Nick Stewart 1910-2000 Lightnin' Nick Stewart is most famous for his role as the janitor Lightnin' in the 1950s television series Amos 'N' Andy. Lightning was a Step'n Fetchit-like character. He was dull witted and slow of speech. He moved like "molasses" (not lightning). He played one of the most demeaning roles -- but was not without self-awareness. Nick Stewart says he took the role because "I couldn't have learned without an opportunity to play these roles, but I saw how this was poisoning the black community." Born Horace Winfred Stewart on March 15, 1910 in New York City, Nick Stewart was an actor, teacher and cultural/community activist. He was one of the first inductees in the Academy of Television Arts and Science's new Archive of American Television. Stewart first entered show business as a stand-up...