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

  • Miracle on 34th Street

    Miracle on 34th Street

  • The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

    The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

  • Alfred Hitchcock Presents

    Alfred Hitchcock Presents

  • The Non-Stop Kid

    The Non-Stop Kid

  • All at Sea

    All at Sea

  • Singin' in the Rain

    Singin' in the Rain

  • The Man from Colorado

    The Man from Colorado

  • Murder on the Yukon

    Murder on the Yukon

  • Pal Joey

    Pal Joey

  • From Laramie to London

    From Laramie to London

  • Public Defender

    Public Defender

  • Luke Wins Ye Ladye Faire

    Luke Wins Ye Ladye Faire

  • Scaramouche

    Scaramouche

  • Red River

    Red River

  • The Gentleman from Louisiana

    The Gentleman from Louisiana

  • Canyon Passage

    Canyon Passage

  • The Marathon

    The Marathon

  • Next Aisle Over

    Next Aisle Over

  • Police

    Police

  • All Aboard

    All Aboard

  • Rollin' Plains

    Rollin' Plains

  • Racket Squad

    Racket Squad

  • Utah Trail

    Utah Trail

  • Fully Insured

    Fully Insured

  • Ex-Flame

    Ex-Flame

  • Pardon Me

    Pardon Me

  • Homicidal

    Homicidal

  • Tex Rides with the Boy Scouts

    Tex Rides with the Boy Scouts

  • Springtime Saps

    Springtime Saps

  • Stop! Luke! Listen!

    Stop! Luke! Listen!

