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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).
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Filmography (Movies)
Crossroads
Character:Professor (uncredited)
Release Date:23/07/1942
Haunted House
Character:Simkins
Release Date:21/07/1940
On the Spot
Character:Doc Hunter
Release Date:11/06/1940
Rocky Mountain Rangers
Character:Joseph Manners
Release Date:24/05/1940
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
Character:Minor Role (uncredited)
Release Date:22/02/1940
They Shall Have Music
Character:Davis
Release Date:18/08/1939
Boys' Reformatory
Character:Superintendent Keene
Release Date:01/05/1939
Mr. Wong, Detective
Character:Carl Roemer
Release Date:05/10/1938
The Mysterious Rider
Character:Townsman
Release Date:21/09/1938
Phantom Ranger
Character:Pat Doyle
Release Date:27/05/1938
International Crime
Character:Roger Morton
Release Date:23/04/1938
Saleslady
Character:Crane
Release Date:27/01/1938
The Shadow Strikes
Character:Caleb Delthern
Release Date:29/10/1937
Jungle Menace
Character:Chandler Elliott
Release Date:01/09/1937
Paradise Isle
Character:Coxon
Release Date:21/07/1937
Borderland
Character:Doctor
Release Date:26/02/1937
Below the Deadline
Character:Mr. Abrams
Release Date:07/06/1936
Three on the Trail
Character:Sheriff Sam Corwin
Release Date:14/04/1936
Call of the Prairie
Character:Jim
Release Date:06/03/1936
The Dark Hour
Character:Dr. Munro
Release Date:17/02/1936
A Night at the Opera
Character:Opera Conductor (uncredited)
Release Date:15/11/1935
The Lady in Scarlet
Character:Jerome T. Shelby
Release Date:20/10/1935
Death from a Distance
Character:Prof. Trowbridge
Release Date:03/07/1935
The President Vanishes
Character:Attorney General Davis (uncredited)
Release Date:17/11/1934
Guilty Parents
Character:Defense attorney
Release Date:01/04/1934
Notorious But Nice
Character:John J. Martin
Release Date:04/08/1933
Cocktail Hour
Character:French Police Investigator (uncredited)
Release Date:05/06/1933
King of the Arena
Character:Governor
Release Date:01/06/1933
The World Gone Mad
Character:Grover Cromwell
Release Date:15/04/1933
Terror Trail
Character:Colonel Charles Ormsby
Release Date:02/02/1933
The Match King
Character:Banker (uncredited)
Release Date:31/12/1932
Call Her Savage
Character:Doctor Consoling Nasa (Uncredited)
Release Date:24/11/1932
The Gambling Sex
Character:John Tracy
Release Date:21/11/1932
If I Had a Million
Character:Glidden Associate (uncredited)
Release Date:18/11/1932
False Faces
Character:Dr. McDonald
Release Date:12/10/1932
The Crusader
Character:Robert Henley
Release Date:04/10/1932
Symphony of Six Million
Character:Dr. Schifflen
Release Date:29/04/1932
Lena Rivers
Character:John Nichols
Release Date:27/03/1932
Alias the Doctor
Character:Dr. Niergardt
Release Date:25/02/1932
Heartbreak
Character:U.S. Ambassador
Release Date:08/11/1931
The Yellow Ticket
Character:Passport Official at Airport
Release Date:30/10/1931
The Gay Diplomat
Character:General
Release Date:22/08/1931
Their Mad Moment
Character:Hotel Manager
Release Date:12/07/1931
Transgression
Character:Serafin, Arturo's Butler
Release Date:27/06/1931
Men of the Sky
Character:Madeleine's Father
Release Date:20/06/1931
Doctors' Wives
Character:Dr. Mark Wyndram
Release Date:14/03/1931
Beau Ideal
Character:Judge Advocate (as John M. St. Polis)
Release Date:25/01/1931
The Criminal Code
Character:Dr. Rinewulf
Release Date:03/01/1931
Captain Thunder
Character:Pedro
Release Date:27/12/1930
Kismet
Character:The Imam Mahmud
Release Date:30/10/1930
A Devil with Women
Character:Don Diego
Release Date:17/10/1930
The Bad One
Character:Judge
Release Date:03/05/1930
The Three Sisters
Character:Judge
Release Date:20/04/1930
In the Next Room
Character:Philip Vantine
Release Date:26/01/1930
The Melody Man
Character:Von Kemper
Release Date:15/01/1930
Party Girl
Character:John Rountree
Release Date:01/01/1930
Fast Life
Character:Andrew Stratton
Release Date:01/09/1929
Coquette
Character:Dr. John M. Besant
Release Date:30/03/1929
Why Be Good?
