Harry 'Snub' Pollard

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

401

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

  • Alfred Hitchcock Presents

    Alfred Hitchcock Presents

  • Kid Dynamite

    Kid Dynamite

  • Scaramouche

    Scaramouche

  • Bashful

    Bashful

  • Lucky Cowboy

    Lucky Cowboy

  • Kitty

    Kitty

  • Booby Dupes

    Booby Dupes

  • Limelight

    Limelight

  • Mr. Celebrity

    Mr. Celebrity

  • Framed

    Framed

  • Confirm or Deny

    Confirm or Deny

  • We Never Sleep

    We Never Sleep

  • Stingaree

    Stingaree

  • Public Defender

    Public Defender

  • Loaded Pistols

    Loaded Pistols

  • The Flirt

    The Flirt

  • Fully Insured

    Fully Insured

  • Bliss

    Bliss

  • Unknown Island

    Unknown Island

  • His Regeneration

    His Regeneration

  • Pardon Me

    Pardon Me

  • Fifteen Minutes

    Fifteen Minutes

  • Where the Sidewalk Ends

    Where the Sidewalk Ends

  • Cheyenne

    Cheyenne

  • Just My Luck

    Just My Luck

  • Carrie

    Carrie

  • Hot Off the Press

    Hot Off the Press

  • The Country Girl

    The Country Girl

  • Pinched

    Pinched

  • Here Come the Girls

    Here Come the Girls

  • House of Strangers

    House of Strangers

  • Cockeyed Cavaliers

    Cockeyed Cavaliers

  • The Floor Below

    The Floor Below

  • Yankee Fakir

    Yankee Fakir

  • The Rawhide Terror

    The Rawhide Terror

  • Singin' in the Rain

    Singin' in the Rain

  • Racket Squad

    Racket Squad

  • California or Bust

    California or Bust

  • Walk Softly, Stranger

    Walk Softly, Stranger

  • The Big Idea

    The Big Idea

  • The Lady Gambles

    The Lady Gambles

  • Valley of Fire

    Valley of Fire

  • Homicidal

    Homicidal

  • Inherit the Wind

    Inherit the Wind

  • Birds of a Feather

    Birds of a Feather

  • Mesquite Buckaroo

    Mesquite Buckaroo

  • The Green Cat

    The Green Cat

  • Raise the Rent

    Raise the Rent

  • An Ozark Romance

    An Ozark Romance

  • It's a Joy!

    It's a Joy!

  • Jungle Menace

    Jungle Menace

  • Sister Kenny

    Sister Kenny

  • The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

    The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

  • Sing Cowboy Sing

    Sing Cowboy Sing

  • Punch the Clock

    Punch the Clock

  • Strange Impersonation

    Strange Impersonation

  • Badman's Territory

    Badman's Territory

  • Living It Up

    Living It Up

  • Luke, Rank Impersonator

    Luke, Rank Impersonator

  • Red River

    Red River

  • Clubs Are Trump

    Clubs Are Trump

  • One-Eyed Jacks

    One-Eyed Jacks

  • It Happened Tomorrow

    It Happened Tomorrow

  • Whirl o' the West

    Whirl o' the West

  • Conquest of Cochise

    Conquest of Cochise

  • Hey There

    Hey There

  • Girls Will Be Boys

    Girls Will Be Boys

  • Desperate

    Desperate

  • Miracle on 34th Street

    Miracle on 34th Street

  • Rollin' Plains

    Rollin' Plains

  • Rush Orders

    Rush Orders

  • It's a Gift

    It's a Gift

  • Thick and Thin

    Thick and Thin

  • One Good Turn

    One Good Turn

  • Look Pleasant, Please

    Look Pleasant, Please

  • Bride and Gloom

    Bride and Gloom

  • Call a Taxi!

    Call a Taxi!

  • Do Me a Favor

    Do Me a Favor

  • The Purchase Price

    The Purchase Price

  • Casanova Brown

    Casanova Brown

  • Sock and Run

    Sock and Run

  • Here Comes a Sailor

    Here Comes a Sailor

  • Sold at Auction!

    Sold at Auction!

