Harry 'Snub' Pollard
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.
Ex-Flame
(Boggins)
Belle Starr's Daughter
(Party Guest (uncredited))
The Fast and the Furious
(Park Caretaker)
State Fair
(Hog Calling Contest Spectator (uncredited))
Stars in My Crown
(Bartender (uncredited))
Arizona Days
(Cookie)
Mr. Celebrity
(Racetrack Spectator (uncredited))
The Sound of Laughter
(Plumber's Assistant)
Framed
((uncredited))
His Wedding Scare
(Fireman)
Song of the Buckaroo
('Perky')
Santa Fe Rides
(Stubby)
Raise the Rent
Bowery at Midnight
(Knocked-out Motorist (uncredited))
A Countless Count
(Count)
House of Strangers
Valley of Fire
(Townsman)
Newly Rich
(The Chauffeur)
Don't Rock the Boat
Blue Sunday
Jack Frost
(Hired Hand)
The Hustler
(Snub)
In the Movies
(Snub - the Scenario Writer)
The Stone Age
His Best Girl
Goofs and Saddles
(Bad guy caught by sash window in shed (uncredited))
Gents in a Jam
(Telegram Deliverer (uncredited))
Conquest of Cochise
(Barfly (uncredited))
The Amazing Exploits of the Clutching Hand
(Snub - Waiter (uncredited))
The Oregon Trail
(Townsman (uncredited))
The Old West
(Townsman (uncredited))
Stand by for Action
(Sailor (uncredited))
The Man with the Golden Arm
(Street Vagrant (uncredited))
The Drunkard
(Property Man)
Clancy Street Boys
(Irate Father (uncredited))
Thick and Thin
The Big Shot
All Wet
Phony Express
(Sheriff Hogwaller (uncredited))
Luke and the Bomb Throwers
Luke Foils the Villain
Fresh from the Farm
It's a Gift
(Inventor)
Riders of the Rockies
(Pee Wee McDougal)
Vitamin 'U' for Me
Wanted - $5,000
The Doughboy
The Yokel
Double Trouble
Mitt The Prince
The Big Idea
(Inventor Ignatius Pollard)
Scaramouche
(Man at Assembly Meeting)
The Crime Patrol
(Gyp)
White Legion
(Baker)
Desperate
(Villager (uncredited))
Bars of Hate
(Danny, the Pickpocket)
Just My Luck
(Frank Smith)
The Crooked Way
It Happened Tomorrow
The Black Coin
(Vic Moran)
Drink Hearty
(Snub)
Who Was That Lady?
(Tattoo Artist (uncredited))
Utah Trail
(Pee Wee)
Stingaree
(Victor)
Tex Rides with the Boy Scouts
(Pee Wee)
The Marathon
(Snub)
Count Your Change
(Billy Bullion)
Take a Chance
(Simplex Joe)
The Rawhide Terror
(Renegade)
The Laramie Kid
(Cinvvict Shorty)
Rollin' Plains
(Pee Wee)
Call for Mr. Caveman
(Hatchet Face)
Sing Cowboy Sing
(Prisoner)
Hear 'Em Rave
Chop Suey & Co.
