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Harry 'Snub' Pollard

Known For
Acting

Known Credits
405

Gender
Male

Birthday
November 8, 1889 (136 years old)

Place of Birth
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Harry 'Snub' Pollard

Biography

Snub Pollard (9 November 1889 – 19 January 1962) was an Australian-born vaudevillian, who became a silent film comedian in Hollywood, popular in the 1920s.

Born Harold Fraser, in Melbourne, Australia on 9 November 1889, he began performing with Pollard's Lilliputian Opera Company at a young age. Like many of the actors in the popular juvenile company, he adopted Pollard as his stage name. The company ran several highly successful professional children's troupes that traveled Australia and New Zealand in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century.

In 1908, Harry Pollard joined the company tour to North America. After the completion of the tour, he returned to the US. By 1915 he was regularly appearing in uncredited roles in movies, for example Charles Epting notes that Pollard can clearly be seen in Chaplin's 1915 short By the Sea. In later years, Pollard claimed Hal Roach had discovered him while he was performing on stage in Los Angeles.

Pollard played supporting roles in the early films of Harold Lloyd and Bebe Daniels. The long-faced Pollard sported a Kaiser Wilhelm mustache turned upside-down; this became his trademark. Lloyd's producer, Hal Roach, gave Pollard his own starring series of one- and two-reel shorts. The most famous is 1923's It's a Gift, in which he plays an inventor of many Rube Goldberg-like contraptions, including a car that runs by magnet power.

In early 1923, shortly after his second marriage, Pollard returned with his wife Elizabeth to see his relations in Australia. His visit attracted considerable attention, and he appeared again in several theatres to speak about the motion picture business. On his return to the US, he left Roach and joined the low-budget Weiss Brothers studio in 1926. There he co-starred with Marvin Loback as a poor man's version of Laurel and Hardy, copying that team's plots and gags.

In later years, Pollard claimed the Great Depression wiped out his investments, and he had been unable to "adjust to the talkies." However, in the 1930s, he played small parts in talking comedies, and was featured as comic relief in "B" westerns. Pollard's silent-comedy credentials guaranteed him work in slapstick revivals. He appeared with other film veterans in Hollywood Cavalcade (1939), The Perils of Pauline (1947), and Man of a Thousand Faces (1957). He also appeared regularly as a supporting player in Columbia Pictures' two-reel comedies of the mid-1940s.

Forsaking his familiar mustache in his later years, he landed much steadier work in films as a mostly uncredited bit player. He played incidental roles in scores of Hollywood features and shorts, almost always as a mousy, nondescript fellow, usually with no dialogue.

Snub Pollard died of cancer on 19 January 1962, aged 72, after nearly 50 years in the movie business. His interment was at Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Hollywood Hills).

For his contributions to motion pictures, Pollard has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6415½ Hollywood Boulevard.