  • That's Him

    That's Him

  • Some Baby

    Some Baby

  • The Tin Star

    The Tin Star

  • Young Mr. Jazz

    Young Mr. Jazz

  • Friendly Persuasion

    Friendly Persuasion

  • Defective Detectives

    Defective Detectives

  • One More River

    One More River

  • Looking for Trouble

    Looking for Trouble

  • Luke's Movie Muddle

    Luke's Movie Muddle

  • Pocketful of Miracles

    Pocketful of Miracles

  • Where the Buffalo Roam

    Where the Buffalo Roam

  • Clancy Street Boys

    Clancy Street Boys

  • The Gunfighter

    The Gunfighter

  • Hit Him Again

    Hit Him Again

  • High Rollers

    High Rollers

  • The Paradine Case

    The Paradine Case

  • Phony Express

    Phony Express

  • Rollin' Westward

    Rollin' Westward

  • Bees in His Bonnet

    Bees in His Bonnet

  • Adam's Rib

    Adam's Rib

  • Si, Senor

    Si, Senor

  • Red Hot Hottentotts

    Red Hot Hottentotts

  • Luke Rides Roughshod

    Luke Rides Roughshod

  • The Man with the Golden Arm

    The Man with the Golden Arm

  • Ask Father

    Ask Father

  • Just Neighbors

    Just Neighbors

  • Luke's Lost Lamb

    Luke's Lost Lamb

  • His Wedding Scare

    His Wedding Scare

  • Pal Joey

    Pal Joey

  • The City Slicker

    The City Slicker

  • Before Breakfast

    Before Breakfast

  • Canyon Passage

    Canyon Passage

  • Spring Fever

    Spring Fever

  • The Man from Colorado

    The Man from Colorado

  • Luke's Fireworks Fizzle

    Luke's Fireworks Fizzle

  • Drink Hearty

    Drink Hearty

  • Take a Chance

    Take a Chance

  • Two Scrambled

    Two Scrambled

  • I'm on My Way

    I'm on My Way

  • Big Game

    Big Game

  • Johnny Belinda

    Johnny Belinda

  • Teacher's Pet

    Teacher's Pet

  • Edge of Darkness

    Edge of Darkness

  • Kicked Out

    Kicked Out

  • Swat the Crook

    Swat the Crook

  • Stars in My Crown

    Stars in My Crown

  • Captain Kidd's Kids

    Captain Kidd's Kids

  • Jack Frost

    Jack Frost

  • Till the Clouds Roll By

    Till the Clouds Roll By

  • Man of a Thousand Faces

    Man of a Thousand Faces

  • Fresh Paint

    Fresh Paint

  • Headin' for the Rio Grande

    Headin' for the Rio Grande

  • The Fast and the Furious

    The Fast and the Furious

  • Society Mugs

    Society Mugs

  • Off the Trolley

    Off the Trolley

  • The Doughboy

    The Doughboy

  • Hail the Conquering Hero

    Hail the Conquering Hero

  • Get Busy

    Get Busy

  • Stand by for Action

    Stand by for Action

  • Strictly Modern

    Strictly Modern

  • State Fair

    State Fair

  • Lonesome Luke, Lawyer

    Lonesome Luke, Lawyer

  • Boot Hill Bandits

    Boot Hill Bandits

  • Master of the World

    Master of the World

  • The Oregon Trail

    The Oregon Trail

  • Crack Your Heels

    Crack Your Heels

  • Soft Money

    Soft Money

  • Trail Street

    Trail Street

  • The Perils of Pauline

    The Perils of Pauline

  • A Woman's Secret

    A Woman's Secret

  • Newly Rich

    Newly Rich

  • Pay Your Dues

    Pay Your Dues

  • The Earl of Chicago

    The Earl of Chicago

  • His Royal Slyness

    His Royal Slyness

  • On the Jump

    On the Jump

  • Police

    Police

  • The Company She Keeps

    The Company She Keeps

  • The Night Is Young

    The Night Is Young

  • Nothing But Trouble

    Nothing But Trouble

  • Who Was That Lady?

    Who Was That Lady?

  • 365 Days

    365 Days

  • Follow the Crowd

    Follow the Crowd

  • Wanted - $5,000

    Wanted - $5,000

  • Never Touched Me!

    Never Touched Me!

