
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).

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