Pomeroy Cannon

Pomeroy "Doc" Cannon (born Harry Roy Cannon) was an American actor who worked in Hollywood during the silent era. He was known for playing villains and tough guys.[1][2][3]

Pomeroy Cannon
Pomeroy Cannon (left) in The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1921)
Born	Harry Roy Cannon March 1, 1870 New Albany, Indiana, USA
Died	September 16, 1928 Los Angeles, California, USA
Occupation	Actor

Biography

Pomeroy was born in New Albany, Indiana, to Greenbury Cannon and Mary Austin. He worked as a doctor before becoming an actor in Los Angeles, and was thus nicknamed Doc.[1]

Partial filmography

• The Good Bad-Man (1916)
• The Parson of Panamint (1916)
• The Microscope Mystery (1916)
• Pidgin Island (1916)
• The Honor System (1917)
• The Circus of Life (1917)
• The Legion of Death (1918)
• Restitution (1918)
• Denny from Ireland (1918)
• A Man of Honor (1919)
• The Thunderbolt (1919)
• The Slim Princess (1920)
• The Star Rover (1920)
• The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1921)
• The White Mouse (1921)
• The Rosary (1922)
• Golden Dreams (1922)
• Trifling Women (1922)

References

1. "News Notes from Movieland". The Muncie Evening Press. 2 Sep 1916. Retrieved 2019-11-28.
2. Lefler, Timothy Dean (2016-04-25). Mabel Normand: The Life and Career of a Hollywood Madcap. McFarland. ISBN 978-1-4766-2307-8.
3. Holston, Kim R. (2012-12-13). Movie Roadshows: A History and Filmography of Reserved-Seat Limited Showings, 1911-1973. McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-9261-9.

External links

• Pomeroy Cannon at IMDb