NICK STEWART BIOGRAPHY & FILMOGRAPHY:
Nick Stewart was born on March 15th, 1910 in New York City, New York with the birth name Horace Winfred Stewart, born to Joseph and Eva Stewart. Nick Stewart became one of the first African-American character actors to be inducted in to the Academy of Television Arts and Science's new Archive of American Television.
His career in the entertainment industry began working as a dancer at both the Cotton Club and Hoofers Club.
He later also began performing on Broadway appearing in such productions as, "Swingin' the Dream" and "Louisiana Purchase". In addition to his early stage work he also broke into the film industry appearing on such films as, "Go West Young Man" (1936) starring Mae West, Warren William, Randolph Scott, Alice Brady and Lyle Talbot, "International Crime" (1938) starring Rod La Rocque, Astrid Allwyn and William Pawley, "Wall Street Cowboy" (1939) starring Roy Rogers, George 'Gabby' Hayes and Raymond Hatton, "Cabin in the Sky" (1943) starring alongside Ethel Waters, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Lena Horne and Louis Armstrong, "My Son the Hero" (1943) starring Patsy Kelly, Roscoe Karns and Joan Blair, "Colonel Effingham's Raid" (1946) starring Charles Coburn, Joan Bennett, William Eythe, Allyn Joslyn, Thurston Hall and Elizabeth Patterson, and "No Holds Barred" (1952) starring The Bowery Boys, Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall, Bennie Bartlett and Marjorie Reynolds. Many of his film roles were un-credited, however that did not discourage Stewart from continuing to work in the industry.
In addition to his film work he also did voice over work on the 1946 Walt Disney classic film, "Song of the South" and the video game, "Splash Mountain". He then lent his voice to Disneyland's amusement park providing the voice, Br'er Bear, for Splash Mountain.
Stewart also added a couple television credits to his resume over the course of his career as an actor such as, "Mister Ed", "The Amos 'n Andy Show", "Ben Casey", "Ramar of the Jungle", "Ironside" and "The Jack Benny Program".
He married once throughout his lifetime to Edna Stewart in 1941 and they had three children together. Along with his wife they founded the Los Angeles' Ebony Showcase Theatre in 1950 which continued to grow and relocated to various areas of Los Angeles, sadly in 1992 they lost the theatre due to financial reasons. The couple fought to keep the theatre going and remained married until he passed away on December 18th, 2000 in Los Angeles, California from natural causes.
Filmography
1989 Splash Mountain
1987 Hollywood Shuffle
1976 Silver Streak
1973 Big Daddy
1969 Ironside
1962-1965 Mister Ed
1963 It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
1963 Ben Casey
1958 Tarzan's Fight for Life
1958 St. Louis Blues
1956 The Jack Benny Program
1956 Flame of the Islands
1954 Carmen Jones
1954 Return from the Sea
1953 Ramar of the Jungle
1951-1953 The Amos 'n Andy Show
1953 Ebony Showcase Presents
1952 No Holds Barred
1949 East Side, West Side
1947 The Voice of the Turtle
1947 Down to Earth
1947 The Perfect Marriage
1946 Song of the South
1946 Three Little Girls in Blue
1946 Night Train to Memphis
1946 Centennial Summer
1946 Night and Day
1946 Behind Green Lights
1946 Colonel Effingham's Raid
1946 One Way to Love
1945 Dakota
1945 She Wouldn't Say Yes
1945 Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood
1945 I Love a Bandleader
1945 Zombies on Broadway
1944 Gildersleeve's Ghost
1944 Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble
1944 Follow the Boys
1944 The Heavenly Body
1943 Hoosier Holiday
1943 Stormy Weather
1943 False Faces
1943 My Son, the Hero
1943 Cabin in the Sky
1943 Hit Parade of 1943
1943 The Meanest Man in the World
1941 West of Cimarron
1941 Dumbo
1941 Robin Hood of the Pecos
1939 Wall Street Cowboy
1938 International Crime
1937 Dark Manhattan
1936 Mind Your Own Business
1936 Go West Young Man
1932 Prosperity
