Harry 'Snub' Pollard
Age: N/A | From: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Person Details
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Aliases: Harry 'Snub' Pollard , Harry Pollard , Snub Pollard , Harold Hopetown Fraser , Harold Fraser , Harry Fraser , Peewee Pollard , The Keystone Kops
Gender: Male
Place of birth: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Movie Involvements: 99
TV Involvements: 1
Most Famous Work
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.
Most Famous Work
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
(1955) Bar Patron (uncredited)
The Gunfighter
(1950) Townsman at Funeral (uncredited)
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
(1962) Statehood Audience Member (uncredited)
Homicidal
(1961) Eddie, Bellhop (Uncredited)
Scaramouche
(1952) Man at Assembly Meeting
One-Eyed Jacks
(1961) Townsman (uncredited)
Carrie
(1952) Lunch Wagon Counterman (uncredited)
Friendly Persuasion
(1956) Carnival Patron (uncredited)Acting
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
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| 1963 | Plumber's Assistant | |
| 1962 | Statehood Audience Member (uncredited) | |
| 1961 | Knuckles (uncredited) | |
| Eddie, Bellhop (Uncredited) | ||
| Man at Balloon Society Meeting (uncredited) | ||
| Townsman (uncredited) | ||
| Self (archive footage) | ||
| 1960 | Townsman (uncredited) | |
| Tattoo Artist (uncredited) | ||
| 1959 | Townsman (uncredited) | |
| 1958 | Reporter (uncredited) | |
| 1957 | Waiter (uncredited) | |
| Townsman(uncredited) | ||
| Comedy Waiter #2 | ||
| Quartermaster Bates in 'Rain' (uncredited) | ||
| 1956 | Carnival Patron (uncredited) | |
| Mr. Fields, Little Drunk at Dance Club | ||
| 1955 | Street Vagrant (uncredited) | |
| Bar Patron (uncredited) | ||
| Waiter | ||
| 1954 | Park Caretaker | |
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| 1953 | Barfly (uncredited) | |
| Man Pacing in Jail Cell | ||
| 1952 | Street Musician | |
| Townsman (uncredited) | ||
| Barfly | ||
| Lunch Wagon Counterman (uncredited) | ||
| Telegram Deliverer (uncredited) | ||
| Man at Assembly Meeting | ||
| Old Man Getting Umbrella in "Singin' in the Rain" Number (uncredited) | ||
| 1951 | Townsman at Dance (uncredited) | |
| Townsman | ||
| Stage Door Johnnie in Opening Number (uncredited) | ||
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| 1950 | Custodian on Stairway (uncredited) | |
| Pool Hall Patron (uncredited) | ||
| Townsman at Funeral (uncredited) | ||
| Bartender (uncredited) | ||
| 1949 | Man in Courtroom (uncredited) | |
| Show Spectator | ||
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| Elevator Operator (uncredited) | ||
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| Stagehand (Uncredited) | ||
| 1948 | Second Small Man at Dance (uncredited) | |
| Party Guest (uncredited) | ||
| Extra in Dive, Pointing Out Tarnowski | ||
| Man on Jury (uncredited) | ||
| Goofy (as Snub Pollard) | ||
| 1947 | Cabby (uncredited) | |
| Western Saloon Set Propman | ||
| Villager (uncredited) | ||
| Final Mail-Bearing Court Officer (uncredited) | ||
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| 1946 | Ticket Seller | |
| Show Boat Orchestra Drummer (uncredited) | ||
| Man at Barn Dance (uncredited) | ||
| Party Guest (uncredited) | ||
| Mr. Grimble (uncredited) | ||
| Campbell | ||
| Town Barber (uncredited) | ||
| Parade Spectator (uncredited) | ||
| Townsman (uncredited) | ||
| Taxi driver (uncredited) | ||
| Amateur Contest Violinist (uncredited) | ||
| 1945 | Ice Cream Vendor (uncredited) | |
| Hugh's Rental Coachman (uncredited) | ||
| Hog Calling Contest Spectator (uncredited) | ||
| Drunk (uncredited) | ||
| Cemetery Guard (uncredited) | ||
| 1944 | Father at Baby Window (uncredited) | |
| Witness (uncredited) | ||
| Janitor | ||
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| Pop Denton (uncredited) | ||
| Flop House Tramp (archive footage) | ||
| 1943 | Sheriff Hogwaller (uncredited) | |
| Flower Delivery Man (uncredited) | ||
| Irate Father (uncredited) | ||
| Townsman in Church (uncredited) | ||
| Dance Official | ||
| Saloon Swamper | ||
| Fireman | ||
| 1942 | Sailor (uncredited) | |
| Stubby - Cab Driver (uncredited) | ||
| Soup Customer (uncredited) | ||
| Knocked-out Motorist (uncredited) | ||
| Supper Club Patron | ||
| Baseball Game Spectator (uncredited) | ||
| 2nd Bartender | ||
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| 1941 | Air Raid Refugee in Basement Crowd | |
| Racetrack Spectator (uncredited) | ||
| Party Guest (uncredited) | ||
| Wedding Chapel Attendant (uncredited) | ||
| Saloon Drunk | ||
| 1940 | Pa, Man in Nightshirt | |
| Archie | ||
| Townsman (uncredited) | ||
| 1939 | Keystone Cop | |
| Janitor Suds | ||
| Cookie | ||
| Poker Player | ||
| 1938 | 'Perky' | |
| Pee Wee | ||
| Pee Wee | ||
| Pee Wee | ||
| Pee Wee | ||
| Peewee | ||
| 1937 | Pee Wee | |
| Edgar Wolfe (as Snub Pollard) | ||
| Campbell | ||
| Pee Wee McDougal | ||
| Bad guy caught by sash window in shed (uncredited) | ||
| Prisoner | ||
| Bartender | ||
| Bartender | ||
| Stubby | ||
| Cookie | ||
| 1936 | Baker | |
| Vic Moran | ||
| Hadley | ||
| Gyp | ||
| Snub - Waiter (uncredited) | ||
