Charles was an animator for Disney, his first credit 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.
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 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 (the second-season title of Scooby's All-Star Laff-A-Lympics).



Filmography

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1993 Bonkers (TV Series) (animation director - 4 episodes)
- Dog Day AfterToon (1993) ... (animation director)
- Toon for a Day (1993) ... (animation director)
- Fistful of Anvils (1993) ... (animation director)
- Tokyo Bonkers (1993) ... (animation director)
1992 Goof Troop Christmas (TV Movie) (animation director)
1992 Goof Troop (TV Series) (animation director - 5 episodes)
- Goodbye Mr. Goofy (1992) ... (animation director)
- Sherlock Goof (1992) ... (animation director)
- Hallow-Weenies (1992) ... (animation director)
- Goofin' Hood and His Melancholy Men (1992) ... (animation director)
- Close Encounters of the Weird Mime (1992) ... (animation director)
Darkwing Duck (TV Series) (timing director - 1 episode, 1992) (animation director - 1 episode, 1991)
- My Valentine Ghoul (1992) ... (timing director)
- When Aliens Collide (1991) ... (animation director)
1978 The Robonic Stooges (TV Series) (animation director)
1977 The Skatebirds (TV Series) (animation director - 1977)
1974 These Are the Days (TV Series) (unit director - as Nick Nichols, 1974)
1973 Wait Till Your Father Gets Home (TV Series) (animation director - 2 episodes)
- The Neighbors (1973) ... (animation director)
- Papa in New York (1973) ... (animation director)
1972 The Amazing Chan and the Chan Clan (TV Series) (animation director - 9 episodes)
- The Chan Clan at Scotland Yard (1972) ... (animation director)
- The White Elephant (1972) ... (animation director)
- The Greek Caper (1972) ... (animation director)
- The Gypsy Caper (1972) ... (animation director)
- The Mardi Gras Caper (1972) ... (animation director)
Show all 9 episodes
1972 The New Scooby-Doo Movies (TV Series) (animation director - 16 episodes)
- The Loch Ness Mess (1972) ... (animation director)
- The Caped Crusader Caper (1972) ... (animation director)
- The Phantom of the Country Music Hall (1972) ... (animation director)
- The Haunted Horseman in Hagglethorn Hall (1972) ... (animation director)
- The Ghostly Creep from the Deep (1972) ... (animation director)
Show all 16 episodes
1972 A Christmas Story (TV Movie) (animation director)
1972 The Roman Holidays (TV Series) (animation director - 3 episodes)
- Cyrano deHappius (1972) ... (animation director)
- Hectic Holiday (1972) ... (animation director)
- Double Date (1972) ... (animation director)
1972 The ABC Saturday Superstar Movie (TV Series) (animation director - 3 episodes)
- The Banana Splits in Hocus Pocus Park (1972) ... (animation director)
- The Adventures of Robin Hoodnik (1972) ... (animation director)
- Yogi's Ark Lark (1972) ... (animation director)
1972 The Thanksgiving That Almost Wasn't (TV Movie) (animation director)
1972 ABC Afterschool Specials (TV Series) (animation director - 1 episode)
- The Last of the Curlews (1972) ... (animation director)
1972 Josie and the Pussy Cats in Outer Space (TV Series) (animation director)
1972 Sealab 2020 (TV Series) (animation director - 1972)
1972 The Flintstone Comedy Hour (TV Series) (animation director - 1972)
1971 Help!... It's the Hair Bear Bunch! (TV Series) (animation director - 2 episodes)
- Gobs of Gobaloons (1971) ... (animation director)
- Keep Your Keeper (1971) ... (animation director)
1971 The Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm Show (TV Series) (animation director)
1969-1970 Scooby Doo, Where Are You! (TV Series) (animation director - 25 episodes)
- Don't Fool with a Phantom (1970) ... (animation director)
- Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Werewolf? (1970) ... (animation director)
- A Tiki Scare Is No Fair (1970) ... (animation director)
- Haunted House Hang-Up (1970) ... (animation director)
- Jeepers, It's the Creeper (1970) ... (animation director)
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1970 Harlem Globe Trotters (TV Series) (animation director)
1970 Josie and the Pussycats (TV Series) (animation director)
1970 Where's Huddles? (TV Series) (animation director - 10 episodes)
- One Man's Family (1970) ... (animation director)
- A Sticky Affair (1970) ... (animation director)
- The Odd Trio (1970) ... (animation director)
- Get That Letter Back (1970) ... (animation director)
- To Catch a Thief (1970) ... (animation director)
Show all 10 episodes
1969-1970 Dastardly and Muttley in Their Flying Machines (TV Series) (animation director - 17 episodes)
