Harry 'Snub' Pollard
1889-11-08 ( 135 years old ) in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

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.

Movies

The Sound of Laughter 1963-12-17
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance 1962-04-13
Pocketful of Miracles 1961-12-18
Homicidal 1961-07-26
Master of the World 1961-05-01
One-Eyed Jacks 1961-03-30
Days of Thrills and Laughter 1961-03-21
Inherit the Wind 1960-07-07
Who Was That Lady? 1960-04-08
The Oregon Trail 1959-08-31
Teacher's Pet 1958-04-01
Pal Joey 1957-10-25
The Tin Star 1957-10-23
Man of a Thousand Faces 1957-08-15
Jeanne Eagels 1957-08-02
The Buster Keaton Story 1957-05-01
Friendly Persuasion 1956-11-25
Runaway Daughters 1956-01-20
The Man with the Golden Arm 1955-12-26
Pete Kelly's Blues 1955-07-31
The Fast and the Furious 1954-11-01
Conquest of Cochise 1953-09-01
Hannah Lee: An American Primitive 1953-07-13
Limelight 1952-10-23
The Old West 1952-09-29
Park Row 1952-09-01
Carrie 1952-07-17
Gents in a Jam 1952-07-04
Scaramouche 1952-05-08
Singin' in the Rain 1952-04-09
The Barefoot Mailman 1951-12-03
Valley of Fire 1951-11-20
Meet Me After the Show 1951-08-15
Walk Softly, Stranger 1950-10-14
Where the Sidewalk Ends 1950-07-07
The Gunfighter 1950-06-23
Stars in My Crown 1950-05-11
Adam's Rib 1949-11-18
Square Dance Jubilee 1949-11-11
House of Strangers 1949-07-01
The Lady Gambles 1949-05-20
The Crooked Way 1949-04-22
A Woman's Secret 1949-01-13
Loaded Pistols 1948-12-15
Belle Starr's Daughter 1948-11-13
Unknown Island 1948-10-15
Johnny Belinda 1948-09-14
The Man from Colorado 1948-08-07
Back Trail 1948-07-18
The Paradine Case 1947-12-31
The Perils of Pauline 1947-07-04
Desperate 1947-06-20
Cheyenne 1947-06-06
Miracle on 34th Street 1947-06-04
Thunder Mountain 1947-06-01
Framed 1947-05-25
Yankee Fakir 1947-04-01
Andy Plays Hookey 1946-12-19
Till the Clouds Roll By 1946-12-05
Sister Kenny 1946-10-10
Society Mugs 1946-09-19
Canyon Passage 1946-07-17
Monkey Businessmen 1946-06-20
Jungle Terror 1946-06-01
Badman's Territory 1946-05-04
Partners in Time 1946-04-04
The Hoodlum Saint 1946-04-04
Strange Impersonation 1946-03-16
Road to Utopia 1946-02-27
Booby Dupes 1945-10-18
Kitty 1945-10-16
State Fair 1945-08-29
Rockin' in the Rockies 1945-04-17
Three Pests in a Mess 1945-01-19
Casanova Brown 1944-08-23
Hail the Conquering Hero 1944-08-09
The Girl in the Case 1944-04-20
Defective Detectives 1944-04-03
It Happened Tomorrow 1944-03-31
Main Street Today 1944-03-25
Charlie's Triple Trouble 1944-01-02
Phony Express 1943-11-18
Ghosts on the Loose 1943-07-30
Clancy Street Boys 1943-04-23
Edge of Darkness 1943-04-09
Kid Dynamite 1943-02-05
The Kid Rides Again 1943-01-27
His Wedding Scare 1943-01-15
Stand by for Action 1942-12-31
The Payoff 1942-11-24
'Neath Brooklyn Bridge 1942-11-20
Bowery at Midnight 1942-10-30
