John St. Polis

John St. Polis

Known for
Acting
Born
November 24, 1873
Died
October 8, 1946 (aged 72)
Birthplace
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Biography

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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Filmography

1942
Crossroads poster

Crossroads

Movie · as Professor (uncredited)

1940
On the Spot poster

On the Spot

Movie · as Doc Hunter

1940
Abe Lincoln in Illinois poster

Abe Lincoln in Illinois

Movie · as Minor Role (uncredited)

1940
Haunted House poster

Haunted House

Movie · as Simkins

1940
Rocky Mountain Rangers poster

Rocky Mountain Rangers

Movie · as Joseph Manners

1939
Boys' Reformatory poster

Boys' Reformatory

Movie · as Superintendent Keene

1939
They Shall Have Music poster

They Shall Have Music

Movie · as Davis

1938
Mr. Wong, Detective poster

Mr. Wong, Detective

Movie · as Carl Roemer

1938
Saleslady poster

Saleslady

Movie · as Crane

1938
International Crime poster

International Crime

Movie · as Roger Morton

1938
Phantom Ranger poster

Phantom Ranger

Movie · as Pat Doyle

1938
The Mysterious Rider poster

The Mysterious Rider

Movie · as Townsman

1937
The Shadow Strikes poster

The Shadow Strikes

Movie · as Caleb Delthern

1937
Paradise Isle poster

Paradise Isle

Movie · as Coxon

1937
Jungle Menace poster

Jungle Menace

Movie · as Chandler Elliott

1937
Borderland poster

Borderland

Movie · as Doctor

1936
The Dark Hour poster

The Dark Hour

Movie · as Dr. Munro

1936
Below the Deadline poster

Below the Deadline

Movie · as Mr. Abrams

1936
Call of the Prairie poster

Call of the Prairie

Movie · as Jim

1936
Three on the Trail poster

Three on the Trail

Movie · as Sheriff Sam Corwin

1935
A Night at the Opera poster

A Night at the Opera

Movie · as Opera Conductor (uncredited)

1935
Death from a Distance poster

Death from a Distance

Movie · as Prof. Trowbridge

1935
The Lady in Scarlet poster

The Lady in Scarlet

Movie · as Jerome T. Shelby

1934
The President Vanishes poster

The President Vanishes

Movie · as Attorney General Davis (uncredited)

1934
Guilty Parents poster

Guilty Parents

Movie · as Defense attorney

1933
The World Gone Mad poster

The World Gone Mad

Movie · as Grover Cromwell

1933
Notorious But Nice poster

Notorious But Nice

Movie · as John J. Martin

1933
King of the Arena poster

King of the Arena

Movie · as Governor

1933
Terror Trail poster

Terror Trail

Movie · as Colonel Charles Ormsby

1933
Cocktail Hour poster

Cocktail Hour

Movie · as French Police Investigator (uncredited)

1932
Symphony of Six Million poster

Symphony of Six Million

Movie · as Dr. Schifflen

1932
The Match King poster

The Match King

Movie · as Banker (uncredited)

1932
If I Had a Million poster

If I Had a Million

Movie · as Glidden Associate (uncredited)

1932
Lena Rivers poster

Lena Rivers

Movie · as John Nichols

1932
The Crusader

The Crusader

Movie · as Robert Henley

1932
False Faces poster

False Faces

Movie · as Dr. McDonald

1932
Alias the Doctor poster

Alias the Doctor

Movie · as Dr. Niergardt

1932
The Gambling Sex poster

The Gambling Sex

Movie · as John Tracy

1932
Call Her Savage poster

Call Her Savage

Movie · as Doctor Consoling Nasa (Uncredited)

1931
The Criminal Code poster

The Criminal Code

Movie · as Dr. Rinewulf

1931
Heartbreak poster

Heartbreak

Movie · as U.S. Ambassador

1931
The Gay Diplomat poster

The Gay Diplomat

Movie · as General

1931
Transgression poster

Transgression

Movie · as Serafin, Arturo's Butler

1931
The Yellow Ticket poster

The Yellow Ticket

Movie · as Passport Official at Airport

1931
Beau Ideal poster

Beau Ideal

Movie · as Judge Advocate (as John M. St. Polis)

1931
Their Mad Moment poster

Their Mad Moment

Movie · as Hotel Manager

1931
Men of the Sky poster

Men of the Sky

Movie · as Madeleine's Father

1931
Doctors' Wives poster

Doctors' Wives

Movie · as Dr. Mark Wyndram

1930
The Bad One poster

The Bad One

Movie · as Judge

1930
The Three Sisters poster

The Three Sisters

Movie · as Judge

1930
Party Girl poster

Party Girl

Movie · as John Rountree

1930
Kismet poster

Kismet

Movie · as The Imam Mahmud

1930
A Devil with Women poster

A Devil with Women

Movie · as Don Diego

1930
Captain Thunder poster

Captain Thunder

Movie · as Pedro

1930
In the Next Room poster

In the Next Room

Movie · as Philip Vantine

1930
The Melody Man poster

The Melody Man

Movie · as Von Kemper

1930
Guilty? poster

Guilty?

