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.
Acted in 327
1960s
- 1963
The Sound of Laughter
Plumber's Assistant
- 1962
- 1961
- 1960
Who Was That Lady?
Tattoo Artist (uncredited)
1950s
- 1959
The Oregon Trail
Townsman (uncredited)
- 1958
Teacher's Pet
Reporter (uncredited)
- 1957
Los ojos del siglo (Volumen I)
Él mismo (material de archivo)
Pal Joey
Waiter (uncredited)
Man of a Thousand Faces
Comedy Waiter #2
Jeanne Eagels
Quartermaster Bates in 'Rain' (uncredited)
The Buster Keaton Story
Audience Member (uncredited)
- 1956
Runaway Daughters
Mr. Fields, Little Drunk at Dance Club
- 1955
Pete Kelly's Blues
Waiter (uncredited)
- 1954
Living It Up
Vagrant in Park (uncredited)
- 1953
Conquest of Cochise
Barfly (uncredited)
Hannah Lee: An American Primitive
Man Pacing in Jail Cell
- 1952
The Old West
Townsman (uncredited)
Park Row
Barfly
Gents in a Jam
Telegram Deliverer (uncredited)
Boots Malone
Stablehand (uncredited)
- 1951
The Barefoot Mailman
Townsman at Dance (uncredited)
Valley of Fire
Townsman
Meet Me After the Show
Stage Door Johnnie in Opening Number (uncredited)
- 1950
Riding High
Spectator (uncredited)
1940s
- 1949
Square Dance Jubilee
Show Spectator
The Lady Gambles
Elevator Operator (uncredited)
A Woman's Secret
Stagehand (Uncredited)
- 1948
Unknown Island
Extra in Dive, Pointing Out Tarnowski
Johnny Belinda
Man on Jury (uncredited)
Back Trail
Goofy (as Snub Pollard)
- 1947
Desperate
Villager (uncredited)
Thunder Mountain
Townsman (uncredited)
Framed
(uncredited)
Yankee Fakir
Townsman
- 1946
Sister Kenny
Man at Barn Dance (uncredited)
Society Mugs
Party Guest (uncredited)
Monkey Businessmen
Mr. Grimble (uncredited)
Jungle Terror
Campbell
Partners in Time
Townsman (uncredited)
The Hoodlum Saint
Parade Spectator (uncredited)
Strange Impersonation
Taxi driver (uncredited)
- 1945
Booby Dupes
Ice Cream Vendor (uncredited)
Kitty
Hugh's Rental Coachman (uncredited)
State Fair
Hog Contest Spectator (uncredited)
Rockin' in the Rockies
Drunk (uncredited)
Three Pests in a Mess
Cemetery Guard (uncredited)
- 1944
The Conspirators
Airport Baggage Clerk (uncredited)
Hail the Conquering Hero
Townsman (uncredited)
The Girl in the Case
Witness (uncredited)
Defective Detectives
Janitor
Main Street Today
Pop Denton (uncredited)
- 1943
Phony Express
Sheriff Hogwaller (uncredited)
Clancy Street Boys
Irate Father (uncredited)
Edge of Darkness
Townsman in Church (uncredited)
Kid Dynamite
Dance Official
The Kid Rides Again
Saloon Swamper
His Wedding Scare
Fireman
- 1942
Stand by for Action
Sailor (uncredited)
The Payoff
Stubby - Cab Driver (uncredited)
'Neath Brooklyn Bridge
Soup Customer (uncredited)
It Happened in Flatbush
Baseball Game Spectator (uncredited)
Boot Hill Bandits
2nd Bartender
Vitamin 'U' for Me
Movie
- 1941
Confirm or Deny
Air Raid Refugee in Basement Crowd
Mr. Celebrity
Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)
A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob
Wedding Chapel Attendant (uncredited)
Ridin' the Cherokee Trail
Saloon Drunk
- 1940
Sky Bandits
Pa, Man in Nightshirt
Murder on the Yukon
Archie
1930s
- 1939
Hollywood Cavalcade
Keystone Cop
Lure of the Wasteland
Cookie
Rollin' Westward