Foreign Agent 1942-10-09
It Happened in Flatbush 1942-05-28
Boot Hill Bandits 1942-04-24
Vitamin 'U' for Me 1942-02-02
Confirm or Deny 1941-12-12
Mr. Celebrity 1941-10-10
Red Skins and Red Heads 1941-04-15
A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob 1941-03-14
Ridin' the Cherokee Trail 1941-02-25
Sky Bandits 1940-07-06
Murder on the Yukon 1940-02-25
The Earl of Chicago 1940-01-05
Hollywood Cavalcade 1939-10-13
Mesquite Buckaroo 1939-04-30
Lure of the Wasteland 1939-03-18
Rollin' Westward 1939-03-01
Song of the Buckaroo 1938-12-07
Where the Buffalo Roam 1938-10-12
Starlight Over Texas 1938-09-06
Utah Trail 1938-08-12
Rollin' Plains 1938-07-08
Frontier Town 1938-03-04
Tex Rides with the Boy Scouts 1937-11-26
Nation Aflame 1937-10-15
Jungle Menace 1937-09-01
Goofs and Saddles 1937-07-02
Riders of the Rockies 1937-07-02
Sing Cowboy Sing 1937-05-22
Strange As It Seems: The Herald of the Skies 1937-04-12
Hittin' the Trail 1937-04-03
Santa Fe Rides 1937-02-25
Arizona Days 1937-01-30
White Legion 1936-10-24
The Black Coin 1936-09-01
The Gentleman from Louisiana 1936-08-14
The Crime Patrol 1936-05-12
The Amazing Exploits of the Clutching Hand 1936-04-17
Headin' for the Rio Grande 1936-01-01
Just My Luck 1935-12-30
Bars of Hate 1935-11-01
The Laramie Kid 1935-06-01
The Drunkard 1935-04-03
The Night Is Young 1935-01-11
One More River 1934-08-06
Cockeyed Cavaliers 1934-06-29
Stingaree 1934-05-24
The Rawhide Terror 1934-03-19
The Purchase Price 1932-07-23
The Midnight Patrol 1932-04-10
One Good Turn 1931-10-31
The Road to Singapore 1931-09-02
Girls Will Be Boys 1931-01-21
Ex-Flame 1930-11-19
Sock and Run 1929-12-20
The Big Shot 1929-04-30
Springtime Saps 1929-01-01
No Kidding 1928-11-01
Men About Town 1928-06-07
Here Comes a Sailor 1928-05-22
Once Over 1928-05-20
Thick and Thin 1928-04-29
Double Trouble 1927-04-28
Mitt The Prince 1927-04-28
All Wet 1926-12-21
Fire!! 1926-11-22
The Yokel 1926-10-21
The Doughboy 1926-09-21
Get Busy 1924-04-27
The Big Idea 1924-01-12
It's a Joy! 1923-12-30
Fully Insured 1923-12-16
Join the Circus 1923-12-02
Dear Ol' Pal 1923-11-11
It's a Gift 1923-10-14
The Mystery Man 1923-08-19
The Green Cat 1923-08-05
Jack Frost 1923-07-22
Courtship of Miles Sandwich 1923-06-24
Sold at Auction 1923-05-26
California or Bust 1923-04-28
Before the Public 1923-03-04
A Tough Winter 1923-02-04
Newly Rich 1922-12-10
The Old Sea Dog 1922-10-14
365 Days 1922-09-16
The Stone Age 1922-08-06
The Dumb-Bell 1922-07-16
Some Baby 1922-06-25
Hale and Hearty 1922-06-18
Strictly Modern 1922-06-11
Punch the Clock 1922-06-04
In the Movies 1922-05-28
Do Me a Favor 1922-05-21
Full o' Pep 1922-04-23
Hot Off the Press 1922-03-26
Pardon Me 1922-03-05
Blow 'Em Up 1922-02-05
Years to Come 1922-01-28
The Hustler 1921-12-04
On Location 1921-11-06
Fifteen Minutes 1921-10-29
Name the Day 1921-08-20
What a Whopper! 1921-07-30
