Nick Stewart

Nick Stewart

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 the lawyer, which he turned down. (After his refusal, it went to Johnny Lee, who had the role on radio since 1949.) Soon Gosden and Correll were back on the telephone, this time offering Stewart the role of Lightnin' on the television show. Stewart accepted the role with one idea in mind: to make enough money to be able to open his theater where African Americans would not be typecast as maids and porters. In the 1960s, he would have small roles in Mister Ed and the classic comedy film, It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963) as the Migrant Truck Driver who is forced off of the road. In 1987, Doris McMillon devoted an entire week of her nightly talk show, On the Line, to a discussion of the documentary Amos 'n' Andy: Anatomy of a Controversy, and the issues surrounding the shows. Stewart was one of the participants, discussing the show and his role in it. He also had a role in the movie Carmen Jones. Stewart's final acting role would be returning to Disney to reprise the voice role of Br'er Bear for the theme park attraction Splash Mountain, which is based on the animated segments of Song of the South. He was the only actor to return and voice his character from the aforementioned movie. In an interview with author Jim Korkis, he was asked about whether or not his role of Br'er Bear was degrading. He replied, "Disney treated us like Kings." He went on to say that the money he earned from Song of the South was donated to a theatre for African-American actors to play roles other than maids and butlers, and was doing the same with the money from reprising his role for the Disneyland attraction.

  • Teitl: Nick Stewart
  • Poblogrwydd: 1.579
  • Yn adnabyddus Am: Acting
  • Pen-blwydd: 1910-03-15
  • Man Geni: New York City, New York, U.S.
  • Tudalen hafan:
  • Hefyd yn hysbys fel: Nicodemus, Nicodemus Stewart, Nick O'Demus, Horace Winfred "Nick" Stewart, Horace Winfred Stewart
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  • 1963
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    It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World

    It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World

    6.965 1963 HD

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  • 1946
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    Song of the South

    Song of the South

    6.4 1946 HD

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  • 1946
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    Behind Green Lights

    Behind Green Lights

    5.6 1946 HD

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  • 1945
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    Delightfully Dangerous

    Delightfully Dangerous

    5.3 1945 HD

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  • 1936
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    Go West Young Man

    Go West Young Man

    5.3 1936 HD

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  • 1955
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    Flame of the Islands

    Flame of the Islands

    3.5 1955 HD

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  • 1943
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    My Son, The Hero

    My Son, The Hero

    1 1943 HD

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  • 1938
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    International Crime

    International Crime

    5.409 1938 HD

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  • 1944
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    Gildersleeve's Ghost

    Gildersleeve's Ghost

    5 1944 HD

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  • 1946
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    Three Little Girls in Blue

    Three Little Girls in Blue

    6.5 1946 HD

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  • 1942
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    Shine

    Shine

    1 1942 HD

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  • 1939
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    Wall Street Cowboy

    Wall Street Cowboy

    6.5 1939 HD

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  • 1943
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    Stormy Weather

    Stormy Weather

    6.9 1943 HD

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  • 1958
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    Tarzan's Fight for Life

    Tarzan's Fight for Life

    4.6 1958 HD

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  • 1943
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    False Faces

    False Faces

    7 1943 HD

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  • 1936
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    Mind Your Own Business

    Mind Your Own Business

    1 1936 HD

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  • 1943
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    Hoosier Holiday

    Hoosier Holiday

    1 1943 HD

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  • 1945
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    She Wouldn't Say Yes

    She Wouldn't Say Yes

    5.9 1945 HD

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  • 1945
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    Dakota

    Dakota

    5.1 1945 HD

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  • 1946
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    Night Train to Memphis

    Night Train to Memphis

    1 1946 HD

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  • 1976
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    Silver Streak

    Silver Streak

    6.733 1976 HD

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  • 1941
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    Robin Hood of the Pecos

    Robin Hood of the Pecos

    5 1941 HD

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  • 1954
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    Carmen Jones

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    5.9 1954 HD

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  • 1943
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    Cabin in the Sky

    Cabin in the Sky

    6.3 1943 HD

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  • 1945
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    Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood

    Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood

    5.66 1945 HD

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  • 1935
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    Who Killed Cock Robin?

    Who Killed Cock Robin?

    6.7 1935 HD

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  • 1943
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    The Meanest Man in the World

    The Meanest Man in the World

    6.4 1943 HD

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  • 1941
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    Dumbo

    Dumbo

    7 1941 HD

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  • 1961
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    Mister Ed

    Mister Ed

    6.7 1961 HD

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  • 1951
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    Amos 'n' Andy

    Amos 'n' Andy

    7.5 1951 HD

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  • 1961
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    Ben Casey

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    5.7 1961 HD

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