Known For
Acting
Known Credits
110
Gender
Male
Birthday
November 24, 1873 (152 years old)
Place of Birth
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
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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).
| 1942 | Crossroadsas Professor (uncredited) | |
| 1940 | Haunted Houseas Simkins | |
| 1940 | On the Spotas Doc Hunter | |
| 1940 | Rocky Mountain Rangersas Joseph Manners | |
| 1940 | Abe Lincoln in Illinoisas Minor Role (uncredited) | |
| 1939 | They Shall Have Musicas Davis | |
| 1939 | Boys' Reformatoryas Superintendent Keene | |
| 1938 | Mr. Wong, Detectiveas Carl Roemer | |
| 1938 | The Mysterious Rideras Townsman | |
| 1938 | Phantom Rangeras Pat Doyle | |
| 1938 | International Crimeas Roger Morton | |
| 1938 | Salesladyas Crane | |
| 1937 | The Shadow Strikesas Caleb Delthern | |
| 1937 | Jungle Menaceas Chandler Elliott | |
| 1937 | Paradise Isleas Coxon | |
| 1937 | Borderlandas Doctor | |
| 1936 | Below the Deadlineas Mr. Abrams | |
| 1936 | Three on the Trailas Sheriff Sam Corwin | |
| 1936 | Call of the Prairieas Jim | |
| 1936 | The Dark Houras Dr. Munro | |
| 1935 | A Night at the Operaas Opera Conductor (uncredited) | |
| 1935 | The Lady in Scarletas Jerome T. Shelby | |
| 1935 | Death from a Distanceas Prof. Trowbridge | |
| 1934 | The President Vanishesas Attorney General Davis (uncredited) | |
| 1934 | Guilty Parentsas Defense attorney | |
| 1933 | Notorious But Niceas John J. Martin | |
| 1933 | Cocktail Houras French Police Investigator (uncredited) | |
| 1933 | King of the Arenaas Governor | |
| 1933 | The World Gone Madas Grover Cromwell | |
| 1933 | Terror Trailas Colonel Charles Ormsby | |
| 1932 | The Match Kingas Banker (uncredited) | |
| 1932 | Call Her Savageas Doctor Consoling Nasa (Uncredited) | |
| 1932 | The Gambling Sexas John Tracy | |
| 1932 | If I Had a Millionas Glidden Associate (uncredited) | |
| 1932 | False Facesas Dr. McDonald | |
| 1932 | The Crusaderas Robert Henley | |
| 1932 | Symphony of Six Millionas Dr. Schifflen | |
| 1932 | Lena Riversas John Nichols | |
| 1932 | Alias the Doctoras Dr. Niergardt | |
| 1931 | Heartbreakas U.S. Ambassador | |
| 1931 | The Yellow Ticketas Passport Official at Airport | |
| 1931 | The Gay Diplomatas General | |
| 1931 | Their Mad Momentas Hotel Manager | |
| 1931 | Transgressionas Serafin, Arturo's Butler | |
| 1931 | Men of the Skyas Madeleine's Father | |
| 1931 | Doctors' Wivesas Dr. Mark Wyndram | |
| 1931 | Beau Idealas Judge Advocate (as John M. St. Polis) | |
| 1931 | The Criminal Codeas Dr. Rinewulf | |
| 1930 | Captain Thunderas Pedro | |
| 1930 | Kismetas The Imam Mahmud | |
| 1930 | A Devil with Womenas Don Diego | |
| 1930 | The Bad Oneas Judge | |
| 1930 | The Three Sistersas Judge | |
| 1930 | Guilty?as Polk | |
| 1930 | In the Next Roomas Philip Vantine | |
| 1930 | The Melody Manas Von Kemper | |
| 1930 | Party Girlas John Rountree | |
| 1929 | Fast Lifeas Andrew Stratton | |
| 1929 | Coquetteas Dr. John M. Besant | |
| 1929 | Why Be Good?as Pa Kelly | |
| 1928 | Marriage by Contractas Father | |
| 1928 | The Power of Silenceas Defense Attorney | |
| 1928 | A Woman's Wayas Mouvet | |
| 1927 | The Unknownas Surgeon (uncredited) | |
| 1927 | Too Many Crooksas Erastus Mason | |
| 1926 | The Lilyas Comte de Maigny | |
| 1926 | The Greater Gloryas Prof. Leopold Eberhardt (as John Sainpolis) | |
| 1926 | The Far Cryas Count Filippo Sturani | |
| 1925 | Paint and Powderas Mark Kelsey (as John Sainpolis) | |
| 1925 | My Lady's Lipsas Inspector | |
| 1925 | The Phantom of the Operaas Comte Philip de Chagny | |
| 1924 | The Dixie Handicapas Dexter | |
| 1924 | Folly of Vanityas Ridgeway (modern sequence) | |
| 1924 | The Rose of Parisas André du Vallois | |
| 1924 | In Every Woman's Lifeas Dr. Philip Logan | |
| 1924 | The Alaskanas Rossland (as John Sainpolis) | |
| 1924 | Those Who Danceas Monahan | |
| 1924 | Mademoiselle Midnightas Colonel de Gontran (Prologue) | |
| 1924 | Three Weeksas The King | |
| 1923 | Held to Answeras Hiram Burbeck | |
| 1923 | Woman-Proofas Milo Bleech (as John Sainpolis) | |
| 1923 | A Prince of a Kingas Mario | |
| 1923 | The Social Codeas Defense Attorney | |
| 1923 | The Untameableas Dr. Copin | |
| 1923 | Three Wise Foolsas John Crawshay | |
| 1923 | Souls for Saleas Self - Celebrity Actor in Commissary | |
| 1923 | The Heroas Andrew Lane | |
| 1922 | Shadowsas Nate Snow | |
| 1921 | Cappy Ricksas Skinner (as John Sainpolis) | |
| 1921 | The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypseas Etienne Laurier | |
| 1920 | The Great Loveras Jean Paurel | |
| 1920 | Old Dadas Jeffrey Bretton | |
| 1918 | Stake Uncle Sam to Play Your Handas Kaiser | |
| 1918 | Laughing Bill Hydeas Black Jack Burg | |
| 1918 | All Womanas Sam Tupper | |
| 1917 | The Mark of Cainas Judge Hoyt | |
| 1917 | The Public Defenderas David Moulton | |
| 1917 | The Love That Livesas Harvey Brooks | |
| 1917 | The Mystic Houras Clavering | |
| 1917 | Sleeping Firesas Edwin Bryce | |
| 1917 | Saphoas Dejoie | |
| 1917 | The Fortunes of Fifias Duvernet | |
| 1916 | The World Against Himas Dr. Hamilton Welsh | |
| 1916 | The Social Highwaymanas Hanby | |
| 1916 | The Yellow Passportas Fedia | |
| 1916 | The Salamanderas Albert Sassoon | |
| 1915 | Bondwomenas Dr. Hugh Ellis | |
| 1915 | Wormwoodas | |
| 1914 | Joseph and His Coat of Many Colorsas | |
| 1914 | Soldiers of Fortuneas Pres. Alvarez |
