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Fred 'Snowflake' Toones

Fred 'Snowflake' Toones

Actor

Born January 5, 1906 in North Carolina, USA

Died February 13, 1962

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Fred "Snowflake" Toones was a character actor who appeared in over 200 films between 1928 and 1951. He often worked under contract for Republic Pictures, appearing in about 40 of its films.

He played a bootblack or shoeshine man in at least six of his movies, and Toones actually ran the shoeshine stand at Republic Studios.

He first appeared as a porter in 1932 in The Hurricane Express and was usually typecast as a porter - appearing in over 50 films in such a role. He also played a variety of other service-oriented or domestic worker roles such as stable grooms, janitors, elevator operators, valets, cooks, bellhops, doormen, butlers, and bartenders. Like other actors of the time, i.e. Anna May Wong and Franklin Pangborn, Toones is a prime example of racial and social stereotyping in the Hollywood film industry.

His standard characterization was that of a middle-aged "colored" man with a high-pitched voice and childlike mannerisms.

"Snowflake" was the stage name Toones was best known by, and he used this name as his credit as early as his third film, 1931's Shanghaied Love. Likewise, in Shanghaied Love and over 35 other films, "Snowflake" was also Toones' character name.

He acted in films such as Mississippi (1935), Hawk of the Wilderness (1938), and Daredevils of the Red Circle (1939) with Bruce Bennett and in many "B" westerns such as The Lawless Nineties (1936) with John Wayne. He also appeared in dozens of two-reelers such as Columbia's Woman Haters (1934) with the Three Stooges, and had a bit role in Laurel and Hardy's classic feature Way Out West (1937). Toones is also a familiar face in four Preston Sturges comedies: Twentieth Century (1934), Remember the Night (1940), Christmas in July (1940), and The Palm Beach Story (1942).

He died on 13 February 1962 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

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Dooley's Not Dooby Poster

Dooley's Not Dooby Video2018Self

The Laurel and Hardy Show Poster

The Laurel and Hardy Show TV Series1986Janitor

Lost Island of Kioga TV Movie1966George

Racket Squad Poster

Racket Squad TV Series1951Selwyn

Bells of San Angelo Poster

Bells of San Angelo Feature Film1947The cook

Hectic Honeymoon Short Film1947Room Service Waiter

The Crimson Key Poster

The Crimson Key Feature Film1947Club Bartender

The Road to Hollywood Poster

The Road to Hollywood Feature Film1947Actor - Harem Scene from 'Dream House'

