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 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).
Filmography
Crossroads
as Professor (uncredited)
Crossroads
as Professor (uncredited)
Haunted House
as Simkins
Haunted House
as Simkins
On the Spot
as Doc Hunter
On the Spot
as Doc Hunter
Rocky Mountain Rangers
as Joseph Manners
Rocky Mountain Rangers
as Joseph Manners
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
as Minor Role (uncredited)
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
as Minor Role (uncredited)
They Shall Have Music
as Davis
They Shall Have Music
as Davis
Boys' Reformatory
as Superintendent Keene
Boys' Reformatory
as Superintendent Keene
The Mysterious Rider
as Townsman
The Mysterious Rider
as Townsman
Phantom Ranger
as Pat Doyle
Phantom Ranger
as Pat Doyle
International Crime
as Roger Morton
International Crime
as Roger Morton
Saleslady
as Crane
Saleslady
as Crane
The Shadow Strikes
as Caleb Delthern
The Shadow Strikes
as Caleb Delthern
Jungle Menace
as Chandler Elliott
Jungle Menace
as Chandler Elliott
Paradise Isle
as Coxon
Paradise Isle
as Coxon
Borderland
as Doctor
Borderland
as Doctor
Below the Deadline
as Mr. Abrams
Below the Deadline
as Mr. Abrams
Three on the Trail
as Sheriff Sam Corwin
Three on the Trail
as Sheriff Sam Corwin
Call of the Prairie
as Jim
Call of the Prairie
as Jim
The Dark Hour
as Dr. Munro
The Dark Hour
as Dr. Munro
A Night at the Opera
as Opera Conductor (uncredited)
A Night at the Opera
as Opera Conductor (uncredited)
Death from a Distance
as Prof. Trowbridge
Death from a Distance
as Prof. Trowbridge
The President Vanishes
as Attorney General Davis (uncredited)
The President Vanishes
as Attorney General Davis (uncredited)
Notorious But Nice
as John J. Martin
Notorious But Nice
as John J. Martin
King of the Arena
as Governor
King of the Arena
as Governor
Terror Trail
as Colonel Charles Ormsby
Terror Trail
as Colonel Charles Ormsby
The Match King
as Banker (uncredited)
The Match King
as Banker (uncredited)
Call Her Savage
as Doctor Consoling Nasa (Uncredited)
Call Her Savage
as Doctor Consoling Nasa (Uncredited)
If I Had a Million
as Glidden Associate (uncredited)
If I Had a Million
as Glidden Associate (uncredited)
False Faces
as Dr. McDonald
False Faces
as Dr. McDonald
Symphony of Six Million
as Dr. Schifflen
Symphony of Six Million
as Dr. Schifflen
The Yellow Ticket
as Passport Official at Airport
The Yellow Ticket
as Passport Official at Airport
Transgression
as Serafin, Arturo's Butler
Transgression
as Serafin, Arturo's Butler
The Unknown
as Surgeon (uncredited)
The Unknown
as Surgeon (uncredited)
The Lily
as Comte de Maigny
The Lily
as Comte de Maigny
The Far Cry
as Count Filippo Sturani
The Far Cry
as Count Filippo Sturani
Folly of Vanity
as Ridgeway (modern sequence)
Folly of Vanity
as Ridgeway (modern sequence)
Those Who Dance
as Monahan
Those Who Dance
as Monahan
Held to Answer
as Hiram Burbeck
Held to Answer
as Hiram Burbeck
Souls for Sale
as Self - Celebrity Actor in Commissary
Souls for Sale
as Self - Celebrity Actor in Commissary
Cappy Ricks
as Skinner (as John Sainpolis)
Cappy Ricks
as Skinner (as John Sainpolis)