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