At the Ringside 1921-07-16
High Rollers 1921-06-26
Blue Sunday 1921-06-05
Big Game 1921-05-22
Rush Orders 1921-04-07
His Best Girl 1921-02-27
Whirl o' the West 1921-01-23
Park Your Car 1920-12-19
Cash Customers 1920-12-06
Money to Burn 1920-08-28
A London Bobby 1920-08-22
Run 'Em Ragged 1920-08-01
Live and Learn 1920-08-01
Call a Taxi 1920-07-25
Don't Rock the Boat 1920-07-04
Any Old Port 1920-06-27
Grab the Ghost 1920-05-30
All Dressed Up 1920-05-22
Drink Hearty 1920-05-02
Cracked Wedding Bells 1920-04-04
Fresh Paint 1920-03-07
Raise the Rent 1920-02-22
Waltz Me Around 1920-02-22
His Royal Slyness 1920-02-08
Getting His Goat 1920-02-08
All Lit Up 1920-02-01
The Dippy Dentist 1920-01-25
Slippery Slickers 1920-01-18
Why Go Home? 1920-01-11
Red Hot Hottentotts 1920-01-04
From Hand to Mouth 1919-12-28
The Floor Below 1919-12-27
Tough Luck 1919-12-21
Looking for Trouble 1919-12-14
How Dry I Am 1919-12-07
Captain Kidd's Kids 1919-11-30
It's a Hard Life 1919-11-30
Order in the Court 1919-11-23
Call for Mr. Caveman 1919-11-19
Giving the Bride Away 1919-11-16
Bumping Into Broadway 1919-11-02
All at Sea 1919-11-02
His Only Father 1919-10-19
Pay Your Dues 1919-10-12
Start Something 1919-10-07
Count the Votes 1919-10-05
Soft Money 1919-09-28
He Leads, Others Follow 1919-09-21
The Rajah 1919-09-14
Be My Wife 1919-09-07
Heap Big Chief 1919-08-24
Chop Suey & Co. 1919-08-17
Count Your Change 1919-08-10
A Jazzed Honeymoon 1919-08-02
Never Touched Me 1919-07-26
At the Old Stage Door 1919-07-20
Just Neighbors 1919-07-13
Billy Blazes, Esq. 1919-07-06
Spring Fever 1919-06-29
Off the Trolley 1919-06-22
Swat the Crook 1919-06-15
Pistols for Breakfast 1919-06-08
Back to the Woods 1919-05-31
The Marathon 1919-05-25
Before Breakfast 1919-05-18
Si, Senor 1919-05-11
Ring Up the Curtain 1919-04-27
Young Mr. Jazz 1919-04-20
Crack Your Heels 1919-04-20
Just Dropped In 1919-04-13
A Sammy in Siberia 1919-04-06
Next Aisle Over 1919-03-30
The Dutiful Dub 1919-03-23
Look Out Below 1919-03-16
I'm on My Way 1919-03-08
On the Fire 1919-02-22
Ask Father 1919-02-09
Going! Going! Gone! 1919-01-25
Love's Young Scream 1919-01-19
Wanted - $5,000 1919-01-12
She Loves Me Not 1918-12-29
Take a Chance 1918-12-15
Hear 'Em Rave 1918-12-01
Nothing But Trouble 1918-10-26
Why Pick on Me? 1918-10-12
Swing Your Partners 1918-09-29
Bees in His Bonnet 1918-09-15
Two Scrambled 1918-09-01
Bride and Gloom 1918-08-18
That's Him 1918-08-04
Kicking the Germ Out of Germany 1918-07-21
An Ozark Romance 1918-07-06
Are Crooks Dishonest? 1918-06-23
Somewhere in Turkey 1918-06-16
Sic 'Em, Towser 1918-06-09
The City Slicker 1918-06-02
Fireman Save My Child 1918-05-25
Two-Gun Gussie 1918-05-19
The Non-Stop Kid 1918-05-12
Kicked Out 1918-05-05
Hey There 1918-04-28
It's a Wild Life 1918-04-21
Pipe the Whiskers 1918-04-14
Follow the Crowd 1918-04-07
On the Jump 1918-03-31