- Plane Talk/Happy Bird Day/Boxing/Runaway Rug/Super Muttley (1970) ... (animation director)
- Have Plane Will Travel/Windy Windmill/Tough Break/The Ice Cream Tree/Astromutt (1969) ... (animation director)
- Balmy Swami/Camouflage Hop-Aroo/Mop Up/Left Hanging/Wild Mutt Muttley (1969) ... (animation director)
- Too Many Kooks/Ice See You/Echo/Rainmaker/Professor Muttley (1969) ... (animation director)
- Medal Muddle/Go South Young Pigeon/The Window Washer/Beach Blast/Admiral Bird Dog (1969) ... (animation director)
Show all 17 episodes
1969 The Perils of Penelope Pitstop (TV Series) (animation director)
1969 Cattanooga Cats (TV Series) (animation director)
1968-1969 The New Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (TV Series) (animation director - 11 episodes)
- Mission of Captain Mordecai (1969) ... (animation director)
- The Eye of Doorgah (1968) ... (animation director)
- Menace in the Ice (1968) ... (animation director)
- The Curse of Thut (1968) ... (animation director)
- Castle of Evil (1968) ... (animation director)
Show all 11 episodes
1968-1969 Wacky Races (TV Series) (animation director - 17 episodes)
- Race to Racine/The Carlsbad or Bust Bash (1969) ... (animation director)
- The Ski Resort Road Race/Overseas Hi-Way Race (1968) ... (animation director)
- Ballpoint, Penn., or Bust/Fast Track to Hackensack (1968) ... (animation director)
- Speeding for Smogland/Race Rally to Raleigh (1968) ... (animation director)
- Dopey Dakota Derby/Dash to Delaware (1968) ... (animation director)
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1969 The Banana Splits Adventure Hour (TV Series) (animation director - 8 episodes)
- A Fair Day for Tooly (1969) ... (animation director)
- The Great Gold Robbery ... (animation director)
- The Wizard Ramnizar ... (animation director)
- The Ring ... (animation director)
- The Ransom ... (animation director)
Show all 8 episodes
1968 The Adventures of Gulliver (TV Series) (animation director - 1 episode)
- The Forbidden Pool (1968) ... (animation director)
1967 Abbott & Costello (TV Series) (animation director - 1967)
1967 Fantastic 4 (TV Series) (animation director - 1 episode)
- Galactus (1967) ... (animation director)
1967 Moby Dick and the Mighty Mightor (TV Series) (animation director - 1967)
1967 The Herculoids (TV Series) (animation director - 1967)
1967 1967 Busch Advertisement (Short) (animation director - uncredited)
1967 Birdman (TV Series) (animator - 5 episodes)
- Mentok, the Mind Taker (1967) ... (animator)
- The Empress of Evil ... (animator)
- Number One ... (animator)
- Morto Rides Again ... (animator)
- Birdman vs Dr. Freezoids ... (animator)
1967 Shazzan (TV Series) (animation director - 6 episodes)
- Valley of the Giants (1967) ... (animation director)
- The Underground World (1967) ... (animation director)
- The Living Island (1967) ... (animation director)
- The Black Sultan (1967) ... (animation director)
- Master of the Thieves (1967) ... (animation director)
Show all 6 episodes
1965-1966 The Atom Ant Show (TV Series) (animation director - 25 episodes)
- Rock-a-Bye Boo-Boo (1966) ... (animation director)
- Killer Diller Gorilla (1966) ... (animation director)
- Mouse Rouser (1966) ... (animation director)
- Up in the Air Squares (1966) ... (animation director)
- Pteraducktyl Soup (1966) ... (animation director)
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1966 Frankenstein, Jr. and the Impossibles (TV Series) (animation director)
1966 The Space Kidettes (TV Series) (animation director - 1966)
1966 The Man Called Flintstone (animation director)
1962-1966 The Flintstones (TV Series) (animation director - 105 episodes)
- The Story of Rocky's Raiders (1966) ... (animation director)
- My Fair Freddy (1966) ... (animation director)
- Dripper (1966) ... (animation director)
- Jealousy (1966) ... (animation director)
- Fred's Island (1966) ... (animation director)
Show all 105 episodes
1964-1966 The Peter Potamus Show (TV Series) (animation director - 27 episodes)
- Wrong Time No See/El Loco, Loco, Loco Diablo (1966) ... (animation director - 1964)
- The Crossbow Incident/Jail Break-In (1966) ... (animation director - 1964)
- Rebel Rumble/Space Sheriff (1966) ... (animation director - 1964)
- Pilgrims Regress/Red Riding Ricochet (1966) ... (animation director - 1964)
- Dept and Taxes/Rapid Romance (1966) ... (animation director - 1964)
Show all 27 episodes
1964-1965 The Magilla Gorilla Show (TV Series) (animation director - 31 episodes)
- Super Blooper Heroes (1965) ... (animation director)
- Beau Jest (1965) ... (animation director)
- Mad Avenue Madness (1965) ... (animation director)
- Wheelin and Deal (1965) ... (animation director)
- Magilla Mix-Up (1965) ... (animation director)