  • Limelight

    Limelight

  • Once Over

    Once Over

  • Luke, Patient Provider

    Luke, Patient Provider

  • Lonesome Luke on Tin Can Alley

    Lonesome Luke on Tin Can Alley

  • Man of a Thousand Faces

    Man of a Thousand Faces

  • Some Baby

    Some Baby

  • Loaded Pistols

    Loaded Pistols

  • Three Pests in a Mess

    Three Pests in a Mess

  • Frontier Town

    Frontier Town

  • The Buster Keaton Story

    The Buster Keaton Story

  • The Fast and the Furious

    The Fast and the Furious

  • Any Old Port

    Any Old Port

  • Runaway Daughters

    Runaway Daughters

  • Framed

    Framed

  • Luke Joins the Navy

    Luke Joins the Navy

  • State Fair

    State Fair

  • Mr. Celebrity

    Mr. Celebrity

  • Let's Go

    Let's Go

  • Step Lively

    Step Lively

  • His Regeneration

    His Regeneration

  • Rainbow Island

    Rainbow Island

  • Carrie

    Carrie

  • Foreign Agent

    Foreign Agent

  • Pinched

    Pinched

  • Kid Dynamite

    Kid Dynamite

  • The Gunfighter

    The Gunfighter

  • Nation Aflame

    Nation Aflame

  • The Amazing Exploits of the Clutching Hand

    The Amazing Exploits of the Clutching Hand

  • The Tin Star

    The Tin Star

  • The Sound of Laughter

    The Sound of Laughter

  • Bashful

    Bashful

  • Pocketful of Miracles

    Pocketful of Miracles

  • Johnny Belinda

    Johnny Belinda

  • Rollin' Westward

    Rollin' Westward

  • Stingaree

    Stingaree

  • Lucky Cowboy

    Lucky Cowboy

  • Meet Me After the Show

    Meet Me After the Show

  • Jungle Menace

    Jungle Menace

  • One-Eyed Jacks

    One-Eyed Jacks

  • Unknown Island

    Unknown Island

  • Luke and the Bang-Tails

    Luke and the Bang-Tails

  • The Man with the Golden Arm

    The Man with the Golden Arm

  • Bliss

    Bliss

  • Inherit the Wind

    Inherit the Wind

  • Trail Street

    Trail Street

  • The Road to Singapore

    The Road to Singapore

  • Rush Orders

    Rush Orders

  • Booby Dupes

    Booby Dupes

  • The Strange Love of Molly Louvain

    The Strange Love of Molly Louvain

  • Hollywood Cavalcade

    Hollywood Cavalcade

  • The Girl in the Case

    The Girl in the Case

  • Kitty

    Kitty

  • The Paradine Case

    The Paradine Case

  • The Drunkard

    The Drunkard

  • Adam's Rib

    Adam's Rib

  • By the Sad Sea Waves

    By the Sad Sea Waves

  • Days of Thrills and Laughter

    Days of Thrills and Laughter

  • Cash Customers

    Cash Customers

  • Desperate

    Desperate

  • The Oregon Trail

    The Oregon Trail

  • Teacher's Pet

    Teacher's Pet

  • Hannah Lee: An American Primitive

    Hannah Lee: An American Primitive

  • Cheyenne

    Cheyenne

  • Main Street Today

    Main Street Today

  • Strange Impersonation

    Strange Impersonation

  • Rockin' in the Rockies

    Rockin' in the Rockies

  • Luke's Busy Day

    Luke's Busy Day

  • The Purchase Price

    The Purchase Price

  • A Woman's Secret

    A Woman's Secret

  • A Sammy in Siberia

    A Sammy in Siberia

  • The Dumb-Bell

    The Dumb-Bell

  • Run 'Em Ragged

    Run 'Em Ragged

  • Bars of Hate

    Bars of Hate

  • Stand by for Action

    Stand by for Action

  • Mesquite Buckaroo

    Mesquite Buckaroo

  • Move On

    Move On

  • The Country Girl

    The Country Girl

  • The Company She Keeps

    The Company She Keeps

  • Bumping Into Broadway

    Bumping Into Broadway

  • The Lamb

    The Lamb

  • Where the Sidewalk Ends

    Where the Sidewalk Ends

  • Headin' for the Rio Grande

    Headin' for the Rio Grande

  • Stars in My Crown

    Stars in My Crown

  • Be My Wife

    Be My Wife

  • Friendly Persuasion

    Friendly Persuasion

  • Luke's Society Mixup

    Luke's Society Mixup

  • Hey There

    Hey There

  • Somewhere in Turkey

    Somewhere in Turkey

  • Luke Does the Midway

    Luke Does the Midway

  • Yankee Fakir

    Yankee Fakir

  • The Flirt

    The Flirt

  • The Crooked Way

    The Crooked Way

  • Who Was That Lady?

    Who Was That Lady?

  • Riders of the Rockies

    Riders of the Rockies

  • Till the Clouds Roll By

    Till the Clouds Roll By

  • Square Dance Jubilee

    Square Dance Jubilee

  • Valley of Fire

    Valley of Fire

  • Park Row

    Park Row

  • Red Skins and Red Heads

    Red Skins and Red Heads

  • The Kid Rides Again

    The Kid Rides Again

  • Lonesome Luke Lolls in Luxury

    Lonesome Luke Lolls in Luxury

  • Song of the Buckaroo

    Song of the Buckaroo

  • Road to Utopia

    Road to Utopia

  • It Happened Tomorrow

    It Happened Tomorrow

  • Captain Kidd's Kids

    Captain Kidd's Kids

  • Cockeyed Cavaliers

    Cockeyed Cavaliers

  • House of Strangers

    House of Strangers

  • The Hoodlum Saint

    The Hoodlum Saint

  • Clancy Street Boys

    Clancy Street Boys

  • Luke's Late Lunchers

    Luke's Late Lunchers

  • Sister Kenny

    Sister Kenny

  • Where the Buffalo Roam

    Where the Buffalo Roam

  • Walk Softly, Stranger

    Walk Softly, Stranger

  • 'Neath Brooklyn Bridge

    'Neath Brooklyn Bridge

  • The Midnight Patrol

    The Midnight Patrol

  • Pipe the Whiskers

    Pipe the Whiskers

  • Bowery at Midnight

    Bowery at Midnight

  • One Good Turn

    One Good Turn

  • The Lady Gambles

    The Lady Gambles

  • Hail the Conquering Hero

    Hail the Conquering Hero

  • The Black Coin

    The Black Coin

  • Conquest of Cochise

    Conquest of Cochise

  • Girls Will Be Boys

    Girls Will Be Boys

  • His Royal Slyness

    His Royal Slyness

  • The Earl of Chicago

    The Earl of Chicago

  • Luke, Crystal Gazer

    Luke, Crystal Gazer

  • Living It Up

    Living It Up

  • Luke's Speedy Club Life

    Luke's Speedy Club Life

  • Defective Detectives

    Defective Detectives

  • One More River

    One More River

  • Luke's Movie Muddle

    Luke's Movie Muddle

  • Partners in Time

    Partners in Time

  • It's a Joy!

    It's a Joy!

