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

The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse

The Phantom of the Opera

The Unknown

A Night at the Opera

If I Had a Million

The Greater Glory

Abe Lincoln in Illinois

Mr. Wong, Detective

All Movies (110)

• Crossroads1942 · as Professor (uncredited)
• Haunted House1940 · as Simkins
• On the Spot1940 · as Doc Hunter
• Rocky Mountain Rangers1940 · as Joseph Manners
• Abe Lincoln in Illinois1940 · as Minor Role (uncredited)
• They Shall Have Music1939 · as Davis
• Boys' Reformatory1939 · as Superintendent Keene
• Mr. Wong, Detective1938 · as Carl Roemer
• The Mysterious Rider1938 · as Townsman
• Phantom Ranger1938 · as Pat Doyle
• International Crime1938 · as Roger Morton
• Saleslady1938 · as Crane
• The Shadow Strikes1937 · as Caleb Delthern
• Jungle Menace1937 · as Chandler Elliott
• Paradise Isle1937 · as Coxon
• Borderland1937 · as Doctor
• Below the Deadline1936 · as Mr. Abrams
• Three on the Trail1936 · as Sheriff Sam Corwin
• Call of the Prairie1936 · as Jim
• The Dark Hour1936 · as Dr. Munro
• A Night at the Opera1935 · as Opera Conductor (uncredited)
• The Lady in Scarlet1935 · as Jerome T. Shelby
• Death from a Distance1935 · as Prof. Trowbridge
• The President Vanishes1934 · as Attorney General Davis (uncredited)
• Guilty Parents1934 · as Defense attorney
• Notorious But Nice1933 · as John J. Martin
• Cocktail Hour1933 · as French Police Investigator (uncredited)
• King of the Arena1933 · as Governor
• The World Gone Mad1933 · as Grover Cromwell
• Terror Trail1933 · as Colonel Charles Ormsby
• The Match King1932 · as Banker (uncredited)
• Call Her Savage1932 · as Doctor Consoling Nasa (Uncredited)
• The Gambling Sex1932 · as John Tracy
• If I Had a Million1932 · as Glidden Associate (uncredited)
• False Faces1932 · as Dr. McDonald
• The Crusader1932 · as Robert Henley
• Symphony of Six Million1932 · as Dr. Schifflen
• Lena Rivers1932 · as John Nichols
• Alias the Doctor1932 · as Dr. Niergardt
• Heartbreak1931 · as U.S. Ambassador
• The Yellow Ticket1931 · as Passport Official at Airport
• The Gay Diplomat1931 · as General
• Their Mad Moment1931 · as Hotel Manager
• Transgression1931 · as Serafin, Arturo's Butler
• Men of the Sky1931 · as Madeleine's Father
• Doctors' Wives1931 · as Dr. Mark Wyndram
• Beau Ideal1931 · as Judge Advocate (as John M. St. Polis)
• The Criminal Code1931 · as Dr. Rinewulf
• Captain Thunder1930 · as Pedro
• Kismet1930 · as The Imam Mahmud
• A Devil with Women1930 · as Don Diego
• The Bad One1930 · as Judge
• The Three Sisters1930 · as Judge
• Guilty?1930 · as Polk
• In the Next Room1930 · as Philip Vantine
• The Melody Man1930 · as Von Kemper
• Party Girl1930 · as John Rountree
• Fast Life1929 · as Andrew Stratton
• Coquette1929 · as Dr. John M. Besant
• Why Be Good?1929 · as Pa Kelly
• Marriage by Contract1928 · as Father
• The Power of Silence1928 · as Defense Attorney
• A Woman's Way1928 · as Mouvet
• The Unknown1927 · as Surgeon (uncredited)
• Too Many Crooks1927 · as Erastus Mason
• The Lily1926 · as Comte de Maigny
• The Greater Glory1926 · as Prof. Leopold Eberhardt (as John Sainpolis)
• The Far Cry1926 · as Count Filippo Sturani
• Paint and Powder1925 · as Mark Kelsey (as John Sainpolis)
• My Lady's Lips1925 · as Inspector
• The Phantom of the Opera1925 · as Comte Philip de Chagny
• The Dixie Handicap1924 · as Dexter
• Folly of Vanity1924 · as Ridgeway (modern sequence)
• The Rose of Paris1924 · as André du Vallois
• In Every Woman's Life1924 · as Dr. Philip Logan
• The Alaskan1924 · as Rossland (as John Sainpolis)
• Those Who Dance1924 · as Monahan
• Mademoiselle Midnight1924 · as Colonel de Gontran (Prologue)
• Three Weeks1924 · as The King
• Held to Answer1923 · as Hiram Burbeck
• Woman-Proof1923 · as Milo Bleech (as John Sainpolis)
• A Prince of a King1923 · as Mario
• The Social Code1923 · as Defense Attorney
• The Untameable1923 · as Dr. Copin
• Three Wise Fools1923 · as John Crawshay
• Souls for Sale1923 · as Self - Celebrity Actor in Commissary
• The Hero1923 · as Andrew Lane
• Shadows1922 · as Nate Snow
• Cappy Ricks1921 · as Skinner (as John Sainpolis)
• The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse1921 · as Etienne Laurier
• The Great Lover1920 · as Jean Paurel
• Old Dad1920 · as Jeffrey Bretton
• Stake Uncle Sam to Play Your Hand1918 · as Kaiser
• Laughing Bill Hyde1918 · as Black Jack Burg
• All Woman1918 · as Sam Tupper
• The Mark of Cain1917 · as Judge Hoyt
• The Public Defender1917 · as David Moulton
• The Love That Lives1917 · as Harvey Brooks
• The Mystic Hour1917 · as Clavering
• Sleeping Fires1917 · as Edwin Bryce
• Sapho1917 · as Dejoie
• The Fortunes of Fifi1917 · as Duvernet
• The World Against Him1916 · as Dr. Hamilton Welsh
• The Social Highwayman1916 · as Hanby
• The Yellow Passport1916 · as Fedia
• The Salamander1916 · as Albert Sassoon
• Bondwomen1915 · as Dr. Hugh Ellis
• Wormwood1915
• Joseph and His Coat of Many Colors1914
• Soldiers of Fortune1914 · as Pres. Alvarez