John St. Polis

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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).

The Phantom of the Opera

Comte Philip de Chagny

The Shadow Strikes

Caleb Delthern

If I Had a Million

Glidden Associate (uncredited)

The Rose of Paris

André du Vallois

The Criminal Code

Dr. Rinewulf

The Social Code

Defense Attorney

A Night at the Opera

Opera Conductor (uncredited)

Lena Rivers

John Nichols

The Great Lover

Jean Paurel

The Three Sisters

Judge

The Mark of Cain

Judge Hoyt

The Dixie Handicap

Dexter

International Crime

Roger Morton

Coquette

Dr. John M. Besant

Abe Lincoln in Illinois

Minor Role (uncredited)

Why Be Good?

Pa Kelly

The Mystic Hour

Clavering

Haunted House

Simkins

Phantom Ranger

Pat Doyle

The World Against Him

Dr. Hamilton Welsh

Three Weeks

The King

Beau Ideal

Judge Advocate (as John M. St. Polis)

On the Spot

Doc Hunter

Soldiers of Fortune

Pres. Alvarez

Terror Trail

Colonel Charles Ormsby

Three Wise Fools

John Crawshay

False Faces

Dr. McDonald

The Crusader

Robert Henley

Cappy Ricks

Skinner (as John Sainpolis)

The Alaskan

Rossland (as John Sainpolis)

Three on the Trail

Sheriff Sam Corwin

Stake Uncle Sam to Play Your Hand

Kaiser

The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse

Etienne Laurier

The Lady in Scarlet

Jerome T. Shelby

King of the Arena

Governor

The Lily

Comte de Maigny

Woman-Proof

Milo Bleech (as John Sainpolis)

Death from a Distance

Prof. Trowbridge

Cocktail Hour

French Police Investigator (uncredited)

Rocky Mountain Rangers

Joseph Manners

Their Mad Moment

Hotel Manager

The President Vanishes

Attorney General Davis (uncredited)

Heartbreak

U.S. Ambassador

They Shall Have Music

Davis

Symphony of Six Million

Dr. Schifflen

The Public Defender

David Moulton

Transgression

Serafin, Arturo's Butler

Old Dad

Jeffrey Bretton

Men of the Sky

Madeleine's Father

Below the Deadline

Mr. Abrams

The Match King

Banker (uncredited)

Saleslady

Crane

Borderland

Doctor

Mr. Wong, Detective

Carl Roemer

Call of the Prairie

Jim

Kismet

The Imam Mahmud

Sapho

Dejoie

The Yellow Ticket

Passport Official at Airport

Paradise Isle

Coxon

In the Next Room

Philip Vantine

The Gay Diplomat

General

Jungle Menace

Chandler Elliott

Guilty Parents

Defense attorney

All Woman

Sam Tupper

Shadows

Nate Snow

The Greater Glory

Prof. Leopold Eberhardt (as John Sainpolis)

A Woman's Way

Mouvet

The Unknown

Surgeon (uncredited)

Party Girl

John Rountree

Too Many Crooks

Erastus Mason

Alias the Doctor

Dr. Niergardt

Paint and Powder

Mark Kelsey (as John Sainpolis)

Fast Life

Andrew Stratton

A Devil with Women

Don Diego

Boys' Reformatory

Superintendent Keene

The World Gone Mad

Grover Cromwell

Call Her Savage

Doctor Consoling Nasa (Uncredited)

Doctors' Wives

Dr. Mark Wyndram

Those Who Dance

Monahan

The Fortunes of Fifi

Duvernet

My Lady's Lips

Inspector

The Untameable

Dr. Copin

The Love That Lives

Harvey Brooks

The Dark Hour

Dr. Munro

Wormwood

The Melody Man

Von Kemper

Crossroads

Professor (uncredited)

Mademoiselle Midnight

Colonel de Gontran (Prologue)

Souls for Sale

Self - Celebrity Actor in Commissary

The Mysterious Rider

Townsman

The Bad One