1873-11-24 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).
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Crossroads | Professor (uncredited) | 1942-07-23 |
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Abe Lincoln in Illinois | Minor Role (uncredited) | 1940-02-22 |
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On the Spot | Doc Hunter | 1940-06-11 |
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Haunted House | Simkins | 1940-07-21 |
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Rocky Mountain Rangers | Joseph Manners | 1940-05-24 |
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Boys' Reformatory | Superintendent Keene | 1939-05-01 |
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They Shall Have Music | Davis | 1939-08-18 |
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International Crime | Roger Morton | 1938-04-23 |
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The Mysterious Rider | Townsman | 1938-09-21 |
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Saleslady | Crane | 1938-01-27 |
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Mr. Wong, Detective | Carl Roemer | 1938-10-05 |
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Phantom Ranger | Pat Doyle | 1938-05-27 |
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Jungle Menace | Chandler Elliott | 1937-09-01 |
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The Shadow Strikes | Caleb Delthern | 1937-10-29 |
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Borderland | Doctor | 1937-02-26 |
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Paradise Isle | Coxon | 1937-07-21 |
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Three on the Trail | Sheriff Sam Corwin | 1936-04-14 |
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Call of the Prairie | Jim | 1936-03-06 |
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Below the Deadline | Mr. Abrams | 1936-06-07 |
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The Dark Hour | Dr. Munro | 1936-02-17 |
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The Lady in Scarlet | Jerome T. Shelby | 1935-10-20 |
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A Night at the Opera | Opera Conductor (uncredited) | 1935-11-15 |
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Death from a Distance | Prof. Trowbridge | 1935-07-03 |
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Guilty Parents | Defense attorney | 1934-04-01 |
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The President Vanishes | Attorney General Davis (uncredited) | 1934-11-17 |
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Notorious But Nice | John J. Martin | 1933-08-04 |
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King of the Arena | Governor | 1933-06-01 |
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Cocktail Hour | French Police Investigator (uncredited) | 1933-06-05 |
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The World Gone Mad | Grover Cromwell | 1933-04-15 |
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Terror Trail | Colonel Charles Ormsby | 1933-02-02 |
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Symphony of Six Million | Dr. Schifflen | 1932-04-29 |
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Alias the Doctor | Dr. Niergardt | 1932-02-25 |
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Call Her Savage | Doctor Consoling Nasa (Uncredited) | 1932-11-24 |
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Lena Rivers | John Nichols | 1932-03-27 |
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The Gambling Sex | John Tracy | 1932-11-21 |
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False Faces | Dr. McDonald | 1932-10-12 |
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The Crusader | Robert Henley | 1932-10-04 |
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If I Had a Million | Glidden Associate (uncredited) | 1932-11-18 |
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The Match King | Banker (uncredited) | 1932-12-31 |
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The Criminal Code | Dr. Rinewulf | 1931-01-03 |
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Their Mad Moment | Hotel Manager | 1931-07-12 |
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Transgression | Serafin, Arturo's Butler | 1931-06-27 |
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Men of the Sky | Madeleine's Father | 1931-06-20 |
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The Gay Diplomat | General | 1931-08-22 |
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Doctors' Wives | Dr. Mark Wyndram | 1931-03-14 |
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Heartbreak | U.S. Ambassador | 1931-11-08 |
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The Yellow Ticket | Passport Official at Airport | 1931-10-30 |
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Beau Ideal | Judge Advocate (as John M. St. Polis) | 1931-01-25 |
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Party Girl | John Rountree | 1930-01-01 |
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The Three Sisters | Judge | 1930-04-20 |
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Captain Thunder | Pedro | 1930-12-27 |
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A Devil with Women | Don Diego | 1930-10-17 |
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The Melody Man | Von Kemper | 1930-01-15 |
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Kismet | The Imam Mahmud | 1930-10-30 |
