John St. Polis
Biography
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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).
Acting (96 movies)
The Phantom of the Opera
1925
Mr. Wong, Detective
1938
Joseph and His Coat of Many Colors
1914
The Bad One
1930
The Criminal Code
1931
Shadows
1922
Those Who Dance
1924
A Woman's Way
1928
The Three Sisters
1930
Stake Uncle Sam to Play Your Hand
1918
Coquette
1929
Symphony of Six Million
1932
Sapho
1917
The Fortunes of Fifi
1917
A Night at the Opera
1935
The Shadow Strikes
1937
On the Spot
1940
The World Gone Mad
1933
The Match King
1932
If I Had a Million
1932
Paradise Isle
1937
Lena Rivers
1932
Saleslady
1938
International Crime
1938
The Dark Hour
1936
Below the Deadline
1936
Party Girl
1930
Boys' Reformatory
1939
Held to Answer
1923
The Crusader
1932
The Gay Diplomat
1931
Jungle Menace
1937
Kismet
1930
Phantom Ranger
1938
The Mysterious Rider
1938
Transgression
1931
Notorious But Nice
1933
King of the Arena
1933
Death from a Distance
1935
The Lady in Scarlet
1935
False Faces
1932
The Public Defender
1917
The Great Lover
1920
They Shall Have Music
1939
Three Weeks
1924
A Devil with Women
1930
Mademoiselle Midnight
1924
All Woman
1918
Laughing Bill Hyde
1918
Three Wise Fools
1923
Alias the Doctor
1932
Souls for Sale
1923
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
1921
The President Vanishes
1934
Why Be Good?
1929
The Alaskan
1924
Borderland
1937
The Gambling Sex
1932
Call of the Prairie
1936
Terror Trail
1933
Captain Thunder
1930
The Yellow Ticket
1931
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
1940
Beau Ideal
1931
Guilty Parents
1934
Three on the Trail
1936
Their Mad Moment
1931
In the Next Room
1930
The Untameable
1923
Haunted House
1940
Rocky Mountain Rangers
1940
The Power of Silence
1928
Fast Life
1929
My Lady's Lips
1925
Crossroads
1942
Woman-Proof
1923
The Melody Man
1930
The Greater Glory
1926
The Social Code
1923
The Love That Lives
1917
The Lily
1926
Cappy Ricks
1921
The Rose of Paris
1924
The Unknown
1927
Folly of Vanity
1924
Paint and Powder
1925
The Dixie Handicap
1924
Men of the Sky
1931
Too Many Crooks
1927
Call Her Savage
1932
Doctors' Wives
1931
The Mystic Hour
1917
Cocktail Hour
1933
The World Against Him
1916
Old Dad
1920
The Mark of Cain
1917
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