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).
Movie | Crossroads | Professor (uncredited) | 1942-07-23 |
Movie | Rocky Mountain Rangers | Joseph Manners | 1940-05-24 |
Movie | Abe Lincoln in Illinois | Minor Role (uncredited) | 1940-02-22 |
Movie | On the Spot | Doc Hunter | 1940-06-11 |
Movie | Haunted House | Simkins | 1940-07-21 |
Movie | Boys' Reformatory | Superintendent Keene | 1939-05-01 |
Movie | They Shall Have Music | Davis | 1939-08-18 |
Movie | Saleslady | Crane | 1938-01-27 |
Movie | Phantom Ranger | Pat Doyle | 1938-05-27 |
Movie | International Crime | Roger Morton | 1938-04-23 |
Movie | Mr. Wong, Detective | Carl Roemer | 1938-10-05 |
Movie | The Mysterious Rider | Townsman | 1938-09-21 |
Movie | Paradise Isle | Coxon | 1937-07-21 |
Movie | Borderland | Doctor | 1937-02-26 |
Movie | Jungle Menace | Chandler Elliott | 1937-09-01 |
Movie | The Shadow Strikes | Caleb Delthern | 1937-10-29 |
Movie | Call of the Prairie | Jim | 1936-03-06 |
Movie | The Dark Hour | Dr. Munro | 1936-02-17 |
Movie | Three on the Trail | Sheriff Sam Corwin | 1936-04-14 |
Movie | Below the Deadline | Mr. Abrams | 1936-06-07 |
Movie | Death from a Distance | Prof. Trowbridge | 1935-07-03 |
Movie | A Night at the Opera | Opera Conductor (uncredited) | 1935-11-15 |
Movie | The Lady in Scarlet | Jerome T. Shelby | 1935-10-20 |
Movie | Guilty Parents | Defense attorney | 1934-04-01 |
Movie | The President Vanishes | Attorney General Davis (uncredited) | 1934-11-17 |
Movie | Terror Trail | Colonel Charles Ormsby | 1933-02-02 |
Movie | The World Gone Mad | Grover Cromwell | 1933-04-15 |
Movie | Notorious But Nice | John J. Martin | 1933-08-04 |
Movie | King of the Arena | Governor | 1933-06-01 |
Movie | Symphony of Six Million | Dr. Schifflen | 1932-04-29 |
Movie | Alias the Doctor | Dr. Niergardt | 1932-02-25 |
Movie | The Crusader | Robert Henley | 1932-10-04 |
Movie | Lena Rivers | John Nichols | 1932-03-27 |
Movie | The Gambling Sex | John Tracy | 1932-11-21 |
Movie | False Faces | Dr. McDonald | 1932-10-12 |
Movie | Call Her Savage | Doctor Consoling Nasa (Uncredited) | 1932-11-24 |
Movie | The Match King | Banker (uncredited) | 1932-12-31 |
Movie | If I Had a Million | Glidden Associate (uncredited) | 1932-11-18 |
Movie | Doctors' Wives | Dr. Mark Wyndram | 1931-03-14 |
Movie | Beau Ideal | Judge Advocate (as John M. St. Polis) | 1931-01-25 |
Movie | The Criminal Code | Dr. Rinewulf | 1931-01-03 |
Movie | Men of the Sky | Madeleine's Father | 1931-06-20 |
Movie | The Yellow Ticket | Passport Official at Airport | 1931-10-30 |
Movie | Transgression | Serafin, Arturo's Butler | 1931-06-27 |
Movie | The Gay Diplomat | General | 1931-08-22 |
Movie | Their Mad Moment | Hotel Manager | 1931-07-12 |
Movie | Party Girl | John Rountree | 1930-01-01 |
Movie | The Bad One | Judge | 1930-05-03 |
Movie | Kismet | The Imam Mahmud | 1930-10-30 |
Movie | A Devil with Women | Don Diego | 1930-10-17 |
Movie | Captain Thunder | Pedro | 1930-12-27 |
Movie | Why Be Good? | Pa Kelly | 1929-02-28 |
Movie | Fast Life | Andrew Stratton | 1929-09-01 |
Movie | Coquette | Dr. John M. Besant | 1929-03-30 |
Movie | The Power of Silence | Defense Attorney | 1928-10-20 |
Movie | Too Many Crooks | Erastus Mason | 1927-04-02 |
Movie | The Unknown | Surgeon (uncredited) | 1927-05-29 |
Movie | The Greater Glory | Prof. Leopold Eberhardt (as John Sainpolis) | 1926-05-02 |
Movie | The Lily | Comte de Maigny | 1926-10-03 |
Movie | My Lady's Lips | Inspector | 1925-07-01 |
Movie | The Phantom of the Opera | Comte Philip de Chagny | 1925-09-22 |
Movie | Three Weeks | The King | 1924-02-10 |
Movie | Folly of Vanity | Ridgeway (modern sequence) | 1924-12-21 |
Movie | Mademoiselle Midnight | Colonel de Gontran (Prologue) | 1924-04-14 |
Movie | The Alaskan | Rossland (as John Sainpolis) | 1924-09-14 |
Movie | The Rose of Paris | André du Vallois | 1924-11-09 |
Movie | Three Wise Fools | John Crawshay | 1923-08-19 |
Movie | Souls for Sale | Self - Celebrity Actor in Commissary | 1923-04-22 |
Movie | The Untameable | Dr. Copin | 1923-09-09 |
Movie | Woman-Proof | Milo Bleech (as John Sainpolis) | 1923-10-28 |
Movie | Held to Answer | Hiram Burbeck | 1923-11-22 |
Movie | Shadows | Nate Snow | 1922-11-10 |
Movie | The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse | Etienne Laurier | 1921-03-06 |
Movie | Cappy Ricks | Skinner (as John Sainpolis) | 1921-08-21 |
Movie | The Great Lover | Jean Paurel | 1920-11-15 |
Movie | All Woman | Sam Tupper | 1918-06-09 |
Movie | Laughing Bill Hyde | Black Jack Burg | 1918-09-22 |