Hittin' the Trail
(Bartender)
Where the Buffalo Roam
(Pee Wee)
Casanova Brown
(Father at Baby Window (uncredited))
A London Bobby
Blow 'Em Up
(The Governor)
Full o' Pep
(Snub)
The Mystery Man
(Detective Snub Pollard)
Strictly Modern
(Chambermaid Man)
Till the Clouds Roll By
(Show Boat Orchestra Drummer (uncredited))
Singin' in the Rain
(Old Man Getting Umbrella in "Singin' in the Rain" Number (uncredited))
Young Mr. Jazz
(Snub)
Teacher's Pet
(Reporter (uncredited))
Waltz Me Around
(Snub)
The Dumb-Bell
(The New Director)
Here Comes a Sailor
The Road to Singapore
(Photographer at Birthday Party (uncredited))
Fresh Paint
(Bicycle Messenger)
Dear Ol' Pal
(Abner Maize)
Andy Plays Hookey
(Ticket Seller)
Courtship of Miles Sandwich
(Papa)
Red Skins and Red Heads
(Party Guest (uncredited))
Run 'Em Ragged
The Night Is Young
(Drummer (uncredited))
Back to the Woods
(His Valet)
Limelight
(Street Musician)
The Purchase Price
(Harmonica Player Joe Atterbury (uncredited))
Frontier Town
(Peewee)
Park Your Car
Hollywood Cavalcade
(Keystone Cop)
Monkey Businessmen
(Mr. Grimble (uncredited))
Hit Him Again
The Gentleman from Louisiana
(Hadley)
Springtime Saps
Luke Does the Midway
From Laramie to London
The Flirt
(Restaurant owner)
Hey There
(The New Director)
Pay Your Dues
On the Fire
(The Assistant Chef)
Luke's Lost Lamb
Love, Laughs and Lather
Luke, Patient Provider
Fireman Save My Child
Rainbow Island
(Snub)
An Ozark Romance
Somewhere in Turkey
(His Assistant)
Bashful
(Snub the Butler)
All Dressed Up
Luke Locates the Loot
Just Neighbors
(The Neighbor)
Next Aisle Over
(The Henpecked Husband (as Harry Pollard))
Whirl o' the West
(The Tenderfoot)
Move On
Birds of a Feather
The Dippy Dentist
(The Dandy)
Luke's Speedy Club Life
(Bellhop)
Pipe the Whiskers
Jungle Menace
(Campbell)
The Non-Stop Kid
(Snub, the Butler)
A Jazzed Honeymoon
By the Sad Sea Waves
(Spectator at Beach)
At the Ringside
Si, Senor
Going! Going! Gone!
Luke's Fireworks Fizzle
Looking for Trouble
(The Dandy)
Billy Blazes, Esq.
(Sheriff 'Gun Shy' Gallagher)
All Aboard
(Passenger with trunk)
Lonesome Luke's Lively Life
Luke, Crystal Gazer
Luke and the Mermaids
We Never Sleep
Lonesome Luke on Tin Can Alley
(Cafe Waiter)
Over the Fence
(Snitch, Another)
A Sammy in Siberia
(Count Pop-up-skyvitch - the Bolshevik Officer (as Harry Pollard))
Sold at Auction!
(The Auctioneer's Helper)
From Hand to Mouth
(The Kidnapper)
Luke Joins the Navy
The City Slicker
(Snub / The Bell Boy / The Cook)
Are Crooks Dishonest?
(Snub)
Money to Burn
Kicking the Germ Out of Germany
What a Whopper!
Ask Father
(The Corn-Fed Secretary)
Two Scrambled
Luke's Trolley Troubles
Two-Gun Gussie
(Snub)
Sic 'Em, Towser
Bliss
(Snub)
Luke and the Bang-Tails
California or Bust
(The Old Settler)
Ring Up the Curtain
(The Leading Man)
Swing Your Partners
Why Pick on Me?
Police
(First Flophouse Customer)
Luke Rides Roughshod
Luke, Rank Impersonator
Never Touched Me!
(Jealous Admirer)
Captain Kidd's Kids
(The Valet)
Bumping Into Broadway
(The Musical Comedy's Director)
Lonesome Luke Loses Patients
Lonesome Luke, Messenger
(Snub)
That's Him
Years to Come
(The Bridegroom)
I'm on My Way
(The Neighbor)
His Royal Slyness
(Prince of Rochquefort)
The Floor Below
Clubs Are Trump
(Snub)
Spring Fever
(The Unwelcome Suitor)
Big Game
(Hunter)
Three Pests in a Mess
(Cemetery Guard (uncredited))
The Lady Gambles
(Elevator Operator (uncredited))
Carrie
(Lunch Wagon Counterman (uncredited))
One Good Turn
(A Community Player (uncredited))
Headin' for the Rio Grande
(Cookie (Hart hand))
No Kidding
Luke's Shattered Sleep
How Dry I Am
Name the Day
Runaway Daughters
(Mr. Fields, Little Drunk at Dance Club)
The Old Sea Dog