Where There's Life Poster

Where There's Life Feature Film1947Department Store Mover

Centennial Summer Poster

Centennial Summer Feature Film1946Redcap

Fool's Gold Poster

Fool's Gold Feature Film1946Speed

G.I. War Brides Poster

G.I. War Brides Feature Film1946Pullman Porter

No Leave, No Love Poster

No Leave, No Love Feature Film1946Red Cap Porter

The Hoodlum Saint Poster

The Hoodlum Saint Feature Film1946Pullman Porter

The Runaround Poster

The Runaround Feature Film1946Porter

The Secret of the Whistler Poster

The Secret of the Whistler Feature Film1946Fred

Two Sisters from Boston Poster

Two Sisters from Boston Feature Film1946Porter

Two Smart People Poster

Two Smart People Feature Film1946Clarence

Jungle Queen Poster

Jungle Queen Feature Film1945Native

Man Alive Poster

Man Alive Feature Film1945Pianist

The Lost Weekend Poster

The Lost Weekend Feature Film1945Washroom Attendant at Harry & Joe's

Barbary Coast Gent Poster

Barbary Coast Gent Feature Film1944Train Porter

Firebrands of Arizona Poster

Firebrands of Arizona Feature Film1944Charlie

Hidden Valley Outlaws Poster

Hidden Valley Outlaws Feature Film1944Snowflake

Johnny Doesn't Live Here Anymore Poster

Johnny Doesn't Live Here Anymore Feature Film1944Train Porter

Meet the People Poster

Meet the People Feature Film1944Charlie

Nabonga Feature Film1944Native Attacking Tobo

The Yellow Rose of Texas Poster

The Yellow Rose of Texas Feature Film1944Wylie

A Rookie's Cookie Short Film1943Undetermined Secondary Role

Haunted Ranch Poster

Haunted Ranch Feature Film1943Sam

Here Comes Mr. Zerk Poster

Here Comes Mr. Zerk Short Film1943Shooting Galley Man

Land of Hunted Men Poster

Land of Hunted Men Feature Film1943Snowflake

Spy Train Poster

Spy Train Feature Film1943Pullman Car Porter

The Mystery of the 13th Guest Poster

The Mystery of the 13th Guest Feature Film1943Joe the Valet

Whistling in Brooklyn Poster

Whistling in Brooklyn Feature Film1943Fan

Who's Hugh? Poster

Who's Hugh? Short Film1943Bellhop

Who's Superstitious? Poster

Who's Superstitious? Short Film1943Dice Player

Arizona Terrors Poster

Arizona Terrors Feature Film1942Snowflake

Enemy Agents Meet Ellery Queen Poster

Enemy Agents Meet Ellery Queen Feature Film1942Train Porter

Give Out, Sisters Poster

Give Out, Sisters Feature Film1942Nightclub Valet

Groom and Bored Poster

Groom and Bored Short Film1942Train Porter

Obliging Young Lady Poster

Obliging Young Lady Feature Film1942George

Queen of Broadway Poster

Queen of Broadway Feature Film1942Mose

Raiders of the West Poster

Raiders of the West Feature Film1942George Washington Abraham Lincoln 'Snowflake' Jones

Silver Queen Poster

Silver Queen Feature Film1942Butler

The Palm Beach Story Poster

The Palm Beach Story Feature Film1942Colored Bartender

A Missouri Outlaw Poster

A Missouri Outlaw Feature Film1941Snowflake

Back in the Saddle Poster

Back in the Saddle Feature Film1941Train Porter

Death Valley Outlaws Poster

Death Valley Outlaws Feature Film1941Snowflake

Golden Hoofs Poster

Golden Hoofs Feature Film1941Snowflake

Penny Serenade Poster

Penny Serenade Feature Film1941Porter

Repent at Leisure Poster

Repent at Leisure Feature Film1941Rufe

Ridin' on a Rainbow Poster

Ridin' on a Rainbow Feature Film1941Handyman

Sleepers West Poster

Sleepers West Feature Film1941Waiter

Sun Valley Serenade Poster

Sun Valley Serenade Feature Film1941Porter

Tall, Dark and Handsome Poster

Tall, Dark and Handsome Feature Film1941Bootblack

The Apache Kid Poster

The Apache Kid Feature Film1941Snowflake

The Great American Broadcast Poster

The Great American Broadcast Feature Film1941Railroad Porter

The Great Man's Lady Poster

The Great Man's Lady Feature Film1941Pogey

The People vs. Dr. Kildare Poster

The People vs. Dr. Kildare Feature Film1941Black Father

Tuxedo Junction Poster

Tuxedo Junction Feature Film1941Spectator

Two Gun Sheriff Poster

Two Gun Sheriff Feature Film1941Snowflake

Carolina Moon Poster

Carolina Moon Feature Film1940Sam

Christmas in July Poster

Christmas in July Feature Film1940Sam

Dancing on a Dime Poster

Dancing on a Dime Feature Film1940Jeff - Brass Polisher

Frontier Vengeance Poster

Frontier Vengeance Feature Film1940Snowflake

Gaucho Serenade Poster

Gaucho Serenade Feature Film1940New York City Pier Worker

I Want a Divorce Poster

I Want a Divorce Feature Film1940Porter

One Man's Law Poster

One Man's Law Feature Film1940Snowflake

Pardon My Berth Marks Poster

Pardon My Berth Marks Short Film1940Train Porter

Remember the Night Poster

Remember the Night Feature Film1940Rufus

Ride, Tenderfoot, Ride Poster

Ride, Tenderfoot, Ride Feature Film1940Train Porter

Seventeen Poster

Seventeen Feature Film1940Genesis

Texas Terrors Poster

Texas Terrors Feature Film1940Snowflake

The Biscuit Eater Poster

The Biscuit Eater Feature Film1940Sermon

The Tulsa Kid Poster

The Tulsa Kid Feature Film1940Snowflake - the Cook

Daredevils of the Red Circle Poster

Daredevils of the Red Circle Feature Film1939Snowflake

Dodge City Poster

Dodge City Feature Film1939Willie

Hollywood Cavalcade Poster

Hollywood Cavalcade Feature Film1939Train Porter

King of the Turf Poster

King of the Turf Feature Film1939Groom

Mexicali Rose Poster

Mexicali Rose Feature Film1939Cook

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington Poster

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington Feature Film1939Porter

