John St. Polis
Acting
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia John M. St. Polis (November 24, 1873 – October 8, 1946) was an American actor. St. Polis was born in New Orleans, Louisiana. Before starting his film career, he made a name for himself on the Broadway stage, most notably in the role of Frederik in the original production of The Return of Peter Grimm (1911–12) and the play's revival in 1921, both performed at the Belasco Theatre. He appeared in 126 films between 1914 and 1943. In all of his early roles, the actor is billed as John Sainpolis. His best-known performances are as Etienne Laurier in The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1921), and as Comte Phillipe de Chagny in The Phantom of the Opera (1925). St. Polis successfully made the transition from silent cinema to "talkies" with one of his most praised performances as Dr. John M. Besant, the father of Norma Besant (played by Mary Pickford) in Coquette (1929).
Known for
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movieCrossroads
1942
Professor (uncredited)
movieHaunted House
1940
Simkins
movieOn the Spot
1940
Doc Hunter
movieRocky Mountain Rangers
1940
Joseph Manners
movieAbe Lincoln in Illinois
1940
Minor Role (uncredited)
movieBoys' Reformatory
1939
Superintendent Keene
movieMr. Wong, Detective
1938
Carl Roemer
movieThe Mysterious Rider
1938
Townsman
moviePhantom Ranger
1938
Pat Doyle
movieInternational Crime
1938
Roger Morton
movieSaleslady
1938
Crane
movieThe Shadow Strikes
1937
Caleb Delthern
movieJungle Menace
1937
Chandler Elliott
movieBorderland
1937
Doctor
movieBelow the Deadline
1936
Mr. Abrams
movieThree on the Trail
1936
Sheriff Sam Corwin
movieThe Dark Hour
1936
Dr. Munro
movieA Night at the Opera
1935
Opera Conductor (uncredited)
movieThe Lady in Scarlet
1935
Jerome T. Shelby
movieDeath from a Distance
1935
Prof. Trowbridge
movieThe President Vanishes
1934
Attorney General Davis (uncredited)
movieGuilty Parents
1934
Defense attorney
movieNotorious But Nice
1933
John J. Martin
movieCocktail Hour
1933
French Police Investigator (uncredited)
movieKing of the Arena
1933
Governor
movieThe World Gone Mad
1933
Grover Cromwell
movieTerror Trail
1933
Colonel Charles Ormsby
movieThe Match King
1932
Banker (uncredited)
movieCall Her Savage
1932
Doctor Consoling Nasa (Uncredited)
movieThe Gambling Sex
1932
John Tracy
movieIf I Had a Million
1932
Glidden Associate (uncredited)
movieFalse Faces
1932
Dr. McDonald
The Crusader
1932
Robert Henley
movieSymphony of Six Million
1932
Dr. Schifflen
movieLena Rivers
1932
John Nichols
movieAlias the Doctor
1932
Dr. Niergardt
movieHeartbreak
1931
U.S. Ambassador
movieThe Yellow Ticket
1931
Passport Official at Airport
movieThe Gay Diplomat
1931
General
movieTheir Mad Moment
1931
Hotel Manager
movieTransgression
1931
Serafin, Arturo's Butler
movieMen of the Sky
1931
Madeleine's Father
movieDoctors' Wives
1931
Dr. Mark Wyndram
movieBeau Ideal
1931
Judge Advocate (as John M. St. Polis)
movieThe Criminal Code
1931
Dr. Rinewulf
movieKismet
1930
The Imam Mahmud
movieA Devil with Women
1930
Don Diego
movieThe Bad One
1930
Judge
movieGuilty?
1930
Polk
movieIn the Next Room
1930
Philip Vantine
movieThe Melody Man
1930
Von Kemper
movieParty Girl
1930
John Rountree
movieFast Life
1929
Andrew Stratton
movieCoquette
1929
Dr. John M. Besant
movieWhy Be Good?
1929
Pa Kelly
movieThe Power of Silence
1928
Defense Attorney
movieA Woman's Way
1928
Mouvet
movieThe Unknown
1927
Surgeon (uncredited)
movieToo Many Crooks
1927
Erastus Mason
movieThe Lily
1926
Comte de Maigny
movieThe Greater Glory
1926
Prof. Leopold Eberhardt (as John Sainpolis)
movieThe Far Cry
1926
Count Filippo Sturani
moviePaint and Powder
1925
Mark Kelsey (as John Sainpolis)
movieMy Lady's Lips
1925
Inspector
movieThe Phantom of the Opera
1925
Comte Philip de Chagny
movieFolly of Vanity
1924
Ridgeway (modern sequence)
movieThe Rose of Paris
1924
André du Vallois
movieIn Every Woman's Life
1924
Dr. Philip Logan
movieThe Alaskan
1924
Rossland (as John Sainpolis)
movieThose Who Dance
1924
Monahan
movieMademoiselle Midnight
1924
Colonel de Gontran (Prologue)
movieThree Weeks
1924
The King
movieHeld to Answer
1923
Hiram Burbeck
movieWoman-Proof
1923
Milo Bleech (as John Sainpolis)
movieThe Social Code
1923
Defense Attorney
movieThe Untameable
1923
Dr. Copin
movieThree Wise Fools
1923
John Crawshay
movieSouls for Sale
1923
Self - Celebrity Actor in Commissary
movieThe Hero
1923
Andrew Lane
movieShadows
1922
Nate Snow
movieCappy Ricks
1921
Skinner (as John Sainpolis)
movieThe Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
1921
Etienne Laurier
movieThe Great Lover
1920
Jean Paurel
movieOld Dad
1920
Jeffrey Bretton
movieLaughing Bill Hyde
1918
Black Jack Burg
movieAll Woman
1918
Sam Tupper
movieThe Mark of Cain
1917
Judge Hoyt
movieThe Public Defender
1917
David Moulton
movieThe Love That Lives
1917
Harvey Brooks
movieThe Mystic Hour
1917
Clavering
movieSleeping Fires
1917
Edwin Bryce
movieSapho
1917
Dejoie
movieThe Fortunes of Fifi
1917
Duvernet
movieThe World Against Him
1916
Dr. Hamilton Welsh
The Salamander
1916
Albert Sassoon
movieBondwomen
1915
Dr. Hugh Ellis
Soldiers of Fortune
1914
Pres. Alvarez