{{Short description|American actor and producer}} {{Infobox person | name = Larry Poole | image = Larry Poole at San Diego Film Week 2019 (cropped).jpg | caption = Poole in 2019 | birth_date = | birth_place = | alma_mater = | occupation = {{hlist|Actor|film producer|wrangler}} | years_active = 2014–present | known_for = {{Plainlist| *Portrayal of Tom Horn in ''Once Guilty, Now Innocent, Still Dead'' *''A Soldier's Revenge'' *''Last Shoot Out'' }} | credits = {{Plainlist| *''A Rodeo Film'' *''The Final Wish'' }} | spouse = Racine Poole | awards = 2017 Best Actor at GI Film Festival San Diego | website = | module = {{Infobox officeholder |embed=yes | office = President of SAG-AFTRA San Diego | term_start = September 5, 2023 | term_end = }} | module2 = {{Infobox officeholder |embed=yes | office = Vice President of SAG-AFTRA San Diego | term_start = 2017 | term_end = 2019 }} }}
'''Larry Poole''' is an American actor, film producer and wrangler who appeared in the films ''Last Shoot Out'' (2021), ''A Soldier's Revenge'' (2020) and ''The Final Wish'' (2018). He produced ''A Rodeo Film'' (2019) and won Best Actor at GI Film Festival San Diego for his portrayal of Tom Horn in ''Once Guilty, Now Innocent, Still Dead'' (2017). Poole is the current President and former Vice President of SAG-AFTRA San Diego Local.
== Personal life == [[File:Red Carpet for the San Diego Film Awards 2017.jpg|thumb|Poole with Arthur Redcloud, Jodi Cilley and others at the San Diego Film Awards in 2017.]]Poole grew up in Seminole County, Florida,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Imperiale |first=Nancy |date=1990-02-11 |title=City in Geneva's future? Residents Split Over Best Way to Preserve Area's Character |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/277559971/D06DE2C26BAA4E4FPQ |access-date=2024-08-01 |website=Orlando Sentinel |language=en |id={{ProQuest|277559971}}}}</ref> watching westerns as a child. He moved to Ramona, California, in the early 2000s with his wife, Racine.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Pulsonetti |first=Charlene |date=2022-03-01 |title=From Ramona to the Big Screen |url=https://ramonajournal.com/from-ramona-to-the-big-screen-p1349-243.htm |access-date=2023-04-26 |website=Ramona Journal |language=en}}</ref> He was injured in 2014 at the Mother Goose Parade in El Cajon when his horse fell on him, breaking his leg.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sorensen |first=Emily |date=2015-01-22 |title=Friends helping injured re-enactor with Sunday lunch |url=https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/pomerado-news/sdpn-friends-helping-injured-reenactor-sunday-lunch-2015jan22-story.html |access-date=2023-04-26 |website=San Diego Union-Tribune |language=en-US}}</ref>
== Career == Poole runs Gem Canyon Productions<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Elling |first=Regina |date=2022-12-25 |title=Southern California camels, livestock become movie stars in 'Why the Nativity?' documentary |url=https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-12-25/san-diego-county-livestock-locals-star-in-holiday-movie |access-date=2023-04-26 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}</ref> and co-produced a pilot based on ''Campo: The Forgotten Gunfight'' for KPBS. He has worked with Jake Busey, Val Kilmer and Bruce Dern<ref name=":0" /> and has starred in the films ''Last Shoot Out'' and ''A Soldier's Revenge''. Poole was the head wrangler on a film called ''Why the Nativity?'' by David Jeremiah.<ref name=":2" />
In 2017, he was voted to a two-year term as vice president of SAG-AFTRA San Diego Local,<ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-08-21 |title=Official Tabulation Results for 2017 SAG-AFTRA SAN DIEGO LOCAL |url=https://www.sagaftra.org/files/sag-aftra_2017_sag_diego_results_report_pdf_sm082117.pdf |access-date=2023-04-27 |website=SAG/AFTRA}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Zabala |first=Liberty |date=2021-10-23 |title=San Diego production company 'shocked' by deadly prop gun shooting |url=https://fox5sandiego.com/news/local-news/san-diego-production-company-shocked-by-deadly-prop-gun-shooting/ |access-date=2023-04-26 |website=KSWB-TV |language=en-US}}</ref> was a judge at the first Gong Show in Ramona,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Robertson |first=Maureen |date=2017-09-02 |title=Chamber stages first Ramona Gong Show |url=https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/ramona-sentinel/news/events/sd-cm-ram-gong-show-20170901-htmlstory.html |access-date=2023-04-26 |website=Ramona Sentinel |language=en-US}}</ref> and won Best Actor at GI Film Festival San Diego for his portrayal of Tom Horn in ''Once Guilty, Now Innocent, Still Dead''.<ref name=":1" />