  • Casanova Brown

    Casanova Brown

  • High Rollers

    High Rollers

  • Sing Cowboy Sing

    Sing Cowboy Sing

  • Boot Hill Bandits

    Boot Hill Bandits

  • A London Bobby

    A London Bobby

  • Luke and the Bomb Throwers

    Luke and the Bomb Throwers

  • Luke's Fireworks Fizzle

    Luke's Fireworks Fizzle

  • The Rawhide Terror

    The Rawhide Terror

  • Young Mr. Jazz

    Young Mr. Jazz

  • It Happened in Flatbush

    It Happened in Flatbush

  • The Old West

    The Old West

  • Master of the World

    Master of the World

  • All Lit Up

    All Lit Up

  • Sock and Run

    Sock and Run

  • Just Neighbors

    Just Neighbors

  • It's a Wild Life

    It's a Wild Life

  • Badman's Territory

    Badman's Territory

  • Here Comes a Sailor

    Here Comes a Sailor

  • Birds of a Feather

    Birds of a Feather

  • Edge of Darkness

    Edge of Darkness

  • Just My Luck

    Just My Luck

  • Thick and Thin

    Thick and Thin

  • Two-Gun Gussie

    Two-Gun Gussie

  • A Gasoline Wedding

    A Gasoline Wedding

  • Belle Starr's Daughter

    Belle Starr's Daughter

  • Luke, Rank Impersonator

    Luke, Rank Impersonator

  • The Barefoot Mailman

    The Barefoot Mailman

  • Confirm or Deny

    Confirm or Deny

  • Big Game

    Big Game

  • The Night Is Young

    The Night Is Young

  • The City Slicker

    The City Slicker

  • A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob

    A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob

  • Luke Rides Roughshod

    Luke Rides Roughshod

  • We Never Sleep

    We Never Sleep

  • Take a Chance

    Take a Chance

  • Society Mugs

    Society Mugs

  • The Big Idea

    The Big Idea

  • The Perils of Pauline

    The Perils of Pauline

  • Hot Off the Press

    Hot Off the Press

  • His Wedding Scare

    His Wedding Scare

  • An Ozark Romance

    An Ozark Romance

  • Luke's Lost Lamb

    Luke's Lost Lamb

  • Fresh Paint

    Fresh Paint

  • Hit Him Again

    Hit Him Again

  • Drink Hearty

    Drink Hearty

  • Charlie's Triple Trouble

    Charlie's Triple Trouble

  • Luke and the Mermaids

    Luke and the Mermaids

  • Start Something

    Start Something

  • Billy Blazes, Esq.

    Billy Blazes, Esq.

  • Kicked Out

    Kicked Out

  • Here Come the Girls

    Here Come the Girls

  • Clubs Are Trump

    Clubs Are Trump

  • A Tough Winter

    A Tough Winter

  • From Hand to Mouth

    From Hand to Mouth

  • Are Crooks Dishonest?

    Are Crooks Dishonest?

  • The Doughboy

    The Doughboy

  • Look Pleasant, Please

    Look Pleasant, Please

  • Love, Laughs and Lather

    Love, Laughs and Lather

  • Andy Plays Hookey

    Andy Plays Hookey

  • Vitamin 'U' for Me

    Vitamin 'U' for Me

  • Why Pick on Me?

    Why Pick on Me?

  • Call a Taxi

    Call a Taxi

  • Sally Scrags, Housemaid

    Sally Scrags, Housemaid

  • Whirl o' the West

    Whirl o' the West

  • Strange As It Seems: The Herald of the Skies

    Strange As It Seems: The Herald of the Skies

  • Jeanne Eagels

    Jeanne Eagels

  • Ask Father

    Ask Father

  • Raise the Rent

    Raise the Rent

  • Swing Your Partners

    Swing Your Partners

  • Sold at Auction!

    Sold at Auction!

  • Blow 'Em Up

    Blow 'Em Up

  • California or Bust

    California or Bust

  • Si, Senor

    Si, Senor

  • Never Touched Me!

    Never Touched Me!

