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
His Best Girl
Blue Sunday
The Hustler
(Snub)
In the Movies
(Snub - the Scenario Writer)
The Stone Age
Jack Frost
(Hired Hand)
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 Yokel
The Doughboy
Mitt The Prince
Double Trouble
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)
Who Was That Lady?
(Tattoo Artist (uncredited))
Drink Hearty
(Snub)
Hear 'Em Rave
Take a Chance
(Simplex Joe)
The Marathon
(Snub)
Count Your Change
(Billy Bullion)
Chop Suey & Co.
Call for Mr. Caveman
(Hatchet Face)
The Rawhide Terror
(Renegade)
Stingaree
(Victor)
The Laramie Kid
(Cinvvict Shorty)
Hittin' the Trail
(Bartender)
Sing Cowboy Sing
(Prisoner)
Tex Rides with the Boy Scouts
(Pee Wee)
Rollin' Plains
(Pee Wee)
Utah Trail
(Pee Wee)
Where the Buffalo Roam
(Pee Wee)
Casanova Brown
(Father at Baby Window (uncredited))
A London Bobby
Full o' Pep
(Snub)
Blow 'Em Up
(The Governor)
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
The Dumb-Bell
(The New Director)
Here Comes a Sailor
The Road to Singapore
(Photographer at Birthday Party)
Fresh Paint
(Bicycle Messenger)
Andy Plays Hookey
(Ticket Seller)
Dear Ol' Pal
(Abner Maize)
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
Whirl o' the West
(The Tenderfoot)
Police
(First Flophouse Customer)
Luke Rides Roughshod
Luke, Crystal Gazer
Luke's Lost Lamb
Luke Does the Midway
Luke, Patient Provider
Luke, Rank Impersonator
Luke's Fireworks Fizzle
Luke Locates the Loot
Birds of a Feather
From Laramie to London
Rainbow Island
Love, Laughs and Lather
The Flirt
All Dressed Up
His Royal Slyness
(Prince of Rochquefort)
The Dippy Dentist
(The Dandy)
From Hand to Mouth
(The Kidnapper)
The Floor Below
Luke Joins the Navy
Luke and the Mermaids
Luke's Speedy Club Life
(Bellhop)
Luke and the Bang-Tails
Luke's Trolley Troubles
Move On
We Never Sleep
All Aboard
(Passenger with trunk)
Clubs Are Trump
The City Slicker
(Snub)
Fireman Save My Child
Two-Gun Gussie
(Snub)
The Non-Stop Kid
(Snub, the Butler)
Hey There
(The New Director)
Pay Your Dues
A Jazzed Honeymoon
Never Touched Me
(Jelous Admirer)
Just Neighbors
(The Neighbor)
Spring Fever
(The Unwelcome Suitor)
Next Aisle Over
(The Henpecked Husband (as Harry Pollard))
On the Fire
(The Assistant Chef)
An Ozark Romance
Kicking the Germ Out of Germany
Are Crooks Dishonest?
(Snub)
Somewhere in Turkey
(His Assistant)
Bashful
(Snub the Butler)
Pipe the Whiskers
Sic 'Em, Towser
Lonesome Luke's Lively Life
Lonesome Luke on Tin Can Alley
(Cafe Waiter)
Over the Fence
(Snitch, Another)
Lonesome Luke Loses Patients
By the Sad Sea Waves
(Spectator at Beach)
Lonesome Luke, Messenger
(Snub)
California or Bust
(The Old Settler)
Years to Come
(The Bridegroom)
What a Whopper!
At the Ringside
Money to Burn
Si, Senor
Ring Up the Curtain
(The Leading Man)
A Sammy in Siberia
(Count Pop-up-skyvitch - the Bolshevik Officer (as Harry Pollard))
I'm on My Way
(The Neighbor)
Ask Father
(The Corn-Fed Secretary)
Going! Going! Gone!
Looking for Trouble
(The Dandy)
Sold at Auction
(The Auctioneer's Helper)
Jungle Menace
(Campbell)
That's Him
Two Scrambled
Swing Your Partners
Captain Kidd's Kids
(The Valet)
Bumping Into Broadway
(The Musical Comedy's Director)
Bliss
(Snub)
Why Pick on Me?
Billy Blazes, Esq.
(Sheriff 'Gun Shy' Gallagher)
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)
Step Lively
A Gasoline Wedding
(Snub)
The Big Idea
(Snub)
Pinched
Look Out Below
(Snub)
It Happened in Flatbush
(Baseball Game Spectator (uncredited))
Lonesome Luke's Wild Women
Luke and the Rural Roughnecks
Luke, the Candy Cut-Up
Peculiar Patients' Pranks
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)
Master of the World
(Man at Balloon Society Meeting (uncredited))
The Tip
Beat It
Here Come the Girls
Let's Go
It's a Wild Life
Kicked Out
Nothing But Trouble
She Loves Me Not
The Dutiful Dub
Just Dropped In
Crack Your Heels
Pistols for Breakfast
Swat the Crook
Off the Trolley
(Trolley conductor)
At the Old Stage Door
Heap Big Chief
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
Call a Taxi
Cash Customers
(The Chap)
Cracked Wedding Bells
Grab the Ghost
(Husband)
High Rollers
On Location
(The Caretaker of the Estate)
Hot Off the Press
(Snub - the Newspaper Plant Janitor)
Punch the Clock
(Snub)
Hale and Hearty
It's a Joy!
(The Papa)
Join the Circus
Before the Public
Get Busy
(Shorter pal)
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
It's a Hard Life
Tough Luck
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 Leans to the Literary
Tinkering with Trouble
(Sourball Joe)
Great While It Lasted
(Hugo Snubb)
Ragtime Snap Shots
(Snub Larkin)
A Foozle at the Tee Party
Ruses, Rhymes and Roughnecks
Lonesome Luke, Social Gangster
(Tin-Horn Tommy)
Luke Lugs Luggage
Lonesome Luke Lolls in Luxury
Luke Pipes the Pippins
Lonesome Luke, Circus King
Luke's Double
Them Was the Happy Days!
(Snub)
Luke's Late Lunchers
Luke Laughs Last
Luke's Fatal Flivver
Luke's Washful Waiting
Luke, the Chauffeur
Luke's Preparedness Preparations
Luke, the Gladiator
Luke's Newsie Knockout
Lonesome Luke's Lovely Rifle
Luke's Lost Liberty
Luke's Busy Day
Lonesome Luke, Lawyer
Luke Wins Ye Ladye Faire
Lonesome Luke's Honeymoon
Lonesome Luke, Plumber
Stop! Luke! Listen!
Lonesome Luke, Mechanic
Before Breakfast
He Leads, Others Follow
Soft Money
Count the Votes
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
Racket Squad
Public Defender
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
(Bar Patron (uncredited))