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John St. Polis

John St. Polis

Actor

Born November 24, 1873 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Died October 8, 1946

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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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Filmography

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Type

Year

Jungle Terror Poster

Jungle Terror Feature Film1946Chandler Elliott

Assignment in Brittany Poster

Assignment in Brittany Feature Film1943Old Man at Inn

Crossroads Poster

Crossroads Feature Film1942Professor

Reap the Wild Wind Poster

Reap the Wild Wind Feature Film1942Devereaux Foreign Agent

Federal Fugitives Poster

Federal Fugitives Feature Film1941Doctor

Hurricane Smith Poster

Hurricane Smith Feature Film1941Doctor

The Hard-Boiled Canary Poster

The Hard-Boiled Canary Feature Film1941Opera conductor

Abe Lincoln in Illinois Poster

Abe Lincoln in Illinois Feature Film1940Minor Role

Haunted House Poster

Haunted House Feature Film1940Simkins

Knights of the Range Poster

Knights of the Range Feature Film1940Doctor

On the Spot Poster

On the Spot Feature Film1940Doc Hunter

Rocky Mountain Rangers Poster

Rocky Mountain Rangers Feature Film1940Joseph Manners

Boys' Reformatory Poster

Boys' Reformatory Feature Film1939Superintendent Keene

They Shall Have Music Poster

They Shall Have Music Feature Film1939Davis

International Crime Poster

International Crime Feature Film1938Roger Morton

Mr. Wong, Detective Poster

Mr. Wong, Detective Feature Film1938Carl Roemer

Phantom Ranger Poster

Phantom Ranger Feature Film1938Pat Doyle

Saleslady Poster

Saleslady Feature Film1938Crane

The Mysterious Rider Poster

The Mysterious Rider Feature Film1938Townsman

A Day at the Races Poster

A Day at the Races Feature Film1937Musician in Orchestra

Borderland Poster

Borderland Feature Film1937The Doctor

Jungle Menace Poster

Jungle Menace Feature Film1937Chandler Elliott [Ch. 1]

