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Fred "Snowflake" Toones (January 5, 1906, North Carolina – February 13, 1962, Los Angeles, California) was an African-American film actor comedian of the early sound era. There is still debate over the exact year of his birth, which some sources cite as 1905. Because of the sheer number of movies he appeared in, Toones is one of the most prolific character faces in B-Westerns and cliffhangers. He appeared in over 200 films between 1928 and 1951; and between 1936 and 1947, Toones worked under contract for Republic Pictures, appearing in about 40 of its films. His standard characterization... MORE

Fred "Snowflake" Toones (January 5, 1906, North Carolina – February 13, 1962, Los Angeles, California) was an African-American film actor comedian of the early sound era. There is still debate over the exact year of his birth, which some sources cite as 1905. Because of the sheer number of movies he appeared in, Toones is one of the most prolific character faces in B-Westerns and cliffhangers. He appeared in over 200 films between 1928 and 1951; and between 1936 and 1947, Toones worked under contract for Republic Pictures, appearing in about 40 of its films. His standard characterization was that of a middle-aged "colored" man with a high-pitched voice and childlike demeanor. Like ‘Curly’ Howard and Tommy ‘Tiny’ Lister, who followed the tradition of using an antonymous nickname as both their professional name and character name, "Snowflake" was the distinct 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. Toones acted in films such as Mississippi (1935), Hawk of the Wilderness (1938) and Daredevils of the Red LESS