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 Pollards 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 childrens 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 Chaplins 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. Lloyds producer, Hal Roach, gave Pollard his own starring series of one- and two-reel shorts. The most famous is 1923s Its 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 mans version of Laurel and Hardy, copying that teams 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. Pollards 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.
Party Guest (uncredited)
Film 1948
Park Caretaker
Film 1954
Hog Calling Contest Spectator (uncredited)
Film 1945
Bartender (uncredited)
Film 1950
Cookie
Film 1937
Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)
Film 1941
(uncredited)
Film 1947
Fireman
Film 1943
'Perky'
Film 1938
Stubby
Film 1937
Film 1920
Knocked-out Motorist (uncredited)
Film 1942
Count
Film 1915
Film 1949
Townsman
Film 1951
The Chauffeur
Film 1922
Film 1920
Film 1921
Film 1921
Snub
Film 1921
Snub - the Scenario Writer
Film 1922
Film 1922
Hired Hand
Film 1923
Bad guy caught by sash window in shed (uncredited)
Film 1937
Telegram Deliverer (uncredited)
Film 1952
Barfly (uncredited)
Film 1953
Snub - Waiter (uncredited)
Film 1936
Townsman (uncredited)
Film 1959
Townsman (uncredited)
Film 1952
Sailor (uncredited)
Film 1942
Street Vagrant (uncredited)
Film 1955
Property Man
Film 1935
Irate Father (uncredited)
Film 1943
Film 1928
Film 1929
Film 1926
Sheriff Hogwaller (uncredited)
Film 1943
Film 1916
Film 1916
Film 1915
Inventor
Film 1923
Pee Wee McDougal
Film 1937
Film 1942
Film 1919
Film 1926
Film 1926
Film 1927
Film 1927
Inventor Ignatius Pollard
Film 1924
Gyp
Film 1936
Baker
Film 1936
Villager (uncredited)
Film 1947
Danny, the Pickpocket
Film 1935
Frank Smith
Film 1935
Film 1949
Film 1944
Vic Moran
Film 1936
Tattoo Artist (uncredited)
Film 1960
Snub
Film 1920
Film 1918
Simplex Joe
Film 1918
Snub
Film 1919
Billy Bullion
Film 1919
Film 1919
Hatchet Face
Film 1919
Renegade
Film 1934
Cinvvict Shorty
Film 1935
Bartender
Film 1937
Prisoner
Film 1937
Pee Wee
Film 1937
Pee Wee
Film 1938
Pee Wee
Film 1938
Pee Wee
Film 1938
Father at Baby Window (uncredited)
Film 1944
Film 1920
Snub
Film 1922
The Governor
Film 1922
Detective Snub Pollard
Film 1923
Chambermaid Man
Film 1922
Show Boat Orchestra Drummer (uncredited)
Film 1946
Old Man Getting Umbrella in "Singin' in the Rain" Number (uncredited)
Film 1952
Snub
Film 1919
Reporter (uncredited)
Film 1958
Film 1920
The New Director
Film 1922
Film 1928
Photographer at Birthday Party
Film 1931
Bicycle Messenger
Film 1920
Ticket Seller
Film 1946
Abner Maize
Film 1923
Papa
Film 1923
Party Guest (uncredited)
Film 1941
Film 1920
Drummer (uncredited)
Film 1935
His Valet
Film 1919
Harmonica Player Joe Atterbury (uncredited)
Film 1932
Peewee
Film 1938
Film 1920
Mr. Grimble (uncredited)
Film 1946
Film 1918
Hadley
Film 1936
Film 1929
The Tenderfoot
Film 1921
First Flophouse Customer
Film 1916
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Film 1920
Prince of Rochquefort
Film 1920
The Dandy
Film 1920
The Kidnapper
Film 1919
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Film 1916
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Bellhop
Film 1916
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Film 1917
Film 1917
Film 1917
Passenger with trunk
Film 1917
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Snub
Film 1918
Film 1918
Snub
Film 1918
Snub, the Butler
Film 1918
The New Director
Film 1918
Film 1919
Film 1919
Jelous Admirer
Film 1919
The Neighbor
Film 1919
The Unwelcome Suitor
Film 1919
The Henpecked Husband (as Harry Pollard)
Film 1919
The Assistant Chef
Film 1919
Film 1918
Film 1918
Snub
Film 1918
His Assistant
Film 1918
Snub the Butler
Film 1917
Film 1918
Film 1918
Film 1917
Cafe Waiter
Film 1917
Snitch, Another
Film 1917
Film 1917
Spectator at Beach
Film 1917
Snub
Film 1917
The Old Settler
Film 1923
The Bridegroom
Film 1922
Film 1921
Film 1921
Film 1920
Film 1919
The Leading Man
Film 1919
Count Pop-up-skyvitch - the Bolshevik Officer (as Harry Pollard)
Film 1919
The Neighbor
Film 1919
The Corn-Fed Secretary
Film 1919
Film 1919
The Dandy
Film 1919
The Auctioneer's Helper
Film 1923
Campbell
Film 1937
Film 1918
Film 1918
Film 1918
The Valet
Film 1919
The Musical Comedy's Director
Film 1919
Snub
Film 1917
Film 1918
Sheriff 'Gun Shy' Gallagher
Film 1919
Hunter
