Cast
Fayard Nicholas
Acting
Cast
Fayard Nicholas
Known for
Acting
Born
1914-10-20
From
Mobile, Alabama, USA
Died
2006-01-24
Also known as The Nicholas Brothers, Nicholas Brothers, Fayard Antonio Nicholas
Biography
Fayard Antonio Nicholas was an American choreographer, dancer and actor. He and his younger brother Harold Nicholas made up the Nicholas Brothers tap dance duo, who starred in the MGM musicals An All-Colored Vaudeville Show, Stormy Weather, The Pirate, and Hard Four. The Nicholas brothers also starred in the 20th Century-Fox musicals Down Argentine Way, Sun Valley Serenade, and Orchestra Wives. In 1932, when he was 18 and his brother was only 11, they became the featured act at Cotton Club in New York City. The brothers earned fame with a unique style of rhythm tap that blended "masterful jazz steps with daredevil athletic moves and an elegance of motion worthy of ballet". They appeared in the Ziegfeld Follies on Broadway and in London they worked with jazz choreographer Buddy Bradley. The performances led them to a career in film. Nicholas appeared in over 60 films, including the 1943 musical Stormy Weather with their signature staircase dance. His career was interrupted from 1943 to 1944 when he served in the U.S. Army during World War II. Nicholas achieved the rank of Technician fifth grade while in WWII. After his dance career ended, Nicholas and his wife, Katherine Hopkins Nicholas, embarked on a lecture tour discussing dance. In 2003, Nicholas served as "Festival Legend" at the third "Soul to Sole Tap Festival" in Austin, Texas. Nicholas was inducted into the National Museum of Dance C.V. Whitney Hall of Fame in 2001.
★6.5
MOVIE1948
The Pirate
as Performer
★6.0
MOVIE1988
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
★7.0
MOVIE2003
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
as Self
★6.9
MOVIE1943
Stormy Weather
as Dancer
★7.4
MOVIE1974
That's Entertainment!
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
★6.3
MOVIE1975
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
as Self (archive footage)
★7.1
MOVIE1941
Sun Valley Serenade
as Specialty Dancer (uncredited)
★6.5
MOVIE1942
Orchestra Wives
as Dancer (as Nicholas Brothers)
★4.9
MOVIE2007
Hard Four
as Ulysses
★7.1
MOVIE1985
That's Dancing!
as From 'Down Argentine Way' (archive footage)
★6.0
MOVIE1970
The Liberation of L.B. Jones
as Benny Smith
★8.7
MOVIE2002
It's Black Entertainment
as Self
★4.8
MOVIE2002
Night at the Golden Eagle
as Mr. Maynard
MOVIE2007
The Pirate: A Musical Treasure Chest
as Self (archive footage)
★6.3
MOVIE1940
Down Argentine Way
as One of the Nicholas Brothers
★7.8
MOVIE2002
Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer
as Self
★8.3
MOVIE2003
Dorothy Dandridge: An American Beauty
as Self
★5.8
MOVIE1935
The Big Broadcast of 1936
as Dot
★7.0
MOVIE2002
Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story
as Self (uncredited)
★6.7
MOVIE1934
Kid Millions
as Dancer on Ship
★9.0
MOVIE1937
Calling All Stars
as Himself
★5.0
MOVIE1935
Coronado
as Dance Specialty (uncredited)
MOVIE2016
Bob Hope: Entertaining the Troops
as Self
★5.4
MOVIE1940
Tin Pan Alley
as Dancer
★6.0
MOVIE1944
Take It or Leave It
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
★6.0
MOVIE1941
The Great American Broadcast
as Railroad Station Dancer
★6.3
MOVIE1956
Hello Kathrin
★5.0
MOVIE2019
Maurice Hines: Bring Them Back
as Self (archive footage)
★9.0
MOVIE1998
Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood
as Self
★6.3
MOVIE1936
The Black Network
as Dancer (uncredited)
★10.0
MOVIE1936
Don't Gamble with Love
as Specialty Dancer
MOVIE2022
Nicholas Brothers: Stormy Weather
as Self (archival footage)
MOVIE1992
The Nicholas Brothers: We Sing and We Dance
as Himself
★7.5
MOVIE1939
My Son Is Guilty
as Specialty Act
★6.5
MOVIE1953
El mensaje de la muerte
as Bailarín
★5.5
MOVIE1952
Abbott and Costello Christmas Show
as Himself
★7.5
MOVIE1935
An All-Colored Vaudeville Show
as Self
★7.5
MOVIE1932
Pie, Pie Blackbird
as Child with Nina / Dancer (as The Nicholas Brothers)
★5.8
MOVIE1953
El misterio del carro express
as Bailarín
★5.5
MOVIE1933
Barber Shop Blues
as Self - Dancer - One of the Nicholas Brothers