A Night at the Opera1935
As Opera Conductor (uncredited)
TMDb 7.4 / 10
John St. Polis
Born
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).
Filmography (110)
The Phantom of the Opera1925
As Comte Philip de Chagny
TMDb 7.1 / 10
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse1921
As Etienne Laurier
TMDb 6.6 / 10
The Unknown1927
As Surgeon (uncredited)
TMDb 7.5 / 10
If I Had a Million1932
As Glidden Associate (uncredited)
TMDb 6.5 / 10
They Shall Have Music1939
As Davis
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Abe Lincoln in Illinois1940
As Minor Role (uncredited)
TMDb 6.9 / 10
Crossroads1942
As Professor (uncredited)
TMDb 5.9 / 10
The Hero1923
As Andrew Lane
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Mr. Wong, Detective1938
As Carl Roemer
TMDb 5.6 / 10
Call of the Prairie1936
As Jim
TMDb 5.8 / 10
Sleeping Fires1917
As Edwin Bryce
Call Her Savage1932
As Doctor Consoling Nasa (Uncredited)
TMDb 5.8 / 10
Why Be Good?1929
As Pa Kelly
TMDb 6.8 / 10
The Love That Lives1917
As Harvey Brooks
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Symphony of Six Million1932
As Dr. Schifflen
TMDb 5.7 / 10
Alias the Doctor1932
As Dr. Niergardt
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Death from a Distance1935
As Prof. Trowbridge
TMDb 5.2 / 10
My Lady's Lips1925
As Inspector
TMDb 10.0 / 10
Shadows1922
As Nate Snow
TMDb 6.2 / 10
Wormwood
Wormwood1915
The World Gone Mad1933
As Grover Cromwell
TMDb 4.8 / 10
The Rose of Paris1924
As André du Vallois
TMDb 9.0 / 10
Captain Thunder1930
As Pedro
TMDb 4.4 / 10
Souls for Sale1923
As Self - Celebrity Actor in Commissary
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Cocktail Hour1933
As French Police Investigator (uncredited)
TMDb 5.3 / 10
King of the Arena1933
As Governor
TMDb 8.5 / 10
Bondwomen1915
As Dr. Hugh Ellis
The Untameable1923
As Dr. Copin
TMDb 7.5 / 10
The Lady in Scarlet1935
As Jerome T. Shelby
TMDb 4.6 / 10
The Match King1932
As Banker (uncredited)
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Stake Uncle Sam to Play Your Hand1918
As Kaiser
TMDb 10.0 / 10
Three on the Trail1936
As Sheriff Sam Corwin
TMDb 6.0 / 10
In Every Woman's Life1924
As Dr. Philip Logan
TMDb 9.0 / 10
Party Girl1930
As John Rountree
TMDb 3.8 / 10
Boys' Reformatory1939
As Superintendent Keene
TMDb 5.3 / 10
A Devil with Women1930
As Don Diego
TMDb 5.8 / 10
The Criminal Code1931
As Dr. Rinewulf
TMDb 6.1 / 10
Jungle Menace1937
As Chandler Elliott
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Men of the Sky1931
As Madeleine's Father
TMDb 10.0 / 10
Saleslady1938
As Crane
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Below the Deadline1936
As Mr. Abrams
TMDb 4.9 / 10
The Shadow Strikes1937
As Caleb Delthern
TMDb 4.7 / 10
Phantom Ranger1938
As Pat Doyle
TMDb 4.7 / 10
Paint and Powder1925
As Mark Kelsey (as John Sainpolis)
TMDb 7.0 / 10
False Faces1932
As Dr. McDonald
TMDb 4.4 / 10
Three Weeks1924
As The King
TMDb 7.0 / 10
A Prince of a King1923
As Mario
TMDb 7.0 / 10
A Woman's Way1928
As Mouvet
TMDb 8.0 / 10
The Dark Hour1936
As Dr. Munro
TMDb 5.9 / 10
The Bad One1930
As Judge
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Coquette1929
As Dr. John M. Besant
