
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).
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Filmography

Crossroads
Movie · as Professor (uncredited)

On the Spot
Movie · as Doc Hunter

Abe Lincoln in Illinois
Movie · as Minor Role (uncredited)

Haunted House
Movie · as Simkins

Rocky Mountain Rangers
Movie · as Joseph Manners

Boys' Reformatory
Movie · as Superintendent Keene

They Shall Have Music
Movie · as Davis

Mr. Wong, Detective
Movie · as Carl Roemer

Saleslady
Movie · as Crane

International Crime
Movie · as Roger Morton

Phantom Ranger
Movie · as Pat Doyle

The Mysterious Rider
Movie · as Townsman

The Shadow Strikes
Movie · as Caleb Delthern

Paradise Isle
Movie · as Coxon

Jungle Menace
Movie · as Chandler Elliott

Borderland
Movie · as Doctor

The Dark Hour
Movie · as Dr. Munro

Below the Deadline
Movie · as Mr. Abrams

Call of the Prairie
Movie · as Jim

Three on the Trail
Movie · as Sheriff Sam Corwin

A Night at the Opera
Movie · as Opera Conductor (uncredited)

Death from a Distance
Movie · as Prof. Trowbridge

The Lady in Scarlet
Movie · as Jerome T. Shelby

The President Vanishes
Movie · as Attorney General Davis (uncredited)

Guilty Parents
Movie · as Defense attorney

The World Gone Mad
Movie · as Grover Cromwell

Notorious But Nice
Movie · as John J. Martin

King of the Arena
Movie · as Governor

Terror Trail
Movie · as Colonel Charles Ormsby

Cocktail Hour
Movie · as French Police Investigator (uncredited)

Symphony of Six Million
Movie · as Dr. Schifflen

The Match King
Movie · as Banker (uncredited)

If I Had a Million
Movie · as Glidden Associate (uncredited)

Lena Rivers
Movie · as John Nichols
The Crusader
Movie · as Robert Henley

False Faces
Movie · as Dr. McDonald

Alias the Doctor
Movie · as Dr. Niergardt

The Gambling Sex
Movie · as John Tracy

Call Her Savage
Movie · as Doctor Consoling Nasa (Uncredited)

The Criminal Code
Movie · as Dr. Rinewulf

Heartbreak
Movie · as U.S. Ambassador

The Gay Diplomat
Movie · as General

Transgression
Movie · as Serafin, Arturo's Butler

The Yellow Ticket
Movie · as Passport Official at Airport

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

Their Mad Moment
Movie · as Hotel Manager

Men of the Sky
Movie · as Madeleine's Father

Doctors' Wives
Movie · as Dr. Mark Wyndram

The Bad One
Movie · as Judge

The Three Sisters
Movie · as Judge

Party Girl
Movie · as John Rountree

Kismet
Movie · as The Imam Mahmud

A Devil with Women
Movie · as Don Diego

Captain Thunder
Movie · as Pedro

In the Next Room
Movie · as Philip Vantine

The Melody Man
Movie · as Von Kemper

Guilty?
Movie · as Polk

Coquette
Movie · as Dr. John M. Besant

Why Be Good?
Movie · as Pa Kelly

Fast Life
Movie · as Andrew Stratton

A Woman's Way
Movie · as Mouvet

The Power of Silence
Movie · as Defense Attorney

Marriage by Contract
Movie · as Father

The Unknown
Movie · as Surgeon (uncredited)

Too Many Crooks
Movie · as Erastus Mason

The Greater Glory
Movie · as Prof. Leopold Eberhardt (as John Sainpolis)

The Lily
Movie · as Comte de Maigny

The Far Cry
Movie · as Count Filippo Sturani

The Phantom of the Opera
Movie · as Comte Philip de Chagny

My Lady's Lips
Movie · as Inspector

Paint and Powder
Movie · as Mark Kelsey (as John Sainpolis)

Those Who Dance
Movie · as Monahan

Three Weeks
Movie · as The King

Mademoiselle Midnight
Movie · as Colonel de Gontran (Prologue)

The Alaskan
Movie · as Rossland (as John Sainpolis)

The Rose of Paris
Movie · as André du Vallois

Folly of Vanity
Movie · as Ridgeway (modern sequence)

The Dixie Handicap
Movie · as Dexter

In Every Woman's Life
Movie · as Dr. Philip Logan

Held to Answer
Movie · as Hiram Burbeck

Three Wise Fools
Movie · as John Crawshay

Souls for Sale
Movie · as Self - Celebrity Actor in Commissary

The Untameable
Movie · as Dr. Copin

Woman-Proof
Movie · as Milo Bleech (as John Sainpolis)

The Social Code
Movie · as Defense Attorney

The Hero
Movie · as Andrew Lane

A Prince of a King
Movie · as Mario

Shadows
Movie · as Nate Snow

The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
Movie · as Etienne Laurier

Cappy Ricks
Movie · as Skinner (as John Sainpolis)

The Great Lover
Movie · as Jean Paurel

Old Dad
Movie · as Jeffrey Bretton

Stake Uncle Sam to Play Your Hand
Movie · as Kaiser

All Woman
Movie · as Sam Tupper

Laughing Bill Hyde
Movie · as Black Jack Burg

Sapho
Movie · as Dejoie

The Fortunes of Fifi
Movie · as Duvernet

The Public Defender
Movie · as David Moulton

The Love That Lives
Movie · as Harvey Brooks

The Mystic Hour
Movie · as Clavering

The Mark of Cain
Movie · as Judge Hoyt

Sleeping Fires
Movie · as Edwin Bryce
The Salamander
Movie · as Albert Sassoon

The World Against Him
Movie · as Dr. Hamilton Welsh

The Yellow Passport
Movie · as Fedia

The Social Highwayman
Movie · as Hanby
Wormwood
Movie

Bondwomen
Movie · as Dr. Hugh Ellis

Joseph and His Coat of Many Colors
Movie
Soldiers of Fortune
Movie · as Pres. Alvarez

