Pomeroy Cannon

• Born: Mar 01, 1870 in New Albany, Indiana
• Died: Sep 16, 1928 in Los Angeles, California
• Occupation: Actor
• Active: teens-'20s
• Major Genres: Western, Drama
• Career Highlights: The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, Trifling Women
• First Major Screen Credit: The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1921)

Biography

At 6'2" and 235 pounds, former vaudevillian Pomeroy Cannon, nicknamed "Doc," made quite an impression in films of the early '20s, especially playing Madriaga, the Argentinean cattle baron in The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1921). Appearing on-stage for 12 years under the management of David Belasco and Charles Frohman, Cannon also performed as a minstrel singer and was a popular vaudeville star before entering films playing the marshal in Douglas Fairbanks' Western spoof The Good Bad Man (1916). ~ Hans J. Wollstein, All Movie Guide