Known For

Acting

2009The Parrott Chaseas (archive footage) (uncredited)
1986Classic Comedy Teamsas Self (archive footage)
1963The Sound of Laughteras Plumber's Assistant
1962The Man Who Shot Liberty Valanceas Statehood Audience Member (uncredited)
1961Pocketful of Miraclesas Knuckles (uncredited)
1961Homicidalas Eddie, Bellhop (Uncredited)
1961Master of the Worldas Man at Balloon Society Meeting (uncredited)
1961One-Eyed Jacksas Townsman (uncredited)
1961Days of Thrills and Laughteras Self (archive footage)
1960Inherit the Windas Townsman (uncredited)
1960Who Was That Lady?as Tattoo Artist (uncredited)
1959The Oregon Trailas Townsman (uncredited)
1958Teacher's Petas Reporter (uncredited)
1957The Tin Staras Townsman(uncredited)
1957Pal Joeyas Waiter (uncredited)
1957Man of a Thousand Facesas Comedy Waiter #2
1957Jeanne Eagelsas Quartermaster Bates in 'Rain' (uncredited)
1957The Buster Keaton Storyas Audience Member (uncredited)
1956Friendly Persuasionas Carnival Patron (uncredited)
1956Runaway Daughtersas Mr. Fields, Little Drunk at Dance Club
1955The Man with the Golden Armas Street Vagrant (uncredited)
1955Alfred Hitchcock Presentsas Bar Patron (uncredited)
1955Pete Kelly's Bluesas Waiter (uncredited)
1954The Country Girlas Stagehand (uncredited)
1954The Fast and the Furiousas Park Caretaker
1954Living It Upas Vagrant in Park (uncredited)
1954Public Defenderas
1953Conquest of Cochiseas Barfly (uncredited)
1953Hannah Lee: An American Primitiveas Man Pacing in Jail Cell
1953Julius Caesaras Citizen of Rome (uncredited)
1952Limelightas Street Musician
1952The Old Westas Townsman (uncredited)
1952Park Rowas Barfly
1952Carrieas Lunch Wagon Counterman (uncredited)
1952Gents in a Jamas Telegram Deliverer (uncredited)
1952Scaramoucheas Man at Assembly Meeting
1952Singin' in the Rainas Old Man Getting Umbrella (uncredited)
1951The Barefoot Mailmanas Townsman at Dance (uncredited)
1951Valley of Fireas Townsman
1951Meet Me After the Showas Stage Door Johnnie in Opening Number (uncredited)
1951Racket Squadas
1951The Company She Keepsas Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
1950Walk Softly, Strangeras Custodian on Stairway (uncredited)
1950Where the Sidewalk Endsas Pool Hall Patron (uncredited)
1950The Gunfighteras Townsman at Funeral (uncredited)
1950Stars in My Crownas Bartender (uncredited)
1949Adam's Ribas Man in Courtroom (uncredited)
1949Square Dance Jubileeas Show Spectator
1949House of Strangersas
1949The Lady Gamblesas Elevator Operator (uncredited)
1949The Crooked Wayas
1949A Woman's Secretas Stagehand (Uncredited)
1948Loaded Pistolsas Second Small Man at Dance (uncredited)
1948Belle Starr's Daughteras Party Guest (uncredited)
1948Unknown Islandas Extra in Dive, Pointing Out Tarnowski
1948Red Riveras Wagon Train Member (uncredited)
1948Johnny Belindaas Man on Jury (uncredited)
1948The Man from Coloradoas Townsman (uncredited)
1948Back Trailas Goofy (as Snub Pollard)
1947The Paradine Caseas Cabby (uncredited)
1947The Perils of Paulineas Western Saloon Set Propman
1947Desperateas Villager (uncredited)
1947Cheyenneas Barfly (uncredited)
1947Miracle on 34th Streetas Final Court Officer Bearing Mail (uncredited)
1947Thunder Mountainas Townsman (uncredited)
1947Framedas (uncredited)
1947Yankee Fakiras Townsman
1947Trail Streetas Farmer (uncredited)
1946Andy Plays Hookeyas Ticket Seller
1946Till the Clouds Roll Byas Show Boat Orchestra Drummer (uncredited)
1946Sister Kennyas Man at Barn Dance (uncredited)
1946Society Mugsas Party Guest (uncredited)
1946Canyon Passageas Miner (uncredited)
1946Monkey Businessmenas Mr. Grimble (uncredited)
1946Jungle Terroras Campbell
