Fred 'Snowflake' Toones
Birthday
1906/01/05
Day of death
1962/02/13 (56 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
North Carolina, USA
Also know as
'Snowflake', Snowflake, Snow Flake, Fred S. Toones, Fred Toones, 'Snowflake' Toones, Snowflake Toones
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 ...Read more
Acting
(1939) Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
as Porter (uncredited)
(1937) A Star Is Born
as Witness (uncredited)
(1937) Off to the Races
as Ebbie
(1942) The Palm Beach Story
as Colored Bartender
(1940) Christmas in July
as Sam (uncredited)
(1940) Remember the Night
as Rufus
(1936) Desert Justice
as Snowflake - Bank Janitor
(1935) Honeymoon Bridge
as ---
(1935) Riddle Ranch
as Snowflake
(1937) Gunsmoke Ranch
as Snowflake (unconfirmed)
(1946) G.I. War Brides
as Pullman Porter (uncredited)
(1947) Bells of San Angelo
as The Cook
(1940) Carolina Moon
as Sam (uncredited)
(1936) The Peppery Salt
as Black Henchman
(1933) The Mayor of Hell
as Mr. Hemingway (uncredited)
(1941) The Great Man's Lady
as Pogey
(1936) The Lawless Nineties
as Moses
(1936) The Gorgeous Hussy
as Horatius (uncredited)
(1934) Woman Haters
as Baggage Handler (uncredited)
(1936) Frontier Justice
as Snowflake
(1931) The Galloping Ghost
as Football Fan
(1943) The Mystery of the 13th Guest
as Joe the Valet (uncredited)
(1938) Red River Range
as Bellhop (uncredited)
(1936) The Lonely Trail
as Snowflake
(1935) Valley of Wanted Men
as Snowflake
(1936) Hair-Trigger Casey
as Snowflake
(1937) The Duke Comes Back
as Snowflake
(1940) Seventeen
as Genesis
(1936) Black Gold
as Snowflake
(1936) Born to Fight
as Snowflake
(1936) Racing Blood
as Sad Sam
(1939) King of the Turf
as Groom
(1935) Raised and Called
as ---
(1931) A Private Scandal
as Snowflake
(1940) I Want a Divorce
as Porter
(1938) Hawk of the Wilderness
as George
(1939) Daredevils of the Red Circle
as Snowflake
(1935) $10 Raise
as Bootblack (uncredited)
(1933) Goodbye Again
as Train Porter (uncredited)
(1932) Out of Singapore
as Snowball, the Ship's Cook
(1937) Yodelin' Kid from Pine Ridge
as Sam
(1936) College Holiday
as Porter (uncredited)
(1937) Youth on Parole
as Redcap (uncredited)
(1937) Wild Horse Rodeo
as Snowflake
(1931) Who's Who in the Zoo
as Park Worker with Harmonica (uncredited)
(1938) Under the Big Top
as Juba
(1937) Range Defenders
as Cook
(1933) The Mind Reader
as Black Man - Shill at Hair Tonic (uncredited)
(1928) Ladies' Night in a Turkish Bath
as Barbershop Attendant (uncredited)
(1934) Murder in the Private Car
as Titus
(1947) Where There's Life
as Department Store Mover (uncredited)
(1934) Here Comes the Groom
as Porter
(1936) Aces Wild
as Snowflake
(1946) Fool's Gold
as Speed
(1937) A Day at Santa Anita
as ---
(1933) Before Midnight
as 1st Taxi Driver
(1934) Palooka
as Smokey (as Snowflake)
(1935) Speed Limited
as Vegas Station Pullman Porter
(1936) Palm Springs
as Porter
(1939) Hollywood Cavalcade
as Train Porter
(1935) Stolen Harmony
as Henry (uncredited)
(1933) King for a Night
as Masseur
(1941) Repent at Leisure
as Rufe
(1939) Dodge City
as Willie (uncredited)
(1935) Cheers of the Crowd
as ---
(1937) She Loved a Fireman
as Joe
(1940) Pardon My Berth Marks
as Train Porter
(1940) Ride, Tenderfoot, Ride
as Train Porter
(1935) Alibi Ike
as Night Porter
(1945) The Lost Weekend
as Washroom Attendant at Harry & Joe's (uncredited)
(1941) A Missouri Outlaw
as Snowflake (as Snowflake)
(1941) The Apache Kid
as Snowflake (as Snowflake)
(1941) Back in the Saddle
as Train Porter (uncredited)
(1935) Social Error
as Shadow
(1933) Fast Workers
as Mike (Uncredited)
(1932) A Strange Adventure
as Jeff
(1943) Here Comes Mr. Zerk
as Shooting Galley Man
(1937) Smart Blonde
as Redcap Getting Tip (uncredited)
(1936) The Green Pastures
as Zubo (uncredited)
(1942) Groom and Bored
as Train Porter
(1932) I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
as Marine on Ship (uncredited)
(1935) Hands Across the Table
as Snowflake (uncredited)
(1936) Freshman Love
as Mose (uncredited)
(1935) Love, Honor and Obey (the Law!)
