Maceo Anderson
Biography
Anderson was the founder of the tap dancing group known as "The Four Step Brothers". The group performed successfully for over thirty years on several Hollywood films, in productions with Frank Sinatra, Bob Hope and on television. They wer honored in 1988 with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. After retiring, Anderson became a minister and worked to help the homeless in the Los Angeles area.
Known For & Full Filmography2 Titles
Movie - 1953, 2h 15m • as Dancer
Bob Hope stars as an inept member of the chorus boy in a turn of the century stage show. After being fired, he finds himself starring acting as a decoy when a killer goes after the real star.
Movie - 1942, 2h 15m • as Four Step Brothers Member
By popular consensus, Allan Jones' best Universal mini-musical of the 1940s was the timely When Johnny Comes Marching Home. Jones is cast as war hero Johnny Kovacs, who wearies of the adulation heaped upon him and takes refuge under an assumed name in a theatrical boarding house. Here he befriends orchestra leader Phil Spitalny and his all-girl aggregation, including the inimitable Evelyn and Her Magic Violin. When Army officials trace Johnny to the boarding house, his new friends assume that he's a deserter and try to convince him to return to duty.