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