John St. Polis
AKA: John M. Sainpolis
Birthday: 1873-11-24
Died: 1946-10-08
Birthplace: New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
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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).
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
Character: Comte Philip de Chagny
Character: Dr. John M. Besant
Character: Opera Conductor (uncredited)
Character: U.S. Ambassador
Character: Caleb Delthern
Character: Grover Cromwell
Character: Banker (uncredited)
Character: Glidden Associate (uncredited)
Character: Superintendent Keene
Character: Chandler Elliott
Character: The Imam Mahmud
Character: Serafin, Arturo's Butler
Character: John J. Martin
Character: Prof. Trowbridge
Character: Jerome T. Shelby
Character: Colonel de Gontran (Prologue)
Character: Black Jack Burg
Character: Self - Celebrity Actor in Commissary
Character: Etienne Laurier
Character: Attorney General Davis (uncredited)
Character: Rossland (as John Sainpolis)
Character: Colonel Charles Ormsby
Character: Passport Official at Airport
Character: Minor Role (uncredited)
Character: Judge Advocate (as John M. St. Polis)
Character: Defense attorney
Character: Sheriff Sam Corwin
Character: Philip Vantine
Character: Joseph Manners
Character: Defense Attorney
Character: Andrew Stratton
Character: Professor (uncredited)
Character: Milo Bleech (as John Sainpolis)
Character: Prof. Leopold Eberhardt (as John Sainpolis)
Character: Defense Attorney
Character: Comte de Maigny
Character: Skinner (as John Sainpolis)
Character: André du Vallois
Character: Surgeon (uncredited)
Character: Ridgeway (modern sequence)
Character: Mark Kelsey (as John Sainpolis)
Character: Madeleine's Father
Character: Doctor Consoling Nasa (Uncredited)
Character: Dr. Mark Wyndram