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Toones is one of the most "colorful" character faces in B-Westerns and cliffhangers. He appeared in over 200 films between 1928 and 1951; and during 1936 and 1947 Toones 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. Toones 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.
Series | Racket Squad | Unknown | 1951-06-07 |
Movie | Bells of San Angelo | The Cook | 1947-04-15 |
Movie | Where There's Life | Department Store Mover (uncredited) | 1947-11-21 |
Movie | Two Sisters from Boston | Porter (uncredited) | 1946-06-06 |
Movie | Fool's Gold | Speed | 1946-10-09 |
Movie | The Lost Weekend | Washroom Attendant at Harry & Joe's (uncredited) | 1945-11-29 |
Movie | Barbary Coast Gent | Train Porter | 1944-09-01 |
Movie | Hidden Valley Outlaws | Snowflake | 1944-04-01 |
Movie | Haunted Ranch | Sam | 1943-02-19 |
Movie | Land of Hunted Men | Snowflake | 1943-03-26 |
Movie | Who's Superstitious? | Dice Player | 1943-01-02 |
Movie | The Mystery of the 13th Guest | Joe the Valet (uncredited) | 1943-11-05 |
Movie | Spy Train | Pullman Car Porter (as Snowflake) | 1943-07-09 |
Movie | Here Comes Mr. Zerk | Shooting Galley Man | 1943-07-23 |
Movie | Groom and Bored | Train Porter | 1942-04-09 |
Movie | The Great Man's Lady | Pogey | 1942-04-15 |
Movie | Obliging Young Lady | George - Train Porter (uncredited) | 1942-04-01 |
Movie | The Palm Beach Story | Colored Bartender | 1942-08-28 |
Movie | Silver Queen | Butler (uncredited) | 1942-11-14 |
Movie | Queen of Broadway | Mose (as Snowflake) | 1942-11-24 |
Movie | Sleepers West | Waiter (uncredited) | 1941-03-14 |
Movie | Golden Hoofs | Snowflake | 1941-02-14 |
Movie | Repent at Leisure | Rufe | 1941-04-04 |
Movie | Back in the Saddle | Train Porter (uncredited) | 1941-03-14 |
Movie | Two Gun Sheriff | Snowflake (as Snowflake) | 1941-04-09 |
Movie | Death Valley Outlaws | Snowflake (as Snowflake) | 1941-09-26 |
Movie | A Missouri Outlaw | Snowflake (as Snowflake) | 1941-11-25 |
Movie | The Apache Kid | Snowflake (as Snowflake) | 1941-04-11 |
Movie | Gaucho Serenade | New York City Pier Worker | 1940-05-09 |
Movie | The Biscuit Eater | Sermon | 1940-05-24 |
Movie | Pardon My Berth Marks | Train Porter | 1940-03-22 |
Movie | Seventeen | Genesis | 1940-03-01 |
Movie | Carolina Moon | Sam (uncredited) | 1940-07-14 |
Movie | Remember the Night | Rufus | 1940-01-19 |
Movie | One Man's Law | Snowflake (as Snowflake) | 1940-06-29 |
Movie | Christmas in July | Sam (uncredited) | 1940-10-25 |
Movie | Texas Terrors | Snowflake (as Snowflake) | 1940-11-22 |
Movie | Frontier Vengeance | Snowflake (as Snowflake) | 1940-10-10 |
Movie | I Want a Divorce | Porter | 1940-09-20 |
Movie | The Tulsa Kid | Snowflake - the Cook (as Snowflake) | 1940-08-16 |
Movie | Ride, Tenderfoot, Ride | Train Porter | 1940-09-05 |
Movie | Navy Secrets | Steve's Shoe-Shiner | 1939-02-08 |
Movie | Dodge City | Willie (uncredited) | 1939-04-08 |
Movie | King of the Turf | Groom | 1939-02-17 |
Movie | Daredevils of the Red Circle | Snowflake | 1939-06-10 |
Movie | Hollywood Cavalcade | Train Porter | 1939-10-13 |
Movie | Mr. Smith Goes to Washington | Porter (uncredited) | 1939-10-19 |
Movie | Under the Big Top | Juba | 1938-08-31 |
Movie | Riders of the Black Hills | Snowflake (as Snowflake) | 1938-06-15 |
Movie | Hawk of the Wilderness | George | 1938-12-03 |
Movie | Red River Range | Bellhop (uncredited) | 1938-12-22 |
Movie | A Star Is Born | Witness (uncredited) | 1937-04-27 |
Movie | Gunsmoke Ranch | Snowflake (unconfirmed) | 1937-05-05 |
Movie | Way Out West | Janitor | 1937-04-16 |
Movie | Smart Blonde | Redcap Getting Tip (uncredited) | 1937-01-02 |
Movie | A Day at Santa Anita | 1937-05-22 | |
Movie | Fair Warning | Porter | 1937-03-05 |
Movie | The Duke Comes Back | Snowflake | 1937-11-29 |
Movie | She Loved a Fireman | Joe | 1937-12-18 |
Movie | Yodelin' Kid from Pine Ridge | Sam | 1937-06-14 |
Movie | Wild Horse Rodeo | Snowflake | 1937-12-06 |
Movie | Youth on Parole | Redcap (uncredited) | 1937-10-04 |
Movie | Range Defenders | Cook | 1937-06-29 |
Movie | Big Brown Eyes | Chalky (Uncredited) | 1936-04-03 |
