'Snub' Pollard
The slight frame (5' 6"), pale, serious countenance, and dark, droopy mustache are unmistakeable, definitive identification badges in recalling silent comedian Harry "Snub" Pollard. Born in Australia as Harry Fraser, he joined a vaudeville troupe, which toured the United States around 1910. The troupe broke up there and Harry decided to stay, dubbing himself with "Pollard" as a last name moniker. He started off at the Essenay Film Studios in 1911 and briefly worked with the Keystone Kops. Hal Roach took an avid interest and, in 1915, had Snub co-starring with Harold Lloyd and Bebe Daniels in the highly successful Lonesome Luke series, which ran for years (86 films in all). In 1919, Snub took a chance and ventured on with his own solo one- and two-reelers with sights gags and gimmicks-a-plenty. Many of them were ably directed by Charley Chase and co-starred Marie Mosquini as his frequent leading lady. His "second banana" status, however, was firmly entrenched, and his vehicles were met with only a modicum of interest. He also made personal appearances on the farcical stage. His production company, created in 1926, eventually folded and he was relegated to supporting other top comedians again, notably Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy and Andy Clyde, or appearing in poverty-row programmers. By the late 1930s, he was (ironically) reduced to silent, atmospheric bits in talking pictures. One last hurrah would be his playing of Pee Wee, sidekick to cowboy Tex Ritter, in a series of minor westerns. Thereafter, Snub continued obscurely in films until his death in 1962 of cancer. His sister was comedy actress Daphne Pollard who also entertained audiences with her own short films. Date of Death 19 January 1962, Burbank, California (cancer)
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- Born:
- Nov 9, 1889 In Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 237
- First Appeared:
- In the movie Sally Scrags, Housemaid 1913-08-13
- Latest Project:
- Movie The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance 1962-04-13
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance | Statehood Audience Member (uncredited) | 1962-04-13 |
| Movie | Days of Thrills and Laughter | archive footage | 1961-03-21 |
| Movie | One-Eyed Jacks | Townsman (uncredited) | 1961-03-30 |
| Movie | Homicidal | Eddie - the Bellhop (uncredited) | 1961-07-26 |
| Movie | Pocketful of Miracles | Knuckles (uncredited) | 1961-12-18 |
| Movie | Master of the World | Man at Balloon Society Meeting (uncredited) | 1961-05-01 |
| Movie | Inherit the Wind | Townsman (uncredited) | 1960-07-07 |
| Movie | Teacher's Pet | Reporter (uncredited) | 1958-04-01 |
| Movie | Man of a Thousand Faces | Comedy Waiter #2 | 1957-08-15 |
| Movie | Jeanne Eagels | Quartermaster Bates in 'Rain' (uncredited) | 1957-08-02 |
| Movie | Pal Joey | Waiter (uncredited) | 1957-10-25 |
| Movie | Runaway Daughters | Mr. Fields, Little Drunk at Dance Club | 1956-01-20 |
| Movie | Friendly Persuasion | Carnival Patron (uncredited) | 1956-11-25 |
| Movie | Pete Kelly's Blues | Waiter (uncredited) | 1955-07-31 |
