Harry 'Snub' Pollard
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1889-11-08
Day of Death
1962-01-19 (72 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
Teaching the Teacher
as Teacher
(1963)
The Sound of Laughter
as Plumber's Assistant
(1962)
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
as Statehood Audience Member (uncredited)
(1961)
One-Eyed Jacks
as Townsman (uncredited)
(1961)
Pocketful of Miracles
as Knuckles (uncredited)
(1961)
Homicidal
as Eddie, Bellhop (Uncredited)
(1961)
Master of the World
as Man at Balloon Society Meeting (uncredited)
(1961)
Days of Thrills and Laughter
as Self (archive footage)
(1960)
Inherit the Wind
as Townsman (uncredited)
(1960)
Who Was That Lady?
as Tattoo Artist (uncredited)
(1959)
The Oregon Trail
as Townsman (uncredited)
(1958)
Teacher's Pet
as Reporter (uncredited)
(1957)
The Tin Star
as Townsman(uncredited)
(1957)
Pal Joey
as Waiter (uncredited)
(1957)
Man of a Thousand Faces
as Comedy Waiter #2
(1957)
The Buster Keaton Story
as Audience Member (uncredited)
(1957)
Jeanne Eagels
as Quartermaster Bates in 'Rain' (uncredited)
(1956)
Friendly Persuasion
as Carnival Patron (uncredited)
(1956)
Runaway Daughters
as Mr. Fields, Little Drunk at Dance Club
(1955)
The Man with the Golden Arm
as Street Vagrant (uncredited)
(1955)
Pete Kelly's Blues
as Waiter (uncredited)
(1954)
The Fast and the Furious
as Park Caretaker
(1953)
Conquest of Cochise
as Barfly (uncredited)
(1953)
Hannah Lee: An American Primitive
as Man Pacing in Jail Cell
(1952)
Singin' in the Rain
as Old Man Getting Umbrella in "Singin' in the Rain" Number (uncredited)
(1952)
Scaramouche
as Man at Assembly Meeting
(1952)
Carrie
as Lunch Wagon Counterman (uncredited)
(1952)
Limelight
as Street Musician
(1952)
The Old West
as Townsman (uncredited)
(1952)
Park Row
as Barfly
(1952)
Gents in a Jam
as Telegram Deliverer (uncredited)
(1951)
Valley of Fire
as Townsman
(1951)
The Barefoot Mailman
as Townsman at Dance (uncredited)
(1951)
Meet Me After the Show
as Stage Door Johnnie in Opening Number (uncredited)
(1950)
The Gunfighter
as Townsman at Funeral (uncredited)
(1950)
Where the Sidewalk Ends
as Pool Hall Patron (uncredited)
(1950)
Stars in My Crown
as Bartender (uncredited)
(1950)
Walk Softly, Stranger
as Custodian on Stairway (uncredited)
(1949)
Adam's Rib
as Man in Courtroom (uncredited)
(1949)
(1949)
The Lady Gambles
as Elevator Operator (uncredited)
(1949)
(1949)
A Woman's Secret
as Stagehand (Uncredited)
(1949)
Square Dance Jubilee
as Show Spectator
(1948)
Red River
as Wagon Train Member (uncredited)
(1948)
The Man from Colorado
as Townsman (uncredited)
(1948)
Johnny Belinda
as Man on Jury (uncredited)
(1948)
Belle Starr's Daughter
as Party Guest (uncredited)
(1948)
Loaded Pistols
as Second Small Man at Dance (uncredited)
(1948)
Unknown Island
as Extra in Dive, Pointing Out Tarnowski
(1948)
Back Trail
as Goofy (as Snub Pollard)
(1947)
Miracle on 34th Street
as Final Mail-Bearing Court Officer (uncredited)
(1947)
The Paradine Case
as Cabby (uncredited)
(1947)
Desperate
as Villager (uncredited)
(1947)
Framed
as (uncredited)
(1947)
Thunder Mountain
as Townsman (uncredited)
(1947)
