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Fred 'Snowflake' Toones

Ur. 05 stycznia 1906Zm. 13 lutego 1962North Carolina, USA

Biografia

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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Filmografia

Filmy i seriale od najnowszych

149 pozycji

Racket Squad

Serial • 1951

Where There's Life

Film • 1947

jako Department Store Mover (uncredited)

Bells of San Angelo

Film • 1947

jako The Cook

The Secret of the Whistler

Film • 1946

Fool's Gold

Film • 1946

jako Speed

G.I. War Brides

Film • 1946

jako Pullman Porter (uncredited)

Two Sisters from Boston

Film • 1946

jako Porter (uncredited)

Stracony weekend

Film • 1945

jako Washroom Attendant at Harry & Joe's (uncredited)

Barbary Coast Gent

Film • 1944

jako Train Porter

Hidden Valley Outlaws

Film • 1944

jako Snowflake

The Mystery of the 13th Guest

Film • 1943

jako Joe (uncredited)

Here Comes Mr. Zerk

Film • 1943

jako Shooting Galley Man

Spy Train

Film • 1943

jako Pullman Car Porter (as Snowflake)

Land of Hunted Men

Film • 1943

jako Snowflake

Haunted Ranch

Film • 1943

jako Sam

Who's Superstitious?

Film • 1943

jako Dice Player

Queen of Broadway

Film • 1942

jako Mose (as Snowflake)

Silver Queen

Film • 1942

jako Butler (uncredited)

Give Out, Sisters

Film • 1942

jako Nightclub Valet

Opowieść o Palm Beach

Film • 1942

jako Colored Bartender

Groom and Bored

Film • 1942

jako Train Porter

Obliging Young Lady

Film • 1942

jako George - Train Porter (uncredited)

A Missouri Outlaw

Film • 1941

jako Snowflake (as Snowflake)

The Great Man's Lady

Film • 1941

jako Pogey

Death Valley Outlaws

Film • 1941

jako Snowflake (as Snowflake)

The Apache Kid

Film • 1941

jako Snowflake (as Snowflake)

Two Gun Sheriff

Film • 1941

jako Snowflake (as Snowflake)

Repent at Leisure

Film • 1941

jako Rufe

Back in the Saddle

Film • 1941

jako Train Porter (uncredited)

Sleepers West

Film • 1941

jako Waiter (uncredited)

Golden Hoofs

Film • 1941

jako Snowflake

Texas Terrors

Film • 1940

jako Snowflake (as Snowflake)

Christmas in July

Film • 1940

jako Sam (uncredited)

Frontier Vengeance

Film • 1940

jako Snowflake (as Snowflake)

I Want a Divorce

Film • 1940

jako Porter

Ride, Tenderfoot, Ride

Film • 1940

jako Train Porter

The Tulsa Kid

Film • 1940

jako Snowflake - the Cook (as Snowflake)

Carolina Moon

Film • 1940

jako Sam (uncredited)

One Man's Law

Film • 1940

jako Snowflake (as Snowflake)

The Biscuit Eater

Film • 1940

jako Sermon

Gaucho Serenade

Film • 1940

jako New York City Pier Worker

Pardon My Berth Marks

Film • 1940

jako Train Porter

Seventeen

Film • 1940

jako Genesis

Remember the Night

Film • 1940

jako Rufus

Pan Smith jedzie do Waszyngtonu

Film • 1939

jako Porter (uncredited)

Hollywood Cavalcade

Film • 1939

jako Train Porter

Daredevils of the Red Circle

Film • 1939

jako Snowflake

Dodge City

Film • 1939

jako Willie (uncredited)

King of the Turf

Film • 1939

jako Groom

Navy Secrets

Film • 1939

jako Steve's Shoe-Shiner

Red River Range

Film • 1938

jako Bellhop (uncredited)

Hawk of the Wilderness

Film • 1938

jako George

The Nightshirt Bandit

Film • 1938

jako Sam

Under the Big Top

Film • 1938

jako Juba

Riders of the Black Hills

Film • 1938

jako Snowflake (as Snowflake)

She Loved a Fireman

Film • 1937

jako Joe

Wild Horse Rodeo

Film • 1937

jako Snowflake

The Duke Comes Back

Film • 1937

jako Snowflake

Youth on Parole

Film • 1937

jako Redcap (uncredited)

Range Defenders

Film • 1937

jako Cook

Yodelin' Kid from Pine Ridge

Film • 1937

jako Sam

A Day at Santa Anita

Film • 1937

jako Cloudy (uncredited)

Gunsmoke Ranch

Film • 1937

jako Snowflake (unconfirmed)

Narodziny gwiazdy

Film • 1937

jako Witness (uncredited)

Jej obrońcy

Film • 1937

jako Janitor

Fair Warning

Film • 1937

jako Porter

Off to the Races

Film • 1937

jako Ebbie

Smart Blonde

Film • 1937

jako Redcap Getting Tip (uncredited)

Gold Diggers of 1937

Film • 1936

jako Snowflake (uncredited)

Aces Wild

Film • 1936

jako Snowflake

College Holiday

Film • 1936

jako Porter (uncredited)

Racing Blood

Film • 1936

jako Sad Sam

Come and Get It

Film • 1936

jako Snowflake (uncredited)

Born to Fight

Film • 1936

jako Snowflake

Frontier Justice

Film • 1936

jako Snowflake

The Girl on the Front Page

Film • 1936

The Gorgeous Hussy

Film • 1936

jako Horatius (uncredited)

The Green Pastures

Film • 1936

jako Zubo (uncredited)

Palm Springs

Film • 1936

jako Porter

The Lonely Trail

Film • 1936

jako Snowflake

Romance in the Air

jako Snowflake (uncredited)

Honeymoon Bridge

Film • 1935

Film • 1935

jako Snowflake

A Night at the Ritz

Film • 1935

jako Porter (uncredited)

Raised and Called

Film • 1935

Mississippi

Film • 1935

jako Leadsman (uncredited)

Speed Limited

Film • 1935

jako Vegas Station Pullman Porter

The Gay Bride

jako Cookie (uncredited)

jako Barbershop Attendant (uncredited)