John St. Polis
Known for Acting · 110 credits
- Born
- 1873-11-24
- Died
- 1946-10-08
- Place of birth
- New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
- Also known as
- John M. Sainpolis · Johnny Sainpolis · John Sainpolis · John Saintpolis · John M. St. Polis · John Marie Sainpolis
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
Movies (110)
Sleeping Fires
1917
as Edwin Bryce
Boys' Reformatory
1939
as Superintendent Keene
The Phantom of the Opera
1925
as Comte Philip de Chagny
Party Girl
1930
as John Rountree
The Unknown
1927
as Surgeon (uncredited)
Shadows
1922
as Nate Snow
The Hero
1923
as Andrew Lane
Call Her Savage
1932
as Doctor Consoling Nasa (Uncredited)
The Untameable
1923
as Dr. Copin
The Greater Glory
1926
as Prof. Leopold Eberhardt (as John Sainpolis)
If I Had a Million
1932
as Glidden Associate (uncredited)
A Night at the Opera
1935
as Opera Conductor (uncredited)
Souls for Sale
1923
as Self - Celebrity Actor in Commissary
The Far Cry
1926
as Count Filippo Sturani
The Love That Lives
1917
as Harvey Brooks
Wormwood
1915
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
1940
as Minor Role (uncredited)
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
1921
as Etienne Laurier
The Melody Man
1930
as Von Kemper
My Lady's Lips
1925
as Inspector
In Every Woman's Life
1924
as Dr. Philip Logan
Mr. Wong, Detective
1938
as Carl Roemer
The Shadow Strikes
1937
as Caleb Delthern
Those Who Dance
1924
as Monahan
The Yellow Ticket
1931
as Passport Official at Airport
Rocky Mountain Rangers
1940
as Joseph Manners
They Shall Have Music
1939
as Davis
Cocktail Hour
1933
as French Police Investigator (uncredited)
Bondwomen
1915
as Dr. Hugh Ellis
Joseph and His Coat of Many Colors
1914
Alias the Doctor
1932
as Dr. Niergardt
The World Gone Mad
1933
as Grover Cromwell
The Mysterious Rider
1938
as Townsman
Coquette
1929
as Dr. John M. Besant
Call of the Prairie
1936
as Jim
The President Vanishes
1934
as Attorney General Davis (uncredited)
A Devil with Women
1930
as Don Diego
Below the Deadline
1936
as Mr. Abrams
Symphony of Six Million
1932
as Dr. Schifflen
A Prince of a King
1923
as Mario
Three on the Trail
1936
as Sheriff Sam Corwin
The Yellow Passport
1916
as Fedia
Borderland
1937
as Doctor
The Criminal Code
1931
as Dr. Rinewulf
Crossroads
1942
as Professor (uncredited)
Three Wise Fools
1923
as John Crawshay
The Fortunes of Fifi
1917
as Duvernet
Jungle Menace
1937
as Chandler Elliott
Transgression
1931
as Serafin, Arturo's Butler
The Bad One
1930
as Judge
The Social Highwayman
1916
as Hanby
The Alaskan
1924
as Rossland (as John Sainpolis)
Death from a Distance
1935
as Prof. Trowbridge
The Match King
1932
as Banker (uncredited)
Captain Thunder
1930
as Pedro
Saleslady
1938
as Crane
Paradise Isle
1937
as Coxon
On the Spot
1940
as Doc Hunter
Their Mad Moment
1931
as Hotel Manager
Doctors' Wives
1931
as Dr. Mark Wyndram
The Gambling Sex
1932
as John Tracy
Old Dad
1920
as Jeffrey Bretton
International Crime
1938
as Roger Morton
The Lady in Scarlet
1935
as Jerome T. Shelby
Why Be Good?
1929
as Pa Kelly
Lena Rivers
1932
as John Nichols
Kismet
1930
as The Imam Mahmud
Soldiers of Fortune
1914
as Pres. Alvarez
The Gay Diplomat
1931
as General
Folly of Vanity
1924
as Ridgeway (modern sequence)
Three Weeks
1924
as The King
Paint and Powder
1925
as Mark Kelsey (as John Sainpolis)
All Woman
1918
as Sam Tupper
The Crusader
1932
as Robert Henley
The Dark Hour
1936
as Dr. Munro
Phantom Ranger
1938
as Pat Doyle
The Power of Silence
1928
as Defense Attorney
Woman-Proof
1923
as Milo Bleech (as John Sainpolis)
Beau Ideal
1931
as Judge Advocate (as John M. St. Polis)
Too Many Crooks
1927
as Erastus Mason
Guilty Parents
1934
as Defense attorney
Notorious But Nice
1933
as John J. Martin
False Faces
1932
as Dr. McDonald
Mademoiselle Midnight
1924
as Colonel de Gontran (Prologue)
Men of the Sky
1931
as Madeleine's Father
The Lily
1926
as Comte de Maigny
King of the Arena
1933
as Governor
Marriage by Contract
1928
as Father
Haunted House
1940
as Simkins
Stake Uncle Sam to Play Your Hand
1918
as Kaiser
Held to Answer
1923
as Hiram Burbeck
Fast Life
1929
as Andrew Stratton
The Social Code
1923
as Defense Attorney
A Woman's Way
1928
as Mouvet
The Mystic Hour
1917
as Clavering
The World Against Him
1916
as Dr. Hamilton Welsh
The Great Lover
1920
as Jean Paurel
Terror Trail
1933
as Colonel Charles Ormsby
Heartbreak
1931
as U.S. Ambassador
The Salamander
1916
as Albert Sassoon
The Rose of Paris
1924
as André du Vallois
In the Next Room
1930
as Philip Vantine
Guilty?
1930
as Polk
The Dixie Handicap
1924
as Dexter
Laughing Bill Hyde
1918
as Black Jack Burg
The Mark of Cain
1917
as Judge Hoyt
Sapho
1917
as Dejoie
The Three Sisters
1930
as Judge
Cappy Ricks
1921
as Skinner (as John Sainpolis)
The Public Defender
1917
as David Moulton
About John St. Polis
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… With 110 credits spanning from 1914 to 1942, John St. Polis has appeared in 110 films and 0 TV shows.
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- Sleeping Fires (1917) — as Edwin Bryce
- Boys' Reformatory (1939) — as Superintendent Keene
- The Phantom of the Opera (1925) — as Comte Philip de Chagny
- Party Girl (1930) — as John Rountree
- The Unknown (1927) — as Surgeon (uncredited)
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