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Nick Castle(1910-1968)

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  • Actor
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Choreographer, songwriter, composer and author, educated in public schools, then a vaudevillian in 1927, and a choreographer for film studios and night club acts from 1935. He also staged television shows. He joined ASCAP in 1951, and his chief songwriting collaborators included Sidney Clare, Jule Styne, Dudley Brooks, and Eddie Beal. His popular-song compositions include "Limpy Dimp", "Candy Store Blues", "Chula Chihuahua", "Relax", and "Ginger!".
BornMarch 21, 1910
DiedAugust 18, 1968(58)
BornMarch 21, 1910
DiedAugust 18, 1968(58)
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  • Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
    • 1 nomination total

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Known for

Brian Donlevy, Gypsy Rose Lee, and Victor McLaglen in Les deux bagarreurs (1938)
Les deux bagarreurs
6.1
  • Additional Crew
  • 1938
The Andy Williams Show (1962)
The Andy Williams Show
7.5
TV Series
  • Additional Crew
Des jupons à l'horizon (1952)
Des jupons à l'horizon
5.7
  • Additional Crew
  • 1952
Chic Johnson, Ole Olsen, and Martha Raye in Hellzapoppin (1941)
Hellzapoppin
7.4
  • Additional Crew
  • 1941

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  • Gene Kelly and Cole Newburg in Gene Kelly Newspaper Dance Tribute Featuring Cole Newburg (2021)
    Gene Kelly Newspaper Dance Tribute Featuring Cole Newburg
    Short
    • original choreography (as Nicholas Castle Sr)
    • 2021
  • The Jerry Lewis Show (1967)
    The Jerry Lewis Show
    6.4
    TV Series
    • choreography
    • choreographer
    • creative consultant ...
    • 1967–1968
  • Die Caterina-Valente-Show (1966)
    Die Caterina-Valente-Show
    TV Series
    • choreography
    • 1967
  • Es funkeln die Sterne - Zu Gast bei Caterina Valente
    TV Movie
    • choreographer
    • 1966
  • Carol and Company
    TV Movie
    • choreographer
    • 1966
  • Roger Miller in The Roger Miller Show (1966)
    The Roger Miller Show
    TV Series
    • choreographer
    • 1966
  • The Andy Williams Show (1962)
    The Andy Williams Show
    7.5
    TV Series
    • choreographer
    • 1962–1966
  • Fred Astaire and Barrie Chase in The Hollywood Palace (1964)
    The Hollywood Palace
    8.1
    TV Series
    • choreographer
    • 1964–1965
  • Your All-Time Favorite Songs
    TV Special
    • choreographer
    • 1964
  • Judy Garland and Peggy Lee in The Judy Garland Show (1963)
    The Judy Garland Show
    8.9
    TV Series
    • choreographer
    • 1963
  • The Dinah Shore Chevy Show (1956)
    The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
    8.0
    TV Series
    • choreographer
    • musical numbers staged by
    • 1956–1963
  • Ann-Margret in La foire aux illusions (1962)
    La foire aux illusions
    5.9
    • choreographer
    • 1962
  • Bob Hope in The Bob Hope Show (1950)
    The Bob Hope Show
    7.3
    TV Series
    • choreographer
    • 1954–1961
  • Bette Davis, Peter Falk, Glenn Ford, Hope Lange, Thomas Mitchell, and Arthur O'Connell in Milliardaire pour un jour (1961)
    Milliardaire pour un jour
    7.1
    • choreographer
    • 1961
  • Jerry Lewis in Le Zinzin d'Hollywood (1961)
    Le Zinzin d'Hollywood
    6.4
    • choreographer
    • 1961

Music Department



  • Dick Martin and Dan Rowan in Laugh-In (1967)
    Laugh-In
    8.0
    TV Series
    • stager: musical numbers
    • 1967
  • The Dinah Shore Chevy Show (1956)
    The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
    8.0
    TV Series
    • stager: musical numbers
    • 1962–1963
  • The Andy Williams Show (1962)
    The Andy Williams Show
    7.5
    TV Series
    • musical numbers staged by
    • 1962
  • Jerry Lewis, Anna Maria Alberghetti, Norman Rockwell, and Ed Wynn in Cendrillon aux grands pieds (1960)
    Cendrillon aux grands pieds
    5.9
    • stager: musical numbers
    • 1960
  • Jerry Lewis in Le dingue du Palace (1960)
    Le dingue du Palace
    6.5
    • stager: musical numbers
    • 1960
  • Jerry Lewis in Trois bébés sur les bras (1958)
    Trois bébés sur les bras
    6.6
    • stager: musical numbers
    • 1958
  • The Gale Storm Show: Oh! Susanna (1956)
    The Gale Storm Show: Oh! Susanna
    7.8
    TV Series
    • creator: musical number
    • creator: musical numbers
    • 1956–1958
  • Bob Hope in The Bob Hope Show (1950)
    The Bob Hope Show
    7.3
    TV Series
    • stager: musical numbers
    • 1956
  • Bing Crosby, Mitzi Gaynor, Zizi Jeanmaire, and Donald O'Connor in Anything Goes (1956)
    Anything Goes
    6.1
    • stager: musical numbers
    • 1956
  • Jane Powell, Wendell Corey, Danielle Darrieux, and Fernando Lamas in Riche, jeune et jolie (1951)
    Riche, jeune et jolie
    5.8
    • stager: musical numbers
    • 1951
  • Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Deux nigauds cow-boys (1942)
    Deux nigauds cow-boys
    6.5
    • musical number choreographer
    • 1942
  • Bud Abbott, Laverne Andrews, Maxene Andrews, Patty Andrews, Evelyn Ankers, Mischa Auer, Richard Carlson, Lou Costello, Joan Davis, Ted Lewis, and The Andrews Sisters in Fantômes en vadrouille (1941)
    Fantômes en vadrouille
    7.2
    • stager: musical numbers
    • 1941
  • Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, and Dick Powell in Deux nigauds marins (1941)
    Deux nigauds marins
    6.7
    • staging of musical numbers
    • 1941

Actor



  • Dick Martin and Dan Rowan in Laugh-In (1967)
    Laugh-In
    8.0
    TV Series
    • Guest Performer (uncredited)
    • 1968
  • Jerry Lewis in Trois bébés sur les bras (1958)
    Trois bébés sur les bras
    6.6
    • Choreographer (uncredited)
    • 1958
  • Artistes et modèles (1955)
    Artistes et modèles
    6.4
    • Specialty Dancer (uncredited)
    • 1955

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Nick Castle Sr.
  • Born
    • March 21, 1910
    • Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
  • Died
    • August 18, 1968
    • Los Angeles, California, USA(heart attack)
  • Spouse
    • Emilia Florence Granata1936 - August 18, 1968 (his death, 2 children)
  • Children
    • Nick Castle
  • Other works
    Screen and vaudeville dancer, and film an TV dance director.

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    Nick Castle worked in his early years as dance director in vaudeville, before he went in 1937 to Hollywood, where he worked as choreographer first at Fox, Paramount, Warner, MGM and Columbia with Shirley Temple, George Murphy, Betty Grable, Ann Miller, Gene Kelly and Fred Astaire.

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  • When did Nick Castle die?
    August 18, 1968
  • How did Nick Castle die?
    Heart attack
  • How old was Nick Castle when he died?
    58 years old
  • Where did Nick Castle die?
    Los Angeles, California, USA
  • When was Nick Castle born?
    March 21, 1910

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