1946Badman's Territoryas Town Barber (uncredited)
1946Partners in Timeas Townsman (uncredited)
1946The Hoodlum Saintas Parade Spectator (uncredited)
1946Strange Impersonationas Taxi driver (uncredited)
1946Road to Utopiaas Amateur Contest Violinist (uncredited)
1945Booby Dupesas Ice Cream Vendor (uncredited)
1945Kittyas Hugh's Rental Coachman (uncredited)
1945State Fairas Hog Contest Spectator (uncredited)
1945Rockin' in the Rockiesas Drunk (uncredited)
1945Three Pests in a Messas Cemetery Guard (uncredited)
1944Casanova Brownas Father at Baby Window (uncredited)
1944Hail the Conquering Heroas Townsman (uncredited)
1944The Girl in the Caseas Witness (uncredited)
1944Defective Detectivesas Janitor
1944It Happened Tomorrowas
1944Main Street Todayas Pop Denton (uncredited)
1944Lucky Cowboyas Man Trying to Stop Fight
1944Charlie's Triple Troubleas Flop House Tramp (archive footage)
1943Phony Expressas Sheriff Hogwaller (uncredited)
1943Ghosts on the Looseas Flower Delivery Man (uncredited)
1943Clancy Street Boysas Irate Father (uncredited)
1943Edge of Darknessas Townsman in Church (uncredited)
1943Kid Dynamiteas Dance Official
1943The Kid Rides Againas Saloon Swamper
1943His Wedding Scareas Fireman
1942Stand by for Actionas Sailor (uncredited)
1942The Payoffas Stubby - Cab Driver (uncredited)
1942'Neath Brooklyn Bridgeas Soup Customer (uncredited)
1942Bowery at Midnightas Knocked-out Motorist (uncredited)
1942Foreign Agentas Supper Club Patron
1942It Happened in Flatbushas Baseball Game Spectator (uncredited)
1942Boot Hill Banditsas 2nd Bartender
1942Vitamin 'U' for Meas
1941Confirm or Denyas Air Raid Refugee in Basement Crowd
1941Mr. Celebrityas Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)
1941Red Skins and Red Headsas Party Guest (uncredited)
1941A Girl, a Guy, and a Gobas Wedding Chapel Attendant (uncredited)
1941Ridin' the Cherokee Trailas Saloon Drunk
1940Sky Banditsas Pa, Man in Nightshirt
1940Murder on the Yukonas Archie
1940The Earl of Chicagoas Townsman (uncredited)
1939Hollywood Cavalcadeas Keystone Cop
1939Mesquite Buckarooas Janitor Suds
1939Lure of the Wastelandas Cookie
1939Rollin' Westwardas Poker Player
1938Song of the Buckarooas 'Perky'
1938Where the Buffalo Roamas Pee Wee
1938Starlight Over Texasas Pee Wee
1938Utah Trailas Pee Wee
1938Rollin' Plainsas Pee Wee
1938Frontier Townas Peewee
1937Tex Rides with the Boy Scoutsas Pee Wee
1937Nation Aflameas Edgar Wolfe (as Snub Pollard)
1937Jungle Menaceas Campbell
1937Goofs and Saddlesas Bad guy caught by sash window in shed (uncredited)
1937Riders of the Rockiesas Pee Wee McDougal
1937Sing Cowboy Singas Prisoner
1937Strange As It Seems: The Herald of the Skiesas Bartender
1937Hittin' the Trailas Bartender
1937Santa Fe Ridesas Stubby
1937Arizona Daysas Cookie
1936Headin' for the Rio Grandeas Cookie (Hart hand)
1936White Legionas Baker
1936The Black Coinas Vic Moran
1936The Gentleman from Louisianaas Hadley
1936The Crime Patrolas Gyp
1936The Amazing Exploits of the Clutching Handas Snub - Waiter (uncredited)
1935Just My Luckas Frank Smith
1935Bars of Hateas Danny, the Pickpocket
1935The Laramie Kidas Cinvvict Shorty
1935The Drunkardas Property Man
1935The Night Is Youngas Drummer (uncredited)
1934One More Riveras George
1934Cockeyed Cavaliersas King's Physician's Aide
1934Stingareeas Victor
1934The Rawhide Terroras Renegade
1932The Purchase Priceas Harmonica Player Joe Atterbury (uncredited)
1932The Strange Love of Molly Louvainas Bill Collector (uncredited)
1932The Midnight Patrolas
1931One Good Turnas A Community Player (uncredited)
1931The Road to Singaporeas Photographer at Birthday Party (uncredited)