Let's Go 1918-03-24
Here Come the Girls 1918-03-17
Look Pleasant, Please 1918-03-10
A Gasoline Wedding 1918-03-03
Beat It 1918-02-24
Hit Him Again 1918-02-17
Hello Teacher 1918-02-10
The Lamb 1918-02-03
The Tip 1918-01-06
The Big Idea 1917-12-30
Step Lively 1917-12-30
Bashful 1917-12-23
Move On 1917-12-09
We Never Sleep 1917-12-02
All Aboard 1917-11-25
Clubs Are Trump 1917-11-18
The Flirt 1917-11-11
Love, Laughs and Lather 1917-11-04
Rainbow Island 1917-10-28
From Laramie to London 1917-10-21
Bliss 1917-10-14
Birds of a Feather 1917-10-07
By the Sad Sea Waves 1917-09-30
Pinched 1917-09-23
Lonesome Luke Loses Patients 1917-09-16
Over the Fence 1917-09-09
Lonesome Luke's Wild Women 1917-09-02
Lonesome Luke, Mechanic 1917-08-19
Lonesome Luke, Messenger 1917-08-05
Stop! Luke! Listen! 1917-07-15
Lonesome Luke, Plumber 1917-06-17
Lonesome Luke's Honeymoon 1917-05-20
Lonesome Luke on Tin Can Alley 1917-04-15
Lonesome Luke's Lively Life 1917-03-18
Luke Wins Ye Ladye Faire 1917-02-25
Lonesome Luke, Lawyer 1917-02-18
Luke's Trolley Troubles 1917-02-04
Luke's Busy Day 1917-01-21
Luke's Lost Liberty 1917-01-07
Lonesome Luke's Lovely Rifle 1917-01-01
Luke's Shattered Sleep 1916-12-31
Luke Locates the Loot 1916-12-24
Luke's Fireworks Fizzle 1916-12-17
Luke, Rank Impersonator 1916-12-10
Luke's Movie Muddle 1916-12-03
Luke's Newsie Knockout 1916-11-26
Luke, Patient Provider 1916-11-19
Luke, the Gladiator 1916-11-12
Luke's Preparedness Preparations 1916-11-05
Luke, the Chauffeur 1916-10-29
Luke and the Bang-Tails 1916-10-15
Luke's Speedy Club Life 1916-10-01
Luke and the Mermaids 1916-09-18
Luke Joins the Navy 1916-09-04
Luke Does the Midway 1916-08-21
Luke's Lost Lamb 1916-08-07
Luke, Crystal Gazer 1916-07-24
Luke Rides Roughshod 1916-07-10
Luke's Washful Waiting 1916-07-03
Luke's Society Mixup 1916-06-26
Luke's Fatal Flivver 1916-06-19
Luke Laughs Last 1916-06-05
Police 1916-05-27
Luke's Late Lunchers 1916-05-22
Luke and the Bomb Throwers 1916-05-08
Them Was the Happy Days! 1916-04-26
Luke's Double 1916-04-12
Lonesome Luke, Circus King 1916-03-29
Luke Pipes the Pippins 1916-03-15
Luke and the Rural Roughnecks 1916-03-01
Luke Foils the Villain 1916-02-14
Luke, the Candy Cut-Up 1916-01-31
Lonesome Luke Lolls in Luxury 1916-01-19
Luke Lugs Luggage 1916-01-12
Lonesome Luke Leans to the Literary 1916-01-05
Lonesome Luke, Social Gangster 1915-12-29
Peculiar Patients' Pranks 1915-12-22
Ruses, Rhymes and Roughnecks 1915-12-15
A Foozle at the Tee Party 1915-12-08
Ragtime Snap Shots 1915-11-29
Great While It Lasted 1915-11-22
Tinkering with Trouble 1915-11-17
Bughouse Bellhops 1915-11-08
Giving Them Fits 1915-11-01
Fresh from the Farm 1915-10-04
A Countless Count 1915-07-01
His Regeneration 1915-05-07
Sally Scrags, Housemaid 1913-08-13
The Bum's Rush
Teaching the Teacher

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