(Snub the Ferryboat Pilot)
Johnny Belinda
(Man on Jury (uncredited))
Society Mugs
(Party Guest (uncredited))
On the Jump
(Snoopy Sam - The House Detective)
Giving Them Fits
(Luke's Co-Worker)
Be My Wife
Murder on the Yukon
(Archie)
The Bum's Rush
Sky Bandits
(Pa, Man in Nightshirt)
Rollin' Westward
(Poker Player)
Luke's Movie Muddle
(Projectionist)
Lure of the Wasteland
(Cookie)
Sister Kenny
(Man at Barn Dance (uncredited))
The Payoff
(Stubby - Cab Driver (uncredited))
Inherit the Wind
(Townsman (uncredited))
The Girl in the Case
(Witness (uncredited))
Partners in Time
(Townsman (uncredited))
Jungle Terror
(Campbell)
Days of Thrills and Laughter
(Self (archive footage))
Strange As It Seems: The Herald of the Skies
(Bartender)
Miracle on 34th Street
(Final Mail-Bearing Court Officer (uncredited))
Defective Detectives
(Janitor)
A Gasoline Wedding
(Snub)
The Big Idea
(Snub)
Step Lively
Pinched
Look Out Below
(Snub)
It Happened in Flatbush
(Baseball Game Spectator (uncredited))
Luke, the Candy Cut-Up
Peculiar Patients' Pranks
Luke and the Rural Roughnecks
Lonesome Luke's Wild Women
The Earl of Chicago
(Townsman (uncredited))
The Barefoot Mailman
(Townsman at Dance (uncredited))
'Neath Brooklyn Bridge
(Soup Customer (uncredited))
The Tin Star
(Townsman(uncredited))
Nation Aflame
(Edgar Wolfe (as Snub Pollard))
Mesquite Buckaroo
(Janitor Suds)
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
(Statehood Audience Member (uncredited))
Where the Sidewalk Ends
(Pool Hall Patron (uncredited))
Fully Insured
(Our Hero)
Rockin' in the Rockies
(Drunk (uncredited))
The Green Cat
(Snub / Big Boss)
Master of the World
(Man at Balloon Society Meeting (uncredited))
The Tip
She Loves Me Not
Beat It
Here Come the Girls
Just Dropped In
The Dutiful Dub
Swat the Crook
It's a Wild Life
(Snub)
Crack Your Heels
Heap Big Chief
Kicked Out
Nothing But Trouble
Let's Go
(Man on beach)
Off the Trolley
(Trolley conductor)
Pistols for Breakfast
At the Old Stage Door
Men About Town
Cockeyed Cavaliers
(King's Physician's Aide)
The Hoodlum Saint
(Parade Spectator (uncredited))
Look Pleasant, Please
(Snub - the Janitor (as Harry Pollard))
The Paradine Case
(Cabby (uncredited))
A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob
(Wedding Chapel Attendant (uncredited))
Adam's Rib
(Man in Courtroom (uncredited))
Booby Dupes
(Ice Cream Vendor (uncredited))
Jeanne Eagels
(Quartermaster Bates in 'Rain' (uncredited))
Friendly Persuasion
(Carnival Patron (uncredited))
Rush Orders
(Marquis de Marmalade)
Fifteen Minutes
(The Husband)
365 Days
(The Good Grandson)
Teaching the Teacher
(Teacher)
Pocketful of Miracles
(Knuckles (uncredited))
The Perils of Pauline
(Western Saloon Set Propman)
Pardon Me
Some Baby
Ridin' the Cherokee Trail
(Saloon Drunk)
Loaded Pistols
(Second Small Man at Dance (uncredited))
Follow the Crowd
Back Trail
(Goofy (as Snub Pollard))
Sally Scrags, Housemaid
(Butler)
Starlight Over Texas
(Pee Wee)
Boot Hill Bandits
(2nd Bartender)
Square Dance Jubilee
(Show Spectator)
The Kid Rides Again
(Saloon Swamper)
Confirm or Deny
(Air Raid Refugee in Basement Crowd)
Meet Me After the Show
(Stage Door Johnnie in Opening Number (uncredited))
Walk Softly, Stranger
(Custodian on Stairway (uncredited))
His Regeneration
(Extra)
Girls Will Be Boys
(Plumber's assistant)
Foreign Agent
(Supper Club Patron)
Bride and Gloom
All at Sea
The Rajah
All Lit Up
(The Dandy)
Any Old Port
Cash Customers
(The Chap)
Cracked Wedding Bells
Grab the Ghost
(Husband)
Call a Taxi
High Rollers
On Location
(The Caretaker of the Estate)
Punch the Clock
(Snub)
Hale and Hearty
Hot Off the Press
(Snub - the Newspaper Plant Janitor)
Join the Circus
It's a Joy!