1931Girls Will Be Boysas Plumber's assistant
1930Ex-Flameas Boggins
1929Sock and Runas Alphonse
1929Here We Areas
1929Pipe Downas
1929The Big Shotas
1929Springtime Sapsas
1928No Kiddingas
1928Men About Townas
1928Here Comes a Sailoras
1928Once Overas Snub Pollard
1928Thick and Thinas
1927Mitt The Princeas
1927Double Troubleas
1927The Bum's Rushas
1926All Wetas
1926Fire!!as The Boy
1926The Yokelas
1926The Doughboyas
1924Get Busyas Shorter pal
1924The Big Ideaas Inventor Ignatius Pollard
1923It's a Joy!as The Papa
1923Fully Insuredas Our Hero
1923Join the Circusas
1923Dear Ol' Palas Abner Maize
1923It's a Giftas Inventor
1923The Mystery Manas Detective Snub Pollard
1923The Green Catas Snub / Big Boss
1923Jack Frostas Hired Hand
1923Courtship of Miles Sandwichas Papa
1923Sold at Auction!as The Auctioneer's Helper
1923California or Bustas The Old Settler
1923Before the Publicas
1923A Tough Winteras
1922Newly Richas The Chauffeur
1922The Old Sea Dogas Snub the Ferryboat Pilot
1922365 Daysas The Good Grandson
1922The Stone Ageas
1922The Dumb-Bellas The New Director
1922Some Babyas
1922Hale and Heartyas
1922Strictly Modernas Chambermaid Man
1922Punch the Clockas Snub
1922In the Moviesas Snub - the Scenario Writer
1922Do Me a Favoras A Hobo
1922Full o' Pepas Snub
1922Hot Off the Pressas Snub - the Newspaper Plant Janitor
1922Pardon Meas
1922Blow 'Em Upas The Governor
1922Years to Comeas The Bridegroom
1921The Hustleras Snub
1921On Locationas The Caretaker of the Estate
1921Fifteen Minutesas The Husband
1921Name the Dayas
1921What a Whopper!as
1921At the Ringsideas
1921High Rollersas
1921Blue Sundayas
1921Big Gameas Hunter
1921Rush Ordersas Marquis de Marmalade
1921His Best Girlas
1921Whirl o' the Westas The Tenderfoot
1920Park Your Caras
1920Cash Customersas The Chap
1920Money to Burnas
1920A London Bobbyas
1920Run 'Em Raggedas
1920Live and Learnas
1920Call a Taxi!as
1920Don't Rock the Boatas
1920Any Old Portas
1920Grab the Ghostas Husband
1920All Dressed Upas
1920Drink Heartyas Snub
1920Cracked Wedding Bellsas
1920Fresh Paintas Bicycle Messenger
1920Waltz Me Aroundas Snub
1920Raise the Rentas
1920Getting His Goatas
1920His Royal Slynessas Prince of Rochquefort
1920All Lit Upas The Dandy
1920The Dippy Dentistas The Dandy
1920Slippery Slickersas
1920Why Go Home?as
1920Red Hot Hottentottsas
1919From Hand to Mouthas The Kidnapper
1919The Floor Belowas
1919Tough Luckas
1919Looking for Troubleas The Dandy
1919How Dry I Amas
1919It's a Hard Lifeas
1919Captain Kidd's Kidsas The Valet
1919Order in the Courtas
1919Call for Mr. Cavemanas Hatchet Face
1919Giving the Bride Awayas
1919All at Seaas
1919Bumping Into Broadwayas The Musical Comedy's Director
1919His Only Fatheras
1919Pay Your Duesas
1919Start Somethingas
1919Count the Votesas
1919Soft Moneyas
1919He Leads, Others Followas
1919The Rajahas
1919Be My Wifeas
1919Heap Big Chiefas
1919Chop Suey & Co.as
1919Count Your Changeas Billy Bullion
1919A Jazzed Honeymoonas
1919Never Touched Me!as Jealous Admirer
1919At the Old Stage Dooras
1919Just Neighborsas The Neighbor
1919Billy Blazes, Esq.as Sheriff 'Gun Shy' Gallagher
1919Spring Feveras The Unwelcome Suitor
1919Off the Trolleyas Trolley conductor
1919Swat the Crookas
1919Pistols for Breakfastas
1919Back to the Woodsas His Valet
1919The Marathonas Snub
1919Before Breakfastas
1919Si, Senoras
1919Ring Up the Curtainas The Leading Man
1919Crack Your Heelsas
1919Young Mr. Jazzas Snub
1919Just Dropped Inas
1919A Sammy in Siberiaas Count Pop-up-skyvitch - the Bolshevik Officer (as Harry Pollard)
1919Next Aisle Overas The Henpecked Husband (as Harry Pollard)
1919The Dutiful Dubas
1919Look Out Belowas Snub
