Biography

Charles August "Nick" Nichols was an American animator and film director. He was born in Milford, Utah, a small ranching town.

Nichols started his career at the Dsney studio. His first film credit was for the film "Pinocchio" (1940), where he animated the villainous Coachman. He served as a film director for several short films, introducing characters such as Morris the Midget Moose. He also worked in then popular Pluto series.

Nichols found a new career when working with the animation studio Hanna-Barbera. He co-directed the popular film "Charlotte's Web" (1973), and helped create such series as "Hong Kong Phooey" and "Goober and the Ghost Chasers".

He returned to the Disney studio in the 1980s, where his most notable work were his contributions to the final season of the television series "The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh" (1988-1991). He died in 1992, at the age of 82.
- IMDb mini biography by: Dimos I