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Charles August Nichols is a Director, Scriptwriter, Co-Director and Animation American born on 15 september 1910

Charles August Nichols

Charles August Nichols
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Nationality USA
Birth 15 september 1910
Death 23 august 1992 (at 81 years)

Charles August « Nick » Nichols est un animateur et réalisateur américain né en 15 septembre 1910 à Milford (Utah) et mort en 23 août 1992.

Biography

Charles Nichols entre comme animateur aux studios Disney en 1935. Il travaille sur des courts métrages puis sur des longs métrages comme Pinocchio (1940). Parmi les projets auxquels il a participé : Morris the Midget Moose, Les Instruments de musique et de nombreux courts métrages avec Pluto.

Il quitte Disney en 1962 pour entrer chez Hanna-Barbera où il réalise les épisodes Les Jetson (The Jetsons) et Les Pierrafeu (The Flintstones).

Dans les années 1970, il réalise Le Scooby-Doo Show, Hong Kong Fou Fou (Hong Kong Phooey) et plusieurs séries d'animation, parmi lesquelles The Addams Family en 1973. Il est aussi crédité sous le nom Nick Nichols pour Scooby's All-Stars, la troisième saison du The Scooby-Doo Show (1978).

Avec Iwao Takamoto, il coréalise le long-métrage d'animation Le Petit Monde de Charlotte en 1973.

Best films

Pinocchio (1940)
(Animation)

Usually with

Walt Disney
Walt Disney
(59 films)
Pinto Colvig
Pinto Colvig
(39 films)
George Nicholas
George Nicholas
(36 films)
Clarence Nash
Clarence Nash
(15 films)
Jerry Hathcock
Jerry Hathcock
(15 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Charles August Nichols (65 films)

