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John St. Polis

Personal Information

Known ForActing
GenderMale
Born / DiedNov 24, 1873 (Died at 73)
Zodiac Sign♐Sagittarius
Place of BirthNew Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Career Span1920 – 1946
Known Credits107 Titles
Official Links
ActingPopularity Score 0.7

John St. Polis

Also known as:John M. SainpolisJohnny SainpolisJohn SainpolisJohn Saintpolis+2 more
Total Works

107

107 movies • 0 shows

Avg Rating

6.2 / 10

across rated releases

Box Office

—

worldwide gross

Global Reach

#1

TMDB star index

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).

Signature Roles & Milestones

A Night at the Opera
7.4
as Opera Conductor (uncredited)
The Phantom of the Opera
7.1
as Comte Philip de Chagny
The Unknown
7.5
The Unknown
1927•movie
as Surgeon (uncredited)
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
6.6
as Etienne Laurier

Full Filmography & Credits

Showing 107 titles featuring John St. Polis

A Night at the Opera
7.4

as Opera Conductor (uncredited)

The Phantom of the Opera
7.1

as Comte Philip de Chagny

The Unknown
7.5
The Unknown
1927•movie

as Surgeon (uncredited)

The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
6.6

as Etienne Laurier

If I Had a Million
6.5
If I Had a Million
1932•movie

as Glidden Associate (uncredited)

Crossroads
5.9
Crossroads
1942•movie

as Professor (uncredited)

Coquette
5.9
Coquette
1929•movie

as Dr. John M. Besant

The Criminal Code
6.1
The Criminal Code
1931•movie

as Dr. Rinewulf

Mr. Wong, Detective
5.6

as Carl Roemer

Abe Lincoln in Illinois
6.9

as Minor Role (uncredited)

Call Her Savage
5.7
Call Her Savage
1932•movie

as Doctor Consoling Nasa (Uncredited)

The Shadow Strikes
4.7
The Shadow Strikes
1937•movie

as Caleb Delthern

Souls for Sale
6.3
Souls for Sale
1923•movie

as Self - Celebrity Actor in Commissary

Shadows
6.2
Shadows
1922•movie

as Nate Snow

The Yellow Ticket
5.1
The Yellow Ticket
1931•movie

as Passport Official at Airport

International Crime
5.5

as Roger Morton

The World Gone Mad
4.8
The World Gone Mad
1933•movie

as Grover Cromwell

Why Be Good?
6.8
Why Be Good?
1929•movie

as Pa Kelly

Party Girl
3.8
Party Girl
1930•movie

as John Rountree

Beau Ideal
4.5
Beau Ideal
1931•movie

as Judge Advocate (as John M. St. Polis)

The Dark Hour
5.9
The Dark Hour
1936•movie

as Dr. Munro

They Shall Have Music
6.5

as Davis

Captain Thunder
4.4
Captain Thunder
1930•movie

as Pedro

Haunted House
5.2
Haunted House
1940•movie

as Simkins

Cocktail Hour
5.3
Cocktail Hour
1933•movie

as French Police Investigator (uncredited)

Below the Deadline
4.9
Below the Deadline
1936•movie

as Mr. Abrams

The Match King
6.7
The Match King
1932•movie

as Banker (uncredited)

Phantom Ranger
4.7
Phantom Ranger
1938•movie

as Pat Doyle

Symphony of Six Million
5.7

as Dr. Schifflen

The Gay Diplomat
4.8
The Gay Diplomat
1931•movie

as General

Transgression
4.3
Transgression
1931•movie

as Serafin, Arturo's Butler

Mademoiselle Midnight
5.7

as Colonel de Gontran (Prologue)

On the Spot
5.8
On the Spot
1940•movie

as Doc Hunter

Death from a Distance
5.2

as Prof. Trowbridge

The Lady in Scarlet
4.6

as Jerome T. Shelby

False Faces
4.4
False Faces
1932•movie

as Dr. McDonald

The President Vanishes
6.0

as Attorney General Davis (uncredited)