  • The Buster Keaton Story

    The Buster Keaton Story

  • Bughouse Bellhops

    Bughouse Bellhops

  • No Kidding

    No Kidding

  • Belle Starr's Daughter

    Belle Starr's Daughter

  • Jeanne Eagels

    Jeanne Eagels

  • Count the Votes

    Count the Votes

  • Luke and the Mermaids

    Luke and the Mermaids

  • It Happened in Flatbush

    It Happened in Flatbush

  • The Hoodlum Saint

    The Hoodlum Saint

  • Charlie's Triple Trouble

    Charlie's Triple Trouble

  • The Dutiful Dub

    The Dutiful Dub

  • Cash Customers

    Cash Customers

  • Pistols for Breakfast

    Pistols for Breakfast

  • Road to Utopia

    Road to Utopia

  • Runaway Daughters

    Runaway Daughters

  • Step Lively

    Step Lively

  • The Crooked Way

    The Crooked Way

  • Bumping Into Broadway

    Bumping Into Broadway

  • 'Neath Brooklyn Bridge

    'Neath Brooklyn Bridge

  • His Only Father

    His Only Father

  • Before the Public

    Before the Public

  • Meet Me After the Show

    Meet Me After the Show

  • Luke's Newsie Knockout

    Luke's Newsie Knockout

  • Blue Sunday

    Blue Sunday

  • Pete Kelly's Blues

    Pete Kelly's Blues

  • She Loves Me Not

    She Loves Me Not

  • Bowery at Midnight

    Bowery at Midnight

  • Love's Young Scream

    Love's Young Scream

  • Luke, the Gladiator

    Luke, the Gladiator

  • Hale and Hearty

    Hale and Hearty

  • Look Out Below

    Look Out Below

  • The Barefoot Mailman

    The Barefoot Mailman

  • The Black Coin

    The Black Coin

  • Hannah Lee: An American Primitive

    Hannah Lee: An American Primitive

  • The Road to Singapore

    The Road to Singapore

  • The Old West

    The Old West

  • Sic 'Em, Towser

    Sic 'Em, Towser

  • A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob

    A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob

  • The Old Sea Dog

    The Old Sea Dog

  • Cracked Wedding Bells

    Cracked Wedding Bells

  • The Sound of Laughter

    The Sound of Laughter

  • Giving Them Fits

    Giving Them Fits

  • Luke Locates the Loot

    Luke Locates the Loot

  • The Gentleman from Louisiana

    The Gentleman from Louisiana

  • Luke's Double

    Luke's Double

  • The Payoff

    The Payoff

  • In the Movies

    In the Movies

  • Monkey Businessmen

    Monkey Businessmen

  • Rockin' in the Rockies

    Rockin' in the Rockies

  • Luke and the Bang-Tails

    Luke and the Bang-Tails

  • Lonesome Luke's Honeymoon

    Lonesome Luke's Honeymoon

  • Park Row

    Park Row

  • The Stone Age

    The Stone Age

  • Partners in Time

    Partners in Time

  • Billy Blazes, Esq.

    Billy Blazes, Esq.

