Fayard Nicholas

Actor

Born: October 20, 1914
Died: January 24, 2006 (age 91)
From: Mobile, Alabama, USA

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.…

Filmography (40)

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
Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer (2002)
Self
Night at the Golden Eagle (2002)
Mr. Maynard
It's Black Entertainment (2002)
Self
Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story (2002)
Self (uncredited)
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
Tin Pan Alley (1940)
Dancer
Down Argentine Way (1940)
One of the Nicholas Brothers