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Director

The Good, the Bad and Huckleberry Hound, 1h33
Directed by Ray Patterson, Charles August Nichols
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Comedy-drama, Fantasy, Adventure, Animation, Western
Themes Children's films
Actors Daws Butler, Frank Welker, Charles Adler, Michael Bell, Pat Buttram, Pat Fraley
Rating66% 3.3365753.3365753.3365753.3365753.336575
The year is 1849. Huckleberry Hound rides west on his "faithful horsie" in hopes of starting a country farm; his journey takes him to the small town of Two-Bit, California, where the Dalton Gang are terrorizing the townsfolk. As Huck enters town, the Daltons race past him taking his possessions. Entering the local saloon, Huck tries to buy a drink with a large gold nugget; seeing this, the Daltons coerce Huck into playing poker, with the stakes being Huck's gold in return for his stolen possessions. Huck accuses them of cheating, so they challenge him to a fight in a boxing ring, which Huck (surprisingly) wins.
Top Cat and the Beverly Hills Cats, 1h32
Directed by Ray Patterson, Charles August Nichols
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Fantasy, Adventure, Musical, Animation
Themes Films about animals, Films about cats, Children's films, Mise en scène d'un mammifère
Actors Arnold Stang, Avery Schreiber, Marvin Kaplan, Kenneth Mars, John Stephenson, Richard Erdman
Rating61% 3.051483.051483.051483.051483.05148
The movie opens on what appears to be another average day in Hoagie's Alley (which, for the purposes of this story, has apparently been relocated closer to Beverly Hills) for Top Cat and his gang, who are today posing as Boy Scouts, out doing good deeds in the hopes of getting rewards. During the course of this, Benny the Ball saves the life of a bag lady. Unbeknownst to Benny, it is revealed afterwards that she is actually a rich woman named Gertrude Vandergelt, who plans to leave her fortune to her missing niece, Amy. Meanwhile, Officer Dibble arrives to put an end to T.C.'s shenanigans after an unsuccessful attempt by Brain to wash his police car's windshield. Just when Dibble is about to arrest the gang, though, he gets a call saying that his application for retirement has been approved, so he can now retire from the police force, and thus he drops the charges against T.C. and the gang.
Scooby-Doo and the Ghoul School, 1h30
Directed by Ray Patterson, Charles August Nichols
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Fantasy, Adventure, Animation
Themes Films about animals, Films about computing, Films about magic and magicians, Films based on science fiction novels, Films about dogs, Wolves in film, Dracula films, Frankenstein films, Films about dragons, Ghost films, Werewolves in film, Witches in film, Vampires in film, Comedy horror films, Cyberpunk films, Children's films, Mise en scène d'un mammifère
Actors Remy Auberjonois, Jeff Cohen, Casey Kasem, Don Messick, Susan Blu, Hamilton Camp
Rating68% 3.4120653.4120653.4120653.4120653.412065
Scooby-Doo, Shaggy, and Scrappy-Doo are on their way to a Miss Grimwood's Finishing School for Girls, where they have been hired as gym teachers. Once there, however, they find that it is actually a school for girl ghouls. The pupils include Sibella, the daughter of Count Dracula; Elsa Frankenteen, the daughter of Frankenstein's monster, Winnie, the daughter of The Wolfman; Phantasma (usually called Phanty for short), the daughter of a phantom, possibly The Phantom of the Opera; and Tanis, the daughter of The Mummy - all parodies/tributes to the Universal Monsters of the 1930s-40s. Other residents of the school are a floating white hand; an octopus, who is the school's butler; Legs, a spider that helps with the upcoming volleyball match; Miss Grimwood, the headmistress; and her pet dragon Matches (who dislikes Scooby at first, but later becomes friends, and has a strong friendship with Scrappy). Shaggy and Scooby want no part of this at first, but eventually they agree to stay as teachers.
Charlotte's Web, 1h34
Directed by Iwao Takamoto, Charles August Nichols
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Musical theatre, Musical, Animation
Themes Films about animals, Films about music and musicians, Film d'animation mettant en scène un animal, Films about spiders, Films about pigs, Musical films, Buddy films, Children's films, Mise en scène d'un mammifère
Actors Debbie Reynolds, Paul Lynde, Henry Gibson, Danny Bonaduce, Agnes Moorehead, Rex Allen
Rating68% 3.448583.448583.448583.448583.44858
When farmer John Arable decides to "do away with" the runt of a litter of pig, his daughter Fern intervenes, telling him that it is absurd to kill it just because it is smaller than the others. John decides to spares the piglet and let Fern raise it as a pet. Fern nurtures it lovingly, naming it Wilbur. Six weeks later, Wilbur, due to being a spring pig, has matured, and John tells Fern that Wilbur has to be sold (his siblings were already sold). Fern sadly says good-bye as Wilbur is sold down the street to her uncle, Homer Zuckerman. At the farm, a goose coaxes a sullen Wilbur to speak his first words. Although delighted at this new ability, Wilbur still yearns for companionship. He attempts to get the goose to play with him, but she declines on the condition that she has to hatch her goslings. Wilbur also tries asking a rat named Templeton to play with him, but Templeton's only interests are spying, hiding, and eating. Wilbur then wants to play with a lamb, but the lamb's father says sheep do not play with pigs because it is only a matter of time before they are turned into smoked bacon and ham. Horrified at this depressing discovery, Wilbur reduces himself to tears until a mysterious voice tells him to "chin up", and wait until morning to reveal herself to him. The following morning, the voice reveals herself to be an araneus cavaticus named Charlotte living on a web overlooking Wilbur's enclosure. Charlotte tells Wilbur that she will come with a plan guaranteed to spare his life.
