Remembering Tap Dancer Charles "Honi" Coles (1911-1992)

A tribute, profile, and fan site for legendary tap dancer Charles "Honi" Coles.

NAME: Charles "Honi" Coles
DATE OF BIRTH: April 2, 1911
PLACE OF BIRTH: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
DATE OF DEATH: November 12, 1992
PLACE OF DEATH: New York City, New York, United States
WIFE: Marian Edwards Coles (married in 1944)

Professional Tap Dance Groups
- Coles and Atkins (19 years)
The Three Millers (early in his career)

Filmography
1987: "Dirty Dancing" (he played Tito Suarez)

Awarded the National Medal of Arts by President George H. W. Bush in 1991.

In 2003,s the year after he died, he was inducted into the Tap Dance Hall of Fame.

Co-founder American Tap Dance Foundation, in dirty dancing

Resources

Tap Dance Hall of Fame: Charles Coles

Wikipedia "Charles "Honi" Coles" Article