John St. Polis
Age: 72 | From: New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Person Details
Birthday: 1873-11-24 06:13:05
Death: 1946-10-08 06:13:05
Aliases: John M. Sainpolis , Johnny Sainpolis , John Sainpolis , John Saintpolis , John M. St. Polis
Gender: Male
Place of birth: New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
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Movie Involvements: 74
TV Involvements: 0
Most Famous Work
Biography
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).
Most Famous Work
The Phantom of the Opera
(1925) Comte Philip de Chagny
The Unknown
(1927) Surgeon (uncredited)
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
(1921) Etienne Laurier
The Shadow Strikes
(1937) Caleb Delthern
Crossroads
(1942) Professor (uncredited)
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
(1940) Minor Role (uncredited)
The Criminal Code
(1931) Dr. Rinewulf
Mr. Wong, Detective
(1938) Carl RoemerActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1942 | Professor (uncredited) | |
| 1940 | Simkins | |
| Doc Hunter | ||
| Joseph Manners | ||
| Minor Role (uncredited) | ||
| 1939 | Davis | |
| Superintendent Keene | ||
| 1938 | Carl Roemer | |
| Townsman | ||
| Pat Doyle | ||
| Roger Morton | ||
| Crane | ||
| 1937 | Caleb Delthern | |
| Chandler Elliott | ||
| Coxon | ||
| Doctor | ||
| 1936 | Mr. Abrams | |
| Sheriff Sam Corwin | ||
| Jim | ||
| Dr. Munro | ||
| 1935 | Opera Conductor (uncredited) | |
| Jerome T. Shelby | ||
| Prof. Trowbridge | ||
| 1934 | N/A | |
| Defense attorney | ||
| 1933 | John J. Martin | |
| Governor | ||
| Grover Cromwell | ||
| Colonel Charles Ormsby | ||
| 1932 | Banker (uncredited) | |
| Doctor Consoling Nasa (Uncredited) | ||
| John Tracy | ||
| Glidden Associate (uncredited) | ||
| Dr. McDonald | ||
| Robert Henley | ||
| Dr. Schifflen | ||
| John Nichols | ||
| Dr. Niergardt | ||
| 1931 | U.S. Ambassador | |
| Passport Official at Airport | ||
| General | ||
| Hotel Manager | ||
| Serafin, Arturo's Butler | ||
| Madeleine's Father | ||
| Dr. Mark Wyndram | ||
| Judge Advocate (as John M. St. Polis) | ||
| Dr. Rinewulf | ||
| 1930 | Pedro | |
| The Imam Mahmud | ||
| Don Diego | ||
| Judge | ||
| Judge | ||
| Von Kemper | ||
| John Rountree | ||
| 1929 | Andrew Stratton | |
| Dr. John M. Besant | ||
| Pa Kelly | ||
| 1928 | Defense Attorney | |
| Mouvet | ||
| 1927 | Surgeon (uncredited) | |
| Erastus Mason | ||
| 1926 | Comte de Maigny | |
| Prof. Leopold Eberhardt (as John Sainpolis) | ||
| 1925 | Comte Philip de Chagny | |
| Mark Kelsey (as John Sainpolis) | ||
| Inspector | ||
| 1924 | Dexter | |
| Ridgeway (modern sequence) | ||
| André du Vallois | ||
| Rossland (as John Sainpolis) | ||
| Monahan | ||
| Colonel de Gontran (Prologue) | ||
| The King | ||
| 1923 | Hiram Burbeck | |
| Milo Bleech (as John Sainpolis) | ||
| N/A | ||
| Dr. Copin | ||
| John Crawshay | ||
| Himself - Celebrity Actor in Commissary | ||
| 1922 | Nate Snow | |
| 1921 | Skinner (as John Sainpolis) | |
| Etienne Laurier | ||
| 1920 | Jean Paurel | |
| 1918 | Kaiser | |
| Black Jack Burg | ||
| Sam Tupper | ||
| 1917 | N/A | |
| Harvey Brooks | ||
| Dejoie | ||
| Duvernet | ||
| 1916 | N/A | |
| 1915 | N/A | |
| 1914 | N/A | |
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
