Fred 'Snowflake' Toones
SuivreInterpr茅tation 路 N茅(e) en 1906 路 North Carolina, USA
Biographie
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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Filmographie
6.4Where There's Life
1947
1947 路 Department Store Mover (uncredited)
4.5Bells of San Angelo
1947
1947 路 The Cook
6.5Fool's Gold
1946
1946 路 Speed
9.0G.I. War Brides
1946
1946 路 Pullman Porter (uncredited)
6.3Two Sisters from Boston
1946
1946 路 Porter (uncredited)
7.6Le Poison
1945
1945 路 Washroom Attendant at Harry & Joe's (uncredited)
5.5Barbary Coast Gent
1944
1944 路 Train Porter
8.0Hidden Valley Outlaws
1944
1944 路 Snowflake
5.7The Mystery of the 13th Guest
1943
1943 路 Joe (uncredited)
10.0Here Comes Mr. Zerk
1943
1943 路 Shooting Galley Man
9.0Spy Train
1943
1943 路 Pullman Car Porter (as Snowflake)
9.0Land of Hunted Men
1943
1943 路 Snowflake
8.0Haunted Ranch
1943
1943 路 Sam
6.7Who's Superstitious?
1943
1943 路 Dice Player
6.3Queen of Broadway
1942
1942 路 Mose (as Snowflake)
6.0La Reine de l'argent
1942
1942 路 Butler (uncredited)
6.0Give Out, Sisters
1942
1942 路 Nightclub Valet
7.0Madame et ses flirts
1942
1942 路 Colored Bartender
9.0Groom and Bored
1942
1942 路 Train Porter
6.0Obliging Young Lady
1942
1942 路 George - Train Porter (uncredited)
7.0A Missouri Outlaw
1941
1941 路 Snowflake (as Snowflake)
6.3The Great Man's Lady
1941
1941 路 Pogey
9.0Death Valley Outlaws
1941
1941 路 Snowflake (as Snowflake)
9.0The Apache Kid
1941
1941 路 Snowflake (as Snowflake)
7.5Two Gun Sheriff
1941
1941 路 Snowflake (as Snowflake)
6.2Repent at Leisure
1941
1941 路 Rufe
6.0Back in the Saddle
1941
1941 路 Train Porter (uncredited)
6.5Sleepers West
1941
1941 路 Waiter (uncredited)
8.0Golden Hoofs
1941
1941 路 Snowflake
5.5Texas Terrors
1940
1940 路 Snowflake (as Snowflake)
7.0Le gros lot
1940
1940 路 Sam (uncredited)
7.0Frontier Vengeance
1940
1940 路 Snowflake (as Snowflake)
10.0I Want a Divorce
1940
1940 路 Porter
5.5Ride, Tenderfoot, Ride
1940
1940 路 Train Porter
6.5The Tulsa Kid
1940
1940 路 Snowflake - the Cook (as Snowflake)
7.5Carolina Moon
1940
1940 路 Sam (uncredited)
10.0One Man's Law
1940
1940 路 Snowflake (as Snowflake)
6.5The Biscuit Eater
1940
1940 路 Sermon
6.5Gaucho Serenade
1940
1940 路 New York City Pier Worker
6.5Pardon My Berth Marks
1940
1940 路 Train Porter
9.0Dix-sept
1940
1940 路 Genesis
7.3L'Aventure d'une nuit
1940
1940 路 Rufus
7.8Monsieur Smith au S茅nat
1939
1939 路 Porter (uncredited)
6.2Hollywood Cavalcade
1939
1939 路 Train Porter
4.8Daredevils of the Red Circle
1939
1939 路 Snowflake
6.9Les Conqu茅rants
1939
1939 路 Willie (uncredited)
7.0King of the Turf
1939
1939 路 Groom
6.2Navy Secrets
1939
1939 路 Steve's Shoe-Shiner
5.2La Ruse Inutile
1938
1938 路 Bellhop (uncredited)
7.0Hawk of the Wilderness
1938
1938 路 George
10.0The Nightshirt Bandit
1938
1938 路 Sam
6.7Under the Big Top
1938
1938 路 Juba
7.0Riders of the Black Hills
1938
1938 路 Snowflake (as Snowflake)
7.5She Loved a Fireman
1937
1937 路 Joe
8.0Wild Horse Rodeo
1937
1937 路 Snowflake
6.0The Duke Comes Back
1937
1937 路 Snowflake
3.9Youth on Parole
1937
1937 路 Redcap (uncredited)
4.8Range Defenders
1937
1937 路 Cook
6.7Yodelin' Kid from Pine Ridge
1937
1937 路 Sam
6.0A Day at Santa Anita
1937
1937 路 Cloudy (uncredited)
4.3Gunsmoke Ranch
1937
1937 路 Snowflake (unconfirmed)
7.2Une 茅toile est n茅e
1937
1937 路 Witness (uncredited)
7.1Laurel Et Hardy - Au Far West
1937
1937 路 Janitor
7.3Fair Warning
1937
1937 路 Porter
10.0Off to the Races
1937
1937 路 Ebbie
6.4Smart Blonde
1937
1937 路 Redcap Getting Tip (uncredited)
6.1Les chercheuses d'or 1937
1936
1936 路 Snowflake (uncredited)
8.0Aces Wild
1936
1936 路 Snowflake
5.7College Holiday
1936
1936 路 Porter (uncredited)
