Sandman Sims
Actor
24 de enero de 1917 — 20 de mayo de 2003 (86 años)
Howard "Sandman" Sims was an African-American tap dancer who began his career in vaudeville. He was skilled in a style of dance he performed in a wooden sandbox of his own construction, and acquired his nickname from the sand he sprinkled to alter and amplify the sound of his dance steps. "They called the board my Stradivarius," Sims said of his sandbox.
Filmography
| 1989 | Harlem Nights · as Crapshooter |
| 1989 | Tap · as Sandman |
| 1987 | A Gathering of Old Men · as Uncle Billy |
| 1984 | The Cotton Club · as HooferEn Plex |
| 1987 | |
| 1987 | Showtime at the Apollo · as Self |
| 1985 | Motown Returns to the Apollo · as Self |
| 1984 | The Cosby Show · as Self |
| 1982 | Late Night With David Letterman · as Self |
| 1979 | No Maps on My Taps · as Self |
| 1971 | Great Performances · as Self - Tap Dancer |