| Movie | The Man with the Golden Arm | Street Vagrant (uncredited) | 1955-12-26 |
| Movie | The Fast and the Furious | Park Caretaker | 1954-11-01 |
| Movie | Julius Caesar | Citizen of Rome | 1953-06-04 |
| Movie | Hannah Lee: An American Primitive | Man Pacing in Jail Cell | 1953-07-13 |
| Movie | Singin' in the Rain | Old Man Getting Umbrella in "Singin' in the Rain" Number (uncredited) | 1952-04-09 |
| Movie | Limelight | Street Musician | 1952-10-23 |
| Movie | Park Row | Barfly | 1952-09-01 |
| Movie | Meet Me After the Show | Stage Door Johnnie in Opening Number (uncredited) | 1951-08-15 |
| Movie | The Barefoot Mailman | Townsman at Dance (uncredited) | 1951-12-03 |
| Movie | Stars in My Crown | 1950-05-11 | |
| Movie | Walk Softly, Stranger | Custodian on Stairway (uncredited) | 1950-10-14 |
| Movie | The Gunfighter | Townsman at Funeral (uncredited) | 1950-06-23 |
| Movie | Where the Sidewalk Ends | Pool Hall Patron (uncredited) | 1950-07-07 |
| Movie | A Woman's Secret | Stagehand (Uncredited) | 1949-01-13 |
| Movie | House of Strangers | 1949-07-01 | |
| Movie | Adam's Rib | Man in Courtroom (uncredited) | 1949-11-18 |
| Movie | Square Dance Jubilee | Show Spectator | 1949-11-11 |
| Movie | Back Trail | Goofy (as Snub Pollard) | 1948-07-18 |
| Movie | Johnny Belinda | Man on Jury (uncredited) | 1948-09-14 |
| Movie | Unknown Island | Extra in Dive, Pointing Out Tarnowski | 1948-10-15 |
| Movie | Loaded Pistols | Second Small Man at Dance (uncredited) | 1948-12-15 |
| Movie | Miracle on 34th Street | Final Mail-Bearing Court Officer (uncredited) | 1947-06-04 |
| Movie | Desperate | Villager (uncredited) | 1947-06-20 |
| Movie | The Paradine Case | Cabby (uncredited) | 1947-12-31 |
| Movie | The Perils of Pauline | Western Saloon Set Propman (as Snub Pollard) | 1947-07-04 |
| Movie | Strange Impersonation | Taxi driver (uncredited) | 1946-03-16 |
| Movie | The Hoodlum Saint | Parade Spectator (uncredited) | 1946-04-04 |
| Movie | Road to Utopia | Amateur Contest Violinist (uncredited) | 1946-02-27 |
| Movie | Badman's Territory | Town Barber (uncredited) | 1946-05-04 |
| Movie | Andy Plays Hookey | Ticket Seller | 1946-12-19 |
| Movie | Society Mugs | Party Guest (uncredited) | 1946-09-19 |
| Movie | Till the Clouds Roll By | Show Boat Orchestra Drummer (uncredited) | 1946-12-05 |
| Movie | Monkey Businessmen | Mr. Grimble | 1946-06-20 |
| Movie | Rockin' in the Rockies | Drunk (uncredited) | 1945-04-17 |
| Movie | Kitty | Hugh's Rental Coachman (uncredited) | 1945-10-16 |
| Movie | Booby Dupes | Ice Cream Vendor | 1945-10-18 |
| Movie | Main Street Today | Pop Denton (uncredited) | 1944-03-25 |
| Movie | Casanova Brown | Father at Baby Window (uncredited) | 1944-08-23 |
| Movie | The Kid Rides Again | Saloon Swamper | 1943-01-27 |
| Movie | Phony Express | Sheriff Hogwaller (uncredited) | 1943-11-18 |
| Movie | Kid Dynamite | Dance Official | 1943-02-05 |
| Movie | Edge of Darkness | Townsman in Church (uncredited) | 1943-04-09 |
| Movie | Ghosts on the Loose | Flower Delivery Man | 1943-07-30 |
| Movie | It Happened in Flatbush | Baseball Game Spectator (uncredited) | 1942-05-28 |
| Movie | Boot Hill Bandits | 2nd Bartender | 1942-04-24 |
