Fayard Nicholas
Born in Mobile, Alabama, USA — Oct 20 1914• Died Jan 24 2006
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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…
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The Kennedy Center Honors
Self
MGM Parade
self
The Hollywood Palace
Self - Tap Dancer
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
Self
The Jacksons
El mismo
The Pirate
Performer
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
Self (archive footage)
It's Black Entertainment
Self
Stormy Weather
Dancer
That's Entertainment!
(archive footage)
The Liberation of L.B. Jones
Benny Smith
That's Dancing!
From 'Down Argentine Way' (archive footage)
Dorothy Dandridge: An American Beauty
Self
Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer
Self
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Self (archive footage)
My Son Is Guilty
Specialty Act
Maurice Hines: Bring Them Back
Self (archive footage)
Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story
Self (uncredited)
Don't Gamble with Love
Specialty Dancer
Tin Pan Alley
Dancer
Hard Four
Ulysses
Kid Millions
Dancer on Ship
Night at the Golden Eagle
Mr. Maynard
The Big Broadcast of 1936
Dot
Down Argentine Way
One of the Nicholas Brothers
Orchestra Wives
Dancer (as Nicholas Brothers)
The Great American Broadcast
Railroad Station Dancer
Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood
Self
Sun Valley Serenade
Specialty Dancer (uncredited)
Bob Hope: Entertaining the Troops
Self
The Nicholas Brothers: We Sing and We Dance
Himself
Take It or Leave It
(archive footage) (uncredited)
Calling All Stars
Himself
Coronado
Dance Specialty (uncredited)
El misterio del carro express
Abbott and Costello Christmas Show
Himself
Nicholas Brothers Family Home Movies
Nicholas Brothers: Stormy Weather
Self (archival footage)
Hello Kathrin
El mensaje de la muerte
Bailarín
The Black Network
Dancer (uncredited)
An All-Colored Vaudeville Show
Self
The Pirate: A Musical Treasure Chest
Self (archive footage)
Pie, Pie Blackbird
Child with Nina / Dancer (as The Nicholas Brothers)
Barber Shop Blues
Self - Dancer - One of the Nicholas Brothers