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.

  • Título: Nick Stewart
  • Popularidad: 1.579
  • Conocido por: Acting
  • Cumpleaños: 1910-03-15
  • Lugar de nacimiento: New York City, New York, U.S.
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  • También conocido como: Nicodemus, Nicodemus Stewart, Nick O'Demus, Horace Winfred "Nick" Stewart, Horace Winfred Stewart
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Nick Stewart Películas

  • 1963
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    El mundo está loco, loco, loco

    El mundo está loco, loco, loco

    6.965 1963 HD

    Un grupo de automovilistas viaja por un agreste paisaje del sur de California. De pronto, un coche les adelanta a gran velocidad pero, al tomar una...

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  • 1946
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    Canción del Sur

    Canción del Sur

    6.4 1946 HD

    El tío Remus aprovecha sus cuentos sobre el conejo Brer para ayudar al pequeño Johnny a superar su confusión tras la...

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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

    Mavis Arden (Mae West) es una estrella de cine. Su fama la precede por todo el mundo, y sus numerosas apariciones públicas dan fe de su...

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  • 1955
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    La isla del pecado

    La isla del pecado

    3.5 1955 HD

    Una administrativa, antigua cantante, estando con un compañero, recibe la oferta de un hombre de negocios que quiere instalar un casino en las...

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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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    Tres jovencitas vestidas de azul

    Tres jovencitas vestidas de azul

    6.5 1946 HD

    En 1902, en Red Bank, Nueva Jersey, las tres hermanas Charters (Pam, Liz y Myra) han heredado una granja de pollos y esperan una importante suma de...

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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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    Tarzán lucha por su vida

    Tarzán lucha por su vida

    4.6 1958 HD

    La existencia de una pequeña clínica en la selva, dirigida por un anciano doctor, desata la envidia del hechicero de la tribu que ve su...

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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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    La dama se rinde

    La dama se rinde

    5.9 1945 HD

    Susan Lane es una psiquiátra especialista en autocontrol. Antes de regresar en tren a su consulta en Chicago, pasa el tiempo en el este con...

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  • 1945
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    Dakota

    Dakota

    5.1 1945 HD

    Un cowboy ayuda a los granjeros de trigo de Dakota contra los saqueadores de terrenos. Contará con la ayuda de la hija de un magnate...

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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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    El expreso de Chicago

    El expreso de Chicago

    6.733 1976 HD

    George Caldwell, un editor de libros, durante un viaje en tren de Los Ángeles a Chicago, conoce a la secretaria de un profesor y escritor de...

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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

    Carmen Jones

    5.9 1954 HD

    Carmen Jones, una mujer acostumbrada a manejar a los hombres a su antojo, asedia a Joe, un joven soldado que piensa contraer matrimonio con Cindy Lou...

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  • 1943
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    Una cabaña en el cielo

    Una cabaña en el cielo

    6.3 1943 HD

    Joe es un jugador profesional que se debate entre dos amores. En el suburbio en el que reside vive una bella mujer por la que se siente tentado....

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  • 1945
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    Abbott y Costello en Hollywood

    Abbott y Costello en Hollywood

    5.66 1945 HD

    A pesar de que en el título aparece la palabra Hollywood, esta comedia no gira en torno al mundo del cine, sino al de la música. Abbott...

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  • 1935
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    ¿Quién mató al jilguero Robin?

    ¿Quién mató al jilguero Robin?

    6.7 1935 HD

    Un jilguero recibe un disparo y la comunidad del bosque realiza un juicio para investigar.

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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

    Las cigüeñas llegan, como todos los años, hasta un pintoresco circo para repartir los bebés a sus respectivas mamás....

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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

    Ben Casey

    5.7 1961 HD

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