The Perils of Pauline
as Western Saloon Set Propman
(1947)
Yankee Fakir
as Townsman
(1947)
Cheyenne
as Barfly (uncredited)
(1946)
Till the Clouds Roll By
as Show Boat Orchestra Drummer (uncredited)
(1946)
Canyon Passage
as Miner (uncredited)
(1946)
Sister Kenny
as Man at Barn Dance (uncredited)
(1946)
Road to Utopia
as Amateur Contest Violinist (uncredited)
(1946)
Badman's Territory
as Town Barber (uncredited)
(1946)
Strange Impersonation
as Taxi driver (uncredited)
(1946)
The Hoodlum Saint
as Parade Spectator (uncredited)
(1946)
Society Mugs
as Party Guest (uncredited)
(1946)
Monkey Businessmen
as Mr. Grimble (uncredited)
(1946)
Jungle Terror
as Campbell
(1946)
Partners in Time
as Townsman (uncredited)
(1946)
Andy Plays Hookey
as Ticket Seller
(1945)
State Fair
as Hog Calling Contest Spectator (uncredited)
(1945)
Kitty
as Hugh's Rental Coachman (uncredited)
(1945)
Rockin' in the Rockies
as Drunk (uncredited)
(1945)
Booby Dupes
as Ice Cream Vendor (uncredited)
(1945)
Three Pests in a Mess
as Cemetery Guard (uncredited)
(1944)
(1944)
Casanova Brown
as Father at Baby Window (uncredited)
(1944)
Hail the Conquering Hero
as Townsman (uncredited)
(1944)
Defective Detectives
as Janitor
(1944)
Main Street Today
as Pop Denton (uncredited)
(1944)
Charlie's Triple Trouble
as Flop House Tramp (archive footage)
(1944)
The Girl in the Case
as Witness (uncredited)
(1943)
Ghosts on the Loose
as Flower Delivery Man (uncredited)
(1943)
Edge of Darkness
as Townsman in Church (uncredited)
(1943)
Kid Dynamite
as Dance Official
(1943)
Clancy Street Boys
as Irate Father (uncredited)
(1943)
Phony Express
as Sheriff Hogwaller (uncredited)
(1943)
The Kid Rides Again
as Saloon Swamper
(1943)
His Wedding Scare
as Fireman
(1942)
Bowery at Midnight
as Knocked-out Motorist (uncredited)
(1942)
Foreign Agent
as Supper Club Patron
(1942)
Stand by for Action
as Sailor (uncredited)
(1942)
The Payoff
as Stubby - Cab Driver (uncredited)
(1942)
It Happened in Flatbush
as Baseball Game Spectator (uncredited)
(1942)
Boot Hill Bandits
as 2nd Bartender
(1942)
'Neath Brooklyn Bridge
as Soup Customer (uncredited)
(1942)
(1941)
A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob
as Wedding Chapel Attendant (uncredited)
(1941)
Mr. Celebrity
as Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)
(1941)
Confirm or Deny
as Air Raid Refugee in Basement Crowd
(1941)
Ridin' the Cherokee Trail
as Saloon Drunk
(1941)
Red Skins and Red Heads
as Party Guest (uncredited)
(1940)
Sky Bandits
as Pa, Man in Nightshirt
(1940)
The Earl of Chicago
as Townsman (uncredited)
(1940)
Murder on the Yukon
as Archie
(1939)
Hollywood Cavalcade
as Keystone Cop
(1939)
Rollin' Westward
as Poker Player
(1939)
Mesquite Buckaroo
as Janitor Suds
(1939)
Lure of the Wasteland
as Cookie
(1938)
Where the Buffalo Roam
as Pee Wee
(1938)
Frontier Town
as Peewee
(1938)
Utah Trail
as Pee Wee
(1938)
Rollin' Plains
as Pee Wee
(1938)
Song of the Buckaroo
as 'Perky'
(1938)
Starlight Over Texas
as Pee Wee
(1937)
Nation Aflame
as Edgar Wolfe (as Snub Pollard)
(1937)
Jungle Menace
as Campbell
(1937)
Goofs and Saddles
as Bad guy caught by sash window in shed (uncredited)
(1937)
Arizona Days
