Fred 'Snowflake' Toones
Acting
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 other service-oriented or domestic worker roles such as stable grooms, janitors, elevator…
Filmography
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Racket Squad
1951
Where There's Life
1947
Bells of San Angelo
1947
The Secret of the Whistler
1946
Fool's Gold
1946
G.I. War Brides
1946
Two Sisters from Boston
1946
The Lost Weekend
1945
Barbary Coast Gent
1944
Hidden Valley Outlaws
1944
The Mystery of the 13th Guest
1943
Here Comes Mr. Zerk
1943
Spy Train
1943
Land of Hunted Men
1943
Haunted Ranch
1943
Who's Superstitious?
1943
Queen of Broadway
1942
Silver Queen
1942
Give Out, Sisters
1942
The Palm Beach Story
1942
Groom and Bored
1942
Obliging Young Lady
1942
A Missouri Outlaw
1941
The Great Man's Lady
1941
Death Valley Outlaws
1941
The Apache Kid
1941
Two Gun Sheriff
1941
Repent at Leisure
1941
Back in the Saddle
1941
Sleepers West
1941
Golden Hoofs
1941
Texas Terrors
1940
Christmas in July
1940
Frontier Vengeance
1940
I Want a Divorce
1940
Ride, Tenderfoot, Ride
1940
The Tulsa Kid
1940
Carolina Moon
1940
One Man's Law
1940
The Biscuit Eater
1940
Gaucho Serenade
1940
Pardon My Berth Marks
1940
Seventeen
1940
Remember the Night
1940
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
1939
Hollywood Cavalcade
1939
Daredevils of the Red Circle
1939
Dodge City
1939
King of the Turf
1939
Navy Secrets
1939
Red River Range
1938
Hawk of the Wilderness
1938
The Nightshirt Bandit
1938
Under the Big Top
1938
Riders of the Black Hills
1938
She Loved a Fireman
1937
Wild Horse Rodeo
1937
The Duke Comes Back
1937
Youth on Parole
1937
Range Defenders
1937
Yodelin' Kid from Pine Ridge
1937
A Day at Santa Anita
1937
Gunsmoke Ranch
1937
A Star Is Born
1937
Way Out West
1937
Fair Warning
1937
Off to the Races
1937
Smart Blonde
1937
Gold Diggers of 1937
1936
Aces Wild
1936
College Holiday
1936
Racing Blood
1936
Come and Get It
1936
Born to Fight
1936
Frontier Justice
1936
The Girl on the Front Page
1936
The Gorgeous Hussy
1936
The Green Pastures
1936
Palm Springs
1936
The Lonely Trail
1936