Movie | The Lonely Trail | Snowflake | 1936-05-25 |
Movie | Wildcat Saunders | Snowflake - the Handyman (as Snowflake) | 1936-03-04 |
Movie | Palm Springs | Porter | 1936-06-05 |
Movie | Black Gold | Snowflake | 1936-01-19 |
Movie | The Green Pastures | Zubo (uncredited) | 1936-08-01 |
Movie | Freshman Love | Mose (uncredited) | 1936-01-18 |
Movie | The Lawless Nineties | Moses | 1936-02-15 |
Movie | Hair-Trigger Casey | Snowflake | 1936-03-01 |
Movie | Racing Blood | Sad Sam | 1936-11-14 |
Movie | College Holiday | Porter (uncredited) | 1936-12-19 |
Movie | Gold Diggers of 1937 | Snowflake (uncredited) | 1936-12-28 |
Movie | The Gorgeous Hussy | Horatius (uncredited) | 1936-08-28 |
Movie | Come and Get It | Snowflake (uncredited) | 1936-11-06 |
Movie | Aces Wild | Snowflake | 1936-12-21 |
Movie | Born to Fight | Snowflake | 1936-11-02 |
Movie | Frontier Justice | Snowflake | 1936-10-01 |
Movie | The Girl on the Front Page | 1936-09-26 | |
Movie | Stolen Harmony | Henry (uncredited) | 1935-04-20 |
Movie | Go Into Your Dance | Snowflake | 1935-04-20 |
Movie | A Night at the Ritz | Porter (uncredited) | 1935-03-23 |
Movie | Speed Limited | Vegas Station Pullman Porter | 1935-01-12 |
Movie | Love, Honor and Obey (the Law!) | Phone operator (uncredited) | 1935-04-29 |
Movie | Alibi Ike | Night Porter | 1935-06-15 |
Movie | Social Error | Shadow | 1935-04-30 |
Movie | Valley of Wanted Men | Snowflake | 1935-10-19 |
Movie | Hands Across the Table | Snowflake (uncredited) | 1935-10-18 |
Movie | Honeymoon Bridge | 1935-10-02 | |
Movie | Cheers of the Crowd | 1935-08-05 | |
Movie | Here Comes the Groom | Porter | 1934-06-21 |
Movie | Half a Sinner | Snowflake | 1934-06-01 |
Movie | Woman Haters | Baggage Handler (uncredited) | 1934-05-05 |
Movie | Sleepers East | Porter (uncredited) | 1934-01-01 |
Movie | Murder in the Private Car | Titus | 1934-06-29 |
Movie | Palooka | Smokey (as Snowflake) | 1934-01-26 |
Movie | Riptide | Slick | 1934-03-29 |
Movie | Twentieth Century | George Washington Jones (uncredited) | 1934-05-11 |
Movie | Imitation of Life | Man at Funeral (uncredited) | 1934-11-23 |
Movie | The Gay Bride | 1st bootblack (uncredited) | 1934-12-14 |
Movie | Here Comes the Navy | Cookie (uncredited) | 1934-07-21 |
Movie | Lady by Choice | Mose (uncredited) | 1934-10-15 |
Movie | You Bring the Ducks | Snowflake | 1934-11-24 |
Movie | Death on the Diamond | Porter (uncredited) | 1934-09-14 |
Movie | Dames | Train Porter | 1934-09-01 |
Movie | Something Simple | Taxi Driver | 1934-09-08 |
Movie | Deluge | Townsman | 1933-08-17 |
Movie | Gold Diggers of 1933 | Man in "Pettin' in the Park" Number (uncredited) | 1933-05-27 |
Movie | The Mind Reader | Black Man - Shill at Hair Tonic (uncredited) | 1933-04-01 |
Movie | Goodbye Again | Train Porter (uncredited) | 1933-09-09 |
Movie | Fast Workers | Mike (Uncredited) | 1933-03-10 |
Movie | Central Airport | Hotel Porter | 1933-04-15 |
Movie | The Mayor of Hell | Mr. Hemingway (uncredited) | 1933-06-24 |
Movie | Before Midnight | 1st Taxi Driver | 1933-11-18 |
Movie | Stage Mother | Porter | 1933-09-29 |
Movie | Only Yesterday | Wall Street Bootblack (Uncredited) | 1933-11-01 |
Movie | King for a Night | Masseur | 1933-12-09 |
Movie | Meet the Baron | Stable Groom (uncredited) | 1933-10-20 |
Movie | Saturday's Millions | Porter | 1933-09-30 |
Movie | The Hurricane Express | Sam (uncredited) | 1932-08-01 |
Movie | The County Fair | Curfew | 1932-03-31 |
Movie | Police Court | 1932-02-19 | |
Movie | American Madness | Sam (uncredited) | 1932-08-15 |
Movie | Single-Handed Sanders | Snowflake | 1932-02-10 |
Movie | The Cabin in the Cotton | Ezzy Daniels (uncredited) | 1932-09-26 |
Movie | Out of Singapore | Snowball, the Ship's Cook | 1932-09-23 |
Movie | A Strange Adventure | Jeff | 1932-11-20 |
Movie | Robbers' Roost | Snowflake | 1932-12-30 |
Movie | I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang | Marine on Ship (uncredited) | 1932-11-09 |
Movie | The Galloping Ghost | Football Fan | 1931-09-01 |
Movie | A Private Scandal | Snowflake | 1931-12-30 |
Movie | Ladies' Night in a Turkish Bath | Barbershop Attendant (uncredited) | 1928-03-31 |