Fred 'Snowflake' Toones
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- January 5, 1906, North Carolina, USA
- Died
- February 13, 1962
- Movies
- 148
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 operators, valets, cooks, bellhops, doormen, butlers, and bartenders. Like other actors of the time, i.e. Anna May Wong and Franklin Pangborn, Toones is a prime example of racial and social stereotyping in the Hollywood film industry.
Best-Known Movies
Filmography
| 1947 | Where There's Life | Department Store Mover (uncredited) |
| 1947 | Bells of San Angelo | The Cook |
| 1946 | The Secret of the Whistler | |
| 1946 | Fool's Gold | Speed |
| 1946 | G.I. War Brides | Pullman Porter (uncredited) |
| 1946 | Two Sisters from Boston | Porter (uncredited) |
| 1945 | The Lost Weekend | Washroom Attendant at Harry & Joe's (uncredited) |
| 1944 | Barbary Coast Gent | Train Porter |
| 1944 | Hidden Valley Outlaws | Snowflake |
| 1943 | The Mystery of the 13th Guest | Joe (uncredited) |
| 1943 | Here Comes Mr. Zerk | Shooting Galley Man |
| 1943 | Spy Train | Pullman Car Porter (as Snowflake) |
| 1943 | Land of Hunted Men | Snowflake |
| 1943 | Haunted Ranch | Sam |
| 1943 | Who's Superstitious? | Dice Player |
| 1942 | Queen of Broadway | Mose (as Snowflake) |
| 1942 | Silver Queen | Butler (uncredited) |
| 1942 | Give Out, Sisters | Nightclub Valet |
| 1942 | The Palm Beach Story | Colored Bartender |
| 1942 | Groom and Bored | Train Porter |
| 1942 | Obliging Young Lady | George - Train Porter (uncredited) |
| 1941 | A Missouri Outlaw | Snowflake (as Snowflake) |
| 1941 | The Great Man's Lady | Pogey |
| 1941 | Death Valley Outlaws | Snowflake (as Snowflake) |
| 1941 | The Apache Kid | Snowflake (as Snowflake) |
| 1941 | Two Gun Sheriff | Snowflake (as Snowflake) |
| 1941 | Repent at Leisure | Rufe |
| 1941 | Back in the Saddle | Train Porter (uncredited) |
| 1941 | Sleepers West | Waiter (uncredited) |
| 1941 | Golden Hoofs | Snowflake |
| 1940 | Texas Terrors | Snowflake (as Snowflake) |
| 1940 | Christmas in July | Sam (uncredited) |
| 1940 | Frontier Vengeance | Snowflake (as Snowflake) |
| 1940 | I Want a Divorce | Porter |
| 1940 | Ride, Tenderfoot, Ride | Train Porter |
| 1940 | The Tulsa Kid | Snowflake - the Cook (as Snowflake) |
| 1940 | Carolina Moon | Sam (uncredited) |
| 1940 | One Man's Law | Snowflake (as Snowflake) |
| 1940 | The Biscuit Eater | Sermon |
| 1940 | Gaucho Serenade | New York City Pier Worker |
| 1940 | Pardon My Berth Marks | Train Porter |
| 1940 | Seventeen | Genesis |
| 1940 | Remember the Night | Rufus |
| 1939 | Mr. Smith Goes to Washington | Porter (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Hollywood Cavalcade | Train Porter |
| 1939 | Daredevils of the Red Circle | Snowflake |
| 1939 | Dodge City | Willie (uncredited) |
| 1939 | King of the Turf | Groom |
| 1939 | Navy Secrets | Steve's Shoe-Shiner |
| 1938 | Red River Range | Bellhop (uncredited) |
| 1938 | Hawk of the Wilderness | George |
| 1938 | The Nightshirt Bandit | Sam |
| 1938 | Under the Big Top | Juba |
| 1938 | Riders of the Black Hills | Snowflake (as Snowflake) |
| 1937 | She Loved a Fireman | Joe |
| 1937 | Wild Horse Rodeo | Snowflake |
| 1937 | The Duke Comes Back | Snowflake |
| 1937 | Youth on Parole | Redcap (uncredited) |
| 1937 | Range Defenders | Cook |
| 1937 | Yodelin' Kid from Pine Ridge | Sam |
| 1937 | A Day at Santa Anita | Cloudy (uncredited) |
| 1937 | Gunsmoke Ranch | Snowflake (unconfirmed) |
| 1937 | A Star Is Born | Witness (uncredited) |
| 1937 | Way Out West | Janitor |
| 1937 | Fair Warning | Porter |
| 1937 | Off to the Races | Ebbie |
| 1937 | Smart Blonde | Redcap Getting Tip (uncredited) |
| 1936 | Gold Diggers of 1937 | Snowflake (uncredited) |
| 1936 | Aces Wild | Snowflake |