Rovin' Tumbleweeds Poster

Rovin' Tumbleweeds Feature Film1939Porter

Gold Mine in the Sky Poster

Gold Mine in the Sky Feature Film1938Camp Cook

Hawaiian Buckaroo Poster

Hawaiian Buckaroo Feature Film1938Cook's Helper

Hawk of the Wilderness Poster

Hawk of the Wilderness Feature Film1938George

Jump, Chump, Jump Short Film1938

Port of Missing Girls Poster

Port of Missing Girls Feature Film1938Misery - aka Dismal

Red River Range Poster

Red River Range Feature Film1938Dude Ranch Porter

Ride a Crooked Mile Poster

Ride a Crooked Mile Feature Film1938Tovarish

Riders of the Black Hills Poster

Riders of the Black Hills Feature Film1938Snowflake

Swing That Cheer Poster

Swing That Cheer Feature Film1938Porter

The Nightshirt Bandit Poster

The Nightshirt Bandit Short Film1938Sam

Under the Big Top Poster

Under the Big Top Feature Film1938Juba

A Day at Santa Anita Poster

A Day at Santa Anita Short Film1937Cloudy

A Star Is Born Poster

A Star Is Born Feature Film1937Black Witness

Exiled to Shanghai Poster

Exiled to Shanghai Feature Film1937Train Porter

Fair Warning Poster

Fair Warning Feature Film1937Porter

Gunsmoke Ranch Poster

Gunsmoke Ranch Feature Film1937Snowflake

Heroes of the Alamo Poster

Heroes of the Alamo Feature Film1937Luke

Off to the Races Poster

Off to the Races Feature Film1937Ebbie

Range Defenders Poster

Range Defenders Feature Film1937Cook

She Loved a Fireman Poster

She Loved a Fireman Feature Film1937Joe

Smart Blonde Poster

Smart Blonde Feature Film1937George

The Duke Comes Back Poster

The Duke Comes Back Feature Film1937Snowflake

The Mysterious Pilot Poster

The Mysterious Pilot Feature Film1937Jubal

Tough to Handle Poster

Tough to Handle Feature Film1937Snowflake

Way Out West Poster

Way Out West Feature Film1937Janitor

Wild Horse Rodeo Poster

Wild Horse Rodeo Feature Film1937Snowflake

Yodelin' Kid from Pine Ridge Poster

Yodelin' Kid from Pine Ridge Feature Film1937Sam

Youth on Parole Poster

Youth on Parole Feature Film1937Redcap

A Man Betrayed Poster

A Man Betrayed Feature Film1936Sam

Aces Wild Poster

Aces Wild Feature Film1936Snowflake

Big Brown Eyes Poster

Big Brown Eyes Feature Film1936Chalky

Black Gold Poster

Black Gold Feature Film1936Snowflake

Born to Fight Poster

Born to Fight Feature Film1936Snowflake

Bulldog Edition Poster

Bulldog Edition Feature Film1936Washington Jones

College Holiday Poster

College Holiday Feature Film1936Porter

Come and Get It Poster

Come and Get It Feature Film1936Snowflake

Come Closer, Folks Poster

Come Closer, Folks Feature Film1936Porter

Desert Justice Poster

Desert Justice Feature Film1936Snowflake - Bank Janitor

Florida Special Poster

Florida Special Feature Film1936Waiter

Frontier Justice Poster

Frontier Justice Feature Film1936Snowflake

Gold Diggers of 1937 Poster

Gold Diggers of 1937 Feature Film1936Snowflake

Hair-Trigger Casey Poster

Hair-Trigger Casey Feature Film1936Snowflake

Hell-Ship Morgan Poster

Hell-Ship Morgan Feature Film1936Ship Cook Pittsburgh

Just Speeding Short Film1936

Oh, Susanna! Poster

Oh, Susanna! Feature Film1936Train Porter

Palm Springs Poster

Palm Springs Feature Film1936Porter

Poor Little Rich Girl Poster

Poor Little Rich Girl Feature Film19362nd Redcap Porter

Racing Blood Poster

Racing Blood Feature Film1936Sad Sam

Romance in the Air Poster

Romance in the Air Short Film1936Janitor

The Girl on the Front Page Poster

