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