(The Papa)
Get Busy
(Shorter pal)
Before the Public
Once Over
(Snub Pollard)
Sock and Run
(Alphonse)
A Woman's Secret
(Stagehand (Uncredited))
Main Street Today
(Pop Denton (uncredited))
Ghosts on the Loose
(Flower Delivery Man (uncredited))
Edge of Darkness
(Townsman in Church (uncredited))
Kid Dynamite
(Dance Official)
Hannah Lee: An American Primitive
(Man Pacing in Jail Cell)
Strange Impersonation
(Taxi driver (uncredited))
Man of a Thousand Faces
(Comedy Waiter #2)
Road to Utopia
(Amateur Contest Violinist (uncredited))
Badman's Territory
(Town Barber (uncredited))
The Gunfighter
(Townsman at Funeral (uncredited))
One More River
(George)
Do Me a Favor
(A Hobo)
One-Eyed Jacks
(Townsman (uncredited))
Live and Learn
Kitty
(Hugh's Rental Coachman (uncredited))
Start Something
Luke's Society Mixup
Giving the Bride Away
Order in the Court
Tough Luck
It's a Hard Life
Red Hot Hottentotts
Why Go Home?
Getting His Goat
Park Row
(Barfly)
Bughouse Bellhops
(Moke Morpheus)
Bees in His Bonnet
The Lamb
Hello Teacher
Love's Young Scream
Lonesome Luke, Social Gangster
(Tin-Horn Tommy)
Tinkering with Trouble
(Sourball Joe)
A Foozle at the Tee Party
Lonesome Luke Leans to the Literary
Great While It Lasted
(Hugo Snubb)
Ruses, Rhymes and Roughnecks
Ragtime Snap Shots
(Snub Larkin)
Lonesome Luke Lolls in Luxury
Lonesome Luke, Circus King
Luke Pipes the Pippins
Luke's Late Lunchers
Luke Lugs Luggage
Luke's Double
Them Was the Happy Days!
(Snub)
Luke's Fatal Flivver
Luke Laughs Last
Luke's Washful Waiting
Luke, the Chauffeur
Luke's Preparedness Preparations
Luke's Busy Day
Luke, the Gladiator
Lonesome Luke's Lovely Rifle
Luke's Lost Liberty
Luke's Newsie Knockout
Lonesome Luke, Lawyer
Lonesome Luke's Honeymoon
Lonesome Luke, Plumber
Luke Wins Ye Ladye Faire
Stop! Luke! Listen!
Before Breakfast
Soft Money
Count the Votes
Lonesome Luke, Mechanic
He Leads, Others Follow
His Only Father
Fire!!
(The Boy)
Unknown Island
(Extra in Dive, Pointing Out Tarnowski)
Pete Kelly's Blues
(Waiter (uncredited))
Slippery Slickers
Charlie's Triple Trouble
(Flop House Tramp (archive footage))
A Tough Winter
Pal Joey
(Waiter (uncredited))
Homicidal
(Eddie, Bellhop (Uncredited))
The Midnight Patrol
The Man from Colorado
(Townsman (uncredited))
Thunder Mountain
(Townsman (uncredited))
Cheyenne
(Barfly (uncredited))
Canyon Passage
(Miner (uncredited))
Hail the Conquering Hero
(Townsman (uncredited))
Yankee Fakir
(Townsman)
The Buster Keaton Story
(Audience Member (uncredited))
Red River
(Wagon Train Member (uncredited))
The Strange Love of Molly Louvain
(Bill Collector (uncredited))
The Country Girl
(Stagehand (uncredited))
Living It Up
(Vagrant in Park (uncredited))
The Company She Keeps
(Restaurant Patron (uncredited))
Trail Street
(Farmer (uncredited))
Lucky Cowboy
(Man Trying to Stop Fight)
Classic Comedy Teams
(Self (archive footage))
Racket Squad
Public Defender
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
(Bar Patron (uncredited))