John St. Polis
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Nov 24, 1873
- Died
- Oct 8, 1946 (aged 72)
- Place of birth
- New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
- Credits
- 110
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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).
Known for
A Night at the Opera
1935Movie
Opera Conductor (uncredited)
The Phantom of the Opera
1925Movie
Comte Philip de Chagny
The Unknown
1927Movie
Surgeon (uncredited)
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
1921Movie
Etienne Laurier
If I Had a Million
1932Movie
Glidden Associate (uncredited)
Crossroads
1942Movie
Professor (uncredited)
Filmography
Crossroads
1942Movie
Professor (uncredited)
Haunted House
1940Movie
Simkins
On the Spot
1940Movie
Doc Hunter
Rocky Mountain Rangers
1940Movie
Joseph Manners
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
1940Movie
Minor Role (uncredited)
They Shall Have Music
1939Movie
Davis
Boys' Reformatory
1939Movie
Superintendent Keene
Mr. Wong, Detective
1938Movie
Carl Roemer
The Mysterious Rider
1938Movie
Townsman
Phantom Ranger
1938Movie
Pat Doyle
International Crime
1938Movie
Roger Morton
Saleslady
1938Movie
Crane
The Shadow Strikes
1937Movie
Caleb Delthern
Jungle Menace
1937Movie
Chandler Elliott
Paradise Isle
1937Movie
Coxon
Borderland
1937Movie
Doctor
Below the Deadline
1936Movie
Mr. Abrams
Three on the Trail
1936Movie
Sheriff Sam Corwin
Call of the Prairie
1936Movie
Jim
The Dark Hour
1936Movie
Dr. Munro
A Night at the Opera
1935Movie
Opera Conductor (uncredited)
The Lady in Scarlet
1935Movie
Jerome T. Shelby
Death from a Distance
1935Movie
Prof. Trowbridge
The President Vanishes
1934Movie
Attorney General Davis (uncredited)
Guilty Parents
1934Movie
Defense attorney
Notorious But Nice
1933Movie
John J. Martin
Cocktail Hour
1933Movie
French Police Investigator (uncredited)
King of the Arena
1933Movie
Governor
The World Gone Mad
1933Movie
Grover Cromwell
Terror Trail
1933Movie
Colonel Charles Ormsby
The Match King
1932Movie
Banker (uncredited)
Call Her Savage
1932Movie
Doctor Consoling Nasa (Uncredited)
The Gambling Sex
1932Movie
John Tracy
If I Had a Million
1932Movie
Glidden Associate (uncredited)
False Faces
1932Movie
Dr. McDonald
The Crusader
1932Movie
Robert Henley
Symphony of Six Million
1932Movie
Dr. Schifflen
Lena Rivers
1932Movie
John Nichols
Alias the Doctor
1932Movie
Dr. Niergardt
Heartbreak
1931Movie
U.S. Ambassador
The Yellow Ticket
1931Movie
Passport Official at Airport
The Gay Diplomat
1931Movie
General
Their Mad Moment
1931Movie
Hotel Manager
Transgression
1931Movie
Serafin, Arturo's Butler
Men of the Sky
1931Movie
Madeleine's Father
Doctors' Wives
1931Movie
Dr. Mark Wyndram
Beau Ideal
1931Movie
Judge Advocate (as John M. St. Polis)
The Criminal Code
1931Movie
Dr. Rinewulf
Captain Thunder
1930Movie
Pedro
Kismet
1930Movie
The Imam Mahmud
A Devil with Women
1930Movie
Don Diego
The Bad One
1930Movie
Judge
The Three Sisters
1930Movie
Judge
Guilty?
1930Movie
Polk
In the Next Room
1930Movie
Philip Vantine
The Melody Man
1930Movie
Von Kemper
Party Girl
1930Movie
John Rountree
Fast Life
1929Movie
Andrew Stratton
Coquette
1929Movie
Dr. John M. Besant
Why Be Good?
1929Movie
Pa Kelly
Marriage by Contract
1928Movie
Father
The Power of Silence
1928Movie
Defense Attorney
A Woman's Way
1928Movie
Mouvet
The Unknown
1927Movie
Surgeon (uncredited)
Too Many Crooks
1927Movie
Erastus Mason
The Lily
1926Movie
Comte de Maigny
The Greater Glory
1926Movie
Prof. Leopold Eberhardt (as John Sainpolis)
The Far Cry
1926Movie
Count Filippo Sturani
Paint and Powder
1925Movie
Mark Kelsey (as John Sainpolis)
My Lady's Lips
1925Movie
Inspector
The Phantom of the Opera
1925Movie
Comte Philip de Chagny
The Dixie Handicap
1924Movie
Dexter
Folly of Vanity
1924Movie
Ridgeway (modern sequence)
The Rose of Paris
1924Movie
André du Vallois
In Every Woman's Life
1924Movie
Dr. Philip Logan
The Alaskan
1924Movie
Rossland (as John Sainpolis)
Those Who Dance
1924Movie
Monahan
Mademoiselle Midnight
1924Movie
Colonel de Gontran (Prologue)
Three Weeks
1924Movie
The King
Held to Answer
1923Movie
Hiram Burbeck
Woman-Proof
1923Movie
Milo Bleech (as John Sainpolis)
A Prince of a King
1923Movie
Mario
The Social Code
1923Movie
Defense Attorney
The Untameable
1923Movie
Dr. Copin
Three Wise Fools
1923Movie
John Crawshay
Souls for Sale
1923Movie
Self - Celebrity Actor in Commissary
The Hero
1923Movie
Andrew Lane
Shadows
1922Movie
Nate Snow
Cappy Ricks
1921Movie
Skinner (as John Sainpolis)
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
1921Movie
Etienne Laurier
The Great Lover
1920Movie
Jean Paurel
Old Dad
1920Movie
Jeffrey Bretton
Stake Uncle Sam to Play Your Hand
1918Movie
Kaiser
Laughing Bill Hyde
1918Movie
Black Jack Burg
All Woman
1918Movie
Sam Tupper
The Mark of Cain
1917Movie
Judge Hoyt
The Public Defender
1917Movie
David Moulton
The Love That Lives
1917Movie
Harvey Brooks
The Mystic Hour
1917Movie
Clavering
Sleeping Fires
1917Movie
Edwin Bryce
Sapho
1917Movie
Dejoie
The Fortunes of Fifi
1917Movie
Duvernet
The World Against Him
1916Movie
Dr. Hamilton Welsh
The Social Highwayman
1916Movie
Hanby
The Yellow Passport
1916Movie
Fedia
The Salamander
1916Movie
Albert Sassoon
Bondwomen
1915Movie
Dr. Hugh Ellis
Wormwood
1915Movie
Joseph and His Coat of Many Colors
1914Movie
Soldiers of Fortune
1914Movie
Pres. Alvarez