Actor
Fred 'Snowflake' Toones
January 5, 1906 · North Carolina, USA
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.
Notable work
Often works with
William Demarest
4 titles together
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, The Palm Beach Story, Christmas in July
Harry C. Bradley
4 titles together
A Star Is Born, American Madness, Come and Get It
Edwin Maxwell
4 titles together
American Madness, Come and Get It, The Mayor of Hell
Charles Lane
3 titles together
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, Gold Diggers of 1933, Twentieth Century
Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams
3 titles together
A Star Is Born, Dodge City, Here Comes the Navy
Willard Robertson
3 titles together
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang, Remember the Night, Here Comes the Navy
Full filmography · 148
Where There's Life
as Department Store Mover (uncredited)
1947
Bells of San Angelo
as The Cook
1947
The Secret of the Whistler
cast
1946
Fool's Gold
as Speed
1946
G.I. War Brides
as Pullman Porter (uncredited)
1946
Two Sisters from Boston
as Porter (uncredited)
1946
The Lost Weekend
as Washroom Attendant at Harry & Joe's (uncredited)
19457.6
Barbary Coast Gent
as Train Porter
1944
Hidden Valley Outlaws
as Snowflake
1944
The Mystery of the 13th Guest
as Joe (uncredited)
1943
Here Comes Mr. Zerk
as Shooting Galley Man
1943
Spy Train
as Pullman Car Porter (as Snowflake)
1943