Fred 'Snowflake' Toones
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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Filmes (149)
Where There's Life
1947 · Department Store Mover (uncredited)
Bells of San Angelo
1947 · The Cook
The Secret of the Whistler
1946
Fool's Gold
1946 · Speed
G.I. War Brides
1946 · Pullman Porter (uncredited)
Two Sisters from Boston
1946 · Porter (uncredited)
The Lost Weekend
1945 · Washroom Attendant at Harry & Joe's (uncredited)
Barbary Coast Gent
1944 · Train Porter
Hidden Valley Outlaws
1944 · Snowflake
The Mystery of the 13th Guest
1943 · Joe (uncredited)
Here Comes Mr. Zerk
1943 · Shooting Galley Man
Spy Train
1943 · Pullman Car Porter (as Snowflake)
Land of Hunted Men
1943 · Snowflake
Haunted Ranch
1943 · Sam
Who's Superstitious?
1943 · Dice Player
Queen of Broadway
1942 · Mose (as Snowflake)
Silver Queen
1942 · Butler (uncredited)
Give Out, Sisters
1942 · Nightclub Valet
The Palm Beach Story
1942 · Colored Bartender
Groom and Bored
1942 · Train Porter
Obliging Young Lady
1942 · George - Train Porter (uncredited)
A Missouri Outlaw
1941 · Snowflake (as Snowflake)
The Great Man's Lady
1941 · Pogey
Death Valley Outlaws
1941 · Snowflake (as Snowflake)
The Apache Kid
1941 · Snowflake (as Snowflake)
Two Gun Sheriff
1941 · Snowflake (as Snowflake)
Repent at Leisure
1941 · Rufe
Back in the Saddle
1941 · Train Porter (uncredited)
Sleepers West
1941 · Waiter (uncredited)
Golden Hoofs
1941 · Snowflake
Texas Terrors
1940 · Snowflake (as Snowflake)
Christmas in July
1940 · Sam (uncredited)
Frontier Vengeance
1940 · Snowflake (as Snowflake)
I Want a Divorce
1940 · Porter
Ride, Tenderfoot, Ride
1940 · Train Porter
The Tulsa Kid
1940 · Snowflake - the Cook (as Snowflake)
Carolina Moon
1940 · Sam (uncredited)
One Man's Law
1940 · Snowflake (as Snowflake)
The Biscuit Eater
1940 · Sermon
Gaucho Serenade
1940 · New York City Pier Worker
Pardon My Berth Marks
1940 · Train Porter
Seventeen
1940 · Genesis
Remember the Night
1940 · Rufus
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
1939 · Porter (uncredited)
Hollywood Cavalcade
1939 · Train Porter
Daredevils of the Red Circle
1939 · Snowflake
Dodge City
1939 · Willie (uncredited)
King of the Turf
1939 · Groom
Navy Secrets
1939 · Steve's Shoe-Shiner
Red River Range
1938 · Bellhop (uncredited)
Hawk of the Wilderness
1938 · George
The Nightshirt Bandit
1938 · Sam
Under the Big Top
1938 · Juba
Riders of the Black Hills
1938 · Snowflake (as Snowflake)
She Loved a Fireman
1937 · Joe
Wild Horse Rodeo
1937 · Snowflake
The Duke Comes Back
1937 · Snowflake
Youth on Parole
1937 · Redcap (uncredited)
Range Defenders
1937 · Cook
Yodelin' Kid from Pine Ridge
1937 · Sam
A Day at Santa Anita
1937 · Cloudy (uncredited)
Gunsmoke Ranch
1937 · Snowflake (unconfirmed)
A Star Is Born
1937 · Witness (uncredited)
Way Out West
1937 · Janitor
Fair Warning
1937 · Porter
Off to the Races
1937 · Ebbie
Smart Blonde
1937 · Redcap Getting Tip (uncredited)
Gold Diggers of 1937
1936 · Snowflake (uncredited)
Aces Wild
1936 · Snowflake
College Holiday
1936 · Porter (uncredited)
Racing Blood
1936 · Sad Sam
Come and Get It
1936 · Snowflake (uncredited)
Born to Fight
