Tote Du Crow


Tote Du Crow was a film actor and circus performer who acted in many silent films during the early days of Hollywood.

Biography

Tote was born in Watsonville, California, to parents of Castilian and French origins. According to some accounts, as children, Tote and his brother Daniel ran away from home to join the circus; other sources say their father apprenticed them out to a circus showman.
Tote Du Crow portrayed Bernardo in the silent Zorro films.
He played 36 minor roles from 1915 until his death. His last film is The Blue Streak from 1926. He was married to Florence Ashbrooke from 1889 until 1909, after separating in 1904.

Selected filmography

The Americano as Alberto de CastilleThe Fighting Trail Rimrock Jones Treasure of the Sea The Ghost Flower Hugon, The Mighty The Prospector's Vengeance Hair Trigger Stuff The Rattler's Hiss The Moon Riders The Mark of Zorro as Bernardo, Zorro's deaf / mute assistantThe White Horseman The Man of the Forest The Vermilion Pencil The Pride of Palomar The Social Buccaneer Thundergate The Thief of Bagdad Little Robinson Crusoe The Saddle Hawk Women and Gold Don Q, Son of Zorro as BernardoSpook Ranch The Prairie Pirate