| Movie | Bowery at Midnight | The Knocked-out Motorist | 1942-10-30 |
| Movie | Foreign Agent | Supper Club Patron | 1942-10-09 |
| Movie | 'Neath Brooklyn Bridge | Soup Customer (uncredited) | 1942-11-20 |
| Movie | Ridin' the Cherokee Trail | Saloon Drunk | 1941-02-25 |
| Movie | A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob | Wedding Chapel Attendant (uncredited) | 1941-03-14 |
| Movie | Mr. Celebrity | Racetrack Spectator (uncredited) | 1941-10-10 |
| Movie | Confirm or Deny | Air Raid Refugee in Basement Crowd | 1941-12-12 |
| Movie | The Earl of Chicago | Townsman (uncredited) | 1940-01-05 |
| Movie | Murder on the Yukon | Archie | 1940-02-25 |
| Movie | Sky Bandits | Pa, Man in Nightshirt | 1940-07-06 |
| Movie | Rollin' Westward | Poker Player | 1939-03-01 |
| Movie | Lure of the Wasteland | Cookie | 1939-03-18 |
| Movie | Mesquite Buckaroo | Janitor Suds | 1939-04-30 |
| Movie | Hollywood Cavalcade | Keystone Cop | 1939-10-13 |
| Movie | Rollin' Plains | Pee Wee | 1938-07-08 |
| Movie | Frontier Town | Peewee | 1938-03-04 |
| Movie | Utah Trail | Pee Wee | 1938-08-12 |
| Movie | Where the Buffalo Roam | Pee Wee | 1938-10-12 |
| Movie | Starlight Over Texas | Pee Wee | 1938-09-06 |
| Movie | Song of the Buckaroo | 'Perky' | 1938-12-07 |
| Movie | Hittin' the Trail | Bartender | 1937-04-03 |
| Movie | Arizona Days | Cookie | 1937-01-30 |
| Movie | Sing Cowboy Sing | Prisoner | 1937-05-22 |
| Movie | Santa Fe Rides | Stubby | 1937-02-25 |
| Movie | Riders of the Rockies | Pee Wee McDougal | 1937-07-02 |
| Movie | Jungle Menace | Campbell | 1937-09-01 |
| Movie | Tex Rides with the Boy Scouts | Pee Wee | 1937-11-26 |
| Movie | Nation Aflame | Edgar Wolfe (as Snub Pollard) | 1937-10-15 |
| Movie | The Crime Patrol | Gyp | 1936-05-12 |
| Movie | Headin' for the Rio Grande | Cookie (Hart hand) | 1936-01-01 |
| Movie | The Black Coin | Vic Moran | 1936-09-01 |
| Movie | The Gentleman from Louisiana | Hadley | 1936-08-14 |
| Movie | White Legion | Baker | 1936-10-24 |
| Movie | The Night Is Young | Drummer (uncredited) | 1935-01-11 |
| Movie | The Laramie Kid | Cinvvict Shorty | 1935-06-01 |
| Movie | Bars of Hate | Danny, the Pickpocket | 1935-11-01 |
| Movie | Just My Luck | Frank Smith | 1935-12-30 |
| Movie | The Rawhide Terror | Renegade | 1934-03-19 |
| Movie | Stingaree | Victor | 1934-05-24 |
| Movie | One More River | George | 1934-08-06 |
| Movie | Cockeyed Cavaliers | King's Physician's Aide | 1934-06-29 |
| Movie | The Purchase Price | Harmonica Player Joe Atterbury (uncredited) | 1932-07-23 |
| Movie | The Road to Singapore | Photographer at Birthday Party | 1931-09-02 |
| Movie | One Good Turn | A Community Player (uncredited) | 1931-10-31 |
| Movie | Once Over | Snub Pollard | 1928-05-20 |
| Movie | Get Busy | Shorter pal | 1924-04-27 |
| Movie | It's a Gift | Inventor | 1923-10-13 |
| Movie | Before the Public | 1923-03-04 | |
| Movie | Dear Ol' Pal | Abner Maize | 1923-11-11 |
| Movie | Sold at Auction | The Auctioneer's Helper | 1923-05-26 |
| Movie | Join the Circus | 1923-12-02 | |
| Movie | It's a Joy! | The Papa | 1923-12-30 |
| Movie | Fully Insured | Our Hero | 1923-12-16 |