  • Ring Up the Curtain

    Ring Up the Curtain

  • Lonesome Luke, Mechanic

    Lonesome Luke, Mechanic

  • Follow the Crowd

    Follow the Crowd

  • Pete Kelly's Blues

    Pete Kelly's Blues

  • Spring Fever

    Spring Fever

  • The Floor Below

    The Floor Below

  • Luke Locates the Loot

    Luke Locates the Loot

  • Years to Come

    Years to Come

  • At the Old Stage Door

    At the Old Stage Door

  • Pistols for Breakfast

    Pistols for Breakfast

  • Bride and Gloom

    Bride and Gloom

  • Lonesome Luke Leans to the Literary

    Lonesome Luke Leans to the Literary

  • Peculiar Patients' Pranks

    Peculiar Patients' Pranks

  • Ghosts on the Loose

    Ghosts on the Loose

  • Great While It Lasted

    Great While It Lasted

  • Fifteen Minutes

    Fifteen Minutes

  • Monkey Businessmen

    Monkey Businessmen

  • Phony Express

    Phony Express

  • Two Scrambled

    Two Scrambled

  • The Laramie Kid

    The Laramie Kid

  • The Bum's Rush

    The Bum's Rush

  • Luke's Shattered Sleep

    Luke's Shattered Sleep

  • On the Jump

    On the Jump

  • The Dutiful Dub

    The Dutiful Dub

  • Pay Your Dues

    Pay Your Dues

  • Bees in His Bonnet

    Bees in His Bonnet

  • Grab the Ghost

    Grab the Ghost

  • Over the Fence

    Over the Fence

  • Gents in a Jam

    Gents in a Jam

  • Courtship of Miles Sandwich

    Courtship of Miles Sandwich

  • Tinkering with Trouble

    Tinkering with Trouble

  • Just Dropped In

    Just Dropped In

  • Giving the Bride Away

    Giving the Bride Away

  • Hear 'Em Rave

    Hear 'Em Rave

  • The Mystery Man

    The Mystery Man

  • Crack Your Heels

    Crack Your Heels

  • Luke and the Rural Roughnecks

    Luke and the Rural Roughnecks

  • Back to the Woods

    Back to the Woods

  • Punch the Clock

    Punch the Clock

  • Park Your Car

    Park Your Car

  • Hittin' the Trail

    Hittin' the Trail

  • Luke's Trolley Troubles

    Luke's Trolley Troubles

  • Thunder Mountain

    Thunder Mountain

  • Newly Rich

    Newly Rich

  • Getting His Goat

    Getting His Goat

  • On the Fire

    On the Fire

  • Luke, the Gladiator

    Luke, the Gladiator

  • Lonesome Luke, Lawyer

    Lonesome Luke, Lawyer

  • Waltz Me Around

    Waltz Me Around

  • I'm on My Way

    I'm on My Way

  • Arizona Days

    Arizona Days

  • Fresh from the Farm

    Fresh from the Farm

  • Luke, the Chauffeur

    Luke, the Chauffeur

  • It's a Gift

    It's a Gift

  • Kicking the Germ Out of Germany

    Kicking the Germ Out of Germany

  • Lonesome Luke, Circus King

    Lonesome Luke, Circus King

  • Strictly Modern

    Strictly Modern

  • Love's Young Scream

    Love's Young Scream

  • Bughouse Bellhops

    Bughouse Bellhops

  • Back Trail

    Back Trail

  • Before the Public

    Before the Public

  • Off the Trolley

    Off the Trolley

  • Lonesome Luke, Messenger

    Lonesome Luke, Messenger

  • Lonesome Luke, Plumber

    Lonesome Luke, Plumber

  • White Legion

    White Legion

  • The Payoff

    The Payoff

  • She Loves Me Not

    She Loves Me Not

  • What a Whopper!

    What a Whopper!

  • 365 Days

    365 Days

  • A Foozle at the Tee Party

    A Foozle at the Tee Party

  • Luke's Fatal Flivver

    Luke's Fatal Flivver

  • Soft Money

    Soft Money

  • The Hustler

    The Hustler

  • Sky Bandits

    Sky Bandits

  • Luke's Lost Liberty

    Luke's Lost Liberty

  • Going! Going! Gone!

    Going! Going! Gone!

