Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

110

Gender

Male

Birthday

1873-11-24

Day of Death

1946-10-08 (73 years old)

Place of Birth

New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Also Known As

John M. Sainpolis

Johnny Sainpolis

John Sainpolis

John Saintpolis

John M. St. Polis

John Marie Sainpolis

John St. Polis

Biography

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 Phantom of the Opera

The Phantom of the Opera

A Night at the Opera

A Night at the Opera

The Unknown

The Unknown

Acting

The Phantom of the Opera

1925

The Phantom of the Opera

as

Comte Philip de Chagny

Mr. Wong, Detective

1938

Mr. Wong, Detective

as

Carl Roemer

Joseph and His Coat of Many Colors

1914

Joseph and His Coat of Many Colors

as

The Bad One

1930

The Bad One

as

Judge

The Criminal Code

1931

The Criminal Code

as

Dr. Rinewulf

Shadows

1922

Shadows

as

Nate Snow

Those Who Dance

1924

Those Who Dance

as

Monahan

A Woman's Way

1928

A Woman's Way

as

Mouvet

The Three Sisters

1930

The Three Sisters

as

Judge

Stake Uncle Sam to Play Your Hand

1918

Stake Uncle Sam to Play Your Hand

as

Kaiser

Coquette

1929

Coquette

as

Dr. John M. Besant

Symphony of Six Million

1932

Symphony of Six Million

as

Dr. Schifflen

Sapho

1917

Sapho

as

Dejoie

The Fortunes of Fifi

1917

The Fortunes of Fifi

as

Duvernet

A Night at the Opera

1935

A Night at the Opera

as

Opera Conductor (uncredited)

Heartbreak

1931

Heartbreak

as

U.S. Ambassador

The Shadow Strikes

1937

The Shadow Strikes

as

Caleb Delthern

On the Spot

1940

On the Spot

as

Doc Hunter

The World Gone Mad

1933

The World Gone Mad

as

Grover Cromwell

The Match King

1932

The Match King

as

Banker (uncredited)

If I Had a Million

1932

If I Had a Million

as

Glidden Associate (uncredited)

Paradise Isle

1937

Paradise Isle

as

Coxon

Lena Rivers

1932

Lena Rivers

as

John Nichols

Saleslady

1938

Saleslady

as

Crane

International Crime

1938

International Crime

as

Roger Morton

The Dark Hour

1936

The Dark Hour

as

Dr. Munro

Below the Deadline

1936

Below the Deadline

as

Mr. Abrams

Party Girl

1930

Party Girl

as

John Rountree

Boys' Reformatory

1939

Boys' Reformatory

as

Superintendent Keene

Held to Answer

1923

Held to Answer

as

Hiram Burbeck

The Crusader

1932

The Crusader

as

Robert Henley

The Gay Diplomat

1931

The Gay Diplomat

as

General

Jungle Menace

1937

Jungle Menace

as

Chandler Elliott

Kismet

1930

Kismet

as

The Imam Mahmud

Phantom Ranger

1938

Phantom Ranger

as

Pat Doyle

The Mysterious Rider

1938

The Mysterious Rider

as

Townsman

Transgression

1931

Transgression

as

Serafin, Arturo's Butler

Notorious But Nice

1933

Notorious But Nice

as

John J. Martin

King of the Arena

1933

King of the Arena

as

Governor

Death from a Distance

1935

Death from a Distance

as

Prof. Trowbridge

The Lady in Scarlet

1935

The Lady in Scarlet

as

Jerome T. Shelby

False Faces

1932

False Faces

as

Dr. McDonald

The Public Defender

1917

The Public Defender

as

David Moulton

The Great Lover

1920

The Great Lover

as

Jean Paurel

They Shall Have Music

1939

They Shall Have Music

as

Davis

Three Weeks

1924

Three Weeks

as

The King

A Devil with Women

1930

A Devil with Women

as

Don Diego

Mademoiselle Midnight

1924

Mademoiselle Midnight

as

Colonel de Gontran (Prologue)

All Woman

1918

All Woman

as

Sam Tupper

Laughing Bill Hyde

1918

Laughing Bill Hyde

as

Black Jack Burg

Three Wise Fools

1923

Three Wise Fools

as

John Crawshay

Alias the Doctor

1932

Alias the Doctor

as

Dr. Niergardt

Souls for Sale

1923

Souls for Sale

as

Self - Celebrity Actor in Commissary

The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse

1921

The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse

as

Etienne Laurier

The President Vanishes

1934

The President Vanishes

as

Attorney General Davis (uncredited)

Why Be Good?

