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Fred 'Snowflake' Toones

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

05/01/1906

Day of Death

13/02/1962
(56) years old

Place of Birth

North Carolina, USA

Fred '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 s... Read More

Known For

Where There's Life

Bells of San Angelo

The Secret of the Whistler

Fool's Gold

G.I. War Brides

Two Sisters from Boston

The Lost Weekend

Barbary Coast Gent

Hidden Valley Outlaws

The Mystery of the 13th Guest

Filmography

Cast

1947

Where There's Life

as Department Store Mover (uncredited)

1947

Bells of San Angelo

as The Cook

1946

The Secret of the Whistler

1946

Fool's Gold

as Speed

1946

G.I. War Brides

as Pullman Porter (uncredited)

1946

Two Sisters from Boston

as Porter (uncredited)

1945

The Lost Weekend

as Washroom Attendant at Harry & Joe's (unc...

1944

Barbary Coast Gent

as Train Porter

1944

Hidden Valley Outlaws

as Snowflake

1943

The Mystery of the 13th Guest

as Joe the Valet (uncredited)

1943

Here Comes Mr. Zerk

as Shooting Galley Man

1943

Spy Train

as Pullman Car Porter (as Snowflake)

1943

Land of Hunted Men

as Snowflake

1943

Haunted Ranch

as Sam

1943

Who's Superstitious?

as Dice Player

1942

Queen of Broadway

as Mose (as Snowflake)

1942

Silver Queen

as Butler (uncredited)

1942

The Palm Beach Story

as Colored Bartender

1942

Groom and Bored

as Train Porter

1942

Obliging Young Lady

as George - Train Porter (uncredited)

1941

A Missouri Outlaw

as Snowflake (as Snowflake)

1941

The Great Man's Lady

as Pogey

1941

Death Valley Outlaws

as Snowflake (as Snowflake)

1941

The Apache Kid

as Snowflake (as Snowflake)

1941

Two Gun Sheriff

as Snowflake (as Snowflake)

1941

Repent at Leisure

as Rufe

1941

Back in the Saddle

as Train Porter (uncredited)

1941

Sleepers West

as Waiter (uncredited)

1941

Golden Hoofs

as Snowflake

1940

Texas Terrors

as Snowflake (as Snowflake)

1940

Christmas in July

as Sam (uncredited)

1940

Frontier Vengeance

as Snowflake (as Snowflake)

1940

I Want a Divorce

as Porter

1940

Ride, Tenderfoot, Ride

as Train Porter

1940

The Tulsa Kid

as Snowflake - the Cook (as Snowflake)

1940

Carolina Moon

as Sam (uncredited)

1940

One Man's Law

as Snowflake (as Snowflake)

1940

The Biscuit Eater

as Sermon

1940

Gaucho Serenade

as New York City Pier Worker

1940

Pardon My Berth Marks

as Train Porter

1940

Seventeen

as Genesis

1940

Remember the Night

as Rufus

1939

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

as Porter (uncredited)

1939

Hollywood Cavalcade

as Train Porter

1939

Daredevils of the Red Circle

as Snowflake

1939

Dodge City

as Willie (uncredited)

1939

King of the Turf

as Groom

1939

Navy Secrets

as Steve's Shoe-Shiner

1938

Red River Range

as Bellhop (uncredited)

1938

Hawk of the Wilderness

as George

1938

The Nightshirt Bandit

as Sam

1938

Under the Big Top

as Juba

1938

Riders of the Black Hills

as Snowflake (as Snowflake)

1937

She Loved a Fireman

as Joe

1937

Wild Horse Rodeo

as Snowflake

1937

The Duke Comes Back

as Snowflake

1937

Youth on Parole

as Redcap (uncredited)

1937

Range Defenders

as Cook

1937

Yodelin' Kid from Pine Ridge

as Sam

1937

A Day at Santa Anita

as Cloudy (uncredited)

1937

Gunsmoke Ranch

as Snowflake (unconfirmed)

1937

A Star Is Born

as Witness (uncredited)

1937

Way Out West

as Janitor

1937

Fair Warning

as Porter

1937

Off to the Races

as Ebbie

1937

Smart Blonde

as Redcap Getting Tip (uncredited)

1936

Gold Diggers of 1937

as Snowflake (uncredited)