  • Dear Ol' Pal

    Dear Ol' Pal

  • Luke's Preparedness Preparations

    Luke's Preparedness Preparations

  • Looking for Trouble

    Looking for Trouble

  • Giving Them Fits

    Giving Them Fits

  • Look Out Below

    Look Out Below

  • Ragtime Snap Shots

    Ragtime Snap Shots

  • The Tip

    The Tip

  • Jack Frost

    Jack Frost

  • Luke Laughs Last

    Luke Laughs Last

  • The Crime Patrol

    The Crime Patrol

  • Get Busy

    Get Busy

  • His Only Father

    His Only Father

  • Luke Foils the Villain

    Luke Foils the Villain

  • Sic 'Em, Towser

    Sic 'Em, Towser

  • Blue Sunday

    Blue Sunday

  • Lonesome Luke, Social Gangster

    Lonesome Luke, Social Gangster

  • Hale and Hearty

    Hale and Hearty

  • Before Breakfast

    Before Breakfast

  • The Old Sea Dog

    The Old Sea Dog

  • Live and Learn

    Live and Learn

  • Lonesome Luke's Wild Women

    Lonesome Luke's Wild Women

  • Fireman Save My Child

    Fireman Save My Child

  • Luke Pipes the Pippins

    Luke Pipes the Pippins

  • At the Ringside

    At the Ringside

  • Jungle Terror

    Jungle Terror

  • No Kidding

    No Kidding

  • Luke Lugs Luggage

    Luke Lugs Luggage

  • The Green Cat

    The Green Cat

  • A Jazzed Honeymoon

    A Jazzed Honeymoon

  • Them Was the Happy Days!

    Them Was the Happy Days!

  • Ridin' the Cherokee Trail

    Ridin' the Cherokee Trail

  • Starlight Over Texas

    Starlight Over Texas

  • Goofs and Saddles

    Goofs and Saddles

  • Count the Votes

    Count the Votes

  • The Rajah

    The Rajah

  • Classic Comedy Teams

    Classic Comedy Teams

  • Do Me a Favor

    Do Me a Favor

  • Don't Rock the Boat

    Don't Rock the Boat

  • Lure of the Wasteland

    Lure of the Wasteland

  • Luke, the Candy Cut-Up

    Luke, the Candy Cut-Up

  • Wanted - $5,000

    Wanted - $5,000

  • Call for Mr. Caveman

    Call for Mr. Caveman

  • Name the Day

    Name the Day

  • Teaching the Teacher

    Teaching the Teacher

  • On Location

    On Location

  • The Dippy Dentist

    The Dippy Dentist

  • Swat the Crook

    Swat the Crook

  • Tough Luck

    Tough Luck

  • Full o' Pep

    Full o' Pep

  • Cracked Wedding Bells

    Cracked Wedding Bells

  • Lonesome Luke Loses Patients

    Lonesome Luke Loses Patients

  • Santa Fe Rides

    Santa Fe Rides

  • Count Your Change

    Count Your Change

  • He Leads, Others Follow

    He Leads, Others Follow

  • Join the Circus

    Join the Circus

  • Why Go Home?

    Why Go Home?

  • Beat It

    Beat It

  • Heap Big Chief

    Heap Big Chief

  • Luke's Double

    Luke's Double

  • The Big Idea

    The Big Idea

  • Lonesome Luke's Lively Life

    Lonesome Luke's Lively Life

  • That's Him

    That's Him

  • Nothing But Trouble

    Nothing But Trouble

  • Luke's Newsie Knockout

    Luke's Newsie Knockout

  • Ruses, Rhymes and Roughnecks

    Ruses, Rhymes and Roughnecks

  • How Dry I Am

    How Dry I Am

  • Slippery Slickers

    Slippery Slickers

  • Lonesome Luke's Honeymoon

    Lonesome Luke's Honeymoon

  • Double Trouble

    Double Trouble

  • Chop Suey & Co.

    Chop Suey & Co.

  • In the Movies

    In the Movies

  • Mitt The Prince

    Mitt The Prince

  • Hello Teacher

    Hello Teacher

  • All Dressed Up

    All Dressed Up

  • It's a Hard Life

    It's a Hard Life

  • Lonesome Luke's Lovely Rifle

    Lonesome Luke's Lovely Rifle

  • All Wet

    All Wet

  • The Stone Age

    The Stone Age

  • Luke's Washful Waiting

    Luke's Washful Waiting

  • Men About Town

    Men About Town

  • The Yokel

    The Yokel

  • Fire!!

    Fire!!

  • Money to Burn

    Money to Burn

  • Red Hot Hottentotts

    Red Hot Hottentotts

  • Order in the Court

    Order in the Court

  • His Best Girl

    His Best Girl

  • The Big Shot

    The Big Shot

  • A Countless Count

    A Countless Count