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Cholly Atkins(1913-2003)

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Cholly Atkins
Cholly Atkins was born on 30 September 1913 in Pratt City, Alabama, USA. He was an actor, known for Tapeheads (1988), The Gladys Knight & the Pips Show (1975) and Basin Street Revue (1956). He was married to Maye Harrison Anderson, Dotty Saulter and Catherine Williams. He died on 19 April 2003 in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
BornSeptember 30, 1913
DiedApril 19, 2003(89)
BornSeptember 30, 1913
DiedApril 19, 2003(89)
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Known for

John Cusack and Tim Robbins in Tapeheads (1988)
Tapeheads
5.7
  • Additional Crew
  • 1988
The Gladys Knight & the Pips Show
8.2
TV Series
  • Additional Crew
Basin Street Revue (1956)
Basin Street Revue
6.9
  • Soundtrack(as Atkins, "Come On Let's Dance", uncredited)
  • 1956
DC Drive: You Need Love
Music Video
  • Actor
  • 1992

Credits

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  • Great Performances (1971)
    Great Performances
    7.9
    TV Series
    • choreography
    • original choreography : Honi Coles tribute
    • 1989–1993
  • John Cusack and Tim Robbins in Tapeheads (1988)
    Tapeheads
    5.7
    • choreographer
    • 1988
  • The Gladys Knight & the Pips Show
    8.2
    TV Series
    • assistant choreographer
    • 1975

Actor

  • DC Drive: You Need Love
    Music Video
    • 1992
  • Morey Amsterdam in The Morey Amsterdam Show (1948)
    The Morey Amsterdam Show
    7.8
    TV Series
    • (as Coles and Atkins)
    • 1950

Soundtrack

  • Show Time at the Apollo
    • performer: "Riffing All the Time"
    • Released
    • TV Series
    • 1955
  • Basin Street Revue (1956)
    Basin Street Revue
    6.9
    • performer: "Come On Let's Dance" (as Atkins, uncredited)
    • 1956

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Coles and Adkins
  • Height
    • 6′ 2″ (1.88 m)
  • Born
    • September 30, 1913
    • Pratt City, Alabama, USA
  • Died
    • April 19, 2003
    • Las Vegas, Nevada, USA(pancreatic cancer)
  • Spouses
      Maye Harrison Anderson1963 - April 19, 2003 (his death)
  • Other works
    Active on Broadway in the following productions:
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Print Biography

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    Won Broadway's 1989 Tony Award as Best Choreographer for "Black and Blue," along with his collaborators Henry LeTang, Frankie Manning and Fayard Nicholas.
  • Quotes
    I don't dance for free.

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