{{short description|American actor (1870–1952)}} {{more citations needed|date=May 2019}} {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2019}} {{Infobox person | name = Lon Poff | image = Lon Poff in Greed (1924).jpg | caption = Poff in ''Greed'' (1924) | birth_date = {{birth date|1870|2|8}} | birth_place = Bedford, Indiana, US | death_date = {{death date and age|1952|8|8|1870|2|8}} | death_place = Los Angeles, California, US | years_active = 1917–1951 }} '''Alonzo M. "Lon" Poff''' (February 8, 1870 – August 8, 1952)<ref>{{cite web |title=Lon Poff |url=https://www.allmovie.com/artist/lon-poff-p186328 |website=AllMovie |access-date=July 13, 2021 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210713010758/https://www.allmovie.com/artist/lon-poff-p186328 |archive-date=July 13, 2021}}</ref> was an American film actor who appeared in almost 100 films between 1917 and 1951.
Born in Bedford, Indiana,{{Citation needed |date=July 2021}} he was the son of Mrs. Mary E. Poff, and he had a sister, Grace Poff.<ref name=ldjw>{{cite news |title=Will see Lon Poff |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/81335898/lon-poff/ |access-date=July 13, 2021 |work=Lawrence Daily Journal-World |date=June 26, 1920 |page=1|via = Newspapers.com}}</ref> He died in Los Angeles, California. His grave is located in Glendale's Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery.
==Selected filmography== {{div col|colwidth=25em}} * '''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) {{div col end}}
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==External links== {{commons category|Lon Poff}} *{{IMDb name|id=0688181|name=Lon Poff}} * {{Find a Grave|18303}}
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