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Snub Pollard

1889 - 1962

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Harold Fraser (9 November 1889 – 19 January 1962), known professionally as Snub Pollard, was an Australian-born vaudevillian who became a silent film comedian in Hollywood, popular in the 1920s. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Snub Pollard has received more than 142,549 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Snub Pollard is the 3,664th most popular actor (up from 5,412th in 2019), the 143rd most popular biography from Australia (up from 231st in 2019) and the 32nd most popular Australian Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 140k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 49.89

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.73

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.53

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Snub Pollard ranks 3,664 out of 13,578. Before him are Bo Svenson, Paul Meurisse, Michael Chiklis, Gerald McRaney, Jack Benny, and Carina Lau. After him are Donnie Wahlberg, Richard Moll, Hermione Baddeley, Mark Sheppard, Kai, and Christopher McDonald.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1889, Snub Pollard ranks 201. Before him are Willi Baumeister, Georg Schrimpf, Vladimir Sokoloff, Adrian Boult, Yakup Kadri Karaosmanoğlu, and Anita Malfatti. After him are Conrad Aiken, Claudia Muzio, Pearl White, Gerhard Marcks, Heinrich Campendonk, and Hjalmar Andersson. Among people deceased in 1962, Snub Pollard ranks 131. Before him are Louis Raymond, Felicjan Sławoj Składkowski, Franz Konwitschny, Vladimir Sokoloff, Olga Preobrajenska, and Ossip Bernstein. After him are Paul Götz, Fred Pentland, Max Švabinský, Fidel Dávila Arrondo, Forrest Smithson, and Florence Lee.

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In Australia

Among people born in Australia, Snub Pollard ranks 143 out of 1,143. Before him are Tim Schenken (1943), John Winter (1924), Mick Doohan (1965), Phillip Noyce (1950), Gregory David Roberts (1952), and Yvonne Strahovski (1982). After him are Graham Arnold (1963), Richard Roxburgh (1962), Angela White (1985), Costas Mandylor (1965), Miranda Kerr (1983), and Mae Busch (1891).

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Among ACTORS In Australia

Among actors born in Australia, Snub Pollard ranks 32. Before him are Jacki Weaver (1947), Miranda Otto (1967), Vernon Wells (1945), Julian McMahon (1968), Radha Mitchell (1973), and Yvonne Strahovski (1982). After him are Richard Roxburgh (1962), Costas Mandylor (1965), Mae Busch (1891), Ben Mendelsohn (1969), Anthony LaPaglia (1959), and Jesse Spencer (1979).

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Television and Movie Roles

Singin' in the Rain
Old Man Getting Umbrella in "Singin' in the Rain" Number (uncredited)
In 1927 Hollywood, a silent film production company and cast make a difficult transition to sound.
Apr 9th 19528.152 / 10
Limelight
Street Musician
A fading music hall comedian tries to help a despondent ballet dancer learn to walk and to again feel confident about life.
Oct 23rd 19527.9 / 10
The Paradine Case
Cabby (uncredited)
Attorney Anthony Keane agrees to represent Londonite Mrs. Paradine, who has been fingered in her husband's murder. From the start, the married lawyer is drawn to the enigmatic beauty, and he begins to cast about for a way to exonerate his client. Keane puts the Paradine household servant on the stand, suggesting he is the killer. But Keane soon loses his way in the courtroom, and his half-baked plan sets off a stunning chain of events.
Dec 31st 19476.2 / 10