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Born · November 8, 1889
Died · January 19, 1962 (72 years old)
Known For: Acting
Place of Birth: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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.
Plumber's Assistant
2.0
1963
Statehood Audience Member (uncredited)
7.8
1962
Eddie, Bellhop (Uncredited)
6.5
1961
Man at Balloon Society Meeting (uncredited)
5.9
1961
Townsman (uncredited)
6.7
1961
Self (archive footage)
5.5
1961
Townsman (uncredited)
7.7
1960
Waiter (uncredited)
6.2
1957
Townsman(uncredited)
7.0
1957
Comedy Waiter #2
6.7
1957
Bar Patron (uncredited) · (1 episode)
7.7
1955
Waiter (uncredited)
6.1
1955
(1 episode)
6.0
1954
Man Pacing in Jail Cell
4.0
1953
Barfly
6.7
1952
Townsman at Dance (uncredited)
4.0
1951
(1 episode)
6.0
1951
Pool Hall Patron (uncredited)
7.2
1950
Townsman at Funeral (uncredited)
7.3
1950
Stagehand (Uncredited)
5.6
1949
Extra in Dive, Pointing Out Tarnowski
5.2
1948
Man on Jury (uncredited)
6.8
1948
Townsman (uncredited)
6.8
1948
Barfly (uncredited)
6.8
1947
Final Mail-Bearing Court Officer (uncredited)
7.4
1947
Townsman (uncredited)
5.0
1947
Townsman
5.0
1947
Man at Barn Dance (uncredited)
6.5
1946
Party Guest (uncredited)
0.0
1946
Miner (uncredited)
6.6
1946
Campbell
0.0
1946
Town Barber (uncredited)
5.8
1946
Townsman (uncredited)
6.0
1946
Taxi driver (uncredited)
6.0
1946
Amateur Contest Violinist (uncredited)
6.6
1946
Hugh's Rental Coachman (uncredited)
5.5
1945
Drunk (uncredited)
5.7
1945
Townsman (uncredited)
7.0
1944
Witness (uncredited)
5.5
1944
Janitor
0.0
1944
Pop Denton (uncredited)
6.2
1944
Flop House Tramp (archive footage)
0.0
1944
Flower Delivery Man (uncredited)
4.2
1943
Townsman in Church (uncredited)
6.1
1943
Dance Official
6.6
1943
Stubby - Cab Driver (uncredited)
5.8
1942
Soup Customer (uncredited)
6.2
1942
Baseball Game Spectator (uncredited)
4.8
1942
Pa, Man in Nightshirt
5.0
1940
Archie
3.5
1940
Townsman (uncredited)
5.6
1940
Janitor Suds
0.0
1939
Cookie
0.0
1939
Poker Player
5.0
1939
Edgar Wolfe (as Snub Pollard)
4.0
1937
Bartender
0.0
1937
George
5.3
1934
0.0
1932
Alphonse
0.0
1929
Snub Pollard
0.0
1928
The Boy
0.0
1926
Shorter pal
5.0
1924
The Papa
0.0
1923
Our Hero
5.0
1923
0.0
1923
Snub
0.0
1923
5.0
1923
0.0
1923
0.0
1922
Snub
5.0
1922
A Hobo
5.0
1922
Snub - the Newspaper Plant Janitor
0.0
1922
The Caretaker of the Estate
0.0
1921
3.5
1921
0.0
1920
0.0
1920
Husband
0.0
1920
0.0
1920
0.0
1920
0.0
1920
0.0
1920
0.0
1920
0.0
1919
0.0
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0.0
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0.0
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0.0
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0.0
1919
0.0
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0.0
1919
0.0
1919
0.0
1919
0.0
1919
0.0
1919
0.0
1919
0.0
1919
Snub
5.4
1919
0.0
1919
0.0
1918