| 1936 | College Holiday | Porter (uncredited) |
| 1936 | Racing Blood | Sad Sam |
| 1936 | Come and Get It | Snowflake (uncredited) |
| 1936 | Born to Fight | Snowflake |
| 1936 | Frontier Justice | Snowflake |
| 1936 | The Girl on the Front Page | |
| 1936 | The Gorgeous Hussy | Horatius (uncredited) |
| 1936 | The Green Pastures | Zubo (uncredited) |
| 1936 | Palm Springs | Porter |
| 1936 | The Lonely Trail | Snowflake |
| 1936 | Romance in the Air | Janitor |
| 1936 | The Peppery Salt | Black Henchman |
| 1936 | Florida Special | Waiter (uncredited) |
| 1936 | Desert Justice | Snowflake - Bank Janitor |
| 1936 | Big Brown Eyes | Chalky (Uncredited) |
| 1936 | Wildcat Saunders | Snowflake |
| 1936 | Hair-Trigger Casey | Snowflake |
| 1936 | The Lawless Nineties | Moses |
| 1936 | Black Gold | Snowflake |
| 1936 | Freshman Love | Mose (uncredited) |
| 1935 | Riddle Ranch | Snowflake |
| 1935 | Valley of Wanted Men | Snowflake |
| 1935 | Hands Across the Table | Snowflake (uncredited) |
| 1935 | Honeymoon Bridge | |
| 1935 | Cheers of the Crowd | |
| 1935 | Alibi Ike | Night Porter |
| 1935 | $10 Raise | Bootblack (uncredited) |
| 1935 | Social Error | Shadow |
| 1935 | Love, Honor and Obey (the Law!) | Phone operator (uncredited) |
| 1935 | Stolen Harmony | Henry (uncredited) |
| 1935 | Go Into Your Dance | Snowflake |
| 1935 | A Night at the Ritz | Porter (uncredited) |
| 1935 | Raised and Called | |
| 1935 | Mississippi | Leadsman (uncredited) |
| 1935 | Speed Limited | Vegas Station Pullman Porter |
| 1934 | The Gay Bride | 1st bootblack (uncredited) |
| 1934 | You Bring the Ducks | Snowflake |
| 1934 | Imitation of Life | Man at Funeral (uncredited) |
| 1934 | Lady by Choice | Mose (uncredited) |
| 1934 | Death on the Diamond | Porter (uncredited) |
| 1934 | Something Simple | Taxi Driver |
| 1934 | Here Comes the Navy | Cookie (uncredited) |
| 1934 | Handy Andy | |
| 1934 | Murder in the Private Car | Titus |
| 1934 | Here Comes the Groom | Porter |
| 1934 | Half a Sinner | Snowflake |
| 1934 | Twentieth Century | George Washington Jones (uncredited) |
| 1934 | Woman Haters | Baggage Handler (uncredited), Baggage Man (uncredited) |
| 1934 | Riptide | Slick |
| 1934 | Palooka | Smokey (as Snowflake) |
| 1934 | Sleepers East | Porter (uncredited) |
| 1933 | King for a Night | Masseur |
| 1933 | Before Midnight | 1st Taxi Driver |
| 1933 | Only Yesterday | Wall Street Bootblack (Uncredited) |
| 1933 | Meet the Baron | Stable Groom (uncredited) |
| 1933 | Saturday's Millions | Porter |
| 1933 | Goodbye Again | Train Porter (uncredited) |
| 1933 | Deluge | Townsman |
| 1933 | The Mayor of Hell | Mr. Hemingway (uncredited) |
| 1933 | Gold Diggers of 1933 | Black Man in "Pettin' in the Park" Number (uncredited) |
| 1933 | Central Airport | Hotel Porter |
| 1933 | The Mind Reader | Black Man - Shill at Hair Tonic (uncredited) |
| 1933 | Fast Workers | Mike (Uncredited) |
| 1932 | Robbers' Roost | Snowflake |
| 1932 | A Strange Adventure | Jeff |
| 1932 | I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang | Marine on Ship (uncredited) |
| 1932 | The Cabin in the Cotton | Ezzy Daniels (uncredited) |
| 1932 | Out of Singapore | Snowball, the Ship's Cook |
| 1932 | American Madness | Sam (uncredited) |
| 1932 | The Hurricane Express | Sam (uncredited) |
| 1932 | The Arm of the Law | Jackson |
| 1932 | The County Fair | Curfew |
| 1932 | Police Court | |
| 1932 | Single-Handed Sanders | Snowflake |
| 1932 | Human Targets | 'Snowflake' |
| 1931 | A Private Scandal | Snowflake |
| 1931 | Who's Who in the Zoo | Park Worker with Harmonica (uncredited) |
| 1931 | The Galloping Ghost | Football Fan |
| 1928 | Ladies' Night in a Turkish Bath | Barbershop Attendant (uncredited) |
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