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Sandman Sims
Actor
Born January 24, 1917Died May 20, 2003 (86 years)
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.
Sandman Sims Filmography
| 1989 | Harlem Nights · as Crapshooter |
| 1989 | Tap · as Sandman |
| 1987 | A Gathering of Old Men · as Uncle Billy |
| 1984 | The Cotton Club · as Hoofer |
| 1987 | |
| 1987 | Showtime at the Apollo (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1985 | Motown Returns to the Apollo · as Self |
| 1984 | The Cosby Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1982 | Late Night With David Letterman (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1979 | No Maps on My Taps · as Self |
| 1971 | Great Performances (TV Series) · as Self - Tap Dancer |