John St. Polis
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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)
Mr. Wong, Detective
(Carl Roemer)
Joseph and His Coat of Many Colors
The Bad One
(Judge)
The Criminal Code
(Dr. Rinewulf)
Shadows
(Nate Snow)
Those Who Dance
(Monahan)
A Woman's Way
(Mouvet)
The Three Sisters
(Judge)
Stake Uncle Sam to Play Your Hand
(Kaiser)
Coquette
(Dr. John M. Besant)
Symphony of Six Million
(Dr. Schifflen)
Sapho
(Dejoie)
The Fortunes of Fifi
(Duvernet)
A Night at the Opera
(Opera Conductor (uncredited))
Heartbreak
(U.S. Ambassador)
The Shadow Strikes
(Caleb Delthern)
On the Spot
(Doc Hunter)
The World Gone Mad
(Grover Cromwell)
The Match King
(Banker (uncredited))
If I Had a Million
(Glidden Associate (uncredited))
Paradise Isle
(Coxon)
Lena Rivers
(John Nichols)
Saleslady
(Crane)
International Crime
(Roger Morton)
The Dark Hour
(Dr. Munro)
Below the Deadline
(Mr. Abrams)
Party Girl
(John Rountree)
Boys' Reformatory
(Superintendent Keene)
Held to Answer
(Hiram Burbeck)
The Crusader
(Robert Henley)
The Gay Diplomat
(General)
Jungle Menace
(Chandler Elliott)
Kismet
(The Imam Mahmud)
Phantom Ranger
(Pat Doyle)
The Mysterious Rider
(Townsman)
Transgression
(Serafin, Arturo's Butler)
Notorious But Nice
(John J. Martin)
King of the Arena
(Governor)
Death from a Distance
(Prof. Trowbridge)
The Lady in Scarlet
(Jerome T. Shelby)
False Faces
(Dr. McDonald)
The Public Defender
(David Moulton)
The Great Lover
(Jean Paurel)
They Shall Have Music
(Davis)
Three Weeks
(The King)
A Devil with Women
(Don Diego)
Mademoiselle Midnight
(Colonel de Gontran (Prologue))
All Woman
(Sam Tupper)
Laughing Bill Hyde
(Black Jack Burg)
Three Wise Fools
(John Crawshay)
Alias the Doctor
(Dr. Niergardt)
Souls for Sale
(Self - Celebrity Actor in Commissary)
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
(Etienne Laurier)
The President Vanishes
(Attorney General Davis (uncredited))
Why Be Good?
(Pa Kelly)
The Alaskan
(Rossland (as John Sainpolis))
Borderland
(Doctor)
The Gambling Sex
(John Tracy)
Call of the Prairie
(Jim)
Terror Trail
(Colonel Charles Ormsby)
Captain Thunder
(Pedro)
Wormwood
The Yellow Ticket
(Passport Official at Airport)
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
(Minor Role (uncredited))
Beau Ideal
(Judge Advocate (as John M. St. Polis))
Guilty Parents
(Defense attorney)
Three on the Trail
(Sheriff Sam Corwin)
Their Mad Moment
(Hotel Manager)
In the Next Room
(Philip Vantine)
The Untameable
(Dr. Copin)
Haunted House
(Simkins)
Rocky Mountain Rangers
(Joseph Manners)
The Power of Silence
(Defense Attorney)
Fast Life
(Andrew Stratton)
My Lady's Lips
(Inspector)
Crossroads
(Professor (uncredited))
Woman-Proof
(Milo Bleech (as John Sainpolis))
The Melody Man
(Von Kemper)
The Greater Glory
(Prof. Leopold Eberhardt (as John Sainpolis))
The Social Code
(Defense Attorney)
The Love That Lives
(Harvey Brooks)
The Lily
(Comte de Maigny)
Cappy Ricks
(Skinner (as John Sainpolis))
The Rose of Paris
(André du Vallois)
The Unknown
(Surgeon (uncredited))
Folly of Vanity
(Ridgeway (modern sequence))
Paint and Powder
(Mark Kelsey (as John Sainpolis))
The Dixie Handicap
(Dexter)
Men of the Sky
(Madeleine's Father)
Too Many Crooks
(Erastus Mason)
Call Her Savage
(Doctor Consoling Nasa (Uncredited))
Doctors' Wives
(Dr. Mark Wyndram)
The Salamander
The Mystic Hour
(Clavering)