7.0Racing Blood
1936
1936 路 Sad Sam
6.7Le vandale
1936
1936 路 Snowflake (uncredited)
10.0Born to Fight
1936
1936 路 Snowflake
7.5Frontier Justice
1936
1936 路 Snowflake
5.5L'enchanteresse
1936
1936 路 Horatius (uncredited)
6.3The Green Pastures
1936
1936 路 Zubo (uncredited)
8.0Palm Springs
1936
1936 路 Porter
4.8La Chevauch茅e Solitaire
1936
1936 路 Snowflake
10.0Romance in the Air
1936
1936 路 Janitor
- The Peppery Salt8.0
The Peppery Salt
1936
1936 路 Black Henchman
7.0Florida Special
1936
1936 路 Waiter (uncredited)
10.0Desert Justice
1936
1936 路 Snowflake - Bank Janitor
6.2Empreintes digitales
1936
1936 路 Chalky (Uncredited)
10.0Wildcat Saunders
1936
1936 路 Snowflake
7.0Hair-Trigger Casey
1936
1936 路 Snowflake
5.5The Lawless Nineties
1936
1936 路 Moses
5.3Black Gold
1936
1936 路 Snowflake
7.0Freshman Love
1936
1936 路 Mose (uncredited)
5.5Riddle Ranch
1935
1935 路 Snowflake
6.3Valley of Wanted Men
1935
1935 路 Snowflake
7.0Jeux de mains
1935
1935 路 Snowflake (uncredited)
6.2Alibi Ike
1935
1935 路 Night Porter
9.0$10 Raise
1935
1935 路 Bootblack (uncredited)
7.5Social Error
1935
1935 路 Shadow
Love, Honor and Obey (the Law!)
1935
1935 路 Phone operator (uncredited)
8.0Stolen Harmony
1935
1935 路 Henry (uncredited)
7.2Go Into Your Dance
1935
1935 路 Snowflake
6.5A Night at the Ritz
1935
1935 路 Porter (uncredited)
6.9Mississippi
1935
1935 路 Leadsman (uncredited)
8.0Speed Limited
1935
1935 路 Vegas Station Pullman Porter
6.0The Gay Bride
1934
1934 路 1st bootblack (uncredited)
- You Bring the Ducks10.0
You Bring the Ducks
1934
1934 路 Snowflake
7.0Images de la vie
1934
1934 路 Man at Funeral (uncredited)
6.9Lady by Choice
1934
1934 路 Mose (uncredited)
7.3Death on the Diamond
1934
1934 路 Porter (uncredited)
6.0Something Simple
1934
1934 路 Taxi Driver
6.0Voici la marine
1934
1934 路 Cookie (uncredited)
5.6Murder in the Private Car
1934
1934 路 Titus
6.5Here Comes the Groom
1934
1934 路 Porter
8.0Half a Sinner
1934
1934 路 Snowflake
6.8Train de luxe
1934
1934 路 George Washington Jones (uncredited)
6.3Woman Haters
1934
1934 路 Baggage Handler (uncredited)
6.7Riptide
1934
1934 路 Slick
3.6Palooka
1934
1934 路 Smokey (as Snowflake)
7.0Sleepers East
1934
1934 路 Porter (uncredited)
7.2King for a Night
1933
1933 路 Masseur
4.6Before Midnight
1933
1933 路 1st Taxi Driver
7.1Une nuit seulement
1933
1933 路 Wall Street Bootblack (Uncredited)
5.3Meet the Baron
1933
1933 路 Stable Groom (uncredited)
7.0Saturday's Millions
1933
1933 路 Porter
4.9Goodbye Again
1933
1933 路 Train Porter (uncredited)
6.0D茅luge
1933
1933 路 Townsman
7.1Le Bataillon des sans-amour
1933
1933 路 Mr. Hemingway (uncredited)
7.2Chercheuses d'or
1933
1933 路 Black Man in "Pettin' in the Park" Number (uncredited)
6.0Central Airport
1933
1933 路 Hotel Porter
6.2The Mind Reader
1933
1933 路 Black Man - Shill at Hair Tonic (uncredited)
6.8Gabriel au-dessus de la Maison-Blanche
1933
1933 路 Sylvester (uncredited)
5.0Fast Workers
1933
1933 路 Mike (Uncredited)
6.0Robbers' Roost
1932
1932 路 Snowflake
6.5A Strange Adventure
1932
1932 路 Jeff
7.8Je suis un 茅vad茅
1932
1932 路 Marine on Ship (uncredited)
6.3Ombres vers le sud
1932
1932 路 Ezzy Daniels (uncredited)
5.0Out of Singapore
1932
1932 路 Snowball, the Ship's Cook
6.9La Ru茅e
1932
1932 路 Sam (uncredited)
5.4The Hurricane Express
1932
1932 路 Sam (uncredited)
5.2The Arm of the Law
1932
1932 路 Jackson
7.0The County Fair
1932
1932 路 Curfew
8.0Single-Handed Sanders
1932
1932 路 Snowflake
6.0Human Targets
1932
1932 路 'Snowflake'
5.8A Private Scandal
1931
1931 路 Snowflake
Who's Who in the Zoo
1931
1931 路 Park Worker with Harmonica (uncredited)
4.7The Galloping Ghost
1931
1931 路 Football Fan
10.0Ladies' Night in a Turkish Bath
1928
1928 路 Barbershop Attendant (uncredited)