Deceased
How Did Charles "Honi" Coles Die?
Life & Death
Died aged 81Also known asCharles "Honi" Coles, Charles Honi Coles, Charles Coles, Honi ColesGenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn02/04/1911Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USADied12/11/1992 (aged 81)Died inNew York CityCausecancerWikidataQ1064863 ↗Buried atPhiladelphiaTMDb#4198 ↗
Charles "Honi" Coles was an American actor and tap dancer, who was inducted posthumously into the American Tap Dance Hall of Fame in 2003. He had a distinctive personal style that required technical precision, high-speed tapping, and a close-to-the-floor style where "the legs and feet did the work".
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| Year | Title | Character | Age at release |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Maurice Hines: Bring Them BackMovie | Self (archive footage) | 108 |
| 1987 | Dirty DancingMovie | Tito Suarez | 76 |
| 1985 | Night of 100 Stars IIMovie | Self | 74 |
| 1984 | The Cotton ClubMovie | Suger Coates | 73 |
| 1982 | The Rodney Dangerfield Show: It's Not Easy Bein' MeMovie | Self | 71 |
| 1981 | Mr. Griffin and MeMovie | William 'Bill' Murphy | 70 |
| 1979 | Rocky IIMovie | Singer (uncredited) | 68 |
| 1979 | CharlestonMovie | Old Shady | 68 |
| 1978 | The Tap Dance KidMovie | — | 67 |
| 0 | Milt & HoniMovie | himself | — |
| 0 | Honor Coles, Le Danseur De Claquettes DistingueMovie | Self | — |