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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).
Comte Philip de Chagny
Caleb Delthern
Glidden Associate (uncredited)
André du Vallois
Dr. Rinewulf
Defense Attorney
Opera Conductor (uncredited)
John Nichols
Jean Paurel
Judge
Judge Hoyt
Dexter
Roger Morton
Dr. John M. Besant
Minor Role (uncredited)
Pa Kelly
Clavering
Simkins
Pat Doyle
Dr. Hamilton Welsh
The King
Judge Advocate (as John M. St. Polis)
Doc Hunter
Pres. Alvarez
Colonel Charles Ormsby
John Crawshay
Dr. McDonald
Robert Henley
Skinner (as John Sainpolis)
Rossland (as John Sainpolis)
Sheriff Sam Corwin
Kaiser
Etienne Laurier
Jerome T. Shelby
Governor
Comte de Maigny
Milo Bleech (as John Sainpolis)
Prof. Trowbridge
French Police Investigator (uncredited)
Joseph Manners
Hotel Manager
Attorney General Davis (uncredited)
U.S. Ambassador
Davis
Dr. Schifflen
David Moulton
Serafin, Arturo's Butler
Jeffrey Bretton
Madeleine's Father
Mr. Abrams
Banker (uncredited)
Crane
Doctor
Carl Roemer
Jim
The Imam Mahmud
Dejoie
Passport Official at Airport
Coxon
Philip Vantine
General
Chandler Elliott
Defense attorney
Sam Tupper
Nate Snow
Prof. Leopold Eberhardt (as John Sainpolis)
Mouvet
Surgeon (uncredited)
John Rountree
Erastus Mason
Dr. Niergardt
Mark Kelsey (as John Sainpolis)
Andrew Stratton
Don Diego
Superintendent Keene
Grover Cromwell
Doctor Consoling Nasa (Uncredited)
Dr. Mark Wyndram
Monahan
Duvernet
Inspector
Dr. Copin
Harvey Brooks
Dr. Munro
Von Kemper
Professor (uncredited)
Colonel de Gontran (Prologue)
Self - Celebrity Actor in Commissary
Townsman
Judge
John J. Martin
Albert Sassoon
Pedro
Black Jack Burg
Hiram Burbeck
Defense Attorney
John Tracy
Ridgeway (modern sequence)