On July 28, 2023, Poole organized a strike in the Gaslamp district at San Diego Comic-Con with SAG-AFTRA members, WGA members and cosplayers.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Francisco |first1=Eric |last2=White |first2=Abbey |date=2023-07-28 |title=After Comic-Con, Cosplayers Get Greater Clarity on SAG-AFTRA's Strike Guidelines |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/sag-aftra-cosplay-guidelines-comic-con-1235543882/ |access-date=2023-10-07 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}</ref> He was elected to a two-year term as president of SAG-AFTRA San Diego Local on September 5, 2023<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-09-05 |title=2023 SAG-AFTRA San Diego Local Election Results |url=https://www.sagaftra.org/2023-sag-aftra-san-diego-local-election-results |access-date=2023-10-07 |website=SAG-AFTRA}}</ref> and re-elected for another two years in 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2025 SAG-AFTRA San Diego Local Election Results |url=https://www.sagaftra.org/2025-sag-aftra-san-diego-local-election-results |access-date=2025-11-26 |website=SAG-AFTRA}}</ref>
== Filmography == {| class="wikitable" !Year !Title !Actor !Producer !Role |- |2014 |''Valley Inn'' |{{yes}} |{{no}} |Band member |- |2017 |''Once Guilty, Now Innocent, Still Dead'' |{{yes}} |{{partial|Executive}} |Tom Horn |- | rowspan="2" |2018 |''The Final Wish'' |{{yes}} |{{no}} |Chester Hammond |- |''Alpha Wolf'' |{{yes}} |{{no}} |Neck Bodine |- |2019 |''A Rodeo Film'' |{{no}} |{{partial|Executive}} | |- | rowspan="2" |2020 |''A Soldier's Revenge'' |{{yes}} |{{no}} |McCabe<ref name=":2" /> |- |''Leave 'em Laughing'' |{{yes}} |{{no}} |Frustrated Cowboy |- | rowspan="3" |2021 |''A Gunman's Hand'' |{{yes}} |{{yes}} |Pete |- |''Last Shoot Out'' |{{yes}} |{{no}} |Wiley<ref name=":2" /> |- |''Heart of the Gun'' |{{yes}} |{{no}} |Blind Billy |- | rowspan="2" |2022 |''Shooting Star'' |{{yes}} |{{no}} |Deputy Petty<ref name=":2" /> |- |''Why the Nativity?'' |{{no}} |{{no}} |Head wrangler |- |2023 |''Mystery Highway'' |{{yes}} |{{no}} |Horse Pool / Doctor James |}
{| class="wikitable" ! colspan="6" style="background:#B0C4DE;" |List of awards and nominations |+Accolades !Event !Year !Award !Title !Result !Ref. |- |GI Film Festival San Diego |2017 |Best Actor |''Once Guilty, Now Innocent, Still Dead'' |{{won}} |<ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-10-24 |title=GI Film Festival San Diego Honors Filmmakers at Third Annual Awards Celebration |url=https://gifilmfestivalsd.org/2023/media-room/2017-media-releases/gi-film-festival-san-diego-honors-filmmakers-at-third-annual-awards-celebration/ |access-date=2023-04-26 |website=GI Film Festival San Diego |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Himchak |first=Elizabeth Marie |date=2017-11-08 |title=4S Ranch filmmaker is winning awards during his second career |url=https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/pomerado-news/news/local-news/4s/sd-cm-pow-news-veteran-filmmaker-20171108-story.html |access-date=2023-04-26 |website=Pomerado News |language=en-US}}</ref> |- |Oceanside International Film Festival |2022 |Best Actor in a Lead Role |''Sense of an Ending'' |{{nom}} |<ref>{{Cite web |title=OIFF 2022 WINNERS |url=https://osidefilm.org/oiff-2022-winners/ |access-date=2023-04-26 |website=Oceanside International Film Festival |language=en-US}}</ref> |}
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== External links == * [https://www.gettyimages.com/photos/larry-poole?assettype=image&sort=mostpopular&phrase=%22larry%20poole%22&license=rf,rm Larry Poole] at Getty Images * {{IMDb name|3513630}} * {{Metacritic person | larry-poole | Larry Poole }} * {{Rotten Tomatoes | celebrity/larry_poole | Larry Poole }} * {{TV Guide person | 3030941006 }}
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