Fayard Nicholas
Acting
Born: 1914-10-20 · Mobile, Alabama, USA
Died: 2006-01-24
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
🎬 Movies (30)
Nicholas Brothers: Stormy Weather
2022
Self (archival footage)
Maurice Hines: Bring Them Back
2019
Self (archive footage)
Bob Hope: Entertaining the Troops
2016
Self
Hard Four
2007
Ulysses
The Pirate: A Musical Treasure Chest
2007
Self (archive footage)
Dorothy Dandridge: An American Beauty
2003
Self
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
2003
Self
Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story
2002
Self (uncredited)
Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer
2002
Self
It's Black Entertainment
2002
Self
Night at the Golden Eagle
2002
Mr. Maynard
Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood
1998
Self
The Nicholas Brothers: We Sing and We Dance
1992
Himself
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
1988
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
That's Dancing!
1985
From 'Down Argentine Way' (archive footage)
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
1975
Self (archive footage)
That's Entertainment!
1974
(archive footage) (uncredited)
The Liberation of L.B. Jones
1970
Benny Smith
Hello Kathrin
1956
El misterio del carro express
1953
Bailarín
El mensaje de la muerte
1953
Bailarín
Abbott and Costello Christmas Show
1952
Himself
The Pirate
1948
Performer
Take It or Leave It
1944
(archive footage) (uncredited)
Stormy Weather
1943
Dancer
Orchestra Wives
1942
Dancer (as Nicholas Brothers)
Sun Valley Serenade
1941
Specialty Dancer (uncredited)
The Great American Broadcast
1941
Railroad Station Dancer
Down Argentine Way
1940
One of the Nicholas Brothers
Tin Pan Alley
1940
Dancer