  • Hear 'Em Rave

    Hear 'Em Rave

  • Run 'Em Ragged

    Run 'Em Ragged

  • Hollywood Cavalcade

    Hollywood Cavalcade

  • Classic Comedy Teams

    Classic Comedy Teams

  • White Legion

    White Legion

  • Luke's Preparedness Preparations

    Luke's Preparedness Preparations

  • Gents in a Jam

    Gents in a Jam

  • Move On

    Move On

  • Ghosts on the Loose

    Ghosts on the Loose

  • Lonesome Luke, Messenger

    Lonesome Luke, Messenger

  • Over the Fence

    Over the Fence

  • Waltz Me Around

    Waltz Me Around

  • Sky Bandits

    Sky Bandits

  • The Strange Love of Molly Louvain

    The Strange Love of Molly Louvain

  • Starlight Over Texas

    Starlight Over Texas

  • Luke Laughs Last

    Luke Laughs Last

  • The Tip

    The Tip

  • The Crime Patrol

    The Crime Patrol

  • Thunder Mountain

    Thunder Mountain

  • Luke, the Chauffeur

    Luke, the Chauffeur

  • A Jazzed Honeymoon

    A Jazzed Honeymoon

  • Lure of the Wasteland

    Lure of the Wasteland

  • Lonesome Luke's Wild Women

    Lonesome Luke's Wild Women

  • It's a Wild Life

    It's a Wild Life

  • Ruses, Rhymes and Roughnecks

    Ruses, Rhymes and Roughnecks

  • Goofs and Saddles

    Goofs and Saddles

  • Grab the Ghost

    Grab the Ghost

  • Be My Wife

    Be My Wife

  • On the Fire

    On the Fire

  • Luke, Crystal Gazer

    Luke, Crystal Gazer

  • Courtship of Miles Sandwich

    Courtship of Miles Sandwich

  • Park Your Car

    Park Your Car

  • From Laramie to London

    From Laramie to London

  • The Laramie Kid

    The Laramie Kid

  • Lonesome Luke Loses Patients

    Lonesome Luke Loses Patients

  • Days of Thrills and Laughter

    Days of Thrills and Laughter

  • Pipe the Whiskers

    Pipe the Whiskers

  • The Big Shot

    The Big Shot

  • Ring Up the Curtain

    Ring Up the Curtain

  • Foreign Agent

    Foreign Agent

  • Main Street Today

    Main Street Today

  • Back to the Woods

    Back to the Woods

  • Luke's Late Lunchers

    Luke's Late Lunchers

  • Fresh from the Farm

    Fresh from the Farm

  • Love, Laughs and Lather

    Love, Laughs and Lather

  • Rainbow Island

    Rainbow Island

  • Somewhere in Turkey

    Somewhere in Turkey

  • The Amazing Exploits of the Clutching Hand

    The Amazing Exploits of the Clutching Hand

  • Two-Gun Gussie

    Two-Gun Gussie

  • Lonesome Luke, Circus King

    Lonesome Luke, Circus King

  • From Hand to Mouth

    From Hand to Mouth

  • The Girl in the Case

    The Girl in the Case

  • Luke's Lost Liberty

    Luke's Lost Liberty

  • Why Pick on Me?

    Why Pick on Me?

  • The Midnight Patrol

    The Midnight Patrol

  • Three Pests in a Mess

    Three Pests in a Mess

  • The Lamb

    The Lamb

  • The Marathon

    The Marathon

  • Join the Circus

    Join the Circus

  • Going! Going! Gone!

    Going! Going! Gone!

  • Double Trouble

    Double Trouble

  • Heap Big Chief

    Heap Big Chief

  • Lonesome Luke, Plumber

    Lonesome Luke, Plumber

  • Red Skins and Red Heads

    Red Skins and Red Heads

  • Luke's Shattered Sleep

    Luke's Shattered Sleep

  • At the Old Stage Door

    At the Old Stage Door

  • Name the Day

    Name the Day

  • Don't Rock the Boat

    Don't Rock the Boat

  • The Dumb-Bell

    The Dumb-Bell

  • The Kid Rides Again

    The Kid Rides Again

  • Sally Scrags, Housemaid

    Sally Scrags, Housemaid

  • Peculiar Patients' Pranks

    Peculiar Patients' Pranks

  • Luke and the Rural Roughnecks

    Luke and the Rural Roughnecks

  • The Hustler

    The Hustler

  • The Drunkard

    The Drunkard

  • Fire!!

    Fire!!

  • The Rajah

    The Rajah

  • Hittin' the Trail

    Hittin' the Trail

  • Jungle Terror

    Jungle Terror

  • The Dippy Dentist

    The Dippy Dentist

  • Luke Lugs Luggage

    Luke Lugs Luggage

  • Great While It Lasted

    Great While It Lasted

  • Luke's Trolley Troubles

    Luke's Trolley Troubles

  • Santa Fe Rides

    Santa Fe Rides

  • Luke Joins the Navy

    Luke Joins the Navy

  • Frontier Town

    Frontier Town

  • Luke's Speedy Club Life

    Luke's Speedy Club Life

  • Just Dropped In

    Just Dropped In

  • At the Ringside

    At the Ringside

  • Andy Plays Hookey

    Andy Plays Hookey

  • Vitamin 'U' for Me

    Vitamin 'U' for Me

  • Lonesome Luke Leans to the Literary

    Lonesome Luke Leans to the Literary

  • Murder on the Yukon

    Murder on the Yukon

  • A Gasoline Wedding

    A Gasoline Wedding

  • Ragtime Snap Shots

    Ragtime Snap Shots

  • Order in the Court

    Order in the Court

  • Bars of Hate

    Bars of Hate

  • Square Dance Jubilee

    Square Dance Jubilee

  • Next Aisle Over

    Next Aisle Over

  • Tex Rides with the Boy Scouts

    Tex Rides with the Boy Scouts

  • Lonesome Luke on Tin Can Alley

    Lonesome Luke on Tin Can Alley

  • Swing Your Partners

    Swing Your Partners

  • Count Your Change

    Count Your Change

  • By the Sad Sea Waves

    By the Sad Sea Waves

  • What a Whopper!

