998, who were both present that special night. Though he always made his astounding mid air splits and backwards somersaults seem effortless, Nicholas was much more though than a "specialty act" for 1940s Fox films. He was an incredible "dancer," one you could watch and never tire of. The man had a something no other dancer had. Always with a smile on his face, his special charm and style gave him that extra something no other dancer had.
BornMarch 27, 1921
DiedJuly 3, 2000(79)
BornMarch 27, 1921
DiedJuly 3, 2000(79)
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Bill Cosby, Sidney Poitier, Harold Nicholas, and George Reynolds in Uptown Saturday Night (1974)
Nina Mae McKinney, Fayard Nicholas, and Harold Nicholas in Pie, Pie, Blackbird (1932)
Nina Mae McKinney, Fayard Nicholas, and Harold Nicholas in Pie, Pie, Blackbird (1932)
Fayard Nicholas and Harold Nicholas in Stormy Weather (1943)
Fayard Nicholas and Harold Nicholas
Fayard Nicholas and Harold Nicholas in Down Argentine Way (1940)
Gene Kelly, Fayard Nicholas, Harold Nicholas, and The Nicholas Brothers in The Pirate (1948)
Bunny Briggs, Steve Condos, Arthur Duncan, Harold Nicholas, Pat Rico, Howard 'Sandman' Sims, and Jimmy Slyde in Tap (1989)
Sammy Davis Jr., Gregory Hines, Steve Condos, Arthur Duncan, Harold Nicholas, Howard 'Sandman' Sims, and Jimmy Slyde in Tap (1989)
Harold Nicholas
Fayard Nicholas, Harold Nicholas, and The Nicholas Brothers
Harold Nicholas

Known for

Eddie Cantor in Kid Millions (1934)
Kid Millions
6.7
  • One of the Nicholas Brothers(uncredited)
  • 1934
Tap (1989)
Tap
6.5
  • Harold
  • 1989
El mensaje de la muerte (1953)
El mensaje de la muerte
6.8
  • Dancer(as The Nicholas Brothers)
  • 1953
Harry Lennix, Leon, Robert Townsend, Tico Wells, and Michael Wright in The Five Heartbeats (1991)
The Five Heartbeats
7.5
  • Sarge
  • 1991

Credits

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Actor

  • Harry Lennix, Leon, Robert Townsend, Tico Wells, and Michael Wright in The Five Heartbeats (1991)
    The Five Heartbeats
  • Tap (1989)
    Tap
  • Disco 9000 (1977)
    Disco 9000
  • Harry Belafonte, Bill Cosby, Sidney Poitier, Richard Pryor, Roscoe Lee Browne, Rosalind Cash, Paula Kelly, Calvin Lockhart, Johnny Sekka, and Flip Wilson in Uptown Saturday Night (1974)
    Uptown Saturday Night
  • The Bill Cosby Show (1969)
    The Bill Cosby Show
  • L'empire de la nuit (1962)
    L'empire de la nuit
  • Bon soir, Kathrin! (1957)
    Bon soir, Kathrin!
  • Karl Anton, Caterina Valente, and Peter Alexander in Bonjour Kathrin (1956)
    Bonjour Kathrin
    • (as The Nicholas Brothers)
  • Musik im Blut
  • Sie können sich sehen lassen
    • (as The Nicholas Brothers)
  • El misterio del carro express (1953)
    El misterio del carro express
    • (as Nicholas Brothers)
  • El mensaje de la muerte (1953)
    El mensaje de la muerte
    • (as The Nicholas Brothers)
  • Botta e risposta (1950)
    Botta e risposta
    • (as The Nicholas Brothers)
  • Judy Garland and Gene Kelly in The Pirate (1948)
    The Pirate
  • Harry Babbitt, M.A. Bogue, Kay Kyser, Sully Mason, Ann Miller, Victor Moore, and Kay Kyser Band in Carolina Blues (1944)
    Carolina Blues

Soundtrack

  • Tap (1989)
    Tap
  • The Dick Cavett Show (1985)
    The Dick Cavett Show
  • Harry Babbitt, M.A. Bogue, Kay Kyser, Sully Mason, Ann Miller, Victor Moore, and Kay Kyser Band in Carolina Blues (1944)
    Carolina Blues
  • Jane Darwell, Judy Clark, Gloria Jean, Franklin Pangborn, and Marshall Thompson in Reckless Age (1944)
    Reckless Age
    • (uncredited)
  • Glenn Miller, Cesar Romero, Lynn Bari, Carole Landis, George Montgomery, Ann Rutherford, and Glenn Miller and His Orchestra in Orchestra Wives (1942)
    Orchestra Wives
  • Betty Grable, Alice Faye, Jack Oakie, and John Payne in Tin Pan Alley (1940)
    Tin Pan Alley
    • (uncredited)
  • Eddie Cantor in Kid Millions (1934)
    Kid Millions
  • Stoopnocracy (1933)
    Stoopnocracy
    • (uncredited)

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The Five Heartbeats
Trailer 1:26
The Five Heartbeats

Personal details

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    • March 27, 1921
    • Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA
    • July 3, 2000
    • New York City, New York, USA(heart failure)
    • Dorothy DandridgeSeptember 6, 1942 - August 22, 1950 (divorced, 1 child)
    • Tony Nicholas(Niece or Nephew)
  • Other works
    Active on Broadway in the following productions:
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    • 2 Biographical Movies
    • 1 Print Biography
    • 1 Portrayal
    • 2 Pictorials
    • 1 Magazine Cover Photo

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    Some of his and his brother's illustrious tap students include Debbie Allen, Janet Jackson and Michael Jackson.
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    We were tap-dancers, but we put more style into it, more bodywork, instead of just footwork.

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