Fred 'Snowflake' Toones

🎂 Data nașterii: 1906-01-05 (North Carolina, USA)

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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Fred 'Snowflake' Toones

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Dl. Smith merge la Washington

A Star Is Born

Off to the Races

The Palm Beach Story

Christmas in July

Remember the Night

Desert Justice

Honeymoon Bridge

Riddle Ranch

Gunsmoke Ranch

G.I. War Brides

Bells of San Angelo

Carolina Moon

The Peppery Salt

The Mayor of Hell

The Great Man's Lady

The Lawless Nineties

The Gorgeous Hussy

Woman Haters

Frontier Justice

The Galloping Ghost

The Mystery of the 13th Guest

Red River Range

The Lonely Trail

Valley of Wanted Men

Hair-Trigger Casey

The Duke Comes Back

Seventeen

Black Gold

Born to Fight

Racing Blood

King of the Turf

Raised and Called

A Private Scandal

I Want a Divorce

Hawk of the Wilderness

Daredevils of the Red Circle

$10 Raise

Goodbye Again

Out of Singapore

Yodelin' Kid from Pine Ridge

College Holiday

Youth on Parole

Wild Horse Rodeo

Who's Who in the Zoo

Under the Big Top

Range Defenders

The Mind Reader

Ladies' Night in a Turkish Bath

Murder in the Private Car

Where There's Life

Here Comes the Groom

Aces Wild

Fool's Gold

A Day at Santa Anita

Before Midnight

Palooka

Speed Limited

Palm Springs

Hollywood Cavalcade

Stolen Harmony

King for a Night

Repent at Leisure

Dodge City

Cheers of the Crowd

She Loved a Fireman

Pardon My Berth Marks

Ride, Tenderfoot, Ride

Alibi Ike

Vacanță pierdută

A Missouri Outlaw

The Apache Kid

Back in the Saddle

Social Error

Fast Workers

A Strange Adventure

Here Comes Mr. Zerk

Smart Blonde