1936

Aces Wild

as Snowflake

1936

College Holiday

as Porter (uncredited)

1936

Racing Blood

as Sad Sam

1936

Come and Get It

as Snowflake (uncredited)

1936

Born to Fight

as Snowflake

1936

Frontier Justice

as Snowflake

1936

The Girl on the Front Page

1936

The Gorgeous Hussy

as Horatius (uncredited)

1936

The Green Pastures

as Zubo (uncredited)

1936

Palm Springs

as Porter

1936

The Lonely Trail

as Snowflake

1936

Romance in the Air

as Janitor

1936

The Peppery Salt

as Black Henchman

1936

Florida Special

as Waiter (uncredited)

1936

Desert Justice

as Snowflake - Bank Janitor

1936

Big Brown Eyes

as Chalky (Uncredited)

1936

Wildcat Saunders

as Snowflake

1936

Hair-Trigger Casey

as Snowflake

1936

The Lawless Nineties

as Moses

1936

Black Gold

as Snowflake

1936

Freshman Love

as Mose (uncredited)

1935

Riddle Ranch

as Snowflake

1935

Valley of Wanted Men

as Snowflake

1935

Hands Across the Table

as Snowflake (uncredited)

1935

Honeymoon Bridge

1935

Cheers of the Crowd

1935

Alibi Ike

as Night Porter

1935

$10 Raise

as Bootblack (uncredited)

1935

Social Error

as Shadow

1935

Love, Honor and Obey (the Law!)

as Phone operator (uncredited)

1935

Stolen Harmony

as Henry (uncredited)

1935

Go Into Your Dance

as Snowflake

1935

A Night at the Ritz

as Porter (uncredited)

1935

Raised and Called

1935

Mississippi

as Leadsman (uncredited)

1935

Speed Limited

as Vegas Station Pullman Porter

1934

The Gay Bride

as 1st bootblack (uncredited)

1934

You Bring the Ducks

as Snowflake

1934

Imitation of Life

as Man at Funeral (uncredited)

1934

Lady by Choice

as Mose (uncredited)

1934

Death on the Diamond

as Porter (uncredited)

1934

Something Simple

as Taxi Driver

1934

Here Comes the Navy

as Cookie (uncredited)

1934

Handy Andy

1934

Murder in the Private Car

as Titus

1934

Here Comes the Groom

as Porter

1934

Half a Sinner

as Snowflake

1934

Twentieth Century

as George Washington Jones (uncredited)

1934

Woman Haters

as Baggage Handler (uncredited)

1934

Woman Haters

as Baggage Man (uncredited)

1934

Riptide

as Slick

1934

Palooka

as Smokey (as Snowflake)

1934

Sleepers East

as Porter (uncredited)

1933

King for a Night

as Masseur

1933

Before Midnight

as 1st Taxi Driver

1933

Only Yesterday

as Wall Street Bootblack (Uncredited)

1933

Meet the Baron

as Stable Groom (uncredited)

1933

Saturday's Millions

as Porter

1933

Goodbye Again

as Train Porter (uncredited)

1933

Deluge

as Townsman

1933

The Mayor of Hell

as Mr. Hemingway (uncredited)

1933

Gold Diggers of 1933

as Man in "Pettin' in the Park" Number (unc...

1933

Central Airport

as Hotel Porter

1933

The Mind Reader

as Black Man - Shill at Hair Tonic (uncredi...

1933

Fast Workers

as Mike (Uncredited)

1932

Robbers' Roost

as Snowflake

1932

A Strange Adventure

as Jeff

1932

I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

as Marine on Ship (uncredited)

1932

The Cabin in the Cotton

as Ezzy Daniels (uncredited)

1932

Out of Singapore

as Snowball, the Ship's Cook

1932

American Madness

as Sam (uncredited)

1932

The Hurricane Express

as Sam (uncredited)

1932

The Arm of the Law

as Jackson

1932

The County Fair

as Curfew

1932

Police Court

1932

Single-Handed Sanders

as Snowflake

1931

A Private Scandal

as Snowflake

1931

Who's Who in the Zoo

as Park Worker with Harmonica (uncredited)

1931

The Galloping Ghost

as Football Fan

1928

Ladies' Night in a Turkish Bath

as Barbershop Attendant (uncredited)