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Fred 'Snowflake' Toones
Acting
05 Jan 1906
† 13 Feb 1962
North Carolina, USA
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 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 ...
Also Known As
'Snowflake', Snowflake, Snow Flake, Fred S. Toones, Fred Toones




















