John St. Polis
Acting
Born November 24, 1873 · New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
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).
Films (110)
Crossroads
1942
Haunted House
1940
On the Spot
1940
Rocky Mountain Rangers
1940
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
1940
They Shall Have Music
1939
Boys' Reformatory
1939
Mr. Wong, Detective
1938
The Mysterious Rider
1938
Phantom Ranger
1938
International Crime
1938
Saleslady
1938
The Shadow Strikes
1937
Jungle Menace
1937
Paradise Isle
1937
Borderland
1937
Below the Deadline
1936
Three on the Trail
1936
Call of the Prairie
1936
The Dark Hour
1936
A Night at the Opera
1935
The Lady in Scarlet
1935
Death from a Distance
1935
The President Vanishes
1934
Guilty Parents
1934
Notorious But Nice
1933
Cocktail Hour
1933
King of the Arena
1933
The World Gone Mad
1933
Terror Trail
1933
The Match King
1932
Call Her Savage
1932
The Gambling Sex
1932
If I Had a Million
1932
False Faces
1932
The Crusader
1932
Symphony of Six Million
1932
Lena Rivers
1932
Alias the Doctor
1932
Heartbreak
1931
The Yellow Ticket
1931
The Gay Diplomat
1931
Their Mad Moment
1931
Transgression
1931
Men of the Sky
1931
Doctors' Wives
1931
Beau Ideal
1931
The Criminal Code
1931
Captain Thunder
1930
Kismet
1930
A Devil with Women
1930
The Bad One
1930
The Three Sisters
1930
Guilty?
1930
In the Next Room
1930
The Melody Man
1930
Party Girl
1930
Fast Life
1929
Coquette
1929
Why Be Good?
1929
Marriage by Contract
1928
The Power of Silence
1928
A Woman's Way
1928
The Unknown
1927
Too Many Crooks
1927
The Lily
1926
The Greater Glory
1926
The Far Cry
1926
Paint and Powder
1925
My Lady's Lips
1925
The Phantom of the Opera
1925
The Dixie Handicap
1924
Folly of Vanity
1924
The Rose of Paris
1924
In Every Woman's Life
1924
The Alaskan
1924
Those Who Dance
1924
Mademoiselle Midnight
1924
Three Weeks
1924
Held to Answer
1923
Woman-Proof
1923
A Prince of a King
1923
The Social Code
1923
The Untameable
1923
Three Wise Fools
1923
Souls for Sale
1923
The Hero
1923
Shadows
1922
Cappy Ricks
1921
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
1921
The Great Lover
1920
Old Dad
1920
Stake Uncle Sam to Play Your Hand
1918
Laughing Bill Hyde
1918
All Woman
1918
The Mark of Cain
1917
The Public Defender
1917
The Love That Lives
1917
The Mystic Hour
1917
Sleeping Fires
1917
Sapho
1917
The Fortunes of Fifi
1917
The World Against Him
1916
The Social Highwayman
1916
The Yellow Passport
1916
The Salamander
1916
Bondwomen
1915
Wormwood
1915
Joseph and His Coat of Many Colors
1914
Soldiers of Fortune
1914