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Fred Toones

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Fred Toones

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Also known as Snowflake

American actor (1906-1962)

Film & TV

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. He first appeared as a porter in 1932 in The Hurricane Express and was…

Known for

  • Racket Squad1951
  • Bells of San Angelo — The Cook1947
  • Where There's Life — Department Store Mover (uncredited)1947
  • G.I. War Brides — Pullman Porter (uncredited)1946
  • Fool's Gold — Speed1946
  • Two Sisters from Boston — Porter (uncredited)1946
  • The Secret of the Whistler1946
  • The Lost Weekend — Washroom Attendant at Harry & Joe's (uncredited)1945
  • Hidden Valley Outlaws — Snowflake1944
  • Barbary Coast Gent — Train Porter1944

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Instance of
human
Given name
Fred
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
North Carolina
Place of death
Los Angeles
Occupation
actor
Languages spoken
English language
Native language
English language
Image
Fred Toones in Black Gold (1936).jpg
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date of birth
1906-01-05
date of death
1962-02-13
start of work period
1928-00-00
writing language
English language
Commons category
Fred Toones
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