Fayard Nicholas
Birthday
1914/10/20
Day of death
2006/01/24 (91 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Mobile, Alabama, USA
Also know 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 Ne...Read more
Acting
(1940) Down Argentine Way
as One of the Nicholas Brothers
(1935) An All-Colored Vaudeville Show
as Self
(2007) Hard Four
as Ulysses
(1988) Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
as Self (archive footage)
(1935) The Big Broadcast of 1936
as Dot
(1940) Nicholas Brothers Family Home Movies
as ---
(2022) Nicholas Brothers: Stormy Weather
as Self (archival footage)
(1937) Calling All Stars
as Himself
(1932) Pie, Pie Blackbird
as Child with Nina / Dancer (as The Nicholas Brothers)
(1936) The Black Network
as Dancer (uncredited)
(1974) That's Entertainment!
as (archive footage)
(2002) Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story
as Self (uncredited)
(1933) Barber Shop Blues
as Dancer - One of the Nicholas Brothers
(1970) The Liberation of L.B. Jones
as Benny Smith
(1942) Orchestra Wives
as Dancer (as Nicholas Brothers)
(1935) Coronado
as Dance Specialty (uncredited)
(1941) Sun Valley Serenade
as Specialty Dancer (uncredited)
(1940) Tin Pan Alley
as Dancer
(2016) Bob Hope: Entertaining the Troops
as Self
(2002) Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer
as Self
(1936) Don't Gamble with Love
as Specialty Dancer
(1956) Hello Kathrin
as ---
(1992) The Nicholas Brothers: We Sing and We Dance
as Himself
(1975) Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
as Self (archive footage)
(1953) El misterio del carro express
as ---
(1944) Take It or Leave It
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
(1943) Stormy Weather
as Dancer
(2002) It's Black Entertainment
as Self
(2003) Dorothy Dandridge: An American Beauty
as Self
(1985) That's Dancing!
as From 'Down Argentine Way' (archive footage)
(2007) The Pirate: A Musical Treasure Chest
as Himself
(1939) My Son Is Guilty
as Specialty Act
(2003) Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
as Self
(2002) Night at the Golden Eagle
as Mr. Maynard
(1953) El mensaje de la muerte
as ---
(1948) The Pirate
as Performer
(1934) Kid Millions
as Dancer on Ship
(1941) The Great American Broadcast
as Railroad Station Dancer
(1998) Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood
as Self
(2019) Maurice Hines: Bring Them Back
as Self (archive footage)
(1964) The Hollywood Palace
as Self - Tap Dancer
(1976) The Jacksons
as El mismo
(1978) The Kennedy Center Honors
as Self