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American actor and comedian (–)

Fred Toones
Toones in Black Gold ()
Born	()January 5, North Carolina, U.S.
Died	February 13, () (aged&#;56) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Other&#;names	Snowflake
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Fred "Snowflake" Toones (January 5, &#; February 13, ) was an American actor and comedian.

He appeared in over films in his career spanning 23 years.

Career

He appeared in over films between and 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 black tradition of using an antonymous nickname as both their professional name and character name,^[1] "Snowflake" was the distinct stage name by which Toones was best known, and he used this name as his credit as early as his third film, 's Shanghaied Love.

Likewise, in Shanghaied Love and over 35 other films, “