Lon Poff

Biography

Career Overview

Lon Poff has 74 screen credits in a career dating back to 1917. Their work is anchored in the The Three Musketeers (Silent era) universe with 2 titles. Signature works include Big Town Ideas, What a Life, Isn't Life Terrible?. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For

Acting

Gender

male

Known Credits

74

Birth Date

1870-02-08 00:00:00

Birth Place

Bedford, Indiana, USA

Known For

• Big Town Ideas
• 

  What a Life
• 

  Isn't Life Terrible?
• 

  Darwin Was Right
• The Man Who Dared
• 

  Bonnie May

Associated Universes

• The Three Musketeers (Silent era) (2 titles)

Frequent Collaborators

• Eileen Percy (2 collaborations)
• James Parrott (1 collaborations)
• Laura La Plante (1 collaborations)
• Clarence Wilson (1 collaborations)
• Kenneth Gibson (1 collaborations)
• Leo Sulky (1 collaborations)
• Lawrence A. Bowes (1 collaborations)
• Virginia Sale (1 collaborations)
• William Irving (1 collaborations)
• Frank Mills (1 collaborations)

Credits

• actors (74 credits)

  • Laurel & Hardy: Year Two

    (archive footage) (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    2024
  • Spaceship to the Unknown

    The High Priest (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    1966
  • Father's Little Dividend

    Old Man on Porch (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1951
  • Summer Storm

    Foreman of the Jury (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1944
  • The More the Merrier

    Sleeper (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1943
  • This Land Is Mine

    Old Man

    actor

    actors
    1943
  • The House of the Seven Gables

    Juror

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • The Toast of New York

    Mountaineer (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1937
  • Calling All Doctors

    Phil Graves

    actor

    actors
    1937
  • You Only Live Once

    Halsey (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1937
  • Come and Get It

    Lumberjack (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1936
  • The White Angel

    Minor Role (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1936
  • Bullets or Ballots

    Grand Jury Member (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1936
  • Flash Gordon

    First High Priest

    actor

    actors
    1936
  • The Rainmakers

    Townsman

    actor

    actors
    1935
  • She Couldn't Take It

    Judge

    actor

    actors
    1935
  • Alimony Aches

    Undertaker

    actor

    actors
    1935
  • Mystery of the Wax Museum

    Tall Thin Henchman (Uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1933
  • Hello, Everybody!

    Constable

    actor

    actors
    1933
  • So Big!

    Deacon (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1932
  • The Expert

    Morgue Attendant

    actor

    actors
    1932
  • Way Back Home

    Constable (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1931
  • Ambassador Bill

    Chauffeur

    actor

    actors
    1931
  • Caught

    Clem (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1931
  • Haunted at Midnight

    Elder Husband

    actor

    actors
    1931
  • Behind Office Doors

    Mr. Burden (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1931
  • The Itching Hour

    Dr. Carver (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1931
  • Tom Sawyer

    Judge Thatcher

    actor

    actors
    1930
  • Night of Goblins

    Old Relative

    actor

    actors
    1930
  • The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case

    Old Relative (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1930
  • What a Life

    Prison Reformer

    actor

    actors
    1930
  • Courtin' Wildcats

    Professor

    actor

    actors
    1929
  • The Iron Mask

    Father Joseph

    actor

    actors
    1929
  • The Faker

    Hadiran's Aid

    actor

    actors
    1929
  • The Man Who Laughs

    Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1928
  • The Viking

    Friar Slain by Vikings (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1928
  • The Valley of the Giants

    Bookkeeper (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1927
  • Silver Valley

    'Slim' Snitzer

    actor

    actors
    1927
  • The First Auto

    D. P. Graves - the Undertaker

    actor

    actors
    1927
  • The Trouble Chaser

    actor

    actors
    1926
  • Bardelys the Magnificent

    Prison Friar (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1926
  • Marriage License?

    Footman

    actor

    actors
    1926
  • Mantrap

    Minister (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1926
  • The Storm Breaker

    Garrett

    actor

    actors
    1925
  • Without Mercy

    Madame Gordon's 1st Henchman (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1925
  • Isn't Life Terrible?

    Mr. Jolly

    actor

    actors
    1925
  • The Million Dollar Handicap

    Milkman

    actor

    actors
    1925
  • A Fool and His Money

    Citizen

    actor

    actors
    1925
  • Greed

    Lottery Agent (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1924
  • Darwin Was Right

    Egbert Swift

    actor

    actors
    1924
  • Dante's Inferno

    The Secretary

    actor

    actors
    1924
  • The Man from Wyoming

    Jim McWilliams

    actor

    actors
    1924
  • The Virginian

    Shorty's Chum

    actor

    actors
    1923
  • The Man Who Won

    Sandy Joyce

    actor

    actors
    1923
  • Main Street

    Chet Dashaway

    actor

    actors
    1923
  • Souls for Sale

    Tall Actor in Casting Office (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1923
  • Suzanna

    Álvarez

    actor

    actors
    1923
  • The Girl I Loved

    Minister (circuit rider)

    actor

    actors
    1923
  • Brass Commandments

    Slim Lally

    actor

    actors
    1923
  • Peg o' My Heart

    Priest (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1922
  • The Village Blacksmith

    Gideon Crane

    actor

    actors
    1922
  • The Prisoner of Zenda

    Archbishop (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1922
  • The Night Horsemen

    Haw Haw

    actor

    actors
    1921
  • The Three Musketeers

    Father Joseph

    actor

    actors
    1921
  • Big Town Ideas

    Deputy

    actor

    actors
    1921
  • The Old Swimmin' Hole

    Professor Payne - Schoolmaster

    actor

    actors
    1921
  • The Man Who Dared

    Long John

    actor

    actors
    1920
  • Square Shooter

    Sandy

    actor

    actors
    1920
  • Bonnie May

    actor

    actors
    1920
  • The Last Straw

    Rev. Beal

    actor

    actors
    1920
  • The Shepherd of the Hills

    Jim Lane

    actor

    actors
    1919
  • The Light of Western Stars

    Monty Price

    actor

    actors
    1918
  • The Scarlet Car

    Constable (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1917
  • '49–'17

    Bald-Headed Wrangler (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1917