Paradise Isle Poster

Paradise Isle Feature Film1937Coxon

Rustlers' Valley Poster

Rustlers' Valley Feature Film1937Banker Crawford

The Shadow Strikes Poster

The Shadow Strikes Feature Film1937Caleb Delthern

Woman in Distress Poster

Woman in Distress Feature Film1937Duval

Below the Deadline Poster

Below the Deadline Feature Film1936Mr. Abrams

Call of the Prairie Poster

Call of the Prairie Feature Film1936Banker Jim

The Border Patrolman Poster

The Border Patrolman Feature Film1936Manning

The Dark Hour Poster

The Dark Hour Feature Film1936Dr. Munro

Three on the Trail Poster

Three on the Trail Feature Film1936Sheriff Sam Corwin

A Night at the Opera Poster

A Night at the Opera Feature Film1935Opera conductor

Death from a Distance Poster

Death from a Distance Feature Film1935Prof. Trowbridge

Magnificent Obsession Poster

Magnificent Obsession Feature Film1935Seabury

The Lady in Scarlet Poster

The Lady in Scarlet Feature Film1935Jerome T. Shelby

Guilty Parents Poster

Guilty Parents Feature Film1934Defense Attorney

The President Vanishes Poster

The President Vanishes Feature Film1934Attorney General Davis

Cocktail Hour Poster

Cocktail Hour Feature Film1933French Police Investigator

King of the Arena Poster

King of the Arena Feature Film1933Texas Governor

Notorious But Nice Poster

Notorious But Nice Feature Film1933John J. Martin

Sing Sinner Sing Poster

Sing Sinner Sing Feature Film1933James Parks

Terror Trail Poster

Terror Trail Feature Film1933Colonel Charles Ormsby

The World Gone Mad Poster

The World Gone Mad Feature Film1933Grover Cromwell

Alias the Doctor Poster

Alias the Doctor Feature Film1932Dr. Niergardt

Call Her Savage Poster

Call Her Savage Feature Film1932Doctor Consoling Nasa

False Faces Poster

False Faces Feature Film1932Dr. McDonald

Forbidden Company Feature Film1932David Grant

If I Had a Million Poster

If I Had a Million Feature Film1932Glidden Associate

Lena Rivers Poster

Lena Rivers Feature Film1932John Nichols

Symphony of Six Million Poster

Symphony of Six Million Feature Film1932Dr. Schifflen

The Crusader Poster

The Crusader Feature Film1932Robert Henley

The Gambling Sex Poster

The Gambling Sex Feature Film1932John Tracy

The Match King Poster

The Match King Feature Film1932Banker

Beau Ideal Poster

Beau Ideal Feature Film1931Judge Advocate

Doctors' Wives Poster

Doctors' Wives Feature Film1931Dr. Mark Wyndram

Heartbreak Poster

Heartbreak Feature Film1931U.S. Ambassador

Men of the Sky Poster

Men of the Sky Feature Film1931Madeleine's Father

The Gay Diplomat Poster

The Gay Diplomat Feature Film1931General

The Wide Open Spaces Poster

The Wide Open Spaces Short Film1931Townsman

The Yellow Ticket Poster

The Yellow Ticket Feature Film1931Passport Official at Airport

Their Mad Moment Poster

Their Mad Moment Feature Film1931Hotel Manager

Transgression Poster

Transgression Feature Film1931Serafin, Arturo's Butler

A Devil with Women Poster

A Devil with Women Feature Film1930Don Diego

Captain Thunder Poster

Captain Thunder Feature Film1930Pedro Dominguez

Guilty? Feature Film1930Polk

In the Next Room Poster

In the Next Room Feature Film1930Philip Vantine

Kismet Feature Film1930The Imam Mahmud

Party Girl Poster

Party Girl Feature Film1930John Rountree

The Bad One Poster

The Bad One Feature Film1930Judge

The Criminal Code Poster

The Criminal Code Feature Film1930Dr. Rinewulf

The Melody Man Poster

The Melody Man Feature Film1930Von Kemper

The Three Sisters Poster

The Three Sisters Feature Film1930Judge

Coquette Poster

Coquette Feature Film1929Dr. John Besant

Fast Life Poster

Fast Life Feature Film1929Andrew Stratton

The Alibi Short Film1929

The Diplomats Poster

The Diplomats Short Film1929The King of Belgravia

Why Be Good? Poster

Why Be Good? Feature Film1929Pa Kelly

A Woman's Way Poster

A Woman's Way Feature Film1928Mouvet

Marriage by Contract Feature Film1928Father

The Grain of Dust Poster

The Grain of Dust Feature Film1928Mr. Burroughs

The Gun Runner Poster

The Gun Runner Feature Film1928The Presidente

The Power of Silence Poster

The Power of Silence Feature Film1928Defense Attorney

The Unknown Poster

The Unknown Feature Film1927Surgeon

Too Many Crooks Poster

Too Many Crooks Feature Film1927Erastus Mason

The Far Cry Poster

The Far Cry Feature Film1926Count Filippo Sturani

The Greater Glory Poster

The Greater Glory Feature Film1926Prof. Leopold Eberhardt

The Lily Poster

The Lily Feature Film1926Comte de Maigny

The Return of Peter Grimm Poster

The Return of Peter Grimm Feature Film1926Andrew McPherson

My Lady's Lips Poster

My Lady's Lips Feature Film1925Inspector

Paint and Powder Poster

Paint and Powder Feature Film1925Mark Kelsey

The Phantom of the Opera Poster

The Phantom of the Opera Feature Film1925Comte Philip de Chagny

A Fool's Awakening Feature Film1924Lt. Wedderburn

Folly of Vanity Poster

Folly of Vanity Feature Film1924Ridgeway

In Every Woman's Life Poster

In Every Woman's Life Feature Film1924Dr. Philip Logan

Mademoiselle Midnight Poster

Mademoiselle Midnight Feature Film1924Colonel de Gontran

The Alaskan Poster

The Alaskan Feature Film1924Rossland

The Dixie Handicap Poster

The Dixie Handicap Feature Film1924Dexter

The Rose of Paris Poster

The Rose of Paris Feature Film1924André du Vallois

Those Who Dance Poster

Those Who Dance Feature Film1924Monahan

Three Weeks Poster

Three Weeks Feature Film1924The King

A Prince of a King Poster

A Prince of a King Feature Film1923Mario

Held to Answer Poster

Held to Answer Feature Film1923Hiram Burbeck

Souls for Sale Poster

Souls for Sale Feature Film1923John Sainpolis

The Hero Poster

The Hero Feature Film1923Andrew Lane

The Social Code Poster

The Social Code Feature Film1923Defense Attorney

The Untameable Poster

The Untameable Feature Film1923Dr. Copin

Three Wise Fools Poster

Three Wise Fools Feature Film1923John Crawshay

Woman-Proof Poster

Woman-Proof Feature Film1923Milo Bleech

Shadows Feature Film1922Nate Snow

Cappy Ricks Poster

Cappy Ricks Feature Film1921Skinner

The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse Poster

The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse Feature Film1921Etienne Laurier

Old Dad Feature Film1920Jeffrey Bretton

The Great Lover Poster

The Great Lover Feature Film1920Jean Paurel

The Poison Pen Feature Film1919Dr. McKenna

All Woman Poster

All Woman Feature Film1918Sam Tupper

Laughing Bill Hyde Poster

Laughing Bill Hyde Feature Film1918Black Jack Burg

Money Mad Feature Film1918Martin Ross

Resurrection Feature Film1918Simonson

Stake Uncle Sam to Play Your Hand Poster

Stake Uncle Sam to Play Your Hand Short Film1918Kaiser

Public Defender Poster

Public Defender Feature Film1917David Moulton

Sapho Feature Film1917Dejoie

Sleeping Fires Poster

Sleeping Fires Feature Film1917Edwin Bryce

The Fortunes of Fifi Poster

The Fortunes of Fifi Feature Film1917Duvernet

The Love That Lives Poster

The Love That Lives Feature Film1917Harvey Brooks

The Mark of Cain Poster

The Mark of Cain Feature Film1917Judge Hoyt

The Mystic Hour Poster

The Mystic Hour Feature Film1917Clavering

The Salamander Poster

The Salamander Feature Film1916Albert Sassoon

The Social Highwayman Poster

The Social Highwayman Feature Film1916Hanby

The World Against Him Poster

The World Against Him Feature Film1916Dr. Hamilton Welsh

The Yellow Passport Poster

The Yellow Passport Feature Film1916Fedia

Bondwomen Poster

Bondwomen Feature Film1915Dr. Hugh Ellis

Wormwood Feature Film1915Gaston Beauvais

Joseph and His Coat of Many Colors Poster

Joseph and His Coat of Many Colors Feature Film1914

Soldiers of Fortune Poster

Soldiers of Fortune Feature Film1914Pres. Alvarez

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