The Girl on the Front Page Feature Film1936Porter

The Gorgeous Hussy Poster

The Gorgeous Hussy Feature Film1936Horatius

The Green Pastures Poster

The Green Pastures Feature Film1936Zubo

The Invisible Ray Poster

The Invisible Ray Feature Film1936Native First Seeing Rukh Glow

The Lawless Nineties Poster

The Lawless Nineties Feature Film1936Moses

The Lonely Trail Poster

The Lonely Trail Feature Film1936Snowflake

The Music Goes 'Round Poster

The Music Goes 'Round Feature Film1936Garage Attendant

The Peppery Salt Short Film1936Kidnapper's Messenger

The Singing Cowboy Poster

The Singing Cowboy Feature Film1936Cowhorn Trio Leader

Wildcat Saunders Poster

Wildcat Saunders Feature Film1936Snowflake - the Handyman

$10 Raise Poster

$10 Raise Feature Film1935Bootblack

A Night at the Ritz Poster

A Night at the Ritz Feature Film1935Porter

Alibi Ike Poster

Alibi Ike Feature Film1935Hotel Night Porter

Annapolis Farewell Poster

Annapolis Farewell Feature Film1935Cabbie

Cheers of the Crowd Poster

Cheers of the Crowd Feature Film1935

Freshman Love Poster

Freshman Love Feature Film1935Mose

Go Into Your Dance Poster

Go Into Your Dance Feature Film1935Snowflake

Hands Across the Table Poster

Hands Across the Table Feature Film1935Snowflake

Honeymoon Bridge Short Film1935

Just My Luck Poster

Just My Luck Feature Film1935Caddy

King Solomon of Broadway Poster

King Solomon of Broadway Feature Film1935Waiter

Ladies Love Danger Poster

Ladies Love Danger Feature Film1935Lewis

Love, Honor and Obey (the Law!) Poster

Love, Honor and Obey (the Law!) Short Film1935Phone Operator

Man of Iron Poster

Man of Iron Feature Film1935Country Club Locker Room Attendant

Mississippi Poster

Mississippi Feature Film1935Leadsman

Raised and Called Short Film1935

Riddle Ranch Poster

Riddle Ranch Feature Film1935Snowflake

Social Error Poster

Social Error Feature Film1935Shadow

Speed Limited Poster

Speed Limited Feature Film1935Vegas Station Pullman Porter

Stage Frights Short Film1935

Stolen Harmony Poster

Stolen Harmony Feature Film1935Henry

The Big Broadcast of 1936 Poster

The Big Broadcast of 1936 Feature Film1935Shoeshine Boy

The Virginia Judge Poster

The Virginia Judge Feature Film19352nd Black Man

Valley of Wanted Men Poster

Valley of Wanted Men Feature Film1935Snowflake

What Price Crime Poster

What Price Crime Feature Film1935Snowflake

Dames Feature Film1934Porter

Death on the Diamond Poster

Death on the Diamond Feature Film1934Porter

Ever Since Eve Poster

Ever Since Eve Feature Film1934Porter

Fugitive Lovers Poster

Fugitive Lovers Feature Film1934Man Driving During Escape

Good Morning, Eve! Poster

Good Morning, Eve! Short Film1934Pushcart Porter

Half a Sinner Poster

Half a Sinner Feature Film1934Snowflake

Handy Andy Poster

Handy Andy Feature Film1934Minor Role

Here Comes the Groom Poster

Here Comes the Groom Feature Film1934Porter

Here Comes the Navy Poster

Here Comes the Navy Feature Film1934Cookie

I Hate Women Poster

I Hate Women Feature Film1934Big Boy

Imitation of Life Poster

Imitation of Life Feature Film1934Man at Funeral

Lady by Choice Poster

Lady by Choice Feature Film1934Mose

Murder in the Private Car Poster

Murder in the Private Car Feature Film1934Titus

Operator 13 Poster

Operator 13 Feature Film1934Slave at Medicine Show

Palooka Feature Film1934Smokey

Riptide Feature Film1934Slick - the Valet

Sleepers East Poster

Sleepers East Feature Film1934Porter

