John St. Polis
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- November 24, 1873
- Died
- October 8, 1946
- Birthplace
- New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
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).
Filmography
Crossroads 1942
as Professor (uncredited)
Haunted House 1940
as Simkins
On the Spot 1940
as Doc Hunter
Rocky Mountain Rangers 1940
as Joseph Manners
Abe Lincoln in Illinois 1940
as Minor Role (uncredited)
They Shall Have Music 1939
as Davis
Boys' Reformatory 1939
as Superintendent Keene
Mr. Wong, Detective 1938
as Carl Roemer
The Mysterious Rider 1938
as Townsman
Phantom Ranger 1938
as Pat Doyle
International Crime 1938
as Roger Morton
Saleslady 1938
as Crane
The Shadow Strikes 1937
as Caleb Delthern
Jungle Menace 1937
as Chandler Elliott
Paradise Isle 1937
as Coxon
Borderland 1937
as Doctor
Below the Deadline 1936
as Mr. Abrams
Three on the Trail 1936
as Sheriff Sam Corwin
Call of the Prairie 1936
as Jim
The Dark Hour 1936
as Dr. Munro
A Night at the Opera 1935
as Opera Conductor (uncredited)
The Lady in Scarlet 1935
as Jerome T. Shelby
Death from a Distance 1935
as Prof. Trowbridge
The President Vanishes 1934
as Attorney General Davis (uncredited)
Guilty Parents 1934
as Defense attorney
Notorious But Nice 1933
as John J. Martin
Cocktail Hour 1933
as French Police Investigator (uncredited)
King of the Arena 1933
as Governor
The World Gone Mad 1933
as Grover Cromwell
Terror Trail 1933
as Colonel Charles Ormsby
The Match King 1932
as Banker (uncredited)
Call Her Savage 1932
as Doctor Consoling Nasa (Uncredited)
The Gambling Sex 1932
as John Tracy
If I Had a Million 1932
as Glidden Associate (uncredited)
False Faces 1932
as Dr. McDonald
- The Crusader
The Crusader 1932
as Robert Henley
Symphony of Six Million 1932
as Dr. Schifflen
Lena Rivers 1932
as John Nichols
Alias the Doctor 1932
as Dr. Niergardt
Heartbreak 1931
as U.S. Ambassador
The Yellow Ticket 1931
as Passport Official at Airport
The Gay Diplomat 1931
as General
Their Mad Moment 1931
as Hotel Manager
Transgression 1931
as Serafin, Arturo's Butler
Men of the Sky 1931
as Madeleine's Father
Doctors' Wives 1931
as Dr. Mark Wyndram
Beau Ideal 1931
as Judge Advocate (as John M. St. Polis)
The Criminal Code 1931
as Dr. Rinewulf
Captain Thunder 1930
as Pedro
Kismet 1930
as The Imam Mahmud
A Devil with Women 1930
as Don Diego
The Bad One 1930
as Judge
The Three Sisters 1930
as Judge
Guilty? 1930
as Polk
In the Next Room 1930
as Philip Vantine
The Melody Man 1930
as Von Kemper
Party Girl 1930
as John Rountree
Fast Life 1929
as Andrew Stratton
Coquette 1929
as Dr. John M. Besant
Why Be Good? 1929
as Pa Kelly
Marriage by Contract 1928
as Father
The Power of Silence 1928
as Defense Attorney
A Woman's Way 1928
as Mouvet
The Unknown 1927
as Surgeon (uncredited)
Too Many Crooks 1927
as Erastus Mason
The Lily 1926
as Comte de Maigny
The Greater Glory 1926
as Prof. Leopold Eberhardt (as John Sainpolis)
The Far Cry 1926
as Count Filippo Sturani
Paint and Powder 1925
as Mark Kelsey (as John Sainpolis)
My Lady's Lips 1925
as Inspector
The Phantom of the Opera 1925
as Comte Philip de Chagny
The Dixie Handicap 1924
as Dexter
Folly of Vanity 1924
as Ridgeway (modern sequence)
The Rose of Paris 1924
as André du Vallois
In Every Woman's Life 1924
as Dr. Philip Logan
The Alaskan 1924
as Rossland (as John Sainpolis)
Those Who Dance 1924
as Monahan
Mademoiselle Midnight 1924
as Colonel de Gontran (Prologue)
Three Weeks 1924
as The King
Held to Answer 1923
as Hiram Burbeck
Woman-Proof 1923
as Milo Bleech (as John Sainpolis)
A Prince of a King 1923
as Mario
The Social Code 1923
as Defense Attorney
The Untameable 1923
as Dr. Copin
Three Wise Fools 1923
as John Crawshay
Souls for Sale 1923
as Self - Celebrity Actor in Commissary
The Hero 1923
as Andrew Lane
Shadows 1922
as Nate Snow
Cappy Ricks 1921
as Skinner (as John Sainpolis)
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse 1921
as Etienne Laurier
The Great Lover 1920
as Jean Paurel
Old Dad 1920
as Jeffrey Bretton
Stake Uncle Sam to Play Your Hand 1918
as Kaiser
Laughing Bill Hyde 1918
as Black Jack Burg
All Woman 1918
as Sam Tupper
The Mark of Cain 1917
as Judge Hoyt
The Public Defender 1917
as David Moulton
The Love That Lives 1917
as Harvey Brooks
The Mystic Hour 1917
as Clavering
Sleeping Fires 1917
as Edwin Bryce
Sapho 1917
as Dejoie
The Fortunes of Fifi 1917
as Duvernet
The World Against Him 1916
as Dr. Hamilton Welsh
The Social Highwayman 1916
as Hanby
The Yellow Passport 1916
as Fedia
- The Salamander
The Salamander 1916
as Albert Sassoon
Bondwomen 1915
as Dr. Hugh Ellis
- Wormwood
Wormwood 1915
Actor
- Soldiers of Fortune
Soldiers of Fortune 1914
as Pres. Alvarez
Joseph and His Coat of Many Colors 1914
Actor
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