1936 · Snowflake
Frontier Justice
1936 · Snowflake
The Girl on the Front Page
1936
The Gorgeous Hussy
1936 · Horatius (uncredited)
The Green Pastures
1936 · Zubo (uncredited)
Palm Springs
1936 · Porter
The Lonely Trail
1936 · Snowflake
Romance in the Air
1936 · Janitor
The Peppery Salt
1936 · Black Henchman
Florida Special
1936 · Waiter (uncredited)
Desert Justice
1936 · Snowflake - Bank Janitor
Big Brown Eyes
1936 · Chalky (Uncredited)
Wildcat Saunders
1936 · Snowflake
Hair-Trigger Casey
1936 · Snowflake
The Lawless Nineties
1936 · Moses
Black Gold
1936 · Snowflake
Freshman Love
1936 · Mose (uncredited)
Riddle Ranch
1935 · Snowflake
Valley of Wanted Men
1935 · Snowflake
Hands Across the Table
1935 · Snowflake (uncredited)
Honeymoon Bridge
1935
Cheers of the Crowd
1935
Alibi Ike
1935 · Night Porter
$10 Raise
1935 · Bootblack (uncredited)
Social Error
1935 · Shadow
Love, Honor and Obey (the Law!)
1935 · Phone operator (uncredited)
Stolen Harmony
1935 · Henry (uncredited)
Go Into Your Dance
1935 · Snowflake
A Night at the Ritz
1935 · Porter (uncredited)
Raised and Called
1935
Mississippi
1935 · Leadsman (uncredited)
Speed Limited
1935 · Vegas Station Pullman Porter
The Gay Bride
1934 · 1st bootblack (uncredited)
You Bring the Ducks
1934 · Snowflake
Imitation of Life
1934 · Man at Funeral (uncredited)
Lady by Choice
1934 · Mose (uncredited)
Death on the Diamond
1934 · Porter (uncredited)
Something Simple
1934 · Taxi Driver
Here Comes the Navy
1934 · Cookie (uncredited)
Handy Andy
1934
Murder in the Private Car
1934 · Titus
Here Comes the Groom
1934 · Porter
Half a Sinner
1934 · Snowflake
Twentieth Century
1934 · George Washington Jones (uncredited)
Woman Haters
1934 · Baggage Handler (uncredited), Baggage Man (uncredited)
Riptide
1934 · Slick
Palooka
1934 · Smokey (as Snowflake)
Sleepers East
1934 · Porter (uncredited)
King for a Night
1933 · Masseur
Before Midnight
1933 · 1st Taxi Driver
Only Yesterday
1933 · Wall Street Bootblack (Uncredited)
Meet the Baron
1933 · Stable Groom (uncredited)
Saturday's Millions
1933 · Porter
Goodbye Again
1933 · Train Porter (uncredited)
Deluge
1933 · Townsman
The Mayor of Hell
1933 · Mr. Hemingway (uncredited)
Gold Diggers of 1933
1933 · Black Man in "Pettin' in the Park" Number (uncredited)
Central Airport
1933 · Hotel Porter
The Mind Reader
1933 · Black Man - Shill at Hair Tonic (uncredited)
Gabriel Over the White House
1933 · Sylvester (uncredited)
Fast Workers
1933 · Mike (Uncredited)
Robbers' Roost
1932 · Snowflake
A Strange Adventure
1932 · Jeff
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
1932 · Marine on Ship (uncredited)
The Cabin in the Cotton
1932 · Ezzy Daniels (uncredited)
Out of Singapore
1932 · Snowball, the Ship's Cook
American Madness
1932 · Sam (uncredited)
The Hurricane Express
1932 · Sam (uncredited)
The Arm of the Law
1932 · Jackson
The County Fair
1932 · Curfew
Police Court
1932
Single-Handed Sanders
1932 · Snowflake
Human Targets
1932 · 'Snowflake'
A Private Scandal
1931 · Snowflake
Who's Who in the Zoo
1931 · Park Worker with Harmonica (uncredited)
The Galloping Ghost
1931 · Football Fan
Ladies' Night in a Turkish Bath
1928 · Barbershop Attendant (uncredited)
