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Aliases: John M. Sainpolis , Johnny Sainpolis , John Sainpolis , John Saintpolis , John M. St. Polis , John Marie Sainpolis

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
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7

The Phantom of the Opera

(1925) Comte Philip de Chagny
The Unknown
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7

The Unknown

(1927) Surgeon (uncredited)
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
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7

The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse

(1921) Etienne Laurier
The Shadow Strikes
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5

The Shadow Strikes

(1937) Caleb Delthern
Crossroads
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6

Crossroads

(1942) Professor (uncredited)
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
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7

Abe Lincoln in Illinois

(1940) Minor Role (uncredited)
The Criminal Code
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6

The Criminal Code

(1931) Dr. Rinewulf
Mr. Wong, Detective
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6

Mr. Wong, Detective

(1938) Carl Roemer

Acting

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

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