Poker Player
- 1938
Song of the Buckaroo
'Perky'
Starlight Over Texas
Pee Wee
Utah Trail
Pee Wee
Frontier Town
Peewee
- 1937
Tex Rides with the Boy Scouts
Pee Wee
Nation Aflame
Edgar Wolfe (as Snub Pollard)
Jungle Menace
Campbell
Goofs and Saddles
Bad guy caught by sash window in shed (uncredited)
Riders of the Rockies
Pee Wee McDougal
Sing Cowboy Sing
Prisoner
Hittin' the Trail
Bartender
Santa Fe Rides
Stubby
Arizona Days
Cookie
- 1936
Headin' for the Rio Grande
Cookie (Hart hand)
The Black Coin
Vic Moran
The Gentleman from Louisiana
Hadley
The Crime Patrol
Gyp
The Amazing Exploits of the Clutching Hand
Snub - Waiter (uncredited)
- 1935
Just My Luck
Frank Smith
Bars of Hate
Danny, the Pickpocket
The Laramie Kid
Cinvvict Shorty
The Drunkard
Property Man
The Night Is Young
Drummer (uncredited)
- 1934
One More River
George
The Rawhide Terror
Renegade
- 1932
The Strange Love of Molly Louvain
Bill Collector (uncredited)
The Midnight Patrol
Movie
- 1931
One Good Turn
A Community Player (uncredited)
The Road to Singapore
Photographer at Birthday Party (uncredited)
Girls Will Be Boys
Plumber's assistant
- 1930
Ex-Flame
Boggins
1920s
- 1928
Here Comes a Sailor
Movie
- 1927
Double Trouble
Movie
- 1926
Fire!!
The Boy
The Doughboy
Movie
- 1924
The Big Idea
Inventor Ignatius Pollard
- 1923
Join the Circus
Movie
Dear Ol' Pal
Abner Maize
It's a Gift
Inventor
The Green Cat
Snub / Big Boss
Jack Frost
Hired Hand
Courtship of Miles Sandwich
Papa
Sold at Auction!
The Auctioneer's Helper
California or Bust
The Old Settler
A Tough Winter
Movie
- 1922
Newly Rich
The Chauffeur
The Old Sea Dog
Snub the Ferryboat Pilot
365 Days
The Good Grandson
The Stone Age
Movie
The Dumb-Bell
The New Director
In the Movies
Snub - the Scenario Writer
Do Me a Favor
A Hobo
Hot Off the Press
Snub - the Newspaper Plant Janitor
- 1921
Fifteen Minutes
The Husband
Whirl o' the West
The Tenderfoot
- 1920
Run 'Em Ragged
Movie
Call a Taxi!
Movie
Grab the Ghost
Husband
Fresh Paint
Bicycle Messenger
Waltz Me Around
Snub
His Royal Slyness
Prince of Rochquefort
All Lit Up
The Dandy
The Dippy Dentist
The Dandy
1910s
- 1919
From Hand to Mouth
The Kidnapper
Call for Mr. Caveman
Hatchet Face
His Only Father
Movie
Pay Your Dues
Movie
Soft Money
Movie
He Leads, Others Follow
Movie
The Rajah
Movie
Heap Big Chief
Movie
Chop Suey & Co.
Movie
Count Your Change
Billy Bullion
A Jazzed Honeymoon
Movie
Never Touched Me!
Jealous Admirer
At the Old Stage Door
Movie
Just Neighbors
The Neighbor
Billy Blazes, Esq.
Sheriff 'Gun Shy' Gallagher
Spring Fever
The Unwelcome Suitor
Off the Trolley
Trolley conductor
Swat the Crook
Movie
Pistols for Breakfast
Movie
Back to the Woods
His Valet
Before Breakfast
Movie
Si, Senor
Movie
Ring Up the Curtain
The Leading Man
Crack Your Heels
Movie
Just Dropped In
Movie
A Sammy in Siberia
Count Pop-up-skyvitch - the Bolshevik Officer (as Harry Pollard)
Next Aisle Over
The Henpecked Husband (as Harry Pollard)
The Dutiful Dub
Movie
Look Out Below
Snub
I'm on My Way
The Neighbor
On the Fire
The Assistant Chef
Ask Father
The Corn-Fed Secretary
Going! Going! Gone!
Movie
Wanted - $5,000
Movie
- 1918
She Loves Me Not
Movie
Nothing But Trouble
Movie
Why Pick on Me?
