John St. Polis

John St. Polis

b. 1873 — d. 1946 (aged 73) New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Actor

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).

Known For

The Great Lover

The Great Lover

The Hero

Three Weeks

Why Be Good?

Filmography

Haunted House

On the Spot

Rocky Mountain Rangers

Rocky Mountain Rangers

Mr. Wong, Detective

Mr. Wong, Detective

International Crime

International Crime

Saleslady

Phantom Ranger

The Shadow Strikes

The Shadow Strikes

Paradise Isle

The Dark Hour

Three on the Trail

Three on the Trail

Sheriff Sam Corwin

Below the Deadline

Below the Deadline

Death from a Distance

Death from a Distance

Prof. Trowbridge

The Lady in Scarlet

The Lady in Scarlet

Jerome T. Shelby

Guilty Parents

Defense Attorney

The World Gone Mad

The World Gone Mad

Grover Cromwell

Notorious But Nice

Notorious But Nice

King of the Arena

King of the Arena

Terror Trail

Colonel Charles Ormsby

Symphony of Six Million

Symphony of Six Million

Alias the Doctor

Alias the Doctor

Lena Rivers

The Crusader

The Gambling Sex

The Gambling Sex

Forbidden Company

Forbidden Company

The Criminal Code

The Criminal Code

Transgression

Serafin, Arturo's Butler

The Gay Diplomat

The Gay Diplomat

Doctors' Wives

Dr. Mark Wyndram

Their Mad Moment

Their Mad Moment

Heartbreak

U.S. Ambassador

Men of the Sky

Madeleine's Father

Party Girl

Beau Ideal

Captain Thunder

Captain Thunder

Pedro Dominguez

A Devil with Women

A Devil with Women

Kismet

The Imam Mahmud

The Three Sisters

The Three Sisters

The Melody Man

In the Next Room

In the Next Room

Guilty?

Coquette

Dr. John Besant

Why Be Good?

Fast Life

Andrew Stratton

The King of Belgravia

Marriage by Contract

Marriage by Contract

The Power of Silence

The Power of Silence

Defense Attorney

A Woman's Way

The Gun Runner

The Grain of Dust

The Grain of Dust

Too Many Crooks

Too Many Crooks

The Greater Glory

The Greater Glory

Prof. Leopold Eberhardt

The Lily

Comte de Maigny

The Far Cry

Count Filippo Sturani

The Phantom of the Opera

The Phantom of the Opera

Comte Philip de Chagny

Paint and Powder

Paint and Powder

My Lady's Lips

Mademoiselle Midnight

Mademoiselle Midnight

Colonel de Gontran (Prologue)

Folly of Vanity

Folly of Vanity

Ridgeway (modern sequence)

The Rose of Paris

The Rose of Paris

André du Vallois

Three Weeks

The Dixie Handicap

The Dixie Handicap

Those Who Dance

Those Who Dance

In Every Woman's Life

In Every Woman's Life

Dr. Philip Logan

The Alaskan

Three Wise Fools

Three Wise Fools

The Untameable

Held to Answer

Woman-Proof

The Social Code

The Social Code

Defense Attorney

A Prince of a King

The Hero

Shadows

The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse

The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse

Etienne Laurier

Cappy Ricks

The Great Lover

The Great Lover

Old Dad

Jeffrey Bretton

Laughing Bill Hyde

Laughing Bill Hyde

Black Jack Burg

Resurrection

Money Mad

All Woman

Stake Uncle Sam to Play Your Hand

Sapho

The Love That Lives

The Love That Lives

Sleeping Fires

The Mark of Cain

The Mark of Cain

Public Defender

Public Defender

The Mystic Hour

The Mystic Hour

The Fortunes of Fifi

The Fortunes of Fifi

The Yellow Passport

The World Against Him

Dr. Hamilton Welsh

The Social Highwayman

The Social Highwayman

The Salamander

Gaston Beauvais

Bondwomen

Soldiers of Fortune

Soldiers of Fortune

Joseph and His Coat of Many Colors

Joseph and His Coat of Many Colors

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