Film 1921
Cemetery Guard (uncredited)
Film 1945
Elevator Operator (uncredited)
Film 1949
Lunch Wagon Counterman (uncredited)
Film 1952
A Community Player (uncredited)
Film 1931
Cookie (Hart hand)
Film 1936
Film 1928
Film 1916
Film 1919
Film 1921
Mr. Fields, Little Drunk at Dance Club
Film 1956
Snub the Ferryboat Pilot
Film 1922
Man on Jury (uncredited)
Film 1948
Party Guest (uncredited)
Film 1946
Snoopy Sam - The House Detective
Film 1918
Luke's Co-Worker
Film 1915
Film 1919
Archie
Film 1940
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Pa, Man in Nightshirt
Film 1940
Poker Player
Film 1939
Projectionist
Film 1916
Cookie
Film 1939
Man at Barn Dance (uncredited)
Film 1946
Stubby - Cab Driver (uncredited)
Film 1942
Townsman (uncredited)
Film 1960
Witness (uncredited)
Film 1944
Townsman (uncredited)
Film 1946
Campbell
Film 1946
Self (archive footage)
Film 1961
Bartender
Film 1937
Final Mail-Bearing Court Officer (uncredited)
Film 1947
Janitor
Film 1944
Film 1917
Snub
Film 1918
Snub
Film 1917
Film 1917
Snub
Film 1919
Baseball Game Spectator (uncredited)
Film 1942
Film 1917
Film 1916
Film 1916
Film 1915
Townsman (uncredited)
Film 1940
Townsman at Dance (uncredited)
Film 1951
Soup Customer (uncredited)
Film 1942
Townsman(uncredited)
Film 1957
Edgar Wolfe (as Snub Pollard)
Film 1937
Janitor Suds
Film 1939
Statehood Audience Member (uncredited)
Film 1962
Pool Hall Patron (uncredited)
Film 1950
Our Hero
Film 1923
Drunk (uncredited)
Film 1945
Snub
Film 1923
Man at Balloon Society Meeting (uncredited)
Film 1961
Film 1918
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Trolley conductor
Film 1919
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Film 1919
Film 1928
King's Physician's Aide
Film 1934
Parade Spectator (uncredited)
Film 1946
Snub - the Janitor (as Harry Pollard)
Film 1918
Cabby (uncredited)
Film 1947
Wedding Chapel Attendant (uncredited)
Film 1941
Man in Courtroom (uncredited)
Film 1949
Ice Cream Vendor (uncredited)
Film 1945
Quartermaster Bates in 'Rain' (uncredited)
Film 1957
Carnival Patron (uncredited)
Film 1956
Marquis de Marmalade
Film 1921
The Husband
Film 1921
The Good Grandson
Film 1922
Teacher
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Knuckles (uncredited)
Film 1961
Western Saloon Set Propman
Film 1947
Film 1922
Film 1922
Saloon Drunk
Film 1941
Second Small Man at Dance (uncredited)
Film 1948
Film 1918
Goofy (as Snub Pollard)
Film 1948
Butler
Film 1913
Pee Wee
Film 1938
2nd Bartender
Film 1942
Show Spectator
Film 1949
Saloon Swamper
Film 1943
Stage Door Johnnie in Opening Number (uncredited)
Film 1951
Custodian on Stairway (uncredited)
Film 1950
Extra
Film 1915
Plumber's assistant
Film 1931
Supper Club Patron
Film 1942
Film 1918
Film 1919
Film 1919
The Dandy
Film 1920
Film 1920
Film 1920
The Chap
Film 1920
Film 1920
Husband
Film 1920
Film 1921
The Caretaker of the Estate
Film 1921
Snub - the Newspaper Plant Janitor
Film 1922
Snub
Film 1922
Film 1922
The Papa
Film 1923
Film 1923
Film 1923
Shorter pal
Film 1924
Snub Pollard
Film 1928
Alphonse
Film 1929
Stagehand (Uncredited)
Film 1949
Pop Denton (uncredited)
Film 1944
Flower Delivery Man (uncredited)
Film 1943
Townsman in Church (uncredited)
Film 1943
Dance Official
Film 1943
Man Pacing in Jail Cell
Film 1953
Taxi driver (uncredited)
Film 1946
Comedy Waiter #2
Film 1957
Amateur Contest Violinist (uncredited)
Film 1946
Town Barber (uncredited)
Film 1946
Townsman at Funeral (uncredited)
Film 1950
George
Film 1934
A Hobo
Film 1922
Townsman (uncredited)
Film 1961
Film 1920
Hugh's Rental Coachman (uncredited)
Film 1945
Film 1919
Film 1916
Film 1919
Film 1919
Film 1919
Film 1919
Film 1920
Film 1920
Film 1920
Barfly
Film 1952
Moke Morpheus
Film 1915
Film 1918
Film 1918
Film 1918
Film 1919
Film 1916
Sourball Joe
Film 1915
Hugo Snubb
Film 1915
Snub Larkin
Film 1915
Film 1915
Film 1915
Tin-Horn Tommy
Film 1915
Film 1916
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Snub
Film 1916
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Film 1919
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Film 1919
The Boy
Film 1926
Waiter (uncredited)
Film 1955
Film 1920
Flop House Tramp (archive footage)
Film 1944
Film 1923
Waiter (uncredited)
Film 1957
Eddie, Bellhop (Uncredited)
Film 1961
Film 1932
Townsman (uncredited)
Film 1948
Townsman (uncredited)
Film 1947
Barfly (uncredited)
Film 1947
Miner (uncredited)
Film 1946
Townsman (uncredited)
Film 1944
Tv 1951
Tv 1954
Bar Patron (uncredited)
Tv 1955