Movie
Swing Your Partners
Movie
Bees in His Bonnet
Movie
Two Scrambled
Movie
Bride and Gloom
Movie
That's Him
Movie
Kicking the Germ Out of Germany
Movie
An Ozark Romance
Movie
Are Crooks Dishonest?
Snub
Somewhere in Turkey
His Assistant
Sic 'Em, Towser
Movie
The City Slicker
Snub / The Bell Boy / The Cook
Fireman Save My Child
Movie
Two-Gun Gussie
Snub
The Non-Stop Kid
Snub, the Butler
Kicked Out
Movie
Hey There
The New Director
It's a Wild Life
Snub
Pipe the Whiskers
Movie
Follow the Crowd
Movie
Here Come the Girls
Movie
Look Pleasant, Please
Snub - the Janitor (as Harry Pollard)
A Gasoline Wedding
Snub
Beat It
Movie
Hit Him Again
Movie
The Lamb
Movie
- 1917
The Big Idea
Snub
Step Lively
Movie
Bashful
Snub the Butler
Move On
Movie
We Never Sleep
Movie
All Aboard
Passenger with trunk
Clubs Are Trump
Snub
The Flirt
Restaurant owner
Love, Laughs and Lather
Movie
Rainbow Island
Snub
From Laramie to London
Movie
Bliss
Snub
Birds of a Feather
Movie
By the Sad Sea Waves
Spectator at Beach
Pinched
Movie
Lonesome Luke Loses Patients
Movie
Over the Fence
Snitch, Another
Lonesome Luke's Wild Women
Movie
Lonesome Luke, Mechanic
Movie
Lonesome Luke, Messenger
Snub
Stop! Luke! Listen!
Movie
Lonesome Luke, Plumber
Movie
Lonesome Luke's Honeymoon
Movie
Lonesome Luke on Tin Can Alley
Cafe Waiter
Lonesome Luke's Lively Life
Movie
Luke Wins Ye Ladye Faire
Movie
Lonesome Luke, Lawyer
Movie
Luke's Trolley Troubles
Movie
Luke's Busy Day
Movie
Luke's Lost Liberty
Movie
Lonesome Luke's Lovely Rifle
Movie
- 1916
Luke's Shattered Sleep
Movie
Luke Locates the Loot
Movie
Luke's Fireworks Fizzle
Movie
Luke, Rank Impersonator
Movie
Luke's Movie Muddle
Projectionist
Luke's Newsie Knockout
Movie
Luke, Patient Provider
Movie
Luke, the Gladiator
Movie
Luke's Preparedness Preparations
Movie
Luke, the Chauffeur
Movie
Luke and the Bang-Tails
Movie
Luke's Speedy Club Life
Bellhop
Luke and the Mermaids
Movie
Luke Joins the Navy
Movie
Luke Does the Midway
Movie
Luke's Lost Lamb
Movie
Luke, Crystal Gazer
Movie
Luke Rides Roughshod
Movie
Luke's Washful Waiting
Movie
Luke's Society Mixup
Movie
Luke's Fatal Flivver
Movie
Luke Laughs Last
Movie
Police
First Flophouse Customer
Luke's Late Lunchers
Movie
Luke and the Bomb Throwers
Movie
Them Was the Happy Days!
Snub
Luke's Double
Movie
Lonesome Luke, Circus King
Movie
Luke Pipes the Pippins
Movie
Luke and the Rural Roughnecks
Movie
Luke Foils the Villain
Movie
Luke, the Candy Cut-Up
Movie
Lonesome Luke Lolls in Luxury
Movie
Luke Lugs Luggage
Movie
Lonesome Luke Leans to the Literary
Movie
- 1915
Lonesome Luke, Social Gangster
Tin-Horn Tommy
Peculiar Patients' Pranks
Movie
Ruses, Rhymes and Roughnecks
Movie
A Foozle at the Tee Party
Movie
Ragtime Snap Shots
Snub Larkin
Great While It Lasted
Hugo Snubb
Tinkering with Trouble
Sourball Joe
Bughouse Bellhops
Moke Morpheus
Giving Them Fits
Luke's Co-Worker
His Regeneration
Extra
Wrote 1
1920s
- 1923
The Green Cat
Writer
Appearances2
1980s
- 1986
Classic Comedy Teams
Self (archive footage)
1960s
- 1961
Days of Thrills and Laughter
Self (archive footage)