John St. Polis
Acting
Born: 1873-11-24 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Biography
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).
Known For
Sleeping Fires
Edwin Bryce
A Night at the Opera
Opera Conductor (uncredited)
The Phantom of the Opera
Comte Philip de Chagny
Bondwomen
Dr. Hugh Ellis
Wormwood
The Unknown
Surgeon (uncredited)
Party Girl
John Rountree
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
Etienne Laurier
Boys' Reformatory
Superintendent Keene
Call Her Savage
Doctor Consoling Nasa (Uncredited)
The Hero
Andrew Lane
If I Had a Million
Glidden Associate (uncredited)
Coquette
Dr. John M. Besant
Alias the Doctor
Dr. Niergardt
Haunted House
Simkins
Souls for Sale
Self - Celebrity Actor in Commissary
False Faces
Dr. McDonald
The Fortunes of Fifi
Duvernet
Why Be Good?
Pa Kelly
Crossroads
Professor (uncredited)
My Lady's Lips
Inspector
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
Minor Role (uncredited)
The Far Cry
Count Filippo Sturani
The Untameable
Dr. Copin
The Yellow Passport
Fedia
Cappy Ricks
Skinner (as John Sainpolis)
Mr. Wong, Detective
Carl Roemer
Mademoiselle Midnight
Colonel de Gontran (Prologue)
Three Weeks
The King
The Greater Glory
Prof. Leopold Eberhardt (as John Sainpolis)
A Devil with Women
Don Diego
The Match King
Banker (uncredited)
They Shall Have Music
Davis
Shadows
Nate Snow
In Every Woman's Life
Dr. Philip Logan
The Shadow Strikes
Caleb Delthern
Jungle Menace
Chandler Elliott
Saleslady
Crane
Rocky Mountain Rangers
Joseph Manners