1919I'm on My Wayas The Neighbor
1919On the Fireas The Assistant Chef
1919Ask Fatheras The Corn-Fed Secretary
1919Going! Going! Gone!as
1919Love's Young Screamas
1919Wanted - $5,000as
1918She Loves Me Notas
1918Take a Chanceas Simplex Joe
1918Hear 'Em Raveas
1918Nothing But Troubleas
1918Why Pick on Me?as
1918Swing Your Partnersas
1918Bees in His Bonnetas
1918Two Scrambledas
1918Bride and Gloomas
1918That's Himas
1918Kicking the Germ Out of Germanyas
1918An Ozark Romanceas
1918Are Crooks Dishonest?as Snub
1918Somewhere in Turkeyas His Assistant
1918Sic 'Em, Towseras
1918The City Slickeras Snub / The Bell Boy / The Cook
1918Fireman Save My Childas
1918Two-Gun Gussieas Snub
1918The Non-Stop Kidas Snub, the Butler
1918Kicked Outas
1918Hey Thereas The New Director
1918It's a Wild Lifeas Snub
1918Pipe the Whiskersas
1918Follow the Crowdas
1918On the Jumpas Snoopy Sam - The House Detective
1918Let's Goas Man on beach
1918Here Come the Girlsas
1918Look Pleasant, Pleaseas Snub - the Janitor (as Harry Pollard)
1918A Gasoline Weddingas Snub
1918Beat Itas
1918Hit Him Againas
1918Hello Teacheras
1918The Lambas
1918The Tipas
1917The Big Ideaas Snub
1917Step Livelyas
1917Bashfulas Snub the Butler
1917Move Onas
1917We Never Sleepas
1917All Aboardas Passenger with trunk
1917Clubs Are Trumpas Snub
1917The Flirtas Restaurant owner
1917Love, Laughs and Latheras
1917Rainbow Islandas Snub
1917From Laramie to Londonas
1917Blissas Snub
1917Birds of a Featheras
1917By the Sad Sea Wavesas Spectator at Beach
1917Pinchedas
1917Lonesome Luke Loses Patientsas
1917Over the Fenceas Snitch, Another
1917Lonesome Luke's Wild Womenas
1917Lonesome Luke, Mechanicas
1917Lonesome Luke, Messengeras Snub
1917Stop! Luke! Listen!as
1917Lonesome Luke, Plumberas
1917Lonesome Luke's Honeymoonas
1917Lonesome Luke on Tin Can Alleyas Cafe Waiter
1917Lonesome Luke's Lively Lifeas
1917Luke Wins Ye Ladye Faireas
1917Lonesome Luke, Lawyeras
1917Luke's Trolley Troublesas
1917Luke's Busy Dayas
1917Luke's Lost Libertyas
1917Lonesome Luke's Lovely Rifleas
1916Luke's Shattered Sleepas
1916Luke Locates the Lootas
1916Luke's Fireworks Fizzleas
1916Luke, Rank Impersonatoras
1916Luke's Movie Muddleas Projectionist
1916Luke's Newsie Knockoutas
1916Luke, Patient Provideras
1916Luke, the Gladiatoras
1916Luke's Preparedness Preparationsas
1916Luke, the Chauffeuras
1916Luke and the Bang-Tailsas
1916Luke's Speedy Club Lifeas Bellhop
1916Luke and the Mermaidsas
1916Luke Joins the Navyas
1916Luke Does the Midwayas
1916Luke's Lost Lambas
1916Luke, Crystal Gazeras
1916Luke Rides Roughshodas
1916Luke's Washful Waitingas
1916Luke's Society Mixupas
1916Luke's Fatal Flivveras
1916Luke Laughs Lastas
1916Policeas First Flophouse Customer
1916Luke's Late Lunchersas
1916Luke and the Bomb Throwersas
1916Them Was the Happy Days!as Snub
1916Luke's Doubleas
1916Lonesome Luke, Circus Kingas
1916Luke Pipes the Pippinsas
1916Luke and the Rural Roughnecksas
1916Luke Foils the Villainas
1916Luke, the Candy Cut-Upas
1916Lonesome Luke Lolls in Luxuryas
1916Luke Lugs Luggageas
1916Lonesome Luke Leans to the Literaryas
1915Lonesome Luke, Social Gangsteras Tin-Horn Tommy
1915Peculiar Patients' Pranksas
1915Ruses, Rhymes and Roughnecksas
1915A Foozle at the Tee Partyas
1915Ragtime Snap Shotsas Snub Larkin
1915Great While It Lastedas Hugo Snubb
1915Tinkering with Troubleas Sourball Joe
1915Bughouse Bellhopsas Moke Morpheus
1915Giving Them Fitsas Luke's Co-Worker
1915Fresh from the Farmas
1915A Countless Countas Count
1915His Regenerationas Extra
1913Sally Scrags, Housemaidas Butler
Teaching the Teacheras Teacher

Production

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