Cholly Atkins (1913–2003)

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Cholly Atkins (1913–2003)

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Credits
21 titles

Past Film & Video (2 titles)	Budget	Opening Weekend	Gross (US & Canada)	Gross (Worldwide)
Tapeheads (1988) Choreographer Choreographer See fewer	$3MM	$133K	$344K	$344K
Basin Street Revue (1956) Self (as Atkins), Performer ("Come On Let's Dance") (as Atkins) (uncredited) Self (as Atkins), Performer ("Come On Let's Dance") (as Atkins) (uncredited) See fewer

Past Television (3 titles)	Episodes
Great Performances (1989–1993) (TV Series) - Original Choreography (Honi Coles tribute) (1 episode, 1989), Choreography (1 episode, 1993) Original Choreography (Honi Coles tribute) (1 episode, 1989), Choreography (1 episode, 1993) See fewer Black and Blue (Feb 17, 1993) Season 21, Episode 11 - Choreography Choreography See fewer Tap Dance in America (1989) Original Choreography (Honi Coles tribute) Original Choreography (Honi Coles tribute) See fewer	2
The Gladys Knight & the Pips Show (1975) (TV Series) - Assistant Choreographer (1 episode, 1975) Assistant Choreographer (1 episode, 1975) See fewer Lola Falana/Clifton Davis/George Carlin (Jul 17, 1975) Season 1, Episode 2 - Assistant Choreographer Assistant Choreographer See fewer	1
The Morey Amsterdam Show (1950) (TV Series) - Actor (1 episode, 1950) Actor (1 episode, 1950) See fewer Episode #2.36 (Jan 5, 1950) Season 2, Episode 36 - Actor (as Coles and Atkins) Actor (as Coles and Atkins) See fewer	1

Self (12 titles)
Twist (1992) Self Self See fewer
Great Performances (1991) (TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 1991) Self (1 episode, 1991) See fewer Everybody Dance Now (Oct 2, 1991) Season 20, Episode 1 - Self Self See fewer
The 43rd Annual Tony Awards (1989) (TV Special) - Self - Winner Self - Winner See fewer
Motown on Showtime: Temptations and Four Tops (1986) (TV Movie) - Self Self See fewer
Tapdancin' (1980) Self Self See fewer
Soul Train (1975) (TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 1975) Self (1 episode, 1975) See fewer The O'Jays/Little Milton/Cholly Atkins (Oct 11, 1975) Season 5, Episode 8 - Self Self See fewer
Camera Three (1965) (TV Series) - Self - Performer (1 episode, 1965) Self - Performer (1 episode, 1965) See fewer Over the Top to Bebop (Jan 3, 1965) Season 10, Episode 18 - Self - Performer Self - Performer See fewer
Honi Coles and Cholly Atkins (1965) (TV Movie) - Self - Dancer Self - Dancer See fewer
Rock 'n' Roll Revue (1955) (Short) - Self (as Cole and Atkins) Self (as Cole and Atkins) See fewer
Show Time at the Apollo (1955– ) (TV Series) - Self - Tap Dancer (3 episodes), Performer ("Riffing All the Time") (1 episode) Self - Tap Dancer (3 episodes), Performer ("Riffing All the Time") (1 episode) See fewer Basin Street Revue Self - Tap Dancer (as Coles and Adkins) Self - Tap Dancer (as Coles and Adkins) See fewer See more See fewer Loading
The Milton Berle Show (1950) (TV Series) - Self - Dancer (1 episode, 1950) Self - Dancer (1 episode, 1950) See fewer Episode #2.19 (Jan 24, 1950) Season 2, Episode 19 - Self - Dancer (as Cole and Atkins) Self - Dancer (as Cole and Atkins) See fewer
The Morey Amsterdam Show (1949) (TV Series) - Self - Tap Dancer (1 episode, 1949) Self - Tap Dancer (1 episode, 1949) See fewer Episode #2.11 (Jul 7, 1949) Season 2, Episode 11 - Self - Tap Dancer (as Coles and Atkins) Self - Tap Dancer (as Coles and Atkins) See fewer

Archive Footage (4 titles)
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) (2021) Self - Choreographer for Motown (archive footage) Self - Choreographer for Motown (archive footage) See fewer
Zaina Juliette & Friends (2020) (TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 2020) Self (1 episode, 2020) See fewer Zaina's Tribute to Classic Entertainers 2 (Dec 20, 2020) Season 6, Episode 4 - Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer
The Apollo (2019) Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer
The Apollo: One More Time (1985) (TV Special) - Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer

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