Fred 'Snowflake' Toones

Known For: Acting
Born: January 5, 1906
Place of Birth: North Carolina, USA
Died: February 13, 1962

Fred 'Snowflake' Toones

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. His standard characterization was that of a middle-aged "colored" man with…

Filmography

Racket Squad

1951

Where There's Life

1947 · Department Store Mover (uncredited)

Bells of San Angelo

1947 · The Cook

The Secret of the Whistler

1946

Fool's Gold

1946 · Speed

G.I. War Brides

1946 · Pullman Porter (uncredited)

Two Sisters from Boston

1946 · Porter (uncredited)

The Lost Weekend

1945 · Washroom Attendant at Harry & Joe's (uncredited)

Barbary Coast Gent

1944 · Train Porter

Hidden Valley Outlaws

1944 · Snowflake

The Mystery of the 13th Guest

1943 · Joe (uncredited)

Here Comes Mr. Zerk

1943 · Shooting Galley Man

Spy Train

1943 · Pullman Car Porter (as Snowflake)

Land of Hunted Men

1943 · Snowflake

Haunted Ranch

1943 · Sam

Who's Superstitious?

1943 · Dice Player

Queen of Broadway

1942 · Mose (as Snowflake)

Silver Queen

1942 · Butler (uncredited)

Give Out, Sisters

1942 · Nightclub Valet

The Palm Beach Story

1942 · Colored Bartender

Groom and Bored

1942 · Train Porter

Obliging Young Lady

1942 · George - Train Porter (uncredited)

A Missouri Outlaw

1941 · Snowflake (as Snowflake)

The Great Man's Lady

1941 · Pogey

Death Valley Outlaws

1941 · Snowflake (as Snowflake)

The Apache Kid

1941 · Snowflake (as Snowflake)

Two Gun Sheriff

1941 · Snowflake (as Snowflake)

Repent at Leisure

1941 · Rufe

Back in the Saddle

1941 · Train Porter (uncredited)

Sleepers West

1941 · Waiter (uncredited)

Golden Hoofs

1941 · Snowflake

Texas Terrors

1940 · Snowflake (as Snowflake)

Christmas in July

1940 · Sam (uncredited)

Frontier Vengeance

1940 · Snowflake (as Snowflake)

I Want a Divorce

1940 · Porter

Ride, Tenderfoot, Ride

1940 · Train Porter

The Tulsa Kid

1940 · Snowflake - the Cook (as Snowflake)

Carolina Moon

1940 · Sam (uncredited)

One Man's Law

1940 · Snowflake (as Snowflake)

The Biscuit Eater

1940 · Sermon

Gaucho Serenade

1940 · New York City Pier Worker

Pardon My Berth Marks

1940 · Train Porter

Seventeen

1940 · Genesis

Remember the Night

1940 · Rufus

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

1939 · Porter (uncredited)

Hollywood Cavalcade

1939 · Train Porter

Daredevils of the Red Circle

1939 · Snowflake

Dodge City

1939 · Willie (uncredited)

King of the Turf

1939 · Groom

Navy Secrets

1939 · Steve's Shoe-Shiner

Red River Range

1938 · Bellhop (uncredited)

Hawk of the Wilderness

1938 · George

The Nightshirt Bandit

1938 · Sam

Under the Big Top

1938 · Juba

Riders of the Black Hills

1938 · Snowflake (as Snowflake)

She Loved a Fireman

1937 · Joe

Wild Horse Rodeo

1937 · Snowflake

The Duke Comes Back

1937 · Snowflake

Youth on Parole

1937 · Redcap (uncredited)

Range Defenders

1937 · Cook

Yodelin' Kid from Pine Ridge

1937 · Sam

A Day at Santa Anita

1937 · Cloudy (uncredited)

Gunsmoke Ranch

1937 · Snowflake (unconfirmed)

A Star Is Born

1937 · Witness (uncredited)

Way Out West

1937 · Janitor

Fair Warning

1937 · Porter

Off to the Races

1937 · Ebbie

Smart Blonde

1937 · Redcap Getting Tip (uncredited)

Gold Diggers of 1937

1936 · Snowflake (uncredited)

Aces Wild

1936 · Snowflake

College Holiday

1936 · Porter (uncredited)

