Acting · New Orleans, Louisiana, USA · Born November 24, 1873
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).
MovieCrossroads
1942
as Professor (uncredited)
MovieHaunted House
1940
as Simkins
MovieOn the Spot
1940
as Doc Hunter
MovieRocky Mountain Rangers
1940
as Joseph Manners
MovieAbe Lincoln in Illinois
1940
as Minor Role (uncredited)
MovieThey Shall Have Music
1939
as Davis
MovieBoys' Reformatory
1939
as Superintendent Keene
MovieMr. Wong, Detective
1938
as Carl Roemer
MovieThe Mysterious Rider
1938
as Townsman
MoviePhantom Ranger
1938
as Pat Doyle
MovieInternational Crime
1938
as Roger Morton
MovieSaleslady
1938
as Crane
MovieThe Shadow Strikes
1937
as Caleb Delthern
MovieJungle Menace
1937
as Chandler Elliott
MovieParadise Isle
1937
as Coxon
MovieBorderland
1937
as Doctor
MovieBelow the Deadline
1936
as Mr. Abrams
MovieThree on the Trail
1936
as Sheriff Sam Corwin
MovieCall of the Prairie
1936
as Jim
MovieThe Dark Hour
1936
as Dr. Munro
MovieA Night at the Opera
1935
as Opera Conductor (uncredited)
MovieThe Lady in Scarlet
1935
as Jerome T. Shelby
MovieDeath from a Distance
1935
as Prof. Trowbridge
MovieThe President Vanishes
1934
as Attorney General Davis (uncredited)
MovieGuilty Parents
1934
as Defense attorney
MovieNotorious But Nice
1933
as John J. Martin
MovieCocktail Hour
1933
as French Police Investigator (uncredited)
MovieKing of the Arena
1933
as Governor
MovieThe World Gone Mad
1933
as Grover Cromwell
MovieTerror Trail
1933
as Colonel Charles Ormsby
MovieThe Match King
1932
as Banker (uncredited)
MovieCall Her Savage
1932
as Doctor Consoling Nasa (Uncredited)
MovieThe Gambling Sex
1932
as John Tracy
MovieIf I Had a Million
1932
as Glidden Associate (uncredited)
MovieFalse Faces
1932
as Dr. McDonald
The Crusader
1932
as Robert Henley
MovieSymphony of Six Million
1932
as Dr. Schifflen
MovieLena Rivers
1932
as John Nichols
MovieAlias the Doctor
1932
as Dr. Niergardt
MovieHeartbreak
1931
as U.S. Ambassador
MovieThe Yellow Ticket
1931
as Passport Official at Airport
MovieThe Gay Diplomat
1931
as General
MovieTheir Mad Moment
1931
as Hotel Manager
MovieTransgression
1931
as Serafin, Arturo's Butler
MovieMen of the Sky
1931
as Madeleine's Father
MovieDoctors' Wives
1931
as Dr. Mark Wyndram
MovieBeau Ideal
1931
as Judge Advocate (as John M. St. Polis)
MovieThe Criminal Code
1931
as Dr. Rinewulf
MovieCaptain Thunder
1930
as Pedro
MovieKismet
1930
as The Imam Mahmud
MovieA Devil with Women
1930
as Don Diego
MovieThe Bad One
1930
as Judge
MovieThe Three Sisters
1930
as Judge
MovieGuilty?
1930
as Polk
MovieIn the Next Room
1930
as Philip Vantine
MovieThe Melody Man
1930
as Von Kemper
MovieParty Girl
1930
as John Rountree
MovieFast Life
1929
as Andrew Stratton
MovieCoquette
1929
as Dr. John M. Besant
MovieWhy Be Good?
1929
as Pa Kelly
MovieMarriage by Contract
1928
as Father
MovieThe Power of Silence
1928
as Defense Attorney
MovieA Woman's Way
1928
as Mouvet
MovieThe Unknown
1927
as Surgeon (uncredited)
MovieToo Many Crooks
1927
as Erastus Mason
MovieThe Lily
1926
as Comte de Maigny
MovieThe Greater Glory
1926
as Prof. Leopold Eberhardt (as John Sainpolis)
MovieThe Far Cry
1926
as Count Filippo Sturani
MoviePaint and Powder
1925
as Mark Kelsey (as John Sainpolis)
MovieMy Lady's Lips
1925
as Inspector
MovieThe Phantom of the Opera
1925
as Comte Philip de Chagny
MovieThe Dixie Handicap
1924
as Dexter
MovieFolly of Vanity
1924
as Ridgeway (modern sequence)
MovieThe Rose of Paris
1924
as André du Vallois
MovieIn Every Woman's Life
1924
as Dr. Philip Logan
MovieThe Alaskan
1924
as Rossland (as John Sainpolis)
MovieThose Who Dance
1924
as Monahan
MovieMademoiselle Midnight
1924
as Colonel de Gontran (Prologue)
MovieThree Weeks
1924
as The King
MovieHeld to Answer
1923
as Hiram Burbeck
MovieWoman-Proof
1923
as Milo Bleech (as John Sainpolis)
MovieA Prince of a King
1923
as Mario
MovieThe Social Code
1923
as Defense Attorney
MovieThe Untameable
1923
as Dr. Copin
MovieThree Wise Fools
1923
as John Crawshay
MovieSouls for Sale
1923
as Self - Celebrity Actor in Commissary
MovieThe Hero
1923
as Andrew Lane
MovieShadows
1922
as Nate Snow
MovieCappy Ricks
1921
as Skinner (as John Sainpolis)
MovieThe Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
1921
as Etienne Laurier
MovieThe Great Lover
1920
as Jean Paurel
MovieOld Dad
1920
as Jeffrey Bretton
MovieStake Uncle Sam to Play Your Hand
1918
as Kaiser
MovieLaughing Bill Hyde
1918
as Black Jack Burg
MovieAll Woman
1918
as Sam Tupper
MovieThe Mark of Cain
1917
as Judge Hoyt
MovieThe Public Defender
1917
as David Moulton
MovieThe Love That Lives
1917
as Harvey Brooks
MovieThe Mystic Hour
1917
as Clavering
MovieSleeping Fires
1917
as Edwin Bryce
MovieSapho
1917
as Dejoie
MovieThe Fortunes of Fifi
1917
as Duvernet
MovieThe World Against Him
1916
as Dr. Hamilton Welsh
MovieThe Social Highwayman
1916
as Hanby
MovieThe Yellow Passport
1916
as Fedia
The Salamander
1916
as Albert Sassoon
MovieBondwomen
1915
as Dr. Hugh Ellis
Wormwood
1915
MovieJoseph and His Coat of Many Colors
1914
Soldiers of Fortune
1914
as Pres. Alvarez
