Occupation Actor Years active 1909-1943 | Name John Polis Role Actor | |
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Born November 24, 1873 ( 1873-11-24 ) New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. Died October 8, 1946, Los Angeles, California, United States Movies The Phantom of the Opera, Coquette, The Four Horsemen of the Ap, Why Be Good?, Mr Wong - Detective Similar People Rupert Julian, Edward Sedgwick, Tom Forman, Rex Ingram, William Nigh | ||
John M. St. Polis (November 24, 1873 – October 8, 1946) was an American actor.
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Biography
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).
Death
He died on October 8, 1946 in Los Angeles, California from undisclosed causes, aged 72.
Filmography
Actor
1943
Assignment in Brittany as
Old Man at Inn (uncredited)
1942
Crossroads as
Professor (uncredited)
1942
Reap the Wild Wind as
Devereaux Foreign Agent (uncredited)
1941
Hurricane Smith as
Doctor (uncredited)
1941
The Hard-Boiled Canary as
Opera Conductor (uncredited)
1941
Federal Fugitives as
Doctor (uncredited)
1940
Haunted House as
Simkins
1940
On the Spot as
Doc Hunter
1940
Rocky Mountain Rangers as
Joseph Manners
1940
Knights of the Range as
Doctor (uncredited)
1940
Abe Lincoln in Illinois as
Minor Role (uncredited)
1939
They Shall Have Music as
Davis
1939
Boys' Reformatory as
Superintendent Keene
1938
Mr. Wong, Detective as
Carl Roemer (as John St.Polis)
1938
The Mysterious Rider as
Townsman (uncredited)
1938
Phantom Ranger as
Pat Doyle
1938
International Crime as
Roger Morton
1938
Saleslady as
Crane
1937
The Shadow Strikes as
Caleb Delthern
1937
Jungle Menace as
Chandler Elliott [Ch. 1]
1937
Rustlers' Valley as
Banker Crawford (uncredited)
1937
Paradise Isle as
Coxon
1937
A Day at the Races as
Musician in orchestra (uncredited)
1937
Borderland as
The Doctor
1937
Woman in Distress as
Duval (uncredited)
1936
The Border Patrolman as
Manning (uncredited)
1936
Below the Deadline as
Mr. Abrams
1936
Three on the Trail as
Sheriff Sam Corwin
1936
Call of the Prairie as
Banker Jim (uncredited)
1936
The Dark Hour as
Dr. Munro
1935
Magnificent Obsession as
Seabury (uncredited)
1935
The Lady in Scarlet as
Jerome T. Shelby
1935
A Night at the Opera as
Opera Conductor (uncredited)
1935
Death from a Distance as
Prof. Trowbridge
1934
The President Vanishes as
Attorney General Davis (uncredited)
1934
Guilty Parents as
Defense Attorney
1933
Sing Sinner Sing as
James Parks (uncredited)
1933
Notorious But Nice as
John J. Martin
1933
Cocktail Hour as
French Police Investigator (uncredited)
1933
King of the Arena as
Texas Governor
1933
The World Gone Mad as
Grover Cromwell
1933
Terror Trail as
Colonel Charles Ormsby
1932
The Match King as
Banker (uncredited)
1932
Call Her Savage as
Doctor Consoling Nasa (uncredited)
1932
The Gambling Sex as
John Tracy
1932
If I Had a Million as
Glidden Associate (uncredited)
1932
False Faces as
Dr. McDonald (uncredited)
1932
The Crusader as
Robert Henley
1932
Forbidden Company as
David Grant
1932
Symphony of Six Million as
Dr. Schifflen
1932
Lena Rivers as
John Nichols
1932
Alias the Doctor as
Dr. Niergardt
1931
The Wide Open Spaces (Short) as
Townsman (as John Sainpolis)
1931
Heartbreak as
U.S. Ambassador
1931
The Yellow Ticket as
Passport Official at Airport (uncredited)
1931
The Gay Diplomat as
General
1931
Their Mad Moment as
Hotel Manager
1931
Men of the Sky as
Madeleine's Father
1931
Transgression as
Serafin, Arturo's Butler
1931
Doctors' Wives as
Dr. Mark Wyndram
1931
Beau Ideal as
Judge Advocate (as John M. St. Polis)
1930
The Criminal Code as
Dr. Rinewulf
1930
Captain Thunder as
Pedro Dominguez (as John Sainpolis)
