Lon Poff

Alonzo M. "Lon" Poff (February 8, 1870 – August 8, 1952)^[1] was an American film actor who appeared in almost 100 films between 1917 and 1951.

Lon Poff
Poff in Greed (1924)
Born	(1870-02-08)February 8, 1870 Bedford, Indiana, US
Died	August 8, 1952(1952-08-08) (aged 82) Los Angeles, California, US
Years active	1917–1951

Born in Bedford, Indiana,^{[citation needed]} he was the son of Mrs. Mary E. Poff, and he had a sister, Grace Poff.^[2] He died in Los Angeles, California. His grave is located in Glendale's Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery.

Selected filmography

• '49-'17 (1917) - Bald-Headed Wrangler (uncredited)
• The Scarlet Car (1917) - Constable (uncredited)
• The Grand Passion (1918) - Villager (uncredited)
• The Light of Western Stars (1918) - Monta Price
• The Shepherd of the Hills (1919) - Jim Lane
• The Last Straw (1920) - Rev. Beal
• Bonnie May (1920)
• Sand! (1920) - Jim Kirkwood (uncredited)
• Square Shooter (1920) - Sandy
• The Man Who Dared (1920) - Long John
• The Old Swimmin' Hole (1921) - Professor Payne - Schoolmaster
• Big Town Ideas (1921) - Deputy
• The Three Musketeers (1921) - Father Joseph
• The Night Horsemen (1921) - Haw Haw
• Turn to the Right (1922) - Townsman (uncredited)
• Tracked to Earth (1922) - Meeniee Wade
• The Prisoner of Zenda (1922) - Archbishop (uncredited)
• The Village Blacksmith (1922) - Gideon Crane
• Peg o' My Heart (1922) - Priest (uncredited)
• Brass Commandments (1923) - Slim Lally
• Suzanna (1923) - Álvarez
• The Girl I Loved (1923) - Minister (circuit rider)
• Souls for Sale (1923) - Tall Actor in Casting Office (uncredited)
• Main Street (1923) - Chet Dashaway
• The Man Who Won (1923) - Sandy Joyce
• The Untameable (1923) - Bit Role (uncredited)
• The Virginian (1923) - Shorty's Chum (uncredited)
• The Man from Wyoming (1924) - Jim McWilliams
• Excitement (1924) - Roger Cove
• Dante's Inferno (1924) - The Secretary (uncredited)
• Darwin Was Right (1924) - Egbert Swift
• Greed (1924) - Lottery Agent (uncredited)
• A Fool and His Money (1925) - Citizen
• A Thief in Paradise (1925) - Jardine's Secretary
• The Million Dollar Handicap (1925) - Milkman
• Isn't Life Terrible? (1925, Short) - Mr. Jolly
• The Merry Widow (1925) - Sadoja's Lackey (uncredited)
• Without Mercy (1925) - Madame Gordon's 1st Henchman (uncredited)
• Mantrap (1926) - Minister (uncredited)
• Marriage License? (1926) - Footman
• Bardelys the Magnificent (1926) - Prison Friar (uncredited)
• Long Fliv the King (1926)
• The Silent Rider (1927) - Bit Part (uncredited)
• The Tender Hour (1927) - Party Guest
• The First Auto (1927) - D. P. Graves (uncredited)
• Silver Valley (1927) - 'Slim' Snitzer
• The Valley of the Giants (1927) - Bookkeeper (uncredited)
• Two Lovers (1928) - Minor Role (uncredited)
• The Man Who Laughs (1928) - (uncredited)
• Wheel of Chance (1928) - Russian (uncredited)
• Greased Lightning (1928) - Beauty Jones
• The Viking (1928) - Friar Slain by Vikings (uncredited)
• Two Tars (1928, Short) - Motorist
• The Faker (1929) - Hadiran's Aid
• The Iron Mask (1929) - Father Joseph
• Courtin' Wildcats (1929) - Professor
• The Lone Star Ranger (1930) - Townsman (uncredited)
• The Bad One (1930) - (uncredited)
• The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case (1930, Short) - Old Relative (uncredited)
• Noche de duendes (1930) - Anciano (uncredited)
• Tom Sawyer (1930) - Judge Thatcher
• Behind Office Doors (1931) - Mr. Burden (uncredited)
• I Take This Woman (1931) - Marriage License Clerk (uncredited)
• Caught (1931) - Clem
• Way Back Home (1931) - Constable (uncredited)
• Ambassador Bill (1931) - Armored Car Chauffeur (uncredited)
• Stepping Sisters (1932) - The Depression (uncredited)
• The Expert (1932) - Morgue Attendant (uncredited)
• Whistlin' Dan (1932) - Jud Beal - Banker (uncredited)
• So Big (1932) - Deacon (uncredited)
• Midnight Warning (1932) - Welsh (uncredited)
• Mystery of the Wax Museum (1933) - Tall Thin Henchman (uncredited)
• Hello, Everybody! (1933) - Constable
• Diplomaniacs (1933) - Bald Adoop Indian (uncredited)
• Tillie and Gus (1933) - Juror (uncredited)
• Girl Without a Room (1933) - Undertaker (uncredited)
• Kid Millions (1934) - Recorder (uncredited)
• The Mighty Barnum (1934) - Grocer in Montage (uncredited)
• I'll Love You Always (1935) - (uncredited)
• Party Wire (1935) - Townsman (uncredited)
• We're in the Money (1935) - Member of the Jury (uncredited)
• She Couldn't Take It (1935) - Judge (uncredited)
• The Rainmakers (1935) - Townsman (uncredited)
• Flash Gordon (1936, Serial) - High Priest #1 (uncredited)
• The Witness Chair (1936) - Juror (uncredited)
• Let's Sing Again (1936) - (uncredited)
• Bullets or Ballots (1936) - Grand Jury Member (uncredited)
• The White Angel (1936) - Minor Role (uncredited)
• Come and Get It (1936) - Lumberjack (uncredited)
• You Only Live Once (1937) - Halsey (uncredited)
• The Toast of New York (1937) - Mountaineer (uncredited)
• The Texans (1938) - Moody Citizen (uncredited)
• The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1938) - Bit (uncredited)
• The Great Victor Herbert (1939) - Grouchy Man (uncredited)
• The House of the Seven Gables (1940) - Juror (uncredited)
• Murder in the Air (1940) - Morgue Attendant (uncredited)
• Back in the Saddle (1941) - George C. Joy (uncredited)
• Marry the Boss's Daughter (1941) - Thorndike Beamish (uncredited)
• Sullivan's Travels (1941) - Convict Watching Movie in Church (uncredited)
• I Married an Angel (1942) - Mr. Dodder (uncredited)
• Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch (1942) - Cabbage Patch Character (uncredited)
• This Land Is Mine (1943) - Old Man (uncredited)
• The More the Merrier (1943) - Sleeper (uncredited)
• The Great John L. (1945) - Health Restaurateur (uncredited)
• The Desert Horseman (1946) - Café Patron (uncredited)
• Joan of Arc (1948) - Guillaume Colles (uncredited)
• Madame Bovary (1949) - Guest (uncredited)
• Father's Little Dividend (1951) - Old Man on Porch (uncredited)

References

1. "Lon Poff". AllMovie. Archived from the original on July 13, 2021. Retrieved July 13, 2021.
2. "Will see Lon Poff". Lawrence Daily Journal-World. June 26, 1920. p. 1. Retrieved July 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

External links

• Lon Poff at IMDb
• Lon Poff at Find a Grave