| Movie | Hale and Hearty | 1922-06-18 | |
| Movie | 365 Days | The Good Grandson | 1922-09-16 |
| Movie | The Dumb-Bell | The New Director | 1922-07-16 |
| Movie | Rush Orders | Marquis de Marmalade | 1921-04-07 |
| Movie | Whirl o' the West | The Tenderfoot | 1921-01-23 |
| Movie | Big Game | Hunter | 1921-05-22 |
| Movie | High Rollers | 1921-06-26 | |
| Movie | On Location | The Caretaker of the Estate | 1921-11-06 |
| Movie | Name the Day | 1921-08-20 | |
| Movie | His Royal Slyness | Prince of Rochquefort | 1920-02-08 |
| Movie | Waltz Me Around | 1920-02-22 | |
| Movie | Getting His Goat | 1920-02-08 | |
| Movie | Why Go Home? | 1920-01-11 | |
| Movie | Fresh Paint | Bicycle Messenger | 1920-03-07 |
| Movie | The Dippy Dentist | The Dandy | 1920-01-25 |
| Movie | All Lit Up | The Dandy | 1920-02-01 |
| Movie | Slippery Slickers | 1920-01-18 | |
| Movie | Cash Customers | The Chap | 1920-12-06 |
| Movie | Cracked Wedding Bells | 1920-04-04 | |
| Movie | Run 'Em Ragged | 1920-08-01 | |
| Movie | Park Your Car | 1920-12-19 | |
| Movie | Call a Taxi | 1920-07-25 | |
| Movie | Grab the Ghost | Husband | 1920-05-30 |
| Movie | Any Old Port | 1920-06-27 | |
| Movie | Back to the Woods | His Valet | 1919-05-31 |
| Movie | Swat the Crook | 1919-06-15 | |
| Movie | Pistols for Breakfast | 1919-06-08 | |
| Movie | Spring Fever | The Unwelcome Suitor | 1919-06-29 |
| Movie | Just Neighbors | The Neighbor | 1919-07-13 |
| Movie | The Marathon | Snub | 1919-05-25 |
| Movie | Billy Blazes, Esq. | Sheriff 'Gun Shy' Gallagher | 1919-07-06 |
| Movie | Off the Trolley | Trolley conductor | 1919-06-22 |
| Movie | Next Aisle Over | The Henpecked Husband (as Harry Pollard) | 1919-03-30 |
| Movie | Ask Father | The Corn-Fed Secretary | 1919-02-09 |
| Movie | At the Old Stage Door | 1919-07-20 | |
| Movie | I'm on My Way | The Neighbor | 1919-03-08 |
| Movie | Look Out Below | Snub | 1919-03-16 |
| Movie | Young Mr. Jazz | Snub | 1919-04-20 |
| Movie | Crack Your Heels | 1919-04-20 | |
| Movie | Ring Up the Curtain | The Leading Man | 1919-04-27 |
| Movie | The Rajah | 1919-09-14 | |
| Movie | A Jazzed Honeymoon | 1919-08-02 | |
| Movie | It's a Hard Life | 1919-11-30 | |
| Movie | Order in the Court | 1919-11-23 | |
| Movie | How Dry I Am | 1919-12-07 | |
| Movie | Looking for Trouble | The Dandy | 1919-12-14 |
| Movie | From Hand to Mouth | The Kidnapper | 1919-12-28 |
| Movie | Tough Luck | 1919-12-21 | |
| Movie | Call for Mr. Caveman | Hatchet Face | 1919-11-19 |
| Movie | Captain Kidd's Kids | The Valet | 1919-11-30 |
| Movie | Count Your Change | Billy Bullion | 1919-08-10 |
| Movie | Giving the Bride Away | 1919-11-16 | |
| Movie | Heap Big Chief | 1919-08-24 | |
| Movie | Be My Wife | 1919-09-07 | |
| Movie | Bumping Into Broadway | The Musical Comedy's Director | 1919-11-02 |
| Movie | Start Something | 1919-10-07 | |
| Movie | Pay Your Dues | 1919-10-12 | |
| Movie | On the Jump | Snoopy Sam - The House Detective | 1918-03-31 |
| Movie | Follow the Crowd | 1918-04-07 | |
| Movie | Let's Go | 1918-03-24 | |
| Movie | Pipe the Whiskers | 1918-04-14 | |
| Movie | Hit Him Again | 1918-02-17 | |