1930
Kismet as
The Imam Mahmud
1930
A Devil with Women as
Don Diego
1930
The Bad One as
Judge
1930
The Three Sisters as
Judge
1930
Guilty? as
Polk
1930
In the Next Room as
Philip Vantine
1930
The Melody Man as
Von Kemper
1930
Party Girl as
John Rountree
1929
Fast Life as
Andrew Stratton
1929
Coquette as
Dr. John Besant
1929
Why Be Good? as
Pa Kelly (as John Sainpolis)
1929
The Alibi (Short)
1929
The Diplomats (Short) as
The King of Belgravia
1928
The Gun Runner as
The Presidente
1928
Marriage by Contract as
Father
1928
The Power of Silence as
Defense Attorney
1928
The Grain of Dust as
Mr. Burroughs
1928
A Woman's Way as
Mouvet
1927
The Unknown as
Surgeon (uncredited)
1927
Too Many Crooks as
Erastus Mason
1926
The Return of Peter Grimm as
Andrew McPherson (uncredited)
1926
The Lily as
Comte de Maigny
1926
The Greater Glory as
Prof. Leopold Eberhardt (as John Sainpolis)
1926
The Far Cry as
Count Filippo Sturani (as John Sainpolis)
1925
Paint and Powder as
Mark Kelsey (as John Sainpolis)
1925
My Lady's Lips as
Inspector (as John Sainpolis)
1925
The Phantom of the Opera as
Comte Philip de Chagny (as John Sainpolis)
1924
The Dixie Handicap as
Dexter (as Johnny Sainpolis)
1924
Folly of Vanity as
Ridgeway (modern sequence) (as John Sainpolis)
1924
The Rose of Paris as
André du Vallois (as John Sainpolis)
1924
In Every Woman's Life as
Dr. Philip Logan (as John Sainpolis)
1924
The Alaskan as
Rossland (as John Sainpolis)
1924
Those Who Dance as
Monahan (as John Sainpolis)
1924
Mademoiselle Midnight as
Colonel de Gontran (Prologue) (as John Sainpolis)
1924
Three Weeks as
The King (as John Sainpolis)
1924
A Fool's Awakening as
Lt. Wedderburn (as John Sainpolis)
1923
Held to Answer as
Hiram Burbeck (as John Sainpolis)
1923
The Social Code as
Defense Attorney (as John Sainpolis)
1923
Woman-Proof as
Milo Bleech (as John Sainpolis)
1923
A Prince of a King as
Mario (as John Sainpolis)
1923
The Untameable as
Dr. Copin (as John Sainpolis)
1923
Three Wise Fools as
John Crawshay (as John Sainpolis)
1923
Souls for Sale as
John Sainpolis (as John Sainpolis)
1923
The Hero as
Andrew Lane (as John Sainpolis)
1922
Shadows as
Nate Snow
1921
Cappy Ricks as
Skinner (as John Sainpolis)
1921
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse as
Etienne Laurier (as John Sainpolis)
1920
Old Dad as
Jeffrey Bretton (as John Sainpolis)
1920
The Great Lover as
Jean Paurel
1919
The Poison Pen as
Dr. McKenna (as John M. Sainpolis)
1918
Stake Uncle Sam to Play Your Hand (Short) as
Kaiser (as John Sainpolis)
1918
Laughing Bill Hyde as
Black Jack Burg (as John Sainpolis)
1918
Money Mad as
Martin Ross (as John Sainpolis)
1918
All Woman as
Sam Tupper (as John Sainpolis)
1918
Resurrection as
Simonson (as John Sainpolis)
1917
The Mark of Cain as
Judge Hoyt (as John Sainpolis)
1917
Public Defender as
David Moulton (as John Sainpolis)
1917
The Love That Lives as
Harvey Brooks (as John Sainpolis)
1917
The Mystic Hour as
Clavering (as John Sainpolis)
1917
Sleeping Fires as
Edwin Bryce (as John Sainpolis)
1917
Sapho as
Dejoie (as John Sainpolis)
1917
The Fortunes of Fifi as
Duvernet (as John Sainpolis)
1916
The World Against Him as
Dr. Hamilton Welsh (as John Sainpolis)
1916
The Social Highwayman as
Hanby (as John Sainpolis)
1916
The Yellow Passport as
Fedia (as John Sainpolis)
1916
The Salamander as
Albert Sassoon (as John Sainpolis)
1915
Bondwomen as
Dr. Hugh Ellis (as John Sainpolis)
1915
Wormwood as
Gaston Beauvais
1914
Joseph and His Coat of Many Colors (as John Sainpolis)
1914
Soldiers of Fortune as
Pres. Alvarez
Archive Footage
1946
Jungle Terror as
Chandler Elliott
References
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