John St. Polis
John M. St. Polis was an American actor.
Biography
St. Polis was born John Marie Sainpolis in New Orleans, Louisiana, the son of Jean Marie Sainpolis and Marie Catherine Borg. 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 and the play's revival in 1921, both performed at the Belasco Theatre. He also appeared in a different role in the screen version in 1926.
He appeared in more than 120 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, and as Comte Phillipe de Chagny in The Phantom of the Opera. He 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 in Coquette. He died on October 8, 1946, in Los Angeles, California from undisclosed causes, aged 72.
Selected filmography
Soldiers of Fortune - Pres. AlvarezJoseph and His Coat of Many Colors Wormwood - Gaston BeauvaisBondwomen - Dr. Hugh EllisThe Salamander - Albert SassoonThe Yellow Passport - FediaThe Social Highwayman - HanbyThe World Against Him - Dr. Hamilton WelshThe Fortunes of Fifi - DuvernetSapho - DejoieSleeping Fires - Edwin BryceThe Mystic Hour - ClaveringThe Love That Lives - Harvey BrooksPublic Defender - David MoultonThe Mark of Cain - Judge HoytResurrection - SimonsonAll Woman - Sam TupperMoney Mad - Martin RossLaughting Bill Hyde - Black Jack BurgStake Uncle Sam to Play Your Hand The Poison Pen - Dr. McKennaThe Great Lover - Jean PaurelOld Dad - Jeffrey BrettonThe Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse - Etienne LaurierCappy Ricks - SkinnerShadows - Nate SnowThe Hero - Andrew LaneThree Wise Fools - John CrawshayThe Untameable - Dr. CopinA Prince of a King - MarioWoman-Proof - Milo BleechThe Social Code - Defense AttorneyHeld to Answer - Hiram BurbeckA Fool's Awakening - Lt. WedderburnThree Weeks - The KingMademoiselle Midnight - Colonel de Gontran Those Who Dance - MonahanThe Alaskan - RosslandIn Every Woman's Life - Dr. Philip LoganThe Rose of Paris - André du ValloisThe Folly of Vanity - Ridgeway The Dixie Handicap - DexterThe Phantom of the Opera - Comte Philip de ChagnyMy Lady's Lips - InspectorPaint and Powder - Mark KelseyThe Far Cry - Count Filippo SturaniThe Greater Glory - Prof. Leopold EberhardtThe Lily - Comte de MaignyThe Return of Peter Grimm - Andrew McPherson Too Many Crooks - Erastus MasonThe Unknown - Surgeon A Woman's Way - MouvetThe Grain of Dust - Mr. BurroughsThe Power of Silence - Defense AttorneyMarriage by Contract - FatherThe Gun Runner - The PresidenteThe Diplomats - The King of BelgraviaWhy Be Good? - Pa KellyCoquette - Dr. John BesantFast Life - Andrew StrattonParty Girl - John RountreeThe Melody Man - Von KemperIn the Next Room - Philip VantineGuilty? - PolkThe Three Sisters - JudgeThe Bad One - JudgeA Devil with Women - Don DiegoKismet - The Imam MahmudCaptain Thunder - PedroThe Criminal Code - Dr. RinewulfBeau Ideal - Judge AdvocateDoctors' Wives - Dr. Mark WyndramTransgression - Serafin, Arturo's ButlerMen of the Sky - Madeleine's FatherTheir Mad Moment - Hotel ManagerThe Gay Diplomat - GeneralThe Yellow Ticket - Passport Official at Airport Heartbreak - U.S. AmbassadorThe Wide Open Spaces - TownsmanAlias the Doctor - Dr. NiergardtLena Rivers - John NicholsSymphony of Six Million - Dr. SchifflenForbidden Company - David GrantThe Crusader - Robert HenleyFalse Faces - Dr. McDonald If I Had a Million - Glidden Associate The Gambling Sex - John TracyCall Her Savage - Doctor Consoling Nasa The Match King - Banker Terror Trail - Colonel Charles OrmsbyThe World Gone Mad - Grover CromwellKing of the Arena - GovernorCocktail Hour - French Police Investigator Notorious but Nice - John J. MartinSing Sinner Sing - James Parks Guilty Parents - Defense AttorneyThe President Vanishes - Attorney General Davis Death from a Distance - Prof. TrowbridgeThe Lady in Scarlet - Jerome T. ShelbyA Night at the Opera - Opera Conductor Magnificent Obsession - Seabury The Dark Hour - Dr. MunroCall of the Prairie - Banker Jim Three on the Trail - Sheriff Sam CorwinBelow the Deadline - Mr. AbramsThe Border Patrolman - Manning Woman in Distress - Duval Borderland - The DoctorA Day at the Races - Musician in orchestra Paradise Isle - CoxonRustlers' Valley - Banker Crawford Jungle Menace - Chandler Elliott The Shadow Strikes - Caleb DelthernSaleslady - CraneInternational Crime - Roger MortonPhantom Ranger - Pat DoyleThe Mysterious Rider - Townsman Mr. Wong, Detective - Carl RoemerBoys' Reformatory - Superintendent KeeneThey Shall Have Music - DavisAbe Lincoln in Illinois - Minor Role Knights of the Range - Doctor Rocky Mountain Rangers - Joseph MannersOn the Spot - Doc HunterHaunted House - SimkinsFederal Fugitives - Doctor The Hard-Boiled Canary - Opera Conductor Hurricane Smith - Doctor Reap the Wild Wind - Devereaux Foreign Agent Crossroads - Professor Assignment in Brittany - Old Man at Inn