as Cookie
(1937)
Sing Cowboy Sing
as Prisoner
(1937)
Hittin' the Trail
as Bartender
(1937)
Santa Fe Rides
as Stubby
(1937)
Riders of the Rockies
as Pee Wee McDougal
(1937)
Tex Rides with the Boy Scouts
as Pee Wee
(1937)
Strange As It Seems: The Herald of the Skies
as Bartender
(1936)
The Crime Patrol
as Gyp
(1936)
White Legion
as Baker
(1936)
The Gentleman from Louisiana
as Hadley
(1936)
The Amazing Exploits of the Clutching Hand
as Snub - Waiter (uncredited)
(1936)
The Black Coin
as Vic Moran
(1936)
Headin' for the Rio Grande
as Cookie (Hart hand)
(1935)
The Laramie Kid
as Cinvvict Shorty
(1935)
The Drunkard
as Property Man
(1935)
The Night Is Young
as Drummer (uncredited)
(1935)
Bars of Hate
as Danny, the Pickpocket
(1935)
Just My Luck
as Frank Smith
(1934)
The Rawhide Terror
as Renegade
(1934)
Stingaree
as Victor
(1934)
One More River
as George
(1934)
Cockeyed Cavaliers
as King's Physician's Aide
(1932)
The Strange Love of Molly Louvain
as Bill Collector (uncredited)
(1932)
The Purchase Price
as Harmonica Player Joe Atterbury (uncredited)
(1932)
(1931)
The Road to Singapore
as Photographer at Birthday Party
(1931)
One Good Turn
as A Community Player (uncredited)
(1931)
Girls Will Be Boys
as Plumber's assistant
(1930)
Ex-Flame
as Boggins
(1929)
(1929)
Sock and Run
as Alphonse
(1929)
(1928)
(1928)
(1928)
Once Over
as Snub Pollard
(1928)
(1928)
(1927)
(1927)
(1926)
(1926)
(1926)
Fire!!
as The Boy
(1926)
(1924)
Get Busy
as Shorter pal
(1924)
The Big Idea
as Inventor Ignatius Pollard
(1923)
Jack Frost
as Hired Hand
(1923)
(1923)
Sold at Auction
as The Auctioneer's Helper
(1923)
Fully Insured
as Our Hero
(1923)
It's a Joy!
as The Papa
(1923)
The Mystery Man
as Detective Snub Pollard
(1923)
The Green Cat
as Snub
(1923)
Dear Ol' Pal
as Abner Maize
(1923)
Courtship of Miles Sandwich
as Papa
(1923)
(1923)
It's a Gift
as Inventor
(1923)
California or Bust
as The Old Settler
(1923)
(1922)
365 Days
as The Good Grandson
(1922)
Full o' Pep
as Snub
(1922)
Newly Rich
as The Chauffeur
(1922)
In the Movies
as Snub - the Scenario Writer
(1922)
(1922)
Punch the Clock
as Snub
(1922)
(1922)
The Dumb-Bell
as The New Director
(1922)
Do Me a Favor
as A Hobo
(1922)
Years to Come
as The Bridegroom
(1922)
Strictly Modern
as Chambermaid Man
(1922)
(1922)
The Old Sea Dog
as Snub the Ferryboat Pilot
(1922)
Blow 'Em Up
as The Governor
(1922)
Hot Off the Press
as Snub - the Newspaper Plant Janitor
(1922)
(1921)
Big Game
as Hunter
(1921)
(1921)
On Location
as The Caretaker of the Estate
(1921)
(1921)
Rush Orders
as Marquis de Marmalade
(1921)
(1921)
Fifteen Minutes
as The Husband
(1921)
(1921)
The Hustler
as Snub
(1921)
(1921)
Whirl o' the West
as The Tenderfoot
(1921)
(1920)
His Royal Slyness
as Prince of Rochquefort
(1920)
The Dippy Dentist
as The Dandy
(1920)
Fresh Paint
as Bicycle Messenger
(1920)
(1920)
Drink Hearty
as Snub
(1920)
(1920)
All Lit Up
as The Dandy
(1920)
(1920)
(1920)
(1920)
(1920)
(1920)
(1920)
(1920)
(1920)
(1920)
(1920)
Cash Customers
as The Chap
(1920)
(1920)
(1920)
Grab the Ghost
as Husband
(1920)
(1920)
(1919)
(1919)
Bumping Into Broadway
as The Musical Comedy's Director
(1919)
Billy Blazes, Esq.