1929

Why Be Good?

as

Pa Kelly

The Alaskan

1924

The Alaskan

as

Rossland (as John Sainpolis)

Borderland

1937

Borderland

as

Doctor

The Gambling Sex

1932

The Gambling Sex

as

John Tracy

Call of the Prairie

1936

Call of the Prairie

as

Jim

Terror Trail

1933

Terror Trail

as

Colonel Charles Ormsby

Captain Thunder

1930

Captain Thunder

as

Pedro

Wormwood

1915

Wormwood

as

The Yellow Ticket

1931

The Yellow Ticket

as

Passport Official at Airport

Abe Lincoln in Illinois

1940

Abe Lincoln in Illinois

as

Minor Role (uncredited)

Beau Ideal

1931

Beau Ideal

as

Judge Advocate (as John M. St. Polis)

Guilty Parents

1934

Guilty Parents

as

Defense attorney

Three on the Trail

1936

Three on the Trail

as

Sheriff Sam Corwin

Their Mad Moment

1931

Their Mad Moment

as

Hotel Manager

In the Next Room

1930

In the Next Room

as

Philip Vantine

The Untameable

1923

The Untameable

as

Dr. Copin

Haunted House

1940

Haunted House

as

Simkins

Rocky Mountain Rangers

1940

Rocky Mountain Rangers

as

Joseph Manners

The Power of Silence

1928

The Power of Silence

as

Defense Attorney

Fast Life

1929

Fast Life

as

Andrew Stratton

My Lady's Lips

1925

My Lady's Lips

as

Inspector

Crossroads

1942

Crossroads

as

Professor (uncredited)

Woman-Proof

1923

Woman-Proof

as

Milo Bleech (as John Sainpolis)

The Melody Man

1930

The Melody Man

as

Von Kemper

The Greater Glory

1926

The Greater Glory

as

Prof. Leopold Eberhardt (as John Sainpolis)

The Social Code

1923

The Social Code

as

Defense Attorney

The Love That Lives

1917

The Love That Lives

as

Harvey Brooks

The Lily

1926

The Lily

as

Comte de Maigny

Cappy Ricks

1921

Cappy Ricks

as

Skinner (as John Sainpolis)

The Rose of Paris

1924

The Rose of Paris

as

André du Vallois

The Unknown

1927

The Unknown

as

Surgeon (uncredited)

Folly of Vanity

1924

Folly of Vanity

as

Ridgeway (modern sequence)

Paint and Powder

1925

Paint and Powder

as

Mark Kelsey (as John Sainpolis)

The Dixie Handicap

1924

The Dixie Handicap

as

Dexter

Men of the Sky

1931

Men of the Sky

as

Madeleine's Father

Too Many Crooks

1927

Too Many Crooks

as

Erastus Mason

Call Her Savage

1932

Call Her Savage

as

Doctor Consoling Nasa (Uncredited)

Doctors' Wives

1931

Doctors' Wives

as

Dr. Mark Wyndram

The Salamander

1916

The Salamander

as

Albert Sassoon

The Mystic Hour

1917

The Mystic Hour

as

Clavering

Cocktail Hour

1933

Cocktail Hour

as

French Police Investigator (uncredited)

The World Against Him

1916

The World Against Him

as

Dr. Hamilton Welsh

Old Dad

1920

Old Dad

as

Jeffrey Bretton

The Mark of Cain

1917

The Mark of Cain

as

Judge Hoyt

Soldiers of Fortune

1914

Soldiers of Fortune

as

Pres. Alvarez

Sleeping Fires

1917

Sleeping Fires

as

Edwin Bryce

The Hero

1923

The Hero

as

Andrew Lane

Marriage by Contract

1928

Marriage by Contract

as

Father

In Every Woman's Life

1924

In Every Woman's Life

as

Dr. Philip Logan

The Far Cry

1926

The Far Cry

as

Count Filippo Sturani

The Yellow Passport

1916

The Yellow Passport

as

Fedia

A Prince of a King

1923

A Prince of a King

as

Mario

Bondwomen

1915

Bondwomen

as

Dr. Hugh Ellis

Guilty?

1930

Guilty?

as

Polk

The Social Highwayman

1916

The Social Highwayman

as

Hanby

Production

Crew

Directing