Show all 31 episodes
1965 The Secret Squirrel Show (TV Series) (animation director)
1965 Big Mouse-Take (Short) (animation director)
1965 Crow's Fete (Short) (animation director)
1965 Pork Chop Phooey (Short) (animation director)
1964-1965 Jonny Quest (TV Series) (animation director - 26 episodes)
- The Sea Haunt (1965) ... (animation director)
- Monster in the Monastery (1965) ... (animation director)
- Terror Island (1965) ... (animation director)
- The House of Seven Gargoyles (1965) ... (animation director)
- The Quetong Missile Mystery (1965) ... (animation director)
Show all 26 episodes
1965 Horse Shoo (Short) (animation director)
1965 Sinbad Jr. (TV Series) (animation director - 81 episodes)
- Bird God (1965) ... (animation director - uncredited)
- Bat Brain (1965) ... (animation director - uncredited)
- Mad Mad Movies (1965) ... (animation director - uncredited)
- Faces from Space (1965) ... (animation director - uncredited)
- About Ben Blubbo (1965) ... (animation director - uncredited)
Show all 81 episodes
1964 Bear Knuckles (Short) (animation director)
1964 Trouble Bruin (Short) (animation director)
1964 Hey There, It's Yogi Bear (animation director)
1964 Bear Hug (Short) (animation director)
1964 Elephantastic (Short) (animation director)
1964 Raggedy Rug (Short) (animation director)
1963 Habit Rabbit (Short) (animation director)
1963 Crook Who Cried Wolf (Short) (animation director)
1963 Bear Up! (Short) (animation director)
1963 Drum-Sticked (Short) (animation director)
1963 Not in Nottingham (Short) (animation director)
1963 Sheep Stealers Anonymous (Short) (animation director - as Charles Nichols)
1963 A Fallible Fable (Short) (animation director - as Charles Nichols)
1963 Whatcha Watchin' (Short) (animation director)
1963 Chicken Hearted Wolf (Short) (animation director - as Charles Nichols)
1962-1963 The Jetsons (TV Series) (animation director - 24 episodes)
- Elroy's Mob (1963) ... (animation director)
- TV or Not TV (1963) ... (animation director)
- Dude Planet (1963) ... (animation director)
- Private Property (1963) ... (animation director)
- Miss Solar System (1963) ... (animation director)
Show all 24 episodes
1963 Just a Wolf at Heart (Short) (animation director - as Charles Nichols)
1962 Lippy the Lion and Hardy Har Har (TV Series) (animation director - 3 episodes)
- Kidnap Trap (1962) ... (animation director - uncredited)
- Scare to Spare (1962) ... (animation director - uncredited)
- Watermelon Felon (1962) ... (animation director - uncredited)
1962 Bunnies Abundant (Short) (animation director - as Charles Nichols)
1962 Rancid Ransom (Short) (animation director - as Charles Nichols)
1962 Chicken Fracas-See (Short) (animation director - as Charles Nichols)
1962 Slippery Slippers (Short) (animation director - as Charles Nichols)
1962 Bearly Able (Short) (animation director - as Charles Nichols)
1962 Common Scents (Short) (animation director - as Charles Nichols)
1961-1962 Top Cat (TV Series) (animation director - 30 episodes)
- Dibble's Double (1962) ... (animation director)
- Griswald (1962) ... (animation director)
- Dibble Sings Again (1962) ... (animation director)
- Dibble Breaks the Record (1962) ... (animation director)
- The Con Men (1962) ... (animation director)
Show all 30 episodes
1962 Swash Buckled (Short) (animation director - as Charles Nichols)
1962 Beef for and After (Short) (animation director - as Charles Nichols)
1962 Bungle Uncle (Short) (animation director - as Charles Nichols)
1961 Loopy's Hare-Do (Short) (animation director - as Charles Nichols)
1953 The Simple Things (Short) (animator - uncredited)
1952 Pluto's Party (Short) (animator - as Charles Nichols)
1952 Man's Best Friend (Short) (animator - as Charles Nichols)
1951 R'coon Dawg (Short) (animator - uncredited)
1951 Alice in Wonderland (character animator - as Charles Nichols)
1951 Home Made Home (Short) (animator)
1951 Cold Storage (Short) (animation - as Charles Nichols)
1951 Lion Down (Short) (animator - as Charles Nichols)
1950 Motor Mania (Short) (animator - as Charles Nichols)
1947 Fun & Fancy Free (animator - uncredited)
1944 Donald Duck and the Gorilla (Short) (animator - uncredited)
1943 Home Defense (Short) (animator)
1943 The Old Army Game (Short) (animator)
1943 Private Pluto (Short) (animator - uncredited)
1942 Der Fuehrer's Face (Short) (animator - uncredited)
1942 Pluto at the Zoo (Short) (animator - uncredited)
1942 Sky Trooper (Short) (animator)
1942 The Vanishing Private (Short) (animator)
1941 Lend a Paw (Short) (animator - uncredited)
1941 Canine Caddy (Short) (animator)
1940 Pantry Pirate (Short) (animator)
1940 Pinocchio (animator - as Charles Nichols)
1937 Pluto's Quin-puplets (Short) (animator - uncredited)