as Sheriff 'Gun Shy' Gallagher
(1919)
Just Neighbors
as The Neighbor
(1919)
Ask Father
as The Corn-Fed Secretary
(1919)
I'm on My Way
as The Neighbor
(1919)
A Sammy in Siberia
as Count Pop-up-skyvitch - the Bolshevik Officer (as Harry Pollard)
(1919)
(1919)
Spring Fever
as The Unwelcome Suitor
(1919)
Back to the Woods
as His Valet
(1919)
(1919)
The Marathon
as Snub
(1919)
(1919)
Count Your Change
as Billy Bullion
(1919)
(1919)
(1919)
(1919)
On the Fire
as The Assistant Chef
(1919)
(1919)
(1919)
(1919)
From Hand to Mouth
as The Kidnapper
(1919)
(1919)
Next Aisle Over
as The Henpecked Husband (as Harry Pollard)
(1919)
Never Touched Me
as Jelous Admirer
(1919)
Captain Kidd's Kids
as The Valet
(1919)
(1919)
(1919)
(1919)
Look Out Below
as Snub
(1919)
(1919)
Young Mr. Jazz
as Snub
(1919)
(1919)
Looking for Trouble
as The Dandy
(1919)
(1919)
(1919)
(1919)
(1919)
Ring Up the Curtain
as The Leading Man
(1919)
(1919)
(1919)
(1919)
(1919)
(1919)
Off the Trolley
as Trolley conductor
(1919)
(1919)
Call for Mr. Caveman
as Hatchet Face
(1919)
(1919)
(1919)
(1918)
(1918)
(1918)
(1918)
(1918)
Take a Chance
as Simplex Joe
(1918)
A Gasoline Wedding
as Snub
(1918)
(1918)
Hey There
as The New Director
(1918)
(1918)
(1918)
(1918)
Look Pleasant, Please
as Snub - the Janitor (as Harry Pollard)
(1918)
(1918)
The City Slicker
as Snub
(1918)
(1918)
On the Jump
as Snoopy Sam - The House Detective
(1918)
(1918)
(1918)
(1918)
(1918)
(1918)
(1918)
(1918)
Are Crooks Dishonest?
as Snub
(1918)
Somewhere in Turkey
as His Assistant
(1918)
(1918)
(1918)
(1918)
The Non-Stop Kid
as Snub, the Butler
(1918)
Two-Gun Gussie
as Snub
(1918)
(1918)
(1918)
(1918)
(1917)
Bashful
as Snub the Butler
(1917)
(1917)
Bliss
as Snub
(1917)
(1917)
(1917)
Over the Fence
as Snitch, Another
(1917)
Lonesome Luke on Tin Can Alley
as Cafe Waiter
(1917)
Lonesome Luke, Messenger
as Snub
(1917)
(1917)
(1917)
(1917)
The Big Idea
as Snub
(1917)
By the Sad Sea Waves
as Spectator at Beach
(1917)
(1917)
(1917)
(1917)
All Aboard
as Passenger with trunk
(1917)
(1917)
(1917)
(1917)
(1917)
(1917)
(1917)
(1917)
(1917)
(1917)
(1917)
(1917)
(1917)
(1917)
(1916)
Police
as First Flophouse Customer
(1916)
(1916)
(1916)
(1916)
(1916)
Them Was the Happy Days!
as Snub
(1916)
(1916)
Luke's Movie Muddle
as Projectionist
(1916)
(1916)
(1916)
(1916)
(1916)
(1916)
(1916)
(1916)
(1916)
(1916)
(1916)
(1916)
(1916)
(1916)
(1916)
(1916)
(1916)
(1916)
Luke's Speedy Club Life
as Bellhop
(1916)
(1916)
(1916)
(1916)
(1916)
(1916)
(1916)
(1916)
(1916)
(1915)
Bughouse Bellhops
as Moke Morpheus
(1915)
Giving Them Fits
as Luke's Co-Worker
(1915)
Great While It Lasted
as Hugo Snubb
(1915)
His Regeneration
as Extra
(1915)
(1915)
Lonesome Luke, Social Gangster
as Tin-Horn Tommy
(1915)
Tinkering with Trouble
as Sourball Joe
(1915)
(1915)
(1915)
(1915)
Ragtime Snap Shots
as Snub Larkin
(1915)
A Countless Count
as Count
(1913)
Sally Scrags, Housemaid
as Butler