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Fred Snowflake Toones

Fred 'Snowflake' Toones

Actor

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.

Born: January 5, 1906 in North Carolina, USA

Died: February 13, 1962 (Age 56)

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Fred 'Snowflake' Toones  Movies & TV Credits

Title Rating Job Role(s) Year
Movie
6.2
ActorSlick1934
Movie
6.4
ActorSnowflake (as Snowflake)1938
Movie
5.4
ActorStable Groom (uncredited)1933
Movie
5.8
ActorSnowflake1937
Movie
8.2
ActorPorter (uncredited)1939
Movie
5.3
ActorSnowball, the Ship's Cook1932
Movie
7.6
ActorMan in "Pettin' in the Park" Number (uncredited)1933
Movie
5.2
ActorSam1943
Movie
5.6
ActorFootball Fan1931
Movie
5
ActorJoe1937
Movie
5.1
ActorPorter (uncredited)1935
Movie
5.3
ActorSam1937
Movie
6.1
ActorPorter1940
Movie
5
ActorSnowflake1936
Movie
6.3
ActorBlack Man - Shill at Hair Tonic (uncredited)1933
Movie
6.1
ActorNew York City Pier Worker1940
Movie
6.3
ActorTrain Porter1939
Movie
8
ActorWashroom Attendant at Harry & Joe's (uncredited)1945
Movie
6.7
ActorTrain Porter1940
Movie
7.4
ActorGeorge1938
Movie
6.9
ActorMasseur1933
Movie
7.4
ActorColored Bartender1942
Movie
6.2
ActorSnowflake (uncredited)1936
Movie
6.2
ActorTownsman1933
Movie
5.2
ActorJoe the Valet (uncredited)1943
Movie
6.2
ActorRedcap Getting Tip (uncredited)1937
Movie
ActorCurfew1932
Movie
6.2
Actor1st bootblack (uncredited)1934
Movie
5.9
ActorSnowflake1935
Movie
5.3
ActorSnowflake (unconfirmed)1937
Movie
7.3
ActorSnowflake1937
Movie
5.6
ActorCook1937
Movie
7.1
ActorWall Street Bootblack (Uncredited)1933
Movie
4.7
ActorShadow1935
Movie
5.1
ActorSnowflake1936
Movie
5.4
ActorSnowflake1936
Movie
5.6
ActorSnowflake - the Handyman (as Snowflake)1936
Movie
5.4
ActorMoses1936
Movie
5.9
ActorJuba1938
Movie
6.4
ActorGenesis1940
Movie
7
ActorSermon1940
Movie
5.6
ActorSnowflake1935
Movie
5.6
ActorSnowflake1936
Movie
4.8
ActorSad Sam1936
Movie
5.5
ActorSnowflake1931
Movie
6
ActorSnowflake1936
Movie
5.2
ActorSnowflake1936
Movie
5.4
ActorVegas Station Pullman Porter1935
Movie
5.4
ActorRufe1941
Movie
7.1
ActorSnowflake1944
Movie
5.4
ActorThe Cook1947
Movie
6
ActorTitus1934
Movie
6.2
ActorSnowflake (as Snowflake)1941
Movie
5.2
ActorSnowflake (as Snowflake)1941
Movie
5.9
ActorSnowflake - the Cook (as Snowflake)1940
Movie
4.5
ActorSnowflake (as Snowflake)1940
Movie
6
ActorSnowflake (as Snowflake)1941
Movie
6.3
ActorMose (uncredited)1934
Movie
7.7
ActorRufus1940
Movie
6.9
ActorSnowflake1939
Movie
6.1
ActorTrain Porter (uncredited)1933
Movie
6.7
ActorSnowflake (as Snowflake)1940
Movie
7.1
ActorSnowflake (as Snowflake)1941
Movie
5.8
ActorSmokey (as Snowflake)1934
Movie
5
ActorJeff1932
Movie
7.1
ActorSnowflake (uncredited)1935
Movie
5.7
ActorSnowflake (as Snowflake)1940
Movie
5.8
ActorSnowflake1943
Movie
