Background
Nichols was born in Milford, Utah.
Nichols was born in Milford, Utah.
As an animator for Disney, his first cr was on the film Pinocchio, where he was the lead animator for the villainous Coachman. Later he directed many projects, including Morris the Midget Moose, Toot, Whistle, Plunk and Boom, and numerous cartoons involving the character Pluto and the final season of The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh on American Broadcasting Company. At Hanna-Barbera, he directed episodes of The Jetsons and The Flintstones. With Iwao Takamoto, he co-directed the feature-length animated film Charlotte"s Web (1973).
Later, he directed all 3 seasons of The Scooby-Doo Show, Hong Kong Phooey and many other Hanna-Barbera cartoon series from the 1970s.
He is also credited as Nick Nichols on Scooby"s All-Stars on American Broadcasting Company (the second-season title of Scooby"s All-Star Laff-A-Lympics).
