Name
John St. Polis
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1873-11-24
Deathday
1946-10-08 (73 years old)
Place of Birth
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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The deformed Phantom who haunts the Paris Opera House causes murder and mayhem in an attem...
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The Marx Brothers take on high society and the opera world to bring two lovers together. A...
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A high-spirited and short-tempered Texan woman storms her way through life until her luck ...
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A young woman hits Hollywood, determined to become a star....
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On the lam, criminal Alonzo hides in the circus as The Armless Wonder—a performer who us...
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Set in the years before and during World War I, this epic tale tells the story of a rich A...
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A chemical manufacturer is killed just after asking detective James Wong to help him. So d...
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Jay Rountree, a young, rising businessman and a son of a wealthy manufacturer gets caught ...
- 1925 The Phantom of the Opera as Comte Philip de Chagny
- 1938 Mr. Wong, Detective as Carl Roemer
- 1914 Joseph and His Coat of Many Colors
- 1930 The Bad One as Judge
- 1931 The Criminal Code as Dr. Rinewulf
- 1922 Shadows as Nate Snow
- 1924 Those Who Dance as Monahan
- 1928 A Woman's Way as Mouvet
- 1930 The Three Sisters as Judge
- 1918 Stake Uncle Sam to Play Your Hand as Kaiser
- 1929 Coquette as Dr. John M. Besant
- 1932 Symphony of Six Million as Dr. Schifflen
- 1917 Sapho as Dejoie
- 1917 The Fortunes of Fifi as Duvernet
- 1935 A Night at the Opera as Opera Conductor (uncredited)
- 1931 Heartbreak as U.S. Ambassador
- 1937 The Shadow Strikes as Caleb Delthern
- 1940 On the Spot as Doc Hunter
- 1933 The World Gone Mad as Grover Cromwell
- 1932 The Match King as Banker (uncredited)
- 1932 If I Had a Million as Glidden Associate (uncredited)
- 1937 Paradise Isle as Coxon
- 1932 Lena Rivers as John Nichols
- 1938 Saleslady as Crane
- 1938 International Crime as Roger Morton
- 1936 The Dark Hour as Dr. Munro
- 1936 Below the Deadline as Mr. Abrams
- 1930 Party Girl as John Rountree
- 1939 Boys' Reformatory as Superintendent Keene
- 1923 Held to Answer as Hiram Burbeck
- 1932 The Crusader as Robert Henley
- 1931 The Gay Diplomat as General
- 1937 Jungle Menace as Chandler Elliott
- 1930 Kismet as The Imam Mahmud
- 1938 Phantom Ranger as Pat Doyle
- 1938 The Mysterious Rider as Townsman
- 1931 Transgression as Serafin, Arturo's Butler
- 1933 Notorious But Nice as John J. Martin
- 1933 King of the Arena as Governor
- 1935 Death from a Distance as Prof. Trowbridge
- 1935 The Lady in Scarlet as Jerome T. Shelby
- 1932 False Faces as Dr. McDonald
- 1917 The Public Defender as David Moulton
- 1920 The Great Lover as Jean Paurel
- 1939 They Shall Have Music as Davis
- 1924 Three Weeks as The King
- 1930 A Devil with Women as Don Diego
- 1924 Mademoiselle Midnight as Colonel de Gontran (Prologue)
- 1918 All Woman as Sam Tupper
- 1918 Laughing Bill Hyde as Black Jack Burg
- 1923 Three Wise Fools as John Crawshay
- 1932 Alias the Doctor as Dr. Niergardt
- 1923 Souls for Sale as Self - Celebrity Actor in Commissary
- 1921 The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse as Etienne Laurier
- 1934 The President Vanishes as Attorney General Davis (uncredited)
- 1929 Why Be Good? as Pa Kelly
- 1924 The Alaskan as Rossland (as John Sainpolis)
- 1937 Borderland as Doctor
- 1932 The Gambling Sex as John Tracy
- 1936 Call of the Prairie as Jim
- 1933 Terror Trail as Colonel Charles Ormsby
- 1930 Captain Thunder as Pedro
- 1915 Wormwood
- 1931 The Yellow Ticket as Passport Official at Airport
- 1940 Abe Lincoln in Illinois as Minor Role (uncredited)
- 1931 Beau Ideal as Judge Advocate (as John M. St. Polis)
- 1934 Guilty Parents as Defense attorney
- 1936 Three on the Trail as Sheriff Sam Corwin
- 1931 Their Mad Moment as Hotel Manager
- 1930 In the Next Room as Philip Vantine
- 1923 The Untameable as Dr. Copin
- 1940 Haunted House as Simkins
- 1940 Rocky Mountain Rangers as Joseph Manners
- 1928 The Power of Silence as Defense Attorney
- 1929 Fast Life as Andrew Stratton
- 1925 My Lady's Lips as Inspector
- 1942 Crossroads as Professor (uncredited)
- 1923 Woman-Proof as Milo Bleech (as John Sainpolis)
- 1930 The Melody Man as Von Kemper
- 1926 The Greater Glory as Prof. Leopold Eberhardt (as John Sainpolis)
- 1923 The Social Code as Defense Attorney
- 1917 The Love That Lives as Harvey Brooks
- 1926 The Lily as Comte de Maigny
- 1921 Cappy Ricks as Skinner (as John Sainpolis)
- 1924 The Rose of Paris as André du Vallois
- 1927 The Unknown as Surgeon (uncredited)
- 1924 Folly of Vanity as Ridgeway (modern sequence)
- 1925 Paint and Powder as Mark Kelsey (as John Sainpolis)
- 1924 The Dixie Handicap as Dexter
- 1931 Men of the Sky as Madeleine's Father
- 1927 Too Many Crooks as Erastus Mason
- 1932 Call Her Savage as Doctor Consoling Nasa (Uncredited)
- 1931 Doctors' Wives as Dr. Mark Wyndram
- 1916 The Salamander as Albert Sassoon
- 1917 The Mystic Hour as Clavering
- 1933 Cocktail Hour as French Police Investigator (uncredited)
- 1916 The World Against Him as Dr. Hamilton Welsh
- 1920 Old Dad as Jeffrey Bretton
- 1917 The Mark of Cain as Judge Hoyt
- 1914 Soldiers of Fortune as Pres. Alvarez
- 1917 Sleeping Fires as Edwin Bryce
- 1923 The Hero as Andrew Lane
- 1928 Marriage by Contract as Father
- 1924 In Every Woman's Life as Dr. Philip Logan
- 1926 The Far Cry as Count Filippo Sturani
- 1916 The Yellow Passport as Fedia
- 1923 A Prince of a King as Mario
- 1915 Bondwomen as Dr. Hugh Ellis
- 1930 Guilty? as Polk
- 1916 The Social Highwayman as Hanby