Character:Pa Kelly
Release Date:28/02/1929
Marriage by Contract
Character:Father
Release Date:09/11/1928
The Power of Silence
Character:Defense Attorney
Release Date:20/10/1928
A Woman's Way
Character:Mouvet
Release Date:18/02/1928
The Unknown
Character:Surgeon (uncredited)
Release Date:29/05/1927
Too Many Crooks
Character:Erastus Mason
Release Date:02/04/1927
The Lily
Character:Comte de Maigny
Release Date:03/10/1926
The Greater Glory
Character:Prof. Leopold Eberhardt (as John Sainpolis)
Release Date:02/05/1926
The Far Cry
Character:Count Filippo Sturani
Release Date:14/02/1926
Paint and Powder
Character:Mark Kelsey (as John Sainpolis)
Release Date:16/09/1925
My Lady's Lips
Character:Inspector
Release Date:01/07/1925
The Phantom of the Opera
Character:Comte Philip de Chagny
Release Date:29/06/1925
The Dixie Handicap
Character:Dexter
Release Date:29/12/1924
Folly of Vanity
Character:Ridgeway (modern sequence)
Release Date:21/12/1924
The Rose of Paris
Character:André du Vallois
Release Date:09/11/1924
In Every Woman's Life
Character:Dr. Philip Logan
Release Date:28/09/1924
The Alaskan
Character:Rossland (as John Sainpolis)
Release Date:14/09/1924
Those Who Dance
Character:Monahan
Release Date:27/04/1924
Mademoiselle Midnight
Character:Colonel de Gontran (Prologue)
Release Date:14/04/1924
Three Weeks
Character:The King
Release Date:10/02/1924
Held to Answer
Character:Hiram Burbeck
Release Date:22/11/1923
Woman-Proof
Character:Milo Bleech (as John Sainpolis)
Release Date:28/10/1923
A Prince of a King
Character:Mario
Release Date:13/10/1923
The Social Code
Character:Defense Attorney
Release Date:01/10/1923
The Untameable
Character:Dr. Copin
Release Date:09/09/1923
Three Wise Fools
Character:John Crawshay
Release Date:19/08/1923
Souls for Sale
Character:Self - Celebrity Actor in Commissary
Release Date:22/04/1923
The Hero
Character:Andrew Lane
Release Date:01/01/1923
Shadows
Character:Nate Snow
Release Date:10/11/1922
Cappy Ricks
Character:Skinner (as John Sainpolis)
Release Date:21/08/1921
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
Character:Etienne Laurier
Release Date:06/03/1921
The Great Lover
Character:Jean Paurel
Release Date:15/11/1920
Old Dad
Character:Jeffrey Bretton
Release Date:01/11/1920
Stake Uncle Sam to Play Your Hand
Character:Kaiser
Release Date:01/10/1918
Laughing Bill Hyde
Character:Black Jack Burg
Release Date:22/09/1918
All Woman
Character:Sam Tupper
Release Date:09/06/1918
The Mark of Cain
Character:Judge Hoyt
Release Date:04/11/1917
The Public Defender
Character:David Moulton
Release Date:03/11/1917
The Love That Lives
Character:Harvey Brooks
Release Date:09/07/1917
The Mystic Hour
Character:Clavering
Release Date:17/05/1917
Sleeping Fires
Character:Edwin Bryce
Release Date:15/04/1917
Sapho
Character:Dejoie
Release Date:11/03/1917
The Fortunes of Fifi
Character:Duvernet
Release Date:26/02/1917
The World Against Him
Character:Dr. Hamilton Welsh
Release Date:25/12/1916
The Yellow Passport
Character:Fedia
Release Date:07/02/1916
The Salamander
Character:Albert Sassoon
Release Date:23/01/1916
Bondwomen
Character:Dr. Hugh Ellis
Release Date:15/12/1915
Wormwood
Character:
Release Date:01/01/1915
Joseph and His Coat of Many Colors
Character:
Release Date:01/01/1914
Soldiers of Fortune
Character:Pres. Alvarez
Release Date:01/01/1914
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