John St. Polis
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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).
Acted in
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
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
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
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
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 Phantom of the Opera
1925
as Comte Philip de Chagny
Paint and Powder
1925
as Mark Kelsey (as John Sainpolis)
My Lady's Lips
1925
as Inspector
Folly of Vanity
1925
as Ridgeway (modern sequence)
The Dixie Handicap
1924
as Dexter
The Rose of Paris
1924
as André du Vallois
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)
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
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
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 Public Defender
1917
as David Moulton
The Love That Lives
1917
as Harvey Brooks
The Mystic Hour
1917
as Clavering
Sapho
1917
as Dejoie
The Fortunes of Fifi
1917
as Duvernet
The Salamander
1916
Wormwood
1915
Joseph and His Coat of Many Colors
1914