5.3
ActorPullman Car Porter (as Snowflake)1943
Movie
6.3
ActorMose (as Snowflake)1942
Movie
ActorPorter (uncredited)1934
Movie
6.4
ActorPogey1942
Movie
5.7
Actor1st Taxi Driver1933
Movie
5.8
ActorPorter (uncredited)1934
Movie
6.5
ActorRedcap (uncredited)1937
Movie
5.1
ActorSam (uncredited)1932
Movie
6.8
ActorSnowflake (uncredited)1936
Movie
5.5
Actor1935
Movie
5.4
ActorSteve's Shoe-Shiner1939
Movie
6
ActorHotel Porter1933
Movie
5.5
ActorPorter (uncredited)1936
Movie
7.4
ActorSnowflake1934
Movie
5.4
ActorBellhop (uncredited)1938
Movie
6.3
ActorDepartment Store Mover (uncredited)1947
Movie
6
ActorTrain Porter1944
Movie
6.4
ActorEzzy Daniels (uncredited)1932
Movie
6.4
ActorSnowflake1932
Movie
6.3
ActorPorter1937
Movie
5.4
ActorHoratius (uncredited)1936
Movie
7.1
ActorGeorge Washington Jones (uncredited)1934
Movie
6.4
ActorWaiter (uncredited)1941
Movie
6.1
ActorMike (Uncredited)1933
Movie
5.1
ActorMose (uncredited)1936
Movie
6.8
ActorSnowflake1941
Movie
7.4
ActorWitness (uncredited)1937
Movie
6.2
Actor1936
Movie
6.3
ActorPorter1936
Movie
6.7
ActorMr. Hemingway (uncredited)1933
Movie
6.2
ActorPorter1933
Movie
8.1
ActorMarine on Ship (uncredited)1932
Movie
6.2
ActorHenry (uncredited)1935
Movie
7.1
ActorSam (uncredited)1940
Movie
5.5
ActorButler (uncredited)1942
Movie
7.6
ActorMan at Funeral (uncredited)1934
Movie
7.2
ActorWillie (uncredited)1939
Movie
5.5
ActorGeorge - Train Porter (uncredited)1942
Movie
6.4
ActorPorter (uncredited)1946
Movie
6.3
ActorChalky (Uncredited)1936
Movie
7.8
ActorJanitor1937
Movie
6
ActorCookie (uncredited)1934
Movie
7.2
ActorSam (uncredited)1932
Movie
5.7
Actor1934
Movie
6.3
ActorSnowflake1932
Movie
5.2
ActorSnowflake - Bank Janitor1936
Movie
4.4
ActorSnowflake1935
Movie
5.5
ActorGroom1939
Movie
6.7
ActorBootblack (uncredited)1935
Movie
6.9
ActorBarbershop Attendant (uncredited)1928
Movie
5.6
ActorPorter1934
Movie
5.9
ActorSpeed1946
Movie
5.7
ActorTrain Porter (uncredited)1941
Movie
7.1
ActorEbbie1937
Movie
5.2
Actor1932
Movie
6.3
ActorSam (uncredited)1940
Movie
7.4
ActorPullman Porter (uncredited)1946
Movie
5.9
ActorNight Porter1935
Movie
6.8
ActorZubo (uncredited)1936
Movie
6.2
ActorJackson1932
TV Show
7.3
Actor1 Episode1950-1953
Short Film
5.8
ActorTrain Porter1940
Short Film
5.7
ActorPhone operator (uncredited)1935
Short Film
5.8
ActorDice Player1943
Short Film
5.5
ActorSnowflake1934
Short Film
6.4
ActorBaggage Handler (uncredited)1934
Short Film
6.9
ActorSam1938
Short Film
ActorTaxi Driver1934
Short Film
7
Actor1935
Short Film
4.9
Actor1935
Short Film
4.7
ActorPark Worker with Harmonica (uncredited)1931
Short Film
4.8
Actor1937
Short Film
7.5
ActorBlack Henchman1936
Short Film
6
ActorShooting Galley Man1943
Short Film
5.6
ActorTrain Porter1942
Title Rating Job Role(s) Year
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