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

  • Racket Squad

    Racket Squad

  • Billy Blazes, Esq.

    Billy Blazes, Esq.

  • Public Defender

    Public Defender

  • Singin' in the Rain

    Singin' in the Rain

  • The Buster Keaton Story

    The Buster Keaton Story

  • We Never Sleep

    We Never Sleep

  • The Tin Star

    The Tin Star

  • Starlight Over Texas

    Starlight Over Texas

  • The Strange Love of Molly Louvain

    The Strange Love of Molly Louvain

  • Pocketful of Miracles

    Pocketful of Miracles

  • Conquest of Cochise

    Conquest of Cochise

  • The Earl of Chicago

    The Earl of Chicago

  • Red River

    Red River

  • Red Skins and Red Heads

    Red Skins and Red Heads

  • White Legion

    White Legion

  • The Crooked Way

    The Crooked Way

  • Hannah Lee: An American Primitive

    Hannah Lee: An American Primitive

  • Fully Insured

    Fully Insured

  • Cash Customers

    Cash Customers

  • The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

    The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

  • Trail Street

    Trail Street

  • It's a Joy!

    It's a Joy!

  • Thunder Mountain

    Thunder Mountain

  • Days of Thrills and Laughter

    Days of Thrills and Laughter

  • Bars of Hate

    Bars of Hate

  • Sold at Auction

    Sold at Auction

  • Hollywood Cavalcade

    Hollywood Cavalcade

  • Look Pleasant, Please

    Look Pleasant, Please

  • Count Your Change

    Count Your Change

  • Framed

    Framed

  • Bowery at Midnight

    Bowery at Midnight

  • One-Eyed Jacks

    One-Eyed Jacks

  • The Big Idea

    The Big Idea

  • The Hoodlum Saint

    The Hoodlum Saint

  • Murder on the Yukon

    Murder on the Yukon

  • Valley of Fire

    Valley of Fire

  • Johnny Belinda

    Johnny Belinda

  • Looking for Trouble

    Looking for Trouble

  • The Sound of Laughter

    The Sound of Laughter

  • Scaramouche

    Scaramouche

  • It's a Wild Life

    It's a Wild Life

  • By the Sad Sea Waves

    By the Sad Sea Waves

  • The Lamb

    The Lamb

  • Police

    Police

  • Foreign Agent

    Foreign Agent

  • His Wedding Scare

    His Wedding Scare

  • Pipe the Whiskers

    Pipe the Whiskers

  • Fifteen Minutes

    Fifteen Minutes

  • The Big Idea

    The Big Idea

  • The Gentleman from Louisiana

    The Gentleman from Louisiana

  • It Happened in Flatbush

    It Happened in Flatbush

  • An Ozark Romance

    An Ozark Romance

  • Somewhere in Turkey

    Somewhere in Turkey

  • Girls Will Be Boys

    Girls Will Be Boys

  • Getting His Goat

    Getting His Goat

  • Hail the Conquering Hero

    Hail the Conquering Hero

  • Two-Gun Gussie

    Two-Gun Gussie

  • Inherit the Wind

    Inherit the Wind

  • Friendly Persuasion

    Friendly Persuasion

  • Once Over

    Once Over

  • Ex-Flame

    Ex-Flame

  • A Gasoline Wedding

    A Gasoline Wedding

  • Partners in Time

    Partners in Time

  • Springtime Saps

    Springtime Saps

  • Bumping Into Broadway

    Bumping Into Broadway

  • The Company She Keeps

    The Company She Keeps

  • Next Aisle Over

    Next Aisle Over

  • Walk Softly, Stranger

    Walk Softly, Stranger

  • Run 'Em Ragged

    Run 'Em Ragged

  • The Amazing Exploits of the Clutching Hand

    The Amazing Exploits of the Clutching Hand

  • Hey There

    Hey There

  • The Paradine Case

    The Paradine Case

  • Step Lively

    Step Lively

  • Miracle on 34th Street

    Miracle on 34th Street

  • Move On

    Move On

  • Master of the World

    Master of the World

  • Square Dance Jubilee

    Square Dance Jubilee

  • Who Was That Lady?

    Who Was That Lady?