0.0
1918
Snoopy Sam - The House Detective
0.0
1918
0.0
1918
Snub
5.3
1918
0.0
1918
0.0
1918
0.0
1918
Snub
4.5
1917
4.6
1917
5.0
1917
0.0
1917
0.0
1917
0.0
1917
0.0
1917
0.0
1917
0.0
1917
0.0
1917
0.0
1917
0.0
1917
0.0
1917
Projectionist
5.0
1916
0.0
1916
0.0
1916
0.0
1916
0.0
1916
0.0
1916
0.0
1916
0.0
1916
0.0
1916
0.0
1916
Snub
0.0
1916
0.0
1916
0.0
1916
0.0
1916
0.0
1916
0.0
1916
0.0
1916
0.0
1916
Tin-Horn Tommy
0.0
1915
0.0
1915
0.0
1915
0.0
1915
Snub Larkin
0.0
1915
Hugo Snubb
0.0
1915
Sourball Joe
0.0
1915
Moke Morpheus
0.0
1915
Luke's Co-Worker
0.0
1915
0.0
Knuckles (uncredited)
7.3
1961
Tattoo Artist (uncredited)
6.2
1960
Townsman (uncredited)
5.3
1959
Reporter (uncredited)
6.8
1958
Quartermaster Bates in 'Rain' (uncredited)
6.3
1957
Carnival Patron (uncredited)
6.6
1956
Mr. Fields, Little Drunk at Dance Club
3.9
1956
Street Vagrant (uncredited)
7.2
1955
Park Caretaker
4.9
1954
Barfly (uncredited)
5.1
1953
Street Musician
7.9
1952
Townsman (uncredited)
5.0
1952
Lunch Wagon Counterman (uncredited)
6.4
1952
Telegram Deliverer (uncredited)
7.0
1952
Man at Assembly Meeting
7.1
1952
Old Man Getting Umbrella in "Singin' in the Rain" Number (uncredited)
8.1
1952
Townsman
0.0
1951
Stage Door Johnnie in Opening Number (uncredited)
5.0
1951
Custodian on Stairway (uncredited)
5.0
1950
Bartender (uncredited)
6.9
1950
Man in Courtroom (uncredited)
7.1
1949
Show Spectator
7.0
1949
6.9
1949
Elevator Operator (uncredited)
6.0
1949
6.4
1949
Second Small Man at Dance (uncredited)
5.7
1948
Party Guest (uncredited)
4.4
1948
Goofy (as Snub Pollard)
0.0
1948
Cabby (uncredited)
6.2
1947
Western Saloon Set Propman
6.2
1947
Villager (uncredited)
6.5
1947
(uncredited)
6.4
1947
Ticket Seller
0.0
1946
Show Boat Orchestra Drummer (uncredited)
5.7
1946
Mr. Grimble (uncredited)
5.5
1946
Parade Spectator (uncredited)
5.2
1946
Ice Cream Vendor (uncredited)
4.8
1945
Hog Calling Contest Spectator (uncredited)
6.6
1945
Cemetery Guard (uncredited)
6.0
1945
Father at Baby Window (uncredited)
6.3
1944
6.7
1944
Sheriff Hogwaller (uncredited)
5.4
1943
Irate Father (uncredited)
7.3
1943
Saloon Swamper
5.5
1943
Fireman
0.0
1943
Sailor (uncredited)
7.0
1942
Knocked-out Motorist (uncredited)
5.1
1942
Supper Club Patron
4.0
1942
2nd Bartender
5.8
1942
0.0
1942
Air Raid Refugee in Basement Crowd
3.8
1941
Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)
4.0
1941
Party Guest (uncredited)
0.0
1941
Wedding Chapel Attendant (uncredited)
4.7
1941
Saloon Drunk
6.0
1941
Keystone Cop
5.1
1939
'Perky'
0.0
1938
Pee Wee
5.0
1938
Pee Wee
0.0
1938
Pee Wee
5.0
1938
Pee Wee
0.0
1938
Peewee
5.0
1938
Pee Wee
0.0
1937
Campbell
5.0
1937
Bad guy caught by sash window in shed (uncredited)
6.8
1937
Pee Wee McDougal
5.0
1937
Prisoner
4.0
1937
Bartender
5.0
1937
Stubby
0.0
1937
Cookie
4.0
1937
Baker
4.5
1936
Vic Moran
6.0
1936
Hadley
0.0
1936
Gyp
0.0
1936
Snub - Waiter (uncredited)