Racing Blood

1936 · Sad Sam

Come and Get It

1936 · Snowflake (uncredited)

Born to Fight

1936 · Snowflake

Frontier Justice

1936 · Snowflake

The Girl on the Front Page

1936

The Gorgeous Hussy

1936 · Horatius (uncredited)

The Green Pastures

1936 · Zubo (uncredited)

Palm Springs

1936 · Porter

The Lonely Trail

1936 · Snowflake

Romance in the Air

1936 · Janitor

The Peppery Salt

The Peppery Salt

1936 · Black Henchman

Florida Special

1936 · Waiter (uncredited)

Desert Justice

1936 · Snowflake - Bank Janitor

Big Brown Eyes

1936 · Chalky (Uncredited)

Wildcat Saunders

1936 · Snowflake

Hair-Trigger Casey

1936 · Snowflake

The Lawless Nineties

1936 · Moses

Black Gold

1936 · Snowflake

Freshman Love

1936 · Mose (uncredited)

Riddle Ranch

1935 · Snowflake

Valley of Wanted Men

1935 · Snowflake

Hands Across the Table

1935 · Snowflake (uncredited)

Honeymoon Bridge

Honeymoon Bridge

1935

Cheers of the Crowd

1935

Alibi Ike

1935 · Night Porter

$10 Raise

1935 · Bootblack (uncredited)

Social Error

1935 · Shadow

Love, Honor and Obey (the Law!)

1935 · Phone operator (uncredited)

Stolen Harmony

1935 · Henry (uncredited)

Go Into Your Dance

1935 · Snowflake

A Night at the Ritz

1935 · Porter (uncredited)

Raised and Called

Raised and Called

1935

Mississippi

1935 · Leadsman (uncredited)

Speed Limited

1935 · Vegas Station Pullman Porter

The Gay Bride

1934 · 1st bootblack (uncredited)

You Bring the Ducks

You Bring the Ducks

1934 · Snowflake

Imitation of Life

1934 · Man at Funeral (uncredited)

Lady by Choice

1934 · Mose (uncredited)

Death on the Diamond

1934 · Porter (uncredited)

Something Simple

1934 · Taxi Driver

Here Comes the Navy

1934 · Cookie (uncredited)

Handy Andy

1934

Murder in the Private Car

1934 · Titus

Here Comes the Groom

1934 · Porter

Half a Sinner

1934 · Snowflake

Twentieth Century

1934 · George Washington Jones (uncredited)

Woman Haters

1934 · Baggage Handler (uncredited), Baggage Man (uncredited)

Riptide

1934 · Slick

Palooka

1934 · Smokey (as Snowflake)

Sleepers East

1934 · Porter (uncredited)

King for a Night

1933 · Masseur

Before Midnight

1933 · 1st Taxi Driver

Only Yesterday

1933 · Wall Street Bootblack (Uncredited)

Meet the Baron

1933 · Stable Groom (uncredited)

Saturday's Millions

1933 · Porter

Goodbye Again

1933 · Train Porter (uncredited)

Deluge

1933 · Townsman

The Mayor of Hell

1933 · Mr. Hemingway (uncredited)

Gold Diggers of 1933

1933 · Black Man in "Pettin' in the Park" Number (uncredited)

Central Airport

1933 · Hotel Porter

The Mind Reader

1933 · Black Man - Shill at Hair Tonic (uncredited)

Fast Workers

1933 · Mike (Uncredited)

Robbers' Roost

1932 · Snowflake

A Strange Adventure

1932 · Jeff

I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

1932 · Marine on Ship (uncredited)

The Cabin in the Cotton

1932 · Ezzy Daniels (uncredited)

Out of Singapore

1932 · Snowball, the Ship's Cook

American Madness

1932 · Sam (uncredited)

The Hurricane Express

1932 · Sam (uncredited)

The Arm of the Law

1932 · Jackson

The County Fair

1932 · Curfew

Police Court

1932

Single-Handed Sanders

1932 · Snowflake

Human Targets

1932 · 'Snowflake'

A Private Scandal

1931 · Snowflake

Who's Who in the Zoo

1931 · Park Worker with Harmonica (uncredited)

The Galloping Ghost

1931 · Football Fan

Ladies' Night in a Turkish Bath

1928 · Barbershop Attendant (uncredited)

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