Harold Nicholas

Harold Nicholas

Actor

Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA
March 27, 1921

Biography

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).

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Representative Works

Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood
Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood
9.0
/ English
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
7.0
/ English
The Pirate
The Pirate
6.5
/ English
Funny Bones
Funny Bones
6.6
/ English
Tap
Tap
6.6
/ English
That's Entertainment!
That's Entertainment!
7.4
/ English
The Five Heartbeats
The Five Heartbeats
7.3
/ English
That's Dancing!
That's Dancing!
6.9
/ English
Uptown Saturday Night
Uptown Saturday Night
6.2
/ English
Stormy Weather
Stormy Weather
6.8
/ English
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
6.3
/ English
Orchestra Wives
Orchestra Wives
6.5
/ English

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood
1998Winner

Best Performance

Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood

Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
2003Nominee

Best Performance

Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There

The Pirate
1948Nominee

Best Performance

The Pirate

Career Highlights

Funny Bones
1995Highlight

Best Performance

Funny Bones

Tap
1989Highlight

Best Performance

Tap

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