Guilty Parents
5.6
Guilty Parents
1934•movie

as Defense attorney

The Bad One
7.0
The Bad One
1930•movie

as Judge

Boys' Reformatory
5.2
Boys' Reformatory
1939•movie

as Superintendent Keene

7.2
The Crusader
1932•movie

as Robert Henley

Kismet
4.0
Kismet
1930•movie

as The Imam Mahmud

A Devil with Women
5.8
A Devil with Women
1930•movie

as Don Diego

Alias the Doctor
6.0
Alias the Doctor
1932•movie

as Dr. Niergardt

Call of the Prairie
5.8

as Jim

Lena Rivers
7.0
Lena Rivers
1932•movie

as John Nichols

The Mysterious Rider
7.3

as Townsman

Notorious But Nice
6.7
Notorious But Nice
1933•movie

as John J. Martin

The Gambling Sex
6.7
The Gambling Sex
1932•movie

as John Tracy

Three on the Trail
6.0
Three on the Trail
1936•movie

as Sheriff Sam Corwin

The Melody Man
3.0
The Melody Man
1930•movie

as Von Kemper

Paradise Isle
6.0
Paradise Isle
1937•movie

as Coxon

Saleslady
8.0
Saleslady
1938•movie

as Crane

Jungle Menace
7.0
Jungle Menace
1937•movie

as Chandler Elliott

King of the Arena
8.5
King of the Arena
1933•movie

as Governor

Borderland
7.5
Borderland
1937•movie

as Doctor

Their Mad Moment
7.5
Their Mad Moment
1931•movie

as Hotel Manager

The Untameable
7.5
The Untameable
1923•movie

as Dr. Copin

Doctors' Wives
6.0
Doctors' Wives
1931•movie

as Dr. Mark Wyndram

Those Who Dance
10.0
Those Who Dance
1924•movie

as Monahan

A Woman's Way
8.0
A Woman's Way
1928•movie

as Mouvet

The Three Sisters
10.0
The Three Sisters
1930•movie

as Judge

Stake Uncle Sam to Play Your Hand
10.0
Heartbreak
10.0
Heartbreak
1931•movie

as U.S. Ambassador

Held to Answer
7.0
Held to Answer
1923•movie

as Hiram Burbeck

The Great Lover
8.0
The Great Lover
1920•movie

as Jean Paurel

Three Weeks
7.0
Three Weeks
1924•movie

as The King

Three Wise Fools
10.0
Three Wise Fools
1923•movie

as John Crawshay

The Alaskan
7.0
The Alaskan
1924•movie

as Rossland (as John Sainpolis)

Terror Trail
7.0
Terror Trail
1933•movie

as Colonel Charles Ormsby

In the Next Room
9.0
In the Next Room
1930•movie

as Philip Vantine

Rocky Mountain Rangers
8.0

as Joseph Manners

The Power of Silence
10.0

as Defense Attorney

Fast Life
9.0
Fast Life
1929•movie

as Andrew Stratton

My Lady's Lips
10.0
My Lady's Lips
1925•movie

as Inspector

Woman-Proof
8.0
Woman-Proof
1923•movie

as Milo Bleech (as John Sainpolis)

The Greater Glory
8.0
The Greater Glory
1926•movie

as Prof. Leopold Eberhardt (as John Sainpolis)

The Social Code
10.0
The Social Code
1923•movie

as Defense Attorney

The Love That Lives
7.0

as Harvey Brooks

The Lily
7.0
The Lily
1926•movie

as Comte de Maigny

Cappy Ricks
8.0
Cappy Ricks
1921•movie

as Skinner (as John Sainpolis)

The Rose of Paris
9.0
The Rose of Paris
1924•movie

as André du Vallois

Folly of Vanity
8.0
Folly of Vanity
1924•movie

as Ridgeway (modern sequence)

Paint and Powder
7.0
Paint and Powder
1925•movie

as Mark Kelsey (as John Sainpolis)

The Dixie Handicap
9.0
The Dixie Handicap
1924•movie

as Dexter

Men of the Sky
10.0
Men of the Sky
1931•movie

as Madeleine's Father

Too Many Crooks
10.0
Too Many Crooks
1927•movie

as Erastus Mason

Old Dad
7.0
Old Dad
1920•movie

as Jeffrey Bretton

The Mark of Cain
8.0
The Mark of Cain
1917•movie

as Judge Hoyt

The Hero
7.0
The Hero
1923•movie

as Andrew Lane

Marriage by Contract
10.0

as Father

In Every Woman's Life
9.0

as Dr. Philip Logan

The Far Cry
7.0
The Far Cry
1926•movie

as Count Filippo Sturani

A Prince of a King
7.0
A Prince of a King
1923•movie

as Mario

Guilty?
9.0
Guilty?
1930•movie

as Polk

Sapho
Sapho
1917•movie

as Dejoie

The Fortunes of Fifi

as Duvernet

The Public Defender

as David Moulton

All Woman
All Woman
1918•movie

as Sam Tupper

Laughing Bill Hyde
Laughing Bill Hyde
1918•movie

as Black Jack Burg

The Mystic Hour
The Mystic Hour
1917•movie

as Clavering

The World Against Him

as Dr. Hamilton Welsh

Sleeping Fires
Sleeping Fires
1917•movie

as Edwin Bryce

The Yellow Passport

as Fedia

Bondwomen
Bondwomen
1915•movie

as Dr. Hugh Ellis

The Social Highwayman

as Hanby