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 Poole grew up in Seminole County, Florida, watching westerns as a child. He moved to Ramona, California, in the early 2000s with his wife, Racine. He was injured in 2014 at the Mother Goose Parade in El Cajon when his horse fell on him, breaking his leg.
Career Poole runs Gem Canyon Productions and co-produced a pilot based on Campo: The Forgotten Gunfight for KPBS. He has worked with Jake Busey, Val Kilmer and Bruce Dern 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.
In 2017, he was voted to a two-year term as vice president of SAG-AFTRA San Diego Local, was a judge at the first Gong Show in Ramona, and won Best Actor at GI Film Festival San Diego for his portrayal of Tom Horn in Once Guilty, Now Innocent, Still Dead.
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. He was elected to a two-year term as president of SAG-AFTRA San Diego Local on September 5, 2023 and re-elected for another two years in 2025.
Filmography YearTitleActorProducerRole2014Valley InnBand member2017Once Guilty, Now Innocent, Still DeadTom Horn2018The Final WishChester HammondAlpha WolfNeck Bodine2019A Rodeo Film2020A Soldier's RevengeMcCabeLeave 'em LaughingFrustrated Cowboy2021A Gunman's HandPeteLast Shoot OutWileyHeart of the GunBlind Billy2022Shooting StarDeputy PettyWhy the Nativity?Head wrangler2023Mystery HighwayHorse Pool / Doctor James
List of awards and nominations+AccoladesEventYearAwardTitleResultRef.GI Film Festival San Diego2017Best ActorOnce Guilty, Now Innocent, Still DeadOceanside International Film Festival2022Best Actor in a Lead RoleSense of an Ending
References
External links Larry Poole at Getty Images