Fayard Nicholas
Acting
Born October 20, 1914 · Mobile, Alabama, USA
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…
Known For · 40 titles
The Kennedy Center Honors
MGM Parade
The Hollywood Palace
The Jacksons
The Pirate
Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer
That's Entertainment!
Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood
The Liberation of L.B. Jones
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
That's Dancing!
Night at the Golden Eagle
It's Black Entertainment
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
Sun Valley Serenade
The Pirate: A Musical Treasure Chest
Hard Four
The Big Broadcast of 1936
Stormy Weather
Maurice Hines: Bring Them Back
Down Argentine Way
Take It or Leave It
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
Don't Gamble with Love
Orchestra Wives
Kid Millions
Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story
Tin Pan Alley
My Son Is Guilty
The Great American Broadcast
Dorothy Dandridge: An American Beauty
El misterio del carro express
Hello Kathrin
Abbott and Costello Christmas Show
Coronado
El mensaje de la muerte
Calling All Stars
The Nicholas Brothers: We Sing and We Dance
Bob Hope: Entertaining the Troops
Pie, Pie Blackbird