Something Simple Poster

Something Simple Short Film1934Taxi driver

The Gay Bride Poster

The Gay Bride Feature Film19341st Bootblack

Twentieth Century Poster

Twentieth Century Feature Film1934George Washington Jones

Woman Haters Poster

Woman Haters Short Film1934Baggage Man

You Bring the Ducks Poster

You Bring the Ducks Short Film1934Snowflake

Before Midnight Poster

Before Midnight Feature Film1933Taxi driver

Central Airport Poster

Central Airport Feature Film1933El Paso Craps Shooter

Deluge Feature Film1933Townsman

Don't Bet on Love Poster

Don't Bet on Love Feature Film1933Snowflake

Fast Workers Poster

Fast Workers Feature Film1933Mike

Gabriel Over the White House Poster

Gabriel Over the White House Feature Film1933Sylvester

Gold Diggers of 1933 Poster

Gold Diggers of 1933 Feature Film1933Black Man in 'Pettin' in the Park' Number

Good-bye Love Poster

Good-bye Love Feature Film1933Jail Steward

Goodbye Again Poster

Goodbye Again Feature Film1933Train Porter

King for a Night Poster

King for a Night Feature Film1933Masseur

Meet the Baron Poster

Meet the Baron Feature Film1933Stable Groom

Only Yesterday Poster

Only Yesterday Feature Film1933Wall Street Bootblack

Saturday's Millions Poster

Saturday's Millions Feature Film1933Porter

The Mayor of Hell Poster

The Mayor of Hell Feature Film1933Mr. Hemingway

The Mind Reader Poster

The Mind Reader Feature Film1933Black Man - Shill at Hair Tonic

The Silk Express Poster

The Silk Express Feature Film1933Snowflake

The Women in His Life Poster

The Women in His Life Feature Film1933Doorman at The Spot

A Strange Adventure Poster

A Strange Adventure Feature Film1932Jeff

American Madness Poster

American Madness Feature Film1932Sam

Dream House Poster

Dream House Short Film1932Man in Harem Sequence

Flames Feature Film1932Janitor

Hat Check Girl Poster

Hat Check Girl Feature Film1932Fred Driver

Human Targets Poster

Human Targets Feature Film1932'Snowflake'

I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang Poster

I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang Feature Film1932Marine on Ship

Mark of the Spur Poster

Mark of the Spur Feature Film1932Ranch Cook

Out of Singapore Poster

Out of Singapore Feature Film1932Snowball - Ship's Cook

Police Court Poster

Police Court Feature Film1932

Robbers' Roost Poster

Robbers' Roost Feature Film1932Snowflake

Shopping with Wifie Short Film1932Stockroom Cleaner

Single-Handed Sanders Poster

Single-Handed Sanders Feature Film1932Snowflake

The Arm of the Law Poster

The Arm of the Law Feature Film1932Jackson

The Black Ghost Poster

The Black Ghost Feature Film1932Colored Trooper

The Cabin in the Cotton Poster

The Cabin in the Cotton Feature Film1932Ezzy Daniels

The County Fair Poster

The County Fair Feature Film1932Curfew

The Hurricane Express Poster

The Hurricane Express Feature Film1932Sam

The Loud Mouth Poster

The Loud Mouth Short Film1932Black Boy's Father

A Private Scandal Poster

A Private Scandal Feature Film1931Snowflake

Shanghaied Love Poster

Shanghaied Love Feature Film1931Snowflake

The Galloping Ghost Poster

The Galloping Ghost Feature Film1931Football fan

Who's Who in the Zoo Poster

Who's Who in the Zoo Short Film1931Park Worker with Harmonica

Ladies' Night in a Turkish Bath Poster

Ladies' Night in a Turkish Bath Feature Film1928Barbershop Attendant

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