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Nick Stewart

Nick Stewart

Actor · Born 1910-03-15 · New York City, New York, U.S.

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Biography

Horace Winfred "Nick" Stewart (March 15, 1910 – December 18, 2000) also billed as Nick O'Demus was an American television and film actor. Stewart was known for his role as Lightnin' (Willie Jefferson) on TV's The Amos 'n' Andy Show. Nick Stewart was born on March 15, 1910, in Harlem, New York City, to Joseph (March 15, 1888 – July 1976) and Eva Stewart, who were recent immigrants from Barbados, British West Indies. He began his show business career as a dancer at the Cotton Club and Hoofers Club. Stewart also was a veteran of Broadway shows, having created a comedic character he called "Nicodemus" and playing that role in Swingin' the Dream and Louisiana Purchase, as well as in the film Go West, Young Man. Stewart also performed comedy as a cast member of the Rudy Vallée radio show in 1941. Other acting credits include the 1936 movie Go West Young Man, the voice of Br'er Bear in the 1946 Disney movie Song of the South, and Willy-Willy on the television series Ramar of the Jungle. Also in 1954, Stewart had an important role in The Reign of Amelika Joe presented by Fireside Theatre. He also won a comedy role in White Christmas (1954). He was originally offered the role of Calhoun t…

Movies & TV Shows

  1. Dumbo (1941) — Specks Crow (voice) (uncredited)
  2. It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963) — Driver run off highway
  3. Silver Streak (1976) — Shoeshiner
  4. Song of the South (1946) — Br'er Bear (voice)
  5. Carmen Jones (1954) — Dink Franklin
  6. Mister Ed (1961)
  7. Cabin in the Sky (1943) — Dude
  8. Stormy Weather (1943) — Cousin Jake (uncredited)
  9. Who Killed Cock Robin? (1935) — Blackbird (voice) (uncredited)
  10. Dakota (1945) — Nicodemus
  11. Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood (1945) — Houseboy (uncredited)
  12. Behind Green Lights (1946) — Man Reporting Stolen Car (uncredited)
  13. Go West Young Man (1936) — Nicodemus (as Nicodemus Stewart)
  14. Ben Casey (1961)
  15. International Crime (1938) — Bootblack
  16. Follow the Boys (1944) — Lt. Reynolds (uncredited)
  17. Tarzan's Fight for Life (1958) — Molo
  18. Amos 'n' Andy (1951) — Lightnin'
  19. Delightfully Dangerous (1945) — Desk Clerk
  20. Flame of the Islands (1955) — Nick
  21. Gildersleeve's Ghost (1944) — Chauncey
  22. She Wouldn't Say Yes (1945) — Porter (uncredited)
  23. The Meanest Man in the World (1943) — Elevator Operator (uncredited)
  24. Wall Street Cowboy (1939) — Train Porter
  25. Three Little Girls in Blue (1946) — Mo
  26. False Faces (1943) — Mack (as Nicodemus)
  27. My Son, The Hero (1943) — Nicodemus
  28. Robin Hood of the Pecos (1941) — Mose Johnson (uncredited)
  29. Mind Your Own Business (1936) — Butler (as Nicodemus)
  30. Hoosier Holiday (1943) — Aloysius Lincoln (as Nicodemus)
  31. Night Train to Memphis (1946) — Train Porter
  32. Shine (1942) — (as Nicodemus)