John St. Polis
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).
110 acting credits
Acting · 110
The Phantom of the Opera
1925
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
1921
A Night at the Opera
1935
The Unknown
1927
Mr. Wong, Detective
1938
If I Had a Million
1932
The Criminal Code
1931
Lena Rivers
1932
Kismet
1930
Cocktail Hour
1933
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
1940
Souls for Sale
1923
Doctors' Wives
1931
The President Vanishes
1934
Jungle Menace
1937
Phantom Ranger
1938
The Greater Glory
1926
Three Weeks
1924
Call of the Prairie
1936
Call Her Savage
1932
Coquette
1929
Crossroads
1942
The Shadow Strikes
1937
The Yellow Ticket
1931
Transgression
1931
Beau Ideal
1931
Borderland
1937
On the Spot
1940
The Match King
1932
They Shall Have Music
1939
Mademoiselle Midnight
1924
The Mysterious Rider
1938
Boys' Reformatory
1939
Below the Deadline
1936
Heartbreak
1931
Haunted House
1940
The Untameable
1923
Three Wise Fools
1923
Sapho
1917
Fast Life
1929
Guilty Parents
1934
Guilty?
1930
Party Girl
1930
Terror Trail
1933
All Woman
1918
False Faces
1932
Shadows
1922
The Lily
1926
Why Be Good?
1929
Captain Thunder
1930
Alias the Doctor
1932
Their Mad Moment
1931
The Salamander
1916
International Crime
1938
Rocky Mountain Rangers
1940
Symphony of Six Million
1932
The Alaskan
1924
The Hero
1923
Death from a Distance
1935
Those Who Dance
1924
A Devil with Women
1930
Notorious But Nice
1933
Stake Uncle Sam to Play Your Hand
1918
Saleslady
1938
The Bad One
1930
Woman-Proof
1923
King of the Arena
1933
The Gambling Sex
1932
Old Dad
1920
Three on the Trail
1936
Cappy Ricks
1921
Bondwomen
1915
The Crusader
1932
The Dark Hour
1936
The Gay Diplomat
1931
The Far Cry
1926
The Power of Silence
1928
My Lady's Lips
1925
The Lady in Scarlet
1935
The Three Sisters
1930
The World Gone Mad
1933
The Dixie Handicap
1924
The Great Lover
1920
A Woman's Way
1928
Wormwood
1915
Folly of Vanity
1924
The Mark of Cain
1917
Paint and Powder
1925
In the Next Room
1930
The Fortunes of Fifi
1917
Men of the Sky
1931
Held to Answer
1923
The Social Code
1923
The Rose of Paris
1924
Paradise Isle
1937
The Yellow Passport
1916
Laughing Bill Hyde
1918
A Prince of a King
1923
The World Against Him
1916
Too Many Crooks
1927
Joseph and His Coat of Many Colors
1914
The Melody Man
1930
The Public Defender
1917
Soldiers of Fortune
1914
The Social Highwayman
1916
In Every Woman's Life
1924
Marriage by Contract
1928
The Love That Lives
1917
The Mystic Hour
1917
Sleeping Fires
1917