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Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
November 24, 1873
Place of Birth:
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
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John St. Polis
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
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1942 | Crossroads | Professor (uncredited) |
| 1940 | On the Spot | Doc Hunter |
| 1940 | Abe Lincoln in Illinois | Minor Role (uncredited) |
| 1940 | Haunted House | Simkins |
| 1940 | Rocky Mountain Rangers | Joseph Manners |
| 1939 | Boys' Reformatory | Superintendent Keene |
| 1939 | They Shall Have Music | Davis |
| 1938 | Mr. Wong, Detective | Carl Roemer |
| 1938 | Saleslady | Crane |
| 1938 | International Crime | Roger Morton |
| 1938 | Phantom Ranger | Pat Doyle |
| 1938 | The Mysterious Rider | Townsman |
| 1937 | The Shadow Strikes | Caleb Delthern |
| 1937 | Paradise Isle | Coxon |
| 1937 | Jungle Menace | Chandler Elliott |
| 1937 | Borderland | Doctor |
| 1936 | The Dark Hour | Dr. Munro |
| 1936 | Below the Deadline | Mr. Abrams |
| 1936 | Call of the Prairie | Jim |
| 1936 | Three on the Trail | Sheriff Sam Corwin |
| 1935 | A Night at the Opera | Opera Conductor (uncredited) |
| 1935 | Death from a Distance | Prof. Trowbridge |
| 1935 | The Lady in Scarlet | Jerome T. Shelby |
| 1934 | The President Vanishes | Attorney General Davis (uncredited) |
| 1934 | Guilty Parents | Defense attorney |
| 1933 | The World Gone Mad | Grover Cromwell |
| 1933 | Notorious But Nice | John J. Martin |
| 1933 | King of the Arena | Governor |
| 1933 | Terror Trail | Colonel Charles Ormsby |
| 1933 | Cocktail Hour | French Police Investigator (uncredited) |
| 1932 | Symphony of Six Million | Dr. Schifflen |
| 1932 | The Match King | Banker (uncredited) |
| 1932 | If I Had a Million | Glidden Associate (uncredited) |
| 1932 | Lena Rivers | John Nichols |
| 1932 | The Crusader | Robert Henley |
| 1932 | False Faces | Dr. McDonald |
| 1932 | Alias the Doctor | Dr. Niergardt |
| 1932 | The Gambling Sex | John Tracy |
| 1932 | Call Her Savage | Doctor Consoling Nasa (Uncredited) |
| 1931 | The Criminal Code | Dr. Rinewulf |
| 1931 | Heartbreak | U.S. Ambassador |
| 1931 | The Gay Diplomat | General |
| 1931 | Transgression | Serafin, Arturo's Butler |
| 1931 | The Yellow Ticket | Passport Official at Airport |
| 1931 | Beau Ideal | Judge Advocate (as John M. St. Polis) |
| 1931 | Their Mad Moment | Hotel Manager |
| 1931 | Men of the Sky | Madeleine's Father |
| 1931 | Doctors' Wives | Dr. Mark Wyndram |
| 1930 | The Bad One | Judge |
| 1930 | The Three Sisters | Judge |
| 1930 | Party Girl | John Rountree |
| 1930 | Kismet | The Imam Mahmud |
| 1930 | A Devil with Women | Don Diego |
| 1930 | Captain Thunder | Pedro |
| 1930 | In the Next Room | Philip Vantine |
| 1930 | The Melody Man | Von Kemper |
| 1929 | Coquette | Dr. John M. Besant |
| 1929 | Why Be Good? | Pa Kelly |
| 1929 | Fast Life | Andrew Stratton |
| 1928 | A Woman's Way | Mouvet |
| 1928 | The Power of Silence | Defense Attorney |
| 1927 | The Unknown | Surgeon (uncredited) |
| 1927 | Too Many Crooks | Erastus Mason |
| 1926 | The Greater Glory | Prof. Leopold Eberhardt (as John Sainpolis) |
| 1926 | The Lily | Comte de Maigny |
| 1925 | The Phantom of the Opera | Comte Philip de Chagny |
| 1925 | My Lady's Lips | Inspector |
| 1925 | Folly of Vanity | Ridgeway (modern sequence) |
| 1925 | Paint and Powder | Mark Kelsey (as John Sainpolis) |
| 1924 | Those Who Dance | Monahan |
| 1924 | Three Weeks | The King |
| 1924 | Mademoiselle Midnight | Colonel de Gontran (Prologue) |
| 1924 | The Alaskan | Rossland (as John Sainpolis) |
| 1924 | The Rose of Paris | André du Vallois |
| 1924 | The Dixie Handicap | Dexter |
| 1923 | Held to Answer | Hiram Burbeck |
| 1923 | Three Wise Fools | John Crawshay |
| 1923 | Souls for Sale | Self - Celebrity Actor in Commissary |
| 1923 | The Untameable | Dr. Copin |
| 1923 | Woman-Proof | Milo Bleech (as John Sainpolis) |
| 1923 | The Social Code | Defense Attorney |
| 1922 | Shadows | Nate Snow |
| 1921 | The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse | Etienne Laurier |
| 1921 | Cappy Ricks | Skinner (as John Sainpolis) |
| 1920 | The Great Lover | Jean Paurel |
| 1920 | Old Dad | Jeffrey Bretton |
| 1918 | Stake Uncle Sam to Play Your Hand | Kaiser |
| 1918 | All Woman | Sam Tupper |
| 1918 | Laughing Bill Hyde | Black Jack Burg |
| 1917 | Sapho | Dejoie |
| 1917 | The Fortunes of Fifi | Duvernet |
| 1917 | The Public Defender | David Moulton |
| 1917 | The Love That Lives | Harvey Brooks |
| 1917 | The Mystic Hour | Clavering |
| 1917 | The Mark of Cain | Judge Hoyt |
| 1916 | The Salamander | Albert Sassoon |
| 1916 | The World Against Him | Dr. Hamilton Welsh |
| 1915 | Wormwood | |
| 1914 | Joseph and His Coat of Many Colors |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
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