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