  • Kid Dynamite

    Kid Dynamite

  • Carrie

    Carrie

  • Man of a Thousand Faces

    Man of a Thousand Faces

  • Desperate

    Desperate

  • Road to Utopia

    Road to Utopia

  • Limelight

    Limelight

  • All at Sea

    All at Sea

  • Canyon Passage

    Canyon Passage

  • Runaway Daughters

    Runaway Daughters

  • The Non-Stop Kid

    The Non-Stop Kid

  • Lucky Cowboy

    Lucky Cowboy

  • The Barefoot Mailman

    The Barefoot Mailman

  • Adam's Rib

    Adam's Rib

  • Pal Joey

    Pal Joey

  • The Road to Singapore

    The Road to Singapore

  • It Happened Tomorrow

    It Happened Tomorrow

  • Riders of the Rockies

    Riders of the Rockies

  • Hit Him Again

    Hit Him Again

  • His Royal Slyness

    His Royal Slyness

  • The Country Girl

    The Country Girl

  • Some Baby

    Some Baby

  • A London Bobby

    A London Bobby

  • The Man with the Golden Arm

    The Man with the Golden Arm

  • California or Bust

    California or Bust

  • The Marathon

    The Marathon

  • Whirl o' the West

    Whirl o' the West

  • All Aboard

    All Aboard

  • Unknown Island

    Unknown Island

  • Main Street Today

    Main Street Today

  • Badman's Territory

    Badman's Territory

  • The Gunfighter

    The Gunfighter

  • Three Pests in a Mess

    Three Pests in a Mess

  • The Man from Colorado

    The Man from Colorado

  • Clancy Street Boys

    Clancy Street Boys

  • Cheyenne

    Cheyenne

  • Hot Off the Press

    Hot Off the Press

  • Just My Luck

    Just My Luck

  • Sing Cowboy Sing

    Sing Cowboy Sing

  • Confirm or Deny

    Confirm or Deny

  • The Midnight Patrol

    The Midnight Patrol

  • Stars in My Crown

    Stars in My Crown

  • Sock and Run

    Sock and Run

  • State Fair

    State Fair

  • Bashful

    Bashful

  • Lure of the Wasteland

    Lure of the Wasteland

  • Kitty

    Kitty

  • His Regeneration

    His Regeneration

  • It's a Hard Life

    It's a Hard Life

  • Pinched

    Pinched

  • It's a Gift

    It's a Gift

  • The Rawhide Terror

    The Rawhide Terror

  • The Fast and the Furious

    The Fast and the Furious

  • From Laramie to London

    From Laramie to London

  • The Girl in the Case

    The Girl in the Case

  • The Kid Rides Again

    The Kid Rides Again

  • Bliss

    Bliss

  • Frontier Town

    Frontier Town

  • Here Come the Girls

    Here Come the Girls

  • The Payoff

    The Payoff

  • Take a Chance

    Take a Chance

  • The Old West

    The Old West

  • The Crime Patrol

    The Crime Patrol

  • Jungle Terror

    Jungle Terror

  • House of Strangers

    House of Strangers

  • Nation Aflame

    Nation Aflame

  • The Green Cat

    The Green Cat

  • Homicidal

    Homicidal

  • The Dippy Dentist

    The Dippy Dentist

  • A Woman's Secret

    A Woman's Secret

  • Park Row

    Park Row

  • Luke Joins the Navy

    Luke Joins the Navy

  • Booby Dupes

    Booby Dupes

  • From Hand to Mouth

    From Hand to Mouth

  • Rainbow Island

    Rainbow Island

  • Ghosts on the Loose

    Ghosts on the Loose

  • Money to Burn

    Money to Burn

  • Birds of a Feather

    Birds of a Feather

  • Where the Sidewalk Ends

    Where the Sidewalk Ends

  • The Dumb-Bell

    The Dumb-Bell

  • Here Comes a Sailor

    Here Comes a Sailor