TMDb 5.9 / 10
The Far Cry1926
As Count Filippo Sturani
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Doctors' Wives1931
As Dr. Mark Wyndram
TMDb 6.0 / 10
International Crime1938
As Roger Morton
TMDb 5.5 / 10
The President Vanishes1934
As Attorney General Davis (uncredited)
TMDb 6.0 / 10
In the Next Room1930
As Philip Vantine
TMDb 9.0 / 10
The Mysterious Rider1938
As Townsman
TMDb 7.3 / 10
Kismet1930
As The Imam Mahmud
TMDb 4.0 / 10
Three Wise Fools1923
As John Crawshay
TMDb 10.0 / 10
Notorious But Nice1933
As John J. Martin
TMDb 6.7 / 10
The Yellow Ticket1931
As Passport Official at Airport
TMDb 5.1 / 10
On the Spot1940
As Doc Hunter
TMDb 5.8 / 10
Beau Ideal1931
As Judge Advocate (as John M. St. Polis)
TMDb 4.5 / 10
The Greater Glory1926
As Prof. Leopold Eberhardt (as John Sainpolis)
TMDb 8.0 / 10
The Fortunes of Fifi1917
As Duvernet
Mademoiselle Midnight1924
As Colonel de Gontran (Prologue)
TMDb 5.7 / 10
Haunted House1940
As Simkins
TMDb 5.2 / 10
Those Who Dance1924
As Monahan
TMDb 10.0 / 10
Joseph and His Coat of Many Colors1914
Transgression1931
As Serafin, Arturo's Butler
TMDb 4.3 / 10
The Mark of Cain1917
As Judge Hoyt
TMDb 8.0 / 10
The Yellow Passport1916
As Fedia
Heartbreak1931
As U.S. Ambassador
TMDb 10.0 / 10
Held to Answer1923
As Hiram Burbeck
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Borderland1937
As Doctor
TMDb 7.5 / 10
The Gay Diplomat1931
As General
TMDb 4.8 / 10
Lena Rivers1932
As John Nichols
TMDb 7.0 / 10
The Alaskan1924
As Rossland (as John Sainpolis)
TMDb 7.0 / 10
The Gambling Sex1932
As John Tracy
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Cappy Ricks1921
As Skinner (as John Sainpolis)
TMDb 8.0 / 10
The Lily1926
As Comte de Maigny
TMDb 7.0 / 10
The Great Lover1920
As Jean Paurel
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Too Many Crooks1927
As Erastus Mason
TMDb 10.0 / 10
Rocky Mountain Rangers1940
As Joseph Manners
TMDb 8.0 / 10
The Melody Man1930
As Von Kemper
TMDb 3.0 / 10
Fast Life1929
As Andrew Stratton
TMDb 9.0 / 10
Woman-Proof1923
As Milo Bleech (as John Sainpolis)
TMDb 8.0 / 10
The Power of Silence1928
As Defense Attorney
TMDb 10.0 / 10
Folly of Vanity1924
As Ridgeway (modern sequence)
TMDb 8.0 / 10
The World Against Him1916
As Dr. Hamilton Welsh
The Crusader
The Crusader1932
As Robert Henley
TMDb 7.3 / 10
Terror Trail1933
As Colonel Charles Ormsby
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Guilty Parents1934
As Defense attorney
TMDb 5.6 / 10
Marriage by Contract1928
As Father
TMDb 10.0 / 10
All Woman1918
As Sam Tupper
Sapho1917
As Dejoie
Paradise Isle1937
As Coxon
TMDb 6.0 / 10
The Public Defender1917
As David Moulton
Guilty?1930
As Polk
TMDb 9.0 / 10
The Social Code1923
As Defense Attorney
TMDb 10.0 / 10
The Social Highwayman1916
As Hanby
Old Dad1920
As Jeffrey Bretton
TMDb 7.0 / 10
The Three Sisters1930
As Judge
TMDb 10.0 / 10
Laughing Bill Hyde1918
As Black Jack Burg
The Dixie Handicap1924
As Dexter
TMDb 9.0 / 10
Their Mad Moment1931
As Hotel Manager
TMDb 7.5 / 10
The Mystic Hour1917
As Clavering
The Salamander
The Salamander1916
As Albert Sassoon
Soldiers of Fortune
Soldiers of Fortune1914
As Pres. Alvarez
Filmography and biography: TMDb