Birth Day: 1873-11-24
Place of birth: New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
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).
Credits
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As Professor (uncredited) -
As Doc Hunter -
As Joseph Manners -
As Minor Role (uncredited) -
As Simkins -
As Superintendent Keene -
As Davis -
As Crane -
As Roger Morton -
As Carl Roemer -
As Pat Doyle -
As Townsman -
As Chandler Elliott -
As Doctor -
As Coxon -
As Caleb Delthern -
As Mr. Abrams -
As Sheriff Sam Corwin -
As Dr. Munro -
As Jim -
As Jerome T. Shelby -
As Prof. Trowbridge -
As Opera Conductor (uncredited) -
As Defense attorney -
As Attorney General Davis (uncredited) -
As Governor -
As John J. Martin -
As French Police Investigator (uncredited) -
As Colonel Charles Ormsby -
As Grover Cromwell -
As Dr. Schifflen -
As Doctor Consoling Nasa (Uncredited) -
As Dr. McDonald -
As John Nichols -
As Robert Henley -
As Dr. Niergardt -
As Banker (uncredited) -
As Glidden Associate (uncredited) -
As John Tracy -
As Serafin, Arturo's Butler -
As Dr. Mark Wyndram -
As Hotel Manager -
As Passport Official at Airport -
As General -
As Dr. Rinewulf -
As Judge Advocate (as John M. St. Polis) -
As Madeleine's Father -
As U.S. Ambassador
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As Pedro -
As Philip Vantine -
As The Imam Mahmud -
As Von Kemper -
As Don Diego -
As John Rountree -
As Judge -
As Judge -
As Andrew Stratton -
As Pa Kelly -
As Dr. John M. Besant -
As Defense Attorney -
As Mouvet -
As Erastus Mason -
As Surgeon (uncredited) -
As Prof. Leopold Eberhardt (as John Sainpolis) -
As Comte de Maigny -
As Inspector -
As Mark Kelsey (as John Sainpolis) -
As Comte Philip de Chagny -
As Ridgeway (modern sequence) -
As Dexter -
As Rossland (as John Sainpolis) -
As André du Vallois -
As Monahan -
As Colonel de Gontran (Prologue) -
As The King -
As Defense Attorney -
As Hiram Burbeck -
As Milo Bleech (as John Sainpolis) -
As John Crawshay -
As Self - Celebrity Actor in Commissary -
As Dr. Copin -
As Nate Snow -
As Etienne Laurier -
As Skinner (as John Sainpolis) -
As Jeffrey Bretton -
As Jean Paurel -
As Black Jack Burg -
As Kaiser -
As Sam Tupper -
As Harvey Brooks -
As David Moulton -
As Duvernet -
As Dejoie -
As Clavering -
As Judge Hoyt -
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As Dr. Hamilton Welsh -
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