  • Andy Plays Hookey

    Andy Plays Hookey

  • A Sammy in Siberia

    A Sammy in Siberia

  • Teacher's Pet

    Teacher's Pet

  • 'Neath Brooklyn Bridge

    'Neath Brooklyn Bridge

  • Punch the Clock

    Punch the Clock

  • Thick and Thin

    Thick and Thin

  • Mr. Celebrity

    Mr. Celebrity

  • Bees in His Bonnet

    Bees in His Bonnet

  • Stingaree

    Stingaree

  • The Lady Gambles

    The Lady Gambles

  • Jungle Menace

    Jungle Menace

  • The Drunkard

    The Drunkard

  • Song of the Buckaroo

    Song of the Buckaroo

  • One More River

    One More River

  • Be My Wife

    Be My Wife

  • The Night Is Young

    The Night Is Young

  • Luke's Society Mixup

    Luke's Society Mixup

  • Loaded Pistols

    Loaded Pistols

  • Luke Rides Roughshod

    Luke Rides Roughshod

  • The Purchase Price

    The Purchase Price

  • One Good Turn

    One Good Turn

  • Pardon Me

    Pardon Me

  • Mesquite Buckaroo

    Mesquite Buckaroo

  • The Black Coin

    The Black Coin

  • A Tough Winter

    A Tough Winter

  • The Floor Below

    The Floor Below

  • Belle Starr's Daughter

    Belle Starr's Daughter

  • Boot Hill Bandits

    Boot Hill Bandits

  • Sister Kenny

    Sister Kenny

  • Young Mr. Jazz

    Young Mr. Jazz

  • Yankee Fakir

    Yankee Fakir

  • That's Him

    That's Him

  • Luke's Lost Lamb

    Luke's Lost Lamb

  • Living It Up

    Living It Up

  • The Flirt

    The Flirt

  • Luke, Crystal Gazer

    Luke, Crystal Gazer

  • Let's Go

    Let's Go

  • Meet Me After the Show

    Meet Me After the Show

  • Clubs Are Trump

    Clubs Are Trump

  • Call a Taxi

    Call a Taxi

  • Headin' for the Rio Grande

    Headin' for the Rio Grande

  • Captain Kidd's Kids

    Captain Kidd's Kids

  • Luke's Late Lunchers

    Luke's Late Lunchers

  • Luke Does the Midway

    Luke Does the Midway

  • Rockin' in the Rockies

    Rockin' in the Rockies

  • Pete Kelly's Blues

    Pete Kelly's Blues

  • Tex Rides with the Boy Scouts

    Tex Rides with the Boy Scouts

  • Rollin' Westward

    Rollin' Westward

  • Love, Laughs and Lather

    Love, Laughs and Lather

  • Dear Ol' Pal

    Dear Ol' Pal

  • Any Old Port

    Any Old Port

  • Raise the Rent

    Raise the Rent

  • A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob

    A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob

  • Santa Fe Rides

    Santa Fe Rides

  • The Oregon Trail

    The Oregon Trail

  • Giving the Bride Away

    Giving the Bride Away

  • Luke, Rank Impersonator

    Luke, Rank Impersonator

  • Cockeyed Cavaliers

    Cockeyed Cavaliers

  • The Perils of Pauline

    The Perils of Pauline

  • Start Something

    Start Something

  • Luke's Movie Muddle

    Luke's Movie Muddle

  • Edge of Darkness

    Edge of Darkness

  • Luke's Fireworks Fizzle

    Luke's Fireworks Fizzle

  • Rush Orders

    Rush Orders

  • Bride and Gloom

    Bride and Gloom

  • Stand by for Action

    Stand by for Action

  • Luke, Patient Provider

    Luke, Patient Provider

  • Do Me a Favor

    Do Me a Favor

  • Till the Clouds Roll By

    Till the Clouds Roll By

  • Luke's Speedy Club Life

    Luke's Speedy Club Life

  • Never Touched Me!

    Never Touched Me!

  • Are Crooks Dishonest?

    Are Crooks Dishonest?