as Phone operator (uncredited)
(1940) Gaucho Serenade
as New York City Pier Worker
(1935) A Night at the Ritz
as Porter (uncredited)
(1940) The Biscuit Eater
as Sermon
(1943) Who's Superstitious?
as Dice Player
(1933) Meet the Baron
as Stable Groom (uncredited)
(1936) The Girl on the Front Page
as ---
(1940) Texas Terrors
as Snowflake (as Snowflake)
(1940) The Tulsa Kid
as Snowflake - the Cook (as Snowflake)
(1941) Death Valley Outlaws
as Snowflake (as Snowflake)
(1940) One Man's Law
as Snowflake (as Snowflake)
(1943) Land of Hunted Men
as Snowflake
(1940) Frontier Vengeance
as Snowflake (as Snowflake)
(1942) Queen of Broadway
as Mose (as Snowflake)
(1941) Two Gun Sheriff
as Snowflake (as Snowflake)
(1944) Hidden Valley Outlaws
as Snowflake
(1943) Haunted Ranch
as Sam
(1937) Fair Warning
as Porter
(1942) Silver Queen
as Butler (uncredited)
(1933) Gold Diggers of 1933
as Man in "Pettin' in the Park" Number (uncredited)
(1934) Lady by Choice
as Mose (uncredited)
(1936) Wildcat Saunders
as Snowflake - the Handyman (as Snowflake)
(1943) Spy Train
as Pullman Car Porter (as Snowflake)
(1934) Sleepers East
as Porter (uncredited)
(1932) The Hurricane Express
as Sam (uncredited)
(1938) Riders of the Black Hills
as Snowflake (as Snowflake)
(1934) Death on the Diamond
as Porter (uncredited)
(1944) Barbary Coast Gent
as Train Porter
(1933) Saturday's Millions
as Porter
(1941) Golden Hoofs
as Snowflake
(1932) The Cabin in the Cotton
as Ezzy Daniels (uncredited)
(1942) Obliging Young Lady
as George - Train Porter (uncredited)
(1934) You Bring the Ducks
as Snowflake
(1932) Robbers' Roost
as Snowflake
(1934) The Gay Bride
as 1st bootblack (uncredited)
(1933) Central Airport
as Hotel Porter
(1936) Come and Get It
as Snowflake (uncredited)
(1934) Twentieth Century
as George Washington Jones (uncredited)
(1935) Go Into Your Dance
as Snowflake
(1934) Half a Sinner
as Snowflake
(1933) Only Yesterday
as Wall Street Bootblack (Uncredited)
(1934) Imitation of Life
as Man at Funeral (uncredited)
(1939) Navy Secrets
as Steve's Shoe-Shiner
(1946) Two Sisters from Boston
as Porter (uncredited)
(1936) Gold Diggers of 1937
as Snowflake (uncredited)
(1941) Sleepers West
as Waiter (uncredited)
(1934) Riptide
as Slick
(1933) Deluge
as Townsman
(1932) The County Fair
as Curfew
(1932) Police Court
as ---
(1938) The Nightshirt Bandit
as Sam
(1936) Big Brown Eyes
as Chalky (Uncredited)
(1937) Way Out West
as Janitor
(1934) Here Comes the Navy
as Cookie (uncredited)
(1932) American Madness
as Sam (uncredited)
(1934) Handy Andy
as ---
(1932) Single-Handed Sanders
as Snowflake
(1934) Something Simple
as Taxi Driver
(1932) The Arm of the Law
as Jackson
(1946) The Secret of the Whistler
as ---
(1935) Mississippi
as Leadsman (uncredited)
(1951) Racket Squad
as ---