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In the Next Room | Philip Vantine | 1930-01-26 |
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The Bad One | Judge | 1930-05-03 |
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Guilty? | Polk | 1930-03-03 |
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Fast Life | Andrew Stratton | 1929-09-01 |
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Why Be Good? | Pa Kelly | 1929-02-28 |
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Coquette | Dr. John M. Besant | 1929-03-30 |
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Marriage by Contract | Father | 1928-11-09 |
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The Power of Silence | Defense Attorney | 1928-10-20 |
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A Woman's Way | Mouvet | 1928-02-18 |
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The Unknown | Surgeon (uncredited) | 1927-05-29 |
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Too Many Crooks | Erastus Mason | 1927-04-02 |
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The Lily | Comte de Maigny | 1926-10-03 |
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The Greater Glory | Prof. Leopold Eberhardt (as John Sainpolis) | 1926-05-02 |
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The Far Cry | Count Filippo Sturani | 1926-02-14 |
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The Phantom of the Opera | Comte Philip de Chagny | 1925-06-29 |
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My Lady's Lips | Inspector | 1925-07-01 |
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Paint and Powder | Mark Kelsey (as John Sainpolis) | 1925-09-16 |
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The Dixie Handicap | Dexter | 1924-12-29 |
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Folly of Vanity | Ridgeway (modern sequence) | 1924-12-21 |
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The Rose of Paris | André du Vallois | 1924-11-09 |
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In Every Woman's Life | Dr. Philip Logan | 1924-09-28 |
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Mademoiselle Midnight | Colonel de Gontran (Prologue) | 1924-04-14 |
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The Alaskan | Rossland (as John Sainpolis) | 1924-09-14 |
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Those Who Dance | Monahan | 1924-04-27 |
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Three Weeks | The King | 1924-02-10 |
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The Hero | Andrew Lane | 1923-01-01 |
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Souls for Sale | Self - Celebrity Actor in Commissary | 1923-04-22 |
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Three Wise Fools | John Crawshay | 1923-08-19 |
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The Social Code | Defense Attorney | 1923-10-01 |
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The Untameable | Dr. Copin | 1923-09-09 |
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Woman-Proof | Milo Bleech (as John Sainpolis) | 1923-10-28 |
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A Prince of a King | Mario | 1923-10-13 |
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Held to Answer | Hiram Burbeck | 1923-11-22 |
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Shadows | Nate Snow | 1922-11-10 |
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The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse | Etienne Laurier | 1921-03-06 |
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Cappy Ricks | Skinner (as John Sainpolis) | 1921-08-21 |
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Old Dad | Jeffrey Bretton | 1920-11-01 |
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The Great Lover | Jean Paurel | 1920-11-15 |
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Laughing Bill Hyde | Black Jack Burg | 1918-09-22 |
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Stake Uncle Sam to Play Your Hand | Kaiser | 1918-10-01 |
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All Woman | Sam Tupper | 1918-06-09 |
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The Fortunes of Fifi | Duvernet | 1917-02-26 |
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Sapho | Dejoie | 1917-03-11 |
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The Public Defender | David Moulton | 1917-11-03 |
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Sleeping Fires | Edwin Bryce | 1917-04-15 |
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The Mark of Cain | Judge Hoyt | 1917-11-04 |
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The Mystic Hour | Clavering | 1917-05-17 |
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The Love That Lives | Harvey Brooks | 1917-07-09 |
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The Yellow Passport | Fedia | 1916-02-07 |
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The Social Highwayman | Hanby | 1916-04-17 |
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The Salamander | Albert Sassoon | 1916-01-23 |
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The World Against Him | Dr. Hamilton Welsh | 1916-12-25 |
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Bondwomen | Dr. Hugh Ellis | 1915-12-15 |
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Wormwood | 1915-01-01 | |
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Soldiers of Fortune | Pres. Alvarez | 1914-01-01 |
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Joseph and His Coat of Many Colors | 1914-01-01 |