| Movie | It's a Wild Life | 1918-04-21 | |
| Movie | The Tip | 1918-01-06 | |
| Movie | Beat It | 1918-02-24 | |
| Movie | Look Pleasant, Please | Snub - the Janitor (as Harry Pollard) | 1918-03-10 |
| Movie | Here Come the Girls | 1918-03-17 | |
| Movie | The Non-Stop Kid | Snub, the Butler | 1918-05-12 |
| Movie | An Ozark Romance | 1918-07-06 | |
| Movie | Nothing But Trouble | 1918-10-26 | |
| Movie | Take a Chance | Simplex Joe | 1918-12-15 |
| Movie | Hey There | The New Director | 1918-04-28 |
| Movie | Are Crooks Dishonest? | Snub | 1918-06-23 |
| Movie | She Loves Me Not | 1918-12-29 | |
| Movie | Kicked Out | 1918-05-05 | |
| Movie | The City Slicker | Snub | 1918-06-02 |
| Movie | Two-Gun Gussie | Snub | 1918-05-19 |
| Movie | Fireman Save My Child | 1918-05-25 | |
| Movie | Pinched | 1917-09-23 | |
| Movie | Birds of a Feather | 1917-10-07 | |
| Movie | Lonesome Luke Loses Patients | 1917-09-16 | |
| Movie | By the Sad Sea Waves | Spectator at Beach | 1917-09-30 |
| Movie | Lonesome Luke's Lively Life | 1917-03-18 | |
| Movie | Bliss | Snub | 1917-10-14 |
| Movie | Luke's Trolley Troubles | 1917-02-04 | |
| Movie | Lonesome Luke on Tin Can Alley | Cafe Waiter | 1917-04-15 |
| Movie | Lonesome Luke, Messenger | 1917-08-05 | |
| Movie | From Laramie to London | 1917-10-21 | |
| Movie | All Aboard | Passenger with trunk | 1917-11-25 |
| Movie | We Never Sleep | 1917-12-02 | |
| Movie | Bashful | Snub the Butler | 1917-12-23 |
| Movie | Clubs Are Trump | 1917-11-18 | |
| Movie | Step Lively | 1917-12-30 | |
| Movie | The Flirt | 1917-11-11 | |
| Movie | Rainbow Island | 1917-10-28 | |
| Movie | Love, Laughs and Lather | 1917-11-04 | |
| Movie | Lonesome Luke, Circus King | 1916-03-29 | |
| Movie | Luke's Double | 1916-04-12 | |
| Movie | Luke Rides Roughshod | 1916-07-10 | |
| Movie | Luke and the Rural Roughnecks | 1916-03-01 | |
| Movie | Police | First Flophouse Customer | 1916-05-27 |
| Movie | Luke, the Candy Cut-Up | 1916-01-31 | |
| Movie | Luke, Crystal Gazer | 1916-07-24 | |
| Movie | Luke Lugs Luggage | 1916-01-12 | |
| Movie | Lonesome Luke Lolls in Luxury | 1916-01-19 | |
| Movie | Luke Foils the Villain | 1916-02-14 | |
| Movie | Luke Locates the Loot | 1916-12-24 | |
| Movie | Luke, Patient Provider | 1916-11-19 | |
| Movie | Luke's Movie Muddle | Projectionist | 1916-12-03 |
| Movie | Luke's Lost Lamb | 1916-08-07 | |
| Movie | Luke's Fireworks Fizzle | 1916-12-17 | |
| Movie | Luke and the Bang-Tails | 1916-10-15 | |
| Movie | Luke, Rank Impersonator | 1916-12-10 | |
| Movie | Luke's Speedy Club Life | Bellhop | 1916-10-01 |
| Movie | Luke Joins the Navy | 1916-09-04 | |
| Movie | Luke Does the Midway | 1916-08-21 | |
| Movie | Luke and the Mermaids | 1916-09-18 | |
| Movie | Giving Them Fits | Luke's Co-Worker | 1915-11-01 |
| Movie | His Regeneration | Extra | 1915-05-07 |
| Movie | Great While It Lasted | Hugo Snubb | 1915-11-22 |
| Movie | Ruses, Rhymes and Roughnecks | 1915-12-15 | |
| Movie | Peculiar Patients' Pranks | 1915-12-22 | |
| Movie | A Foozle at the Tee Party | 1915-12-08 | |
| Movie | Ragtime Snap Shots | Snub Larkin | 1915-11-29 |
| Movie | Sally Scrags, Housemaid | Butler | 1913-08-13 |