    What a Whopper!

  • Luke, Patient Provider

    Luke, Patient Provider

  • Stop! Luke! Listen!

    Stop! Luke! Listen!

  • Slippery Slickers

    Slippery Slickers

  • Any Old Port

    Any Old Port

  • Why Go Home?

    Why Go Home?

  • Call for Mr. Caveman

    Call for Mr. Caveman

  • Tinkering with Trouble

    Tinkering with Trouble

  • The Mystery Man

    The Mystery Man

  • Money to Burn

    Money to Burn

  • Luke's Fatal Flivver

    Luke's Fatal Flivver

  • Kicking the Germ Out of Germany

    Kicking the Germ Out of Germany

  • All Aboard

    All Aboard

  • Them Was the Happy Days!

    Them Was the Happy Days!

  • Luke Wins Ye Ladye Faire

    Luke Wins Ye Ladye Faire

  • Luke Foils the Villain

    Luke Foils the Villain

  • Hello Teacher

    Hello Teacher

  • Beat It

    Beat It

  • His Best Girl

    His Best Girl

  • All Lit Up

    All Lit Up

  • Back Trail

    Back Trail

  • Years to Come

    Years to Come

  • Luke, the Candy Cut-Up

    Luke, the Candy Cut-Up

  • Ex-Flame

    Ex-Flame

  • Dear Ol' Pal

    Dear Ol' Pal

  • Luke Pipes the Pippins

    Luke Pipes the Pippins

  • The Big Idea

    The Big Idea

  • Ridin' the Cherokee Trail

    Ridin' the Cherokee Trail

  • He Leads, Others Follow

    He Leads, Others Follow

  • The Non-Stop Kid

    The Non-Stop Kid

  • Fireman Save My Child

    Fireman Save My Child

  • Start Something

    Start Something

  • Riders of the Rockies

    Riders of the Rockies

  • Full o' Pep

    Full o' Pep

  • Utah Trail

    Utah Trail

  • Luke's Busy Day

    Luke's Busy Day

  • Luke's Society Mixup

    Luke's Society Mixup

  • A Sammy in Siberia

    A Sammy in Siberia

  • Arizona Days

    Arizona Days

  • Luke Does the Midway

    Luke Does the Midway

  • A Foozle at the Tee Party

    A Foozle at the Tee Party

  • Lonesome Luke's Lively Life

    Lonesome Luke's Lively Life

  • How Dry I Am

    How Dry I Am

  • Giving the Bride Away

    Giving the Bride Away

  • Live and Learn

    Live and Learn

  • Once Over

    Once Over

  • Nation Aflame

    Nation Aflame

  • A London Bobby

    A London Bobby

  • All at Sea

    All at Sea

  • Tough Luck

    Tough Luck

  • Song of the Buckaroo

    Song of the Buckaroo

  • Getting His Goat

    Getting His Goat

  • Let's Go

    Let's Go

  • Lonesome Luke, Mechanic

    Lonesome Luke, Mechanic

  • Are Crooks Dishonest?

    Are Crooks Dishonest?

  • Springtime Saps

    Springtime Saps

  • Luke and the Bomb Throwers

    Luke and the Bomb Throwers

  • Mitt The Prince

    Mitt The Prince

  • Men About Town

    Men About Town

  • Chop Suey & Co.

    Chop Suey & Co.

  • The Bum's Rush

    The Bum's Rush

  • A Tough Winter

    A Tough Winter

  • Blow 'Em Up

    Blow 'Em Up

  • The Yokel

    The Yokel

  • All Dressed Up

    All Dressed Up

  • On Location

    On Location

  • Lonesome Luke's Lovely Rifle

    Lonesome Luke's Lovely Rifle

  • It's a Hard Life

    It's a Hard Life

  • A Countless Count

    A Countless Count

  • Lonesome Luke, Social Gangster

    Lonesome Luke, Social Gangster

  • Strange As It Seems: The Herald of the Skies

    Strange As It Seems: The Herald of the Skies

  • Luke's Washful Waiting

    Luke's Washful Waiting

  • All Wet

    All Wet

  • Teaching the Teacher

    Teaching the Teacher

  • Lonesome Luke Lolls in Luxury

    Lonesome Luke Lolls in Luxury