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John St. Polis
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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…
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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).
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John St. Polis's Filmography
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Crossroads
as Professor (uncredited)
Haunted House
as Simkins
On the Spot
as Doc Hunter
Rocky Mountain Rangers
as Joseph Manners
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
as Minor Role (uncredited)
They Shall Have Music
as Davis
Boys' Reformatory
as Superintendent Keene
Mr. Wong, Detective
as Carl Roemer
The Mysterious Rider
as Townsman
Phantom Ranger
as Pat Doyle
International Crime
as Roger Morton
Saleslady
as Crane
The Shadow Strikes
as Caleb Delthern
Jungle Menace
as Chandler Elliott
Paradise Isle
as Coxon
Borderland
as Doctor
Below the Deadline
as Mr. Abrams
Three on the Trail
as Sheriff Sam Corwin
Call of the Prairie
as Jim
The Dark Hour
as Dr. Munro
A Night at the Opera
as Opera Conductor (uncredited)
The Lady in Scarlet
as Jerome T. Shelby
Death from a Distance
as Prof. Trowbridge
The President Vanishes
as Attorney General Davis (uncredited)
Guilty Parents
as Defense attorney
Notorious But Nice
as John J. Martin
Cocktail Hour
as French Police Investigator (uncredited)
King of the Arena
as Governor
The World Gone Mad
as Grover Cromwell
Terror Trail
as Colonel Charles Ormsby
The Match King
as Banker (uncredited)
Call Her Savage
as Doctor Consoling Nasa (Uncredited)
The Gambling Sex
as John Tracy
If I Had a Million
as Glidden Associate (uncredited)
False Faces
as Dr. McDonald
No Poster
The Crusader
as Robert Henley
Symphony of Six Million
as Dr. Schifflen
Lena Rivers
as John Nichols
Alias the Doctor
as Dr. Niergardt
Heartbreak
as U.S. Ambassador
The Yellow Ticket
as Passport Official at Airport
The Gay Diplomat
as General
Their Mad Moment
as Hotel Manager
Transgression
as Serafin, Arturo's Butler
Men of the Sky
as Madeleine's Father
Doctors' Wives
as Dr. Mark Wyndram
Beau Ideal
as Judge Advocate (as John M. St. Polis)
The Criminal Code
as Dr. Rinewulf
Captain Thunder
as Pedro
Kismet
as The Imam Mahmud
A Devil with Women
as Don Diego
The Bad One
as Judge
The Three Sisters
as Judge
Guilty?
as Polk
In the Next Room
as Philip Vantine
The Melody Man
as Von Kemper
Party Girl
as John Rountree
Fast Life
as Andrew Stratton
Coquette
as Dr. John M. Besant
Why Be Good?
as Pa Kelly
Marriage by Contract
as Father
The Power of Silence
as Defense Attorney
A Woman's Way
as Mouvet
The Unknown
as Surgeon (uncredited)
Too Many Crooks
as Erastus Mason
The Lily
as Comte de Maigny
The Greater Glory
as Prof. Leopold Eberhardt (as John Sainpolis)
The Far Cry
as Count Filippo Sturani
Paint and Powder
as Mark Kelsey (as John Sainpolis)
My Lady's Lips
as Inspector
The Phantom of the Opera
as Comte Philip de Chagny
The Dixie Handicap
as Dexter
Folly of Vanity
as Ridgeway (modern sequence)
The Rose of Paris
as André du Vallois
In Every Woman's Life
as Dr. Philip Logan
The Alaskan
as Rossland (as John Sainpolis)
Those Who Dance
as Monahan
Mademoiselle Midnight
as Colonel de Gontran (Prologue)
Three Weeks
as The King
Held to Answer
as Hiram Burbeck
Woman-Proof
as Milo Bleech (as John Sainpolis)
A Prince of a King
as Mario
The Social Code
as Defense Attorney
The Untameable
as Dr. Copin
Three Wise Fools
as John Crawshay
Souls for Sale
as Self - Celebrity Actor in Commissary
The Hero
as Andrew Lane
Shadows
as Nate Snow
Cappy Ricks
as Skinner (as John Sainpolis)
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
as Etienne Laurier
The Great Lover
as Jean Paurel
Old Dad
as Jeffrey Bretton
Stake Uncle Sam to Play Your Hand
as Kaiser
Laughing Bill Hyde
as Black Jack Burg
All Woman
as Sam Tupper
The Mark of Cain
as Judge Hoyt
The Public Defender
as David Moulton
The Love That Lives
as Harvey Brooks
The Mystic Hour
as Clavering
Sleeping Fires
as Edwin Bryce
Sapho
as Dejoie
The Fortunes of Fifi
as Duvernet
The World Against Him
as Dr. Hamilton Welsh
The Social Highwayman
as Hanby
The Yellow Passport
as Fedia
No Poster
The Salamander
as Albert Sassoon
Bondwomen
as Dr. Hugh Ellis
No Poster
Wormwood
Joseph and His Coat of Many Colors
No Poster
Soldiers of Fortune
as Pres. Alvarez