John St. Polis
Acting
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Acting Credits
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, th...
Known For
A Night at the Opera
Opera Conductor (uncredited)
The Phantom of the Opera
Comte Philip de Chagny
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
Etienne Laurier
The Unknown
Surgeon (uncredited)
If I Had a Million
Glidden Associate (uncredited)
They Shall Have Music
Davis
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
Minor Role (uncredited)
Crossroads
Professor (uncredited)
Filmography
Crossroads
1942
as Professor (uncredited)
On the Spot
1940
as Doc Hunter
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
1940
as Minor Role (uncredited)
Haunted House
1940
as Simkins
Rocky Mountain Rangers
1940
as Joseph Manners
Boys' Reformatory
1939
as Superintendent Keene
They Shall Have Music
1939
as Davis
Mr. Wong, Detective
1938
as Carl Roemer
Saleslady
1938
as Crane
International Crime
1938
as Roger Morton
Phantom Ranger
1938
as Pat Doyle
The Mysterious Rider
1938
as Townsman
The Shadow Strikes
1937
as Caleb Delthern
Paradise Isle
1937
as Coxon
Jungle Menace
1937
as Chandler Elliott
Borderland
1937
as Doctor
The Dark Hour
1936
as Dr. Munro
Below the Deadline
1936
as Mr. Abrams
Call of the Prairie
1936
as Jim
Three on the Trail
1936
as Sheriff Sam Corwin
A Night at the Opera
1935
as Opera Conductor (uncredited)
Death from a Distance
1935
as Prof. Trowbridge
The Lady in Scarlet
1935
as Jerome T. Shelby
The President Vanishes
1934
as Attorney General Davis (uncredited)
Guilty Parents
1934
as Defense attorney
The World Gone Mad
1933
as Grover Cromwell
Notorious But Nice
1933
as John J. Martin
King of the Arena
1933
as Governor
Terror Trail
1933
as Colonel Charles Ormsby
Cocktail Hour
1933
as French Police Investigator (uncredited)
Symphony of Six Million
1932
as Dr. Schifflen
The Match King
1932
as Banker (uncredited)
If I Had a Million
1932
as Glidden Associate (uncredited)
Lena Rivers
1932
as John Nichols
The Crusader
1932
as Robert Henley
False Faces
1932
as Dr. McDonald
Alias the Doctor
1932
as Dr. Niergardt
The Gambling Sex
1932
as John Tracy
Call Her Savage
1932
as Doctor Consoling Nasa (Uncredited)
The Criminal Code
1931
as Dr. Rinewulf
Heartbreak
1931
as U.S. Ambassador
The Gay Diplomat
1931
as General
Transgression
1931
as Serafin, Arturo's Butler
The Yellow Ticket
1931
as Passport Official at Airport
Beau Ideal
1931
as Judge Advocate (as John M. St. Polis)
Their Mad Moment
1931
as Hotel Manager
Men of the Sky
1931
as Madeleine's Father
Doctors' Wives
1931
as Dr. Mark Wyndram
The Bad One
1930
as Judge
The Three Sisters
1930
as Judge
Party Girl
1930
as John Rountree
Kismet
1930
as The Imam Mahmud
A Devil with Women
1930
as Don Diego
Captain Thunder
1930
as Pedro
In the Next Room
1930
as Philip Vantine
The Melody Man
1930
as Von Kemper
Guilty?
1930
as Polk
Coquette
1929
as Dr. John M. Besant
Why Be Good?
1929
as Pa Kelly
Fast Life
1929
as Andrew Stratton
A Woman's Way
1928
as Mouvet
The Power of Silence
1928
as Defense Attorney
Marriage by Contract
1928
as Father
The Unknown
1927
as Surgeon (uncredited)
Too Many Crooks
1927
as Erastus Mason
The Greater Glory
1926
as Prof. Leopold Eberhardt (as John Sainpolis)
The Lily
1926
as Comte de Maigny
The Far Cry
1926
as Count Filippo Sturani
The Phantom of the Opera
1925
as Comte Philip de Chagny
My Lady's Lips
1925
as Inspector
Paint and Powder
1925
as Mark Kelsey (as John Sainpolis)
Those Who Dance
1924
as Monahan
Three Weeks
1924
as The King
Mademoiselle Midnight
1924
as Colonel de Gontran (Prologue)
The Alaskan
1924
as Rossland (as John Sainpolis)
The Rose of Paris
1924
as André du Vallois
Folly of Vanity
1924
as Ridgeway (modern sequence)
The Dixie Handicap
1924
as Dexter
In Every Woman's Life
1924
as Dr. Philip Logan
Held to Answer
1923
as Hiram Burbeck
Three Wise Fools
1923
as John Crawshay
Souls for Sale
1923
as Self - Celebrity Actor in Commissary
The Untameable
1923
as Dr. Copin
Woman-Proof
1923
as Milo Bleech (as John Sainpolis)
The Social Code
1923
as Defense Attorney
The Hero
1923
as Andrew Lane
A Prince of a King
1923
as Mario
Shadows
1922
as Nate Snow
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
1921
as Etienne Laurier
Cappy Ricks
1921
as Skinner (as John Sainpolis)
The Great Lover
1920
as Jean Paurel
Old Dad
1920
as Jeffrey Bretton
Stake Uncle Sam to Play Your Hand
1918
as Kaiser
All Woman
1918
as Sam Tupper
Laughing Bill Hyde
1918
as Black Jack Burg
Sapho
1917
as Dejoie
The Fortunes of Fifi
1917
as Duvernet
The Public Defender
1917
as David Moulton
The Love That Lives
1917
as Harvey Brooks
The Mystic Hour
1917
as Clavering
The Mark of Cain
1917
as Judge Hoyt
Sleeping Fires
1917
as Edwin Bryce
The Salamander
1916
as Albert Sassoon
The World Against Him
1916
as Dr. Hamilton Welsh
The Yellow Passport
1916
as Fedia
The Social Highwayman
1916
as Hanby
Wormwood
1915
Bondwomen
1915
as Dr. Hugh Ellis
Joseph and His Coat of Many Colors
1914
Soldiers of Fortune
1914
as Pres. Alvarez