Nicodemus Stewart

American actor and writer. Born March 15, 1910 · New York City, New York, USA. Died December 18, 2000 · Los Angeles, California, USA. He was first active as a tap dancer at the Harlem Hoofer's Club and at the Cotton Club, on the same bill with Louis Armstrong and Duke Ellington. During the 1920s and 1930s, he also went on the vaudeville circuit and did stand-up comedy. He supplied the voice of Bre'r Bear for the animated film "Song of the South" (1946) He lent his voice talent once again to Disney for the Splash Mountain attraction at Disneyland. In 1950, with his wife Edna, founded the Ebony Showcase Theatre in Los Angeles. He was variously billed as Nicodemus Stewart, Horace Stewart, Nick O'Demus or simply as Nicodemus. He was the first inductees in the Academy of Television Arts and Science's new Archive of American Television.