  • Utah Trail

    Utah Trail

  • Strictly Modern

    Strictly Modern

  • Jeanne Eagels

    Jeanne Eagels

  • The City Slicker

    The City Slicker

  • Gents in a Jam

    Gents in a Jam

  • Order in the Court

    Order in the Court

  • Luke and the Mermaids

    Luke and the Mermaids

  • Lonesome Luke, Messenger

    Lonesome Luke, Messenger

  • Casanova Brown

    Casanova Brown

  • Where the Buffalo Roam

    Where the Buffalo Roam

  • Full o' Pep

    Full o' Pep

  • Goofs and Saddles

    Goofs and Saddles

  • Years to Come

    Years to Come

  • Red Hot Hottentotts

    Red Hot Hottentotts

  • No Kidding

    No Kidding

  • Ridin' the Cherokee Trail

    Ridin' the Cherokee Trail

  • Defective Detectives

    Defective Detectives

  • The Laramie Kid

    The Laramie Kid

  • Phony Express

    Phony Express

  • Ask Father

    Ask Father

  • Monkey Businessmen

    Monkey Businessmen

  • Hittin' the Trail

    Hittin' the Trail

  • 365 Days

    365 Days

  • Fireman Save My Child

    Fireman Save My Child

  • Strange Impersonation

    Strange Impersonation

  • The Mystery Man

    The Mystery Man

  • Si, Senor

    Si, Senor

  • Drink Hearty

    Drink Hearty

  • At the Ringside

    At the Ringside

  • Luke and the Bang-Tails

    Luke and the Bang-Tails

  • High Rollers

    High Rollers

  • Luke, the Gladiator

    Luke, the Gladiator

  • Waltz Me Around

    Waltz Me Around

  • Back to the Woods

    Back to the Woods

  • Two Scrambled

    Two Scrambled

  • Luke's Lost Liberty

    Luke's Lost Liberty

  • Classic Comedy Teams

    Classic Comedy Teams

  • Beat It

    Beat It

  • Luke's Busy Day

    Luke's Busy Day

  • Before Breakfast

    Before Breakfast

  • Crack Your Heels

    Crack Your Heels

  • She Loves Me Not

    She Loves Me Not

  • Ring Up the Curtain

    Ring Up the Curtain

  • Luke's Preparedness Preparations

    Luke's Preparedness Preparations

  • Nothing But Trouble

    Nothing But Trouble

  • Call for Mr. Caveman

    Call for Mr. Caveman

  • Lonesome Luke, Circus King

    Lonesome Luke, Circus King

  • Wanted - $5,000

    Wanted - $5,000

  • Newly Rich

    Newly Rich

  • Going! Going! Gone!

    Going! Going! Gone!

  • Get Busy

    Get Busy

  • Rollin' Plains

    Rollin' Plains

  • Spring Fever

    Spring Fever

  • Courtship of Miles Sandwich

    Courtship of Miles Sandwich

  • Kicked Out

    Kicked Out

  • Luke, the Chauffeur

    Luke, the Chauffeur

  • The Dutiful Dub

    The Dutiful Dub

  • What a Whopper!

    What a Whopper!

  • Lonesome Luke, Plumber

    Lonesome Luke, Plumber

  • Just Neighbors

    Just Neighbors

  • The Old Sea Dog

    The Old Sea Dog

  • Why Pick on Me?

    Why Pick on Me?

  • Lonesome Luke Lolls in Luxury

    Lonesome Luke Lolls in Luxury

  • Charlie's Triple Trouble

    Charlie's Triple Trouble

  • Count the Votes

    Count the Votes

  • Society Mugs

    Society Mugs

  • Lonesome Luke's Lovely Rifle

    Lonesome Luke's Lovely Rifle

  • Swat the Crook

    Swat the Crook

  • How Dry I Am

    How Dry I Am

  • Kicking the Germ Out of Germany

    Kicking the Germ Out of Germany

  • Lonesome Luke on Tin Can Alley

    Lonesome Luke on Tin Can Alley

  • Back Trail

    Back Trail

  • On the Jump

    On the Jump

  • Luke Lugs Luggage

    Luke Lugs Luggage

  • Blow 'Em Up

    Blow 'Em Up

  • On the Fire

    On the Fire

  • Jack Frost

    Jack Frost

  • Chop Suey & Co.

    Chop Suey & Co.

  • The Tip

    The Tip

  • All Wet

    All Wet

  • Big Game

    Big Game

  • Lonesome Luke, Mechanic

    Lonesome Luke, Mechanic

  • Over the Fence

    Over the Fence

  • The Bum's Rush

    The Bum's Rush

  • Off the Trolley

    Off the Trolley

  • Lonesome Luke's Wild Women

    Lonesome Luke's Wild Women

  • Soft Money

    Soft Money

  • All Lit Up

    All Lit Up

  • Luke's Fatal Flivver

    Luke's Fatal Flivver

  • Stop! Luke! Listen!

    Stop! Luke! Listen!

