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John St. Polis
John St. Polis

John St. Polis

ActingBorn November 24, 1873Died October 8, 1946 (age 72)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).

Filmography

1942
Crossroads

as Professor (uncredited)

Movie
1940
Haunted House

as Simkins

Movie
1940
On the Spot

as Doc Hunter

Movie
1940
Rocky Mountain Rangers

as Joseph Manners

Movie
1940
Abe Lincoln in Illinois

as Minor Role (uncredited)

Movie
1939Movie
1939
Boys' Reformatory

as Superintendent Keene

Movie
1938
Mr. Wong, Detective

as Carl Roemer

Movie
1938Movie
1938
Phantom Ranger

as Pat Doyle

Movie
1938
International Crime

as Roger Morton

Movie
1938
Saleslady

as Crane

Movie
1937
The Shadow Strikes

as Caleb Delthern

Movie
1937
Jungle Menace

as Chandler Elliott

Movie
1937Movie
1937
Borderland

as Doctor

Movie
1936
Below the Deadline

as Mr. Abrams

Movie
1936
Three on the Trail

as Sheriff Sam Corwin

Movie
1936Movie
1936
The Dark Hour

as Dr. Munro

Movie
1935
A Night at the Opera

as Opera Conductor (uncredited)

Movie
1935
The Lady in Scarlet

as Jerome T. Shelby

Movie
1935
Death from a Distance

as Prof. Trowbridge

Movie
1934
The President Vanishes

as Attorney General Davis (uncredited)

Movie
1934
Guilty Parents

as Defense attorney

Movie
1933
Notorious But Nice

as John J. Martin

Movie
1933
Cocktail Hour

as French Police Investigator (uncredited)

Movie
1933Movie
1933
The World Gone Mad

as Grover Cromwell

Movie
1933
Terror Trail

as Colonel Charles Ormsby

Movie
1932
The Match King

as Banker (uncredited)

Movie
1932
Call Her Savage

as Doctor Consoling Nasa (Uncredited)

Movie
1932
The Gambling Sex

as John Tracy

Movie
1932
If I Had a Million

as Glidden Associate (uncredited)

Movie
1932
False Faces

as Dr. McDonald

Movie
1932
The Crusader

as Robert Henley

Movie
1932
Symphony of Six Million

as Dr. Schifflen

Movie
1932
Lena Rivers

as John Nichols

Movie
1932
Alias the Doctor

as Dr. Niergardt

Movie
1931
Heartbreak

as U.S. Ambassador

Movie
1931
The Yellow Ticket

as Passport Official at Airport

Movie
1931Movie
1931
Their Mad Moment

as Hotel Manager

Movie
1931
Transgression

as Serafin, Arturo's Butler

Movie
1931
Men of the Sky

as Madeleine's Father

Movie
1931
Doctors' Wives

as Dr. Mark Wyndram

Movie
1931
Beau Ideal

as Judge Advocate (as John M. St. Polis)

Movie
1931
The Criminal Code

as Dr. Rinewulf

Movie
1930Movie
1930
Kismet

as The Imam Mahmud

Movie
1930
A Devil with Women

as Don Diego

Movie
1930
The Bad One

as Judge

Movie
1930Movie
1930
Guilty?

as Polk

Movie
1930
In the Next Room

as Philip Vantine

Movie
1930
The Melody Man

as Von Kemper

Movie
1930
Party Girl

as John Rountree

Movie
1929
Fast Life

as Andrew Stratton

Movie
1929
Coquette

as Dr. John M. Besant

Movie
1929
Why Be Good?

as Pa Kelly

Movie
1928Movie
1928
The Power of Silence

as Defense Attorney

Movie
1928
A Woman's Way

as Mouvet

Movie
1927
The Unknown

as Surgeon (uncredited)

Movie
1927
Too Many Crooks

as Erastus Mason

Movie
1926
The Lily

as Comte de Maigny

Movie
1926
The Greater Glory

as Prof. Leopold Eberhardt (as John Sainpolis)

Movie
1926
The Far Cry

as Count Filippo Sturani

Movie
1925
Paint and Powder

as Mark Kelsey (as John Sainpolis)

Movie
1925
My Lady's Lips

as Inspector

Movie
1925
The Phantom of the Opera

as Comte Philip de Chagny

Movie
1924Movie
1924
Folly of Vanity

as Ridgeway (modern sequence)

Movie
1924
The Rose of Paris

as André du Vallois

Movie
1924
In Every Woman's Life

as Dr. Philip Logan

Movie
1924
The Alaskan

as Rossland (as John Sainpolis)

Movie
1924
Those Who Dance

as Monahan

Movie
1924
Mademoiselle Midnight

as Colonel de Gontran (Prologue)

Movie
1924
Three Weeks

as The King

Movie
1923
Held to Answer

as Hiram Burbeck

Movie
1923
Woman-Proof

as Milo Bleech (as John Sainpolis)

Movie
1923Movie
1923
The Social Code

as Defense Attorney

Movie
1923
The Untameable

as Dr. Copin

Movie
1923
Three Wise Fools

as John Crawshay

Movie
1923
Souls for Sale

as Self - Celebrity Actor in Commissary

Movie
1923
The Hero

as Andrew Lane

Movie
1922
Shadows

as Nate Snow

Movie
1921
Cappy Ricks

as Skinner (as John Sainpolis)

Movie
1921Movie
1920
The Great Lover

as Jean Paurel

Movie
1920
Old Dad

as Jeffrey Bretton

Movie
1918
Laughing Bill Hyde

as Black Jack Burg

Movie
1918
All Woman

as Sam Tupper

Movie
1917
The Mark of Cain

as Judge Hoyt

Movie
1917
The Public Defender

as David Moulton

Movie
1917
The Love That Lives

as Harvey Brooks

Movie
1917
The Mystic Hour

as Clavering

Movie
1917
Sleeping Fires

as Edwin Bryce

Movie
1917
Sapho

as Dejoie

Movie
1917Movie
1916
The World Against Him

as Dr. Hamilton Welsh

Movie
1916Movie
1916Movie
1916
The Salamander

as Albert Sassoon

Movie
1915
Bondwomen

as Dr. Hugh Ellis

Movie
1915Movie
1914
Soldiers of Fortune

as Pres. Alvarez

Movie

Personal Info

DepartmentActing
BirthdayNovember 24, 1873
Day of DeathOctober 8, 1946
Place of BirthNew Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Popularity0.3