| Cookie (Hart hand) | ||
| 1935 | Frank Smith | |
| Danny, the Pickpocket | ||
| Cinvvict Shorty | ||
| Property Man | ||
| Drummer (uncredited) | ||
| 1934 | George | |
| King's Physician's Aide | ||
| Victor | ||
| Renegade | ||
| 1932 | Harmonica Player Joe Atterbury (uncredited) | |
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| 1931 | A Community Player (uncredited) | |
| Photographer at Birthday Party | ||
| Plumber's assistant | ||
| 1930 | Boggins | |
| 1929 | Alphonse | |
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| 1928 | N/A | |
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| Snub Pollard | ||
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| 1927 | N/A | |
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| 1926 | N/A | |
| The Boy | ||
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| 1924 | Shorter pal | |
| Inventor Ignatius Pollard | ||
| 1923 | The Papa | |
| Our Hero | ||
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| Abner Maize | ||
| Inventor | ||
| Detective Snub Pollard | ||
| Snub | ||
| Hired Hand | ||
| Papa | ||
| The Auctioneer's Helper | ||
| The Old Settler | ||
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| 1922 | The Chauffeur | |
| Snub the Ferryboat Pilot | ||
| The Good Grandson | ||
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| The New Director | ||
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| Chambermaid Man | ||
| Snub | ||
| Snub - the Scenario Writer | ||
| A Hobo | ||
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| Snub - the Newspaper Plant Janitor | ||
| The Governor | ||
| The Bridegroom | ||
| 1921 | Snub | |
| The Caretaker of the Estate | ||
| The Husband | ||
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| Hunter | ||
| Marquis de Marmalade | ||
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| The Tenderfoot | ||
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| The Chap | ||
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| Husband | ||
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| Bicycle Messenger | ||
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| Prince of Rochquefort | ||
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| The Dandy | ||
| The Dandy | ||
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| 1919 | The Kidnapper | |
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| The Dandy | ||
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| The Valet | ||
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| Hatchet Face | ||
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| The Musical Comedy's Director | ||
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| Billy Bullion | ||
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| Jelous Admirer | ||
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| The Neighbor | ||
| Sheriff 'Gun Shy' Gallagher | ||
| The Unwelcome Suitor | ||
| Trolley conductor | ||
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| His Valet | ||
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| The Leading Man | ||
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| Count Pop-up-skyvitch - the Bolshevik Officer (as Harry Pollard) | ||
| The Henpecked Husband (as Harry Pollard) | ||
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| Snub | ||
| The Neighbor | ||
| The Assistant Chef | ||
| The Corn-Fed Secretary | ||
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| 1918 | N/A | |
| Simplex Joe | ||
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| Snub | ||
| His Assistant | ||
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| Snub, the Butler | ||
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| The New Director | ||
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| Snoopy Sam - The House Detective | ||
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| Snub - the Janitor (as Harry Pollard) | ||
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| 1917 | N/A | |
| Snub | ||
| Snub the Butler | ||
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| Passenger with trunk | ||
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| Snub | ||
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| Spectator at Beach | ||
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| Snitch, Another | ||
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| Snub | ||
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| Cafe Waiter | ||
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| 1916 | N/A | |
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| Projectionist | ||
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| Bellhop | ||
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| First Flophouse Customer | ||
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| Snub | ||
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| 1915 | Tin-Horn Tommy | |
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| Snub Larkin | ||
| Hugo Snubb | ||
| Sourball Joe | ||
| Moke Morpheus | ||
| Luke's Co-Worker | ||
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| Count | ||
| Extra | ||
| 1913 | Butler | |
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