4.8
1936
Cookie (Hart hand)
0.0
1936
Frank Smith
0.0
1935
Danny, the Pickpocket
5.0
1935
Cinvvict Shorty
5.0
1935
Property Man
0.0
1935
Drummer (uncredited)
5.0
1935
King's Physician's Aide
6.0
1934
Victor
5.9
1934
Renegade
4.2
1934
Harmonica Player Joe Atterbury (uncredited)
6.6
1932
A Community Player (uncredited)
7.0
1931
Photographer at Birthday Party
5.4
1931
Plumber's assistant
0.0
1931
Boggins
0.0
1930
5.5
1929
8.0
1929
0.0
1928
0.0
1928
5.0
1928
0.0
1928
0.0
1927
0.0
1927
0.0
1926
5.0
1926
5.5
1926
Inventor Ignatius Pollard
0.0
1924
Abner Maize
0.0
1923
Inventor
6.0
1923
Detective Snub Pollard
0.0
1923
Hired Hand
0.0
1923
Papa
0.0
1923
The Auctioneer's Helper
4.5
1923
The Old Settler
0.0
1923
The Chauffeur
0.0
1922
Snub the Ferryboat Pilot
0.0
1922
The Good Grandson
0.0
1922
0.0
1922
The New Director
6.0
1922
0.0
1922
Chambermaid Man
0.0
1922
Snub - the Scenario Writer
0.0
1922
Snub
0.0
1922
0.0
1922
The Governor
0.0
1922
The Bridegroom
3.5
1922
Snub
0.0
1921
The Husband
5.0
1921
0.0
1921
4.5
1921
0.0
1921
0.0
1921
Hunter
0.0
1921
Marquis de Marmalade
0.0
1921
0.0
1921
The Tenderfoot
0.0
1921
4.0
1920
The Chap
0.0
1920
0.0
1920
0.0
1920
5.0
1920
0.0
1920
0.0
1920
0.0
1920
Snub
0.0
1920
Bicycle Messenger
5.0
1920
5.0
1920
4.5
1920
Prince of Rochquefort
5.8
1920
The Dandy
5.0
1920
The Dandy
5.2
1920
The Kidnapper
6.5
1919
5.0
1919
The Dandy
5.2
1919
0.0
1919
The Valet
6.3
1919
Hatchet Face
4.5
1919
The Musical Comedy's Director
6.9
1919
0.0
1919
5.0
1919
5.0
1919
5.0
1919
4.8
1919
Billy Bullion
5.0
1919
5.1
1919
Jelous Admirer
5.6
1919
The Neighbor
6.4
1919
Sheriff 'Gun Shy' Gallagher
5.9
1919
The Unwelcome Suitor
5.6
1919
Trolley conductor
5.8
1919
0.0
1919
8.0
1919
His Valet
4.1
1919
Snub
5.8
1919
0.0
1919
The Leading Man
5.2
1919
Snub
5.8
1919
Count Pop-up-skyvitch - the Bolshevik Officer (as Harry Pollard)
5.2
1919
The Henpecked Husband (as Harry Pollard)
5.4
1919
0.0
1919
The Neighbor
5.8
1919
The Assistant Chef
5.0
1919
The Corn-Fed Secretary
6.5
1919
4.7
1919
0.0
1919
0.0
1918
Simplex Joe
6.0
1918
4.8
1918
5.0
1918
5.0
1918
0.0
1918
0.0
1918
5.0
1918
0.0
1918
0.0
1918
Snub
5.6
1918
His Assistant
6.0
1918
0.0
1918
Snub
5.0
1918
5.5
1918
Snub
5.3
1918
Snub, the Butler
5.1
1918
0.0
1918
The New Director
6.9
1918
5.0
1918
5.0
1918
5.5
1918
2.0
1918
Snub - the Janitor (as Harry Pollard)
5.0
1918
0.0
1918
0.0
1918
Snub the Butler
6.9
1917
4.5
1917
0.0
1917
Passenger with trunk
4.9
1917
5.2
1917
4.2
1917
0.0
1917
5.0
1917
0.0
1917
Snub
4.3
1917
0.0
1917
Spectator at Beach
5.8
1917
0.0
1917
Snitch, Another
5.9
1917
Snub
4.5
1917
Cafe Waiter
0.0
1917
0.0
1917
0.0
1917
0.0
1916
0.0
1916
0.0
1916
0.0
1916
0.0
1916
0.0
1916
Bellhop
0.0
1916
0.0
1916
5.0
1916
0.0
1916
0.0
1916
0.0
1916
0.0
1916
First Flophouse Customer
6.2
1916
0.0
1916
0.0
1916
0.0
1916
0.0
1915
Count
0.0
1915
Teacher
0.0
Extra
4.2
1915
Butler
0.0
1913