  • Lonesome Luke's Lively Life

    Lonesome Luke's Lively Life

  • Luke Locates the Loot

    Luke Locates the Loot

  • Bughouse Bellhops

    Bughouse Bellhops

  • His Only Father

    His Only Father

  • Lonesome Luke, Social Gangster

    Lonesome Luke, Social Gangster

  • Follow the Crowd

    Follow the Crowd

  • Lonesome Luke's Honeymoon

    Lonesome Luke's Honeymoon

  • Park Your Car

    Park Your Car

  • I'm on My Way

    I'm on My Way

  • Double Trouble

    Double Trouble

  • Hale and Hearty

    Hale and Hearty

  • The Yokel

    The Yokel

  • Great While It Lasted

    Great While It Lasted

  • Sky Bandits

    Sky Bandits

  • Pay Your Dues

    Pay Your Dues

  • Strange As It Seems: The Herald of the Skies

    Strange As It Seems: The Herald of the Skies

  • Luke and the Bomb Throwers

    Luke and the Bomb Throwers

  • Why Go Home?

    Why Go Home?

  • A Jazzed Honeymoon

    A Jazzed Honeymoon

  • Don't Rock the Boat

    Don't Rock the Boat

  • Lonesome Luke, Lawyer

    Lonesome Luke, Lawyer

  • Tough Luck

    Tough Luck

  • Sally Scrags, Housemaid

    Sally Scrags, Housemaid

  • Sic 'Em, Towser

    Sic 'Em, Towser

  • Join the Circus

    Join the Circus

  • Luke's Shattered Sleep

    Luke's Shattered Sleep

  • Luke's Newsie Knockout

    Luke's Newsie Knockout

  • Heap Big Chief

    Heap Big Chief

  • Hello Teacher

    Hello Teacher

  • Slippery Slickers

    Slippery Slickers

  • Fresh Paint

    Fresh Paint

  • Them Was the Happy Days!

    Them Was the Happy Days!

  • Pistols for Breakfast

    Pistols for Breakfast

  • Mitt The Prince

    Mitt The Prince

  • Name the Day

    Name the Day

  • Tinkering with Trouble

    Tinkering with Trouble

  • Luke and the Rural Roughnecks

    Luke and the Rural Roughnecks

  • Vitamin 'U' for Me

    Vitamin 'U' for Me

  • Luke Wins Ye Ladye Faire

    Luke Wins Ye Ladye Faire

  • Cracked Wedding Bells

    Cracked Wedding Bells

  • His Best Girl

    His Best Girl

  • Fire!!

    Fire!!

  • Before the Public

    Before the Public

  • The Stone Age

    The Stone Age

  • Lonesome Luke Loses Patients

    Lonesome Luke Loses Patients

  • The Rajah

    The Rajah

  • Hear 'Em Rave

    Hear 'Em Rave

  • In the Movies

    In the Movies

  • Arizona Days

    Arizona Days

  • Fresh from the Farm

    Fresh from the Farm

  • Live and Learn

    Live and Learn

  • Lonesome Luke Leans to the Literary

    Lonesome Luke Leans to the Literary

  • Luke, the Candy Cut-Up

    Luke, the Candy Cut-Up

  • Look Out Below

    Look Out Below

  • Swing Your Partners

    Swing Your Partners

  • Ragtime Snap Shots

    Ragtime Snap Shots

  • He Leads, Others Follow

    He Leads, Others Follow

  • The Doughboy

    The Doughboy

  • Peculiar Patients' Pranks

    Peculiar Patients' Pranks

  • Blue Sunday

    Blue Sunday

  • Just Dropped In

    Just Dropped In

  • Luke's Trolley Troubles

    Luke's Trolley Troubles

  • Grab the Ghost

    Grab the Ghost

  • Ruses, Rhymes and Roughnecks

    Ruses, Rhymes and Roughnecks

  • All Dressed Up

    All Dressed Up

  • At the Old Stage Door

    At the Old Stage Door

  • A Countless Count

    A Countless Count

  • Giving Them Fits

    Giving Them Fits

  • Luke's Double

    Luke's Double

  • Luke Laughs Last

    Luke Laughs Last

  • Love's Young Scream

    Love's Young Scream

  • On Location

    On Location

  • The Big Shot

    The Big Shot

  • Men About Town

    Men About Town

  • Luke Pipes the Pippins

    Luke Pipes the Pippins

  • The Hustler

    The Hustler

  • Luke Foils the Villain

    Luke Foils the Villain

  • Luke's Washful Waiting

    Luke's Washful Waiting

  • Teaching the Teacher

    Teaching the Teacher

  • A Foozle at the Tee Party

    A Foozle at the Tee Party