Fayard Nicholas

Actor Oct 20 (died age 91) Mobile, Alabama, USA 1932–2022 (90 year career)

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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 Ne…

Known For

Film

That's Entertainment!

(archive footage)

Film

The Pirate

Performer

Film

Stormy Weather

Dancer

Film

Sun Valley Serenade

Specialty Dancer (uncredited)

Film

That's Dancing!

From 'Down Argentine Way' (archive footage)

Film

Down Argentine Way

One of the Nicholas Brothers

Film

The Liberation of L.B. Jones

Benny Smith

Film

Orchestra Wives

Dancer (as Nicholas Brothers)

Filmography

Acting (44)

Movies (41)

Nicholas Brothers: Stormy Weather

2022

as Self (archival footage)

Maurice Hines: Bring Them Back

2019

as Self (archive footage)

5.0

Bob Hope: Entertaining the Troops

2016

as Self

The Pirate: A Musical Treasure Chest

2007

as Self (archive footage)

Hard Four

2007

as Ulysses

4.4

Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There

2003

as Self

7.0

Dorothy Dandridge: An American Beauty

2003

as Self

7.5

Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer

2002

as Self

7.6

It's Black Entertainment

2002

as Self

8.0

Night at the Golden Eagle

2002

as Mr. Maynard

4.2

Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story

2002

as Self (uncredited)

Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood

1998

as Self

The Nicholas Brothers: We Sing and We Dance

1992

as Himself

Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC

1988

as Self (archive footage)

6.0

That's Dancing!

1985

as From 'Down Argentine Way' (archive footage)

7.0

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

1975

as Self (archive footage)

6.1

That's Entertainment!

1974

as (archive footage)

7.4

The Liberation of L.B. Jones

as Benny Smith

Hello Kathrin

El mensaje de la muerte

1953

as Bailarín

5.3

El misterio del carro express

1953

5.0

Abbott and Costello Christmas Show

as Himself

The Pirate

as Performer

Take It or Leave It

as (archive footage) (uncredited)

Stormy Weather

as Dancer

Orchestra Wives

as Dancer (as Nicholas Brothers)

6.3

The Great American Broadcast

1941

as Railroad Station Dancer

5.0

Sun Valley Serenade

1941

as Specialty Dancer (uncredited)

7.0

Nicholas Brothers Family Home Movies

1940

7.0

Down Argentine Way

1940

as One of the Nicholas Brothers

Tin Pan Alley

as Dancer

My Son Is Guilty

as Specialty Act

Calling All Stars

as Himself

The Black Network

1936

as Dancer (uncredited)

6.0

Don't Gamble with Love

1936

as Specialty Dancer

An All-Colored Vaudeville Show

1935

as Self

7.0

Coronado

1935

as Dance Specialty (uncredited)

3.0

The Big Broadcast of 1936

as Dot

Kid Millions

as Dancer on Ship

Barber Shop Blues

as Self - Dancer - One of the Nicholas Brothers

4.0

Pie, Pie Blackbird

1932

as Child with Nina / Dancer (as The Nicholas Brothers)

6.0

Television (3)

The Kennedy Center Honors

as Self

The Jacksons

as El mismo

The Hollywood Palace

as Self - Tap Dancer