Movie · as Polk

1929
Coquette poster

Coquette

Movie · as Dr. John M. Besant

1929
Why Be Good? poster

Why Be Good?

Movie · as Pa Kelly

1929
Fast Life poster

Fast Life

Movie · as Andrew Stratton

1928
A Woman's Way poster

A Woman's Way

Movie · as Mouvet

1928
The Power of Silence poster

The Power of Silence

Movie · as Defense Attorney

1928
Marriage by Contract poster

Marriage by Contract

Movie · as Father

1927
The Unknown poster

The Unknown

Movie · as Surgeon (uncredited)

1927
Too Many Crooks poster

Too Many Crooks

Movie · as Erastus Mason

1926
The Greater Glory poster

The Greater Glory

Movie · as Prof. Leopold Eberhardt (as John Sainpolis)

1926
The Lily poster

The Lily

Movie · as Comte de Maigny

1926
The Far Cry poster

The Far Cry

Movie · as Count Filippo Sturani

1925
The Phantom of the Opera poster

The Phantom of the Opera

Movie · as Comte Philip de Chagny

1925
My Lady's Lips poster

My Lady's Lips

Movie · as Inspector

1925
Paint and Powder poster

Paint and Powder

Movie · as Mark Kelsey (as John Sainpolis)

1924
Those Who Dance poster

Those Who Dance

Movie · as Monahan

1924
Three Weeks poster

Three Weeks

Movie · as The King

1924
Mademoiselle Midnight poster

Mademoiselle Midnight

Movie · as Colonel de Gontran (Prologue)

1924
The Alaskan poster

The Alaskan

Movie · as Rossland (as John Sainpolis)

1924
The Rose of Paris poster

The Rose of Paris

Movie · as André du Vallois

1924
Folly of Vanity poster

Folly of Vanity

Movie · as Ridgeway (modern sequence)

1924
The Dixie Handicap poster

The Dixie Handicap

Movie · as Dexter

1924
In Every Woman's Life poster

In Every Woman's Life

Movie · as Dr. Philip Logan

1923
Held to Answer poster

Held to Answer

Movie · as Hiram Burbeck

1923
Three Wise Fools poster

Three Wise Fools

Movie · as John Crawshay

1923
Souls for Sale poster

Souls for Sale

Movie · as Self - Celebrity Actor in Commissary

1923
The Untameable poster

The Untameable

Movie · as Dr. Copin

1923
Woman-Proof poster

Woman-Proof

Movie · as Milo Bleech (as John Sainpolis)

1923
The Social Code poster

The Social Code

Movie · as Defense Attorney

1923
The Hero poster

The Hero

Movie · as Andrew Lane

1923
A Prince of a King poster

A Prince of a King

Movie · as Mario

1922
Shadows poster

Shadows

Movie · as Nate Snow

1921
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse poster

The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse

Movie · as Etienne Laurier

1921
Cappy Ricks poster

Cappy Ricks

Movie · as Skinner (as John Sainpolis)

1920
The Great Lover poster

The Great Lover

Movie · as Jean Paurel

1920
Old Dad poster

Old Dad

Movie · as Jeffrey Bretton

1918
Stake Uncle Sam to Play Your Hand poster

Stake Uncle Sam to Play Your Hand

Movie · as Kaiser

1918
All Woman poster

All Woman

Movie · as Sam Tupper

1918
Laughing Bill Hyde poster

Laughing Bill Hyde

Movie · as Black Jack Burg

1917
Sapho poster

Sapho

Movie · as Dejoie

1917
The Fortunes of Fifi poster

The Fortunes of Fifi

Movie · as Duvernet

1917
The Public Defender poster

The Public Defender

Movie · as David Moulton

1917
The Love That Lives poster

The Love That Lives

Movie · as Harvey Brooks

1917
The Mystic Hour poster

The Mystic Hour

Movie · as Clavering

1917
The Mark of Cain poster

The Mark of Cain

Movie · as Judge Hoyt

1917
Sleeping Fires poster

Sleeping Fires

Movie · as Edwin Bryce

1916
The Salamander

The Salamander

Movie · as Albert Sassoon

1916
The World Against Him poster

The World Against Him

Movie · as Dr. Hamilton Welsh

1916
The Yellow Passport poster

The Yellow Passport

Movie · as Fedia

1916
The Social Highwayman poster

The Social Highwayman

Movie · as Hanby

1915
Wormwood

Wormwood

Movie

1915
Bondwomen poster

Bondwomen

Movie · as Dr. Hugh Ellis

1914
Joseph and His Coat of Many Colors poster

Joseph and His Coat of Many Colors

Movie

1914
Soldiers of Fortune

Soldiers of Fortune

Movie · as Pres. Alvarez