The Saga of Windwagon Smith, 13minutes
Directed by Charles August Nichols
Origin USA
Genres Animation
Themes Children's films
Actors Rex Allen, J. Pat O'Malley
Rating63% 3.198463.198463.198463.198463.19846
Le capitaine Smith se lance dans un voyage dans l'Ouest américain à bord d'une carriole Conestoga affublée d'éléments faisant plus penser à un navire qu'à un chariot. Il arrive dans une petite ville et tombe amoureux de la fille du maire, Molly Crum. Étonné par le nouveau type de chariot de Smith, les habitants de la ville lui construisent une énorme version du Windwagon. Mais elle est emportée par une tornade avec à son bord Smith et Molly.
How to Have an Accident at Work, 6minutes
Directed by Charles August Nichols
Origin USA
Genres Animation
Themes Films about animals, Films about birds, Mise en scène d'un canard, Children's films
Actors Clarence Nash, Bill Thompson
Rating66% 3.344383.344383.344383.344383.34438
J.J. Fate nous explique à nouveau pourquoi les accidents qui peuvent nous arriver ne sont pas de sa faute, mais plutôt le résultat d'un manque de précautions. Et il se sert de Donald pour illustrer ses propos...
How to Have an Accident in the Home, 8minutes
Directed by Charles August Nichols
Origin USA
Genres Animation
Themes Films about animals, Films about birds, Mise en scène d'un canard, Children's films
Actors Clarence Nash, Bill Thompson
Rating68% 3.432513.432513.432513.432513.43251
Par une paisible journée dans une petite ville J.J. Fate apparaît et nous explique pourquoi il ne faut pas le blâmer pour les accidents qui peuvent nous arriver. Et il se sert de Donald pour illustrer ses propos...
Grand Canyonscope, 6minutes
Directed by Charles August Nichols
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Animation
Themes Films about animals, Films about birds, Mise en scène d'un canard, Children's films
Actors Clarence Nash, Bill Thompson
Rating67% 3.38583.38583.38583.38583.3858
Un ranger est en train d'expliquer ce qu'est le Grand Canyon à un groupe de touriste, parmi lesquels Donald, qui bien entendu provoque des désastres partout où il passe...
Melody
Melody (1953)
, 10minutes
Directed by Ward Kimball, Charles August Nichols
Origin USA
Genres Animation
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films, Children's films
Actors Bill Thompson
Rating63% 3.1833153.1833153.1833153.1833153.183315
Le professeur Owl (Hibou) essaye d'enseigner la musique à ses élèves. Il doit leur apprendre les principes de base de la mélodie.
Toot, Whistle, Plunk and Boom, 10minutes
Directed by Ward Kimball, Charles August Nichols
Origin USA
Genres Animation
Themes Films about education, Films about music and musicians, Documentary films about music and musicians, Documentaire sur une personnalité, Musical films, Court métrage éducatif de Disney, Children's films
Actors Bill Thompson, Thurl Ravenscroft
Rating70% 3.5345353.5345353.5345353.5345353.534535
Le professeur Owl (Hibou) essaye d'enseigner la musique à ses élèves. Il leur apprend les principes ayant conduit à la création des instruments de musique. Il explique avec démonstration depuis la préhistoire que quatre sons de base sont à l'origine des quatre familles d'instrument :
The Simple Things, 7minutes
Directed by Charles August Nichols
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Animation
Themes Films about animals, Seafaring films, Transport films, Films about dogs, Mise en scène d'un rongeur, Mise en scène d'une souris, Children's films, Mise en scène d'un mammifère
Actors Pinto Colvig, Jimmy MacDonald
Rating62% 3.1454953.1454953.1454953.1454953.145495
Mickey et Pluto vont à la plage. Pluto s'amuse dans les rochers et se retrouve aux prises avec une palourde qui se loge dans sa gueule.
Plutopia
Plutopia (1951)
, 7minutes
Directed by Charles August Nichols
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Animation
Themes Films about animals, Films about dogs, Mise en scène d'un rongeur, Mise en scène d'une souris, Children's films, Mise en scène d'un mammifère
Actors Jimmy MacDonald, Pinto Colvig, Jim Backus
Rating66% 3.32163.32163.32163.32163.3216
Mickey et Pluto sont en vacances au camp Utopia. Le chien pense être réellement au paradis avec de nombreux arbres, un chat à poursuivre... mais le règlement intérieur est très strict. Les chiens doivent être muselés et attachés à l'extérieur, étant interdits dans les chalets. Pluto s'endort et rêve de son vrai paradis, Plutopia.
R'Coon Dawg, 6minutes
Directed by Charles August Nichols
Origin USA
Genres Animation
Themes Films about animals, Films about dogs, Mise en scène d'un rongeur, Mise en scène d'une souris, Children's films, Mise en scène d'un mammifère
Actors Jimmy MacDonald, Pinto Colvig
Rating62% 3.1355953.1355953.1355953.1355953.135595
Mickey and Pluto are hunting a raccoon, who is quite clever and intends to make fun of his pursuers.