Paul Nicholas

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Characters played by Paul Nicholas

Dougie Shears — Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1978)

Dougie is Billy Shears’s charming but avaricious half-brother and the manager of the new band. He helps arrange the group’s activities and later works with Lucy to plan an escape with the benefit proceeds, but the weather vane ultimately transforms him into a priest.

Cousin Kevin — Tommy (1975)

Cousin Kevin is one of the questionable babysitters used by Nora and Frank while Tommy remains outwardly deaf, dumb, and blind. His role belongs to the period when the family has become frustrated and lethargic after repeated failed attempts to help Tommy, emphasizing the neglect surrounding Tommy’s prolonged condition.

Richard Wagner — Lisztomania (1975)

Richard Wagner is Liszt’s colleague, rival, and eventual antagonist. He accepts Liszt’s payment for a Rienzi variation, later drugs and feeds on him as a vampire, and pursues nationalist musical power. After marrying Cosima, he leads a destructive cult and becomes the Wagner-Hitler figure whom Liszt must exorcise and defeat.

Keith Lennox — The Jazz Singer (1980)

Keith Lennox is a successful singer who hears and likes Jess's song, Love on the Rocks, and plans to record it. He allows Jess to demonstrate the intended ballad version but rejects that approach, ultimately firing Jess, Bubba, and the group when he prefers the harder rock arrangement.

Johnnie Tallent — What Became of Jack and Jill? (1972)

Johnnie is a lazy, callous young man who lives with his invalid grandmother, Alice, largely to secure her house and fortune. At Jill's urging, he terrorizes Alice with a fabricated story of a violent youth revolt, contributing to her fatal heart attack. After learning the will restricts his inheritance, he plots to marry another woman, then accidentally stabs Jill during their confrontation.

Clint — Yesterday's Hero (1979)

A pop star who owns the Third Division football club known as The Saints. When the team's star striker is injured and a replacement cannot be found, Clint proposes hiring Rod, his childhood football idol. He approaches Rod and takes him to Paris, where Rod meets Cloudy, who is recording with Clint.

Johnny — Stardust (1974)

Arrogant lead singer of Stray Cats, jealous of Jim's success.

Career Overview

Paul Nicholas has 29 screen credits in a career dating back to 1965. Their work is anchored in the Jim MacLaine (David Essex) Collection universe with 1 titles. Signature works include Early Struggles, Doubting Thomas, Nutcracker. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

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Gender
male
Known Credits
29
Birth Date
1944-12-03
Birth Place
Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England, UK

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