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John St. Polis

Acting
November 24, 1873
— October 8, 1946(72 years old)
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Popularity: 1
IMDb

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...

Also Known As

John M. Sainpolis • Johnny Sainpolis • John Sainpolis • John Saintpolis • John M. St. Polis

Known For

Transgression movie poster (1931)
4.3

Transgression

Serafin, Arturo's Butler

Crossroads movie poster (1942)
5.9

Crossroads

Professor (uncredited)

Guilty Parents movie poster (1934)
5.6

Guilty Parents

Defense attorney

Phantom Ranger movie poster (1938)
4.7

Phantom Ranger

Pat Doyle

The Untameable movie poster (1923)
7.5

The Untameable

Dr. Copin

Three Weeks movie poster (1924)
7.0

Three Weeks

The King

Sapho movie poster (1917)

Sapho

Dejoie

Terror Trail movie poster (1933)
7.0

Terror Trail

Colonel Charles Ormsby

All Woman movie poster (1918)

All Woman

Sam Tupper

The Phantom of the Opera movie poster (1925)
7.1

The Phantom of the Opera

Comte Philip de Chagny

The Unknown movie poster (1927)
7.5

The Unknown

Surgeon (uncredited)

Boys' Reformatory movie poster (1939)
5.3

Boys' Reformatory

Superintendent Keene

Photos of John St. Polis

Filmography

1940s

Crossroads movie poster (1942)
5.9

Crossroads

Professor (uncredited)

Rocky Mountain Rangers movie poster (1940)
8.0

Rocky Mountain Rangers

Joseph Manners

Abe Lincoln in Illinois movie poster (1940)
6.9

Abe Lincoln in Illinois

Minor Role (uncredited)

On the Spot movie poster (1940)
5.8

On the Spot

Doc Hunter

Haunted House movie poster (1940)
5.0

Haunted House

Simkins

1930s

Boys' Reformatory movie poster (1939)
5.3

Boys' Reformatory

Superintendent Keene

They Shall Have Music movie poster (1939)
6.5

They Shall Have Music

Davis

Phantom Ranger movie poster (1938)
4.7

Phantom Ranger

Pat Doyle

International Crime movie poster (1938)
5.5

International Crime

Roger Morton

Mr. Wong, Detective movie poster (1938)
5.6

Mr. Wong, Detective

Carl Roemer

Saleslady movie poster (1938)
8.0

Saleslady

Crane

The Mysterious Rider movie poster (1938)
7.3

The Mysterious Rider

Townsman

Borderland movie poster (1937)
7.5

Borderland

Doctor

Jungle Menace movie poster (1937)
7.0

Jungle Menace

Chandler Elliott

The Shadow Strikes movie poster (1937)
4.7

The Shadow Strikes

Caleb Delthern

Paradise Isle movie poster (1937)
6.0

Paradise Isle

Coxon

Call of the Prairie movie poster (1936)
5.8

Call of the Prairie

Jim

Below the Deadline movie poster (1936)
5.0

Below the Deadline

Mr. Abrams

The Dark Hour movie poster (1936)
5.9

The Dark Hour

Dr. Munro

Three on the Trail movie poster (1936)
6.0

Three on the Trail

Sheriff Sam Corwin

A Night at the Opera movie poster (1935)
7.4

A Night at the Opera

Opera Conductor (uncredited)

The Lady in Scarlet movie poster (1935)
4.6

The Lady in Scarlet

Jerome T. Shelby

Death from a Distance movie poster (1935)
5.2

Death from a Distance

Prof. Trowbridge

Guilty Parents movie poster (1934)
5.6

Guilty Parents

Defense attorney

The President Vanishes movie poster (1934)
6.0

The President Vanishes

Attorney General Davis (uncredited)

Terror Trail movie poster (1933)
7.0

Terror Trail

Colonel Charles Ormsby

Cocktail Hour movie poster (1933)
5.3

Cocktail Hour

French Police Investigator (uncredited)

Notorious But Nice movie poster (1933)
6.7

Notorious But Nice

John J. Martin

The World Gone Mad movie poster (1933)
4.8

The World Gone Mad

Grover Cromwell

King of the Arena movie poster (1933)
10.0

King of the Arena

Governor

If I Had a Million movie poster (1932)
6.6

If I Had a Million

Glidden Associate (uncredited)

Lena Rivers movie poster (1932)
7.0

Lena Rivers

John Nichols

False Faces movie poster (1932)
4.4

False Faces

Dr. McDonald

Call Her Savage movie poster (1932)
5.8

Call Her Savage

Doctor Consoling Nasa (Uncredited)

Symphony of Six Million movie poster (1932)
5.7

Symphony of Six Million

Dr. Schifflen

Alias the Doctor movie poster (1932)
6.0

Alias the Doctor

Dr. Niergardt

The Match King movie poster (1932)
6.7

The Match King

Banker (uncredited)

The Gambling Sex movie poster (1932)
6.7

The Gambling Sex

John Tracy

Transgression movie poster (1931)
4.3

Transgression

Serafin, Arturo's Butler

The Yellow Ticket movie poster (1931)
5.1

The Yellow Ticket

Passport Official at Airport

The Criminal Code movie poster (1931)
6.1

The Criminal Code

Dr. Rinewulf

The Gay Diplomat movie poster (1931)
4.8

The Gay Diplomat

General

Men of the Sky movie poster (1931)
10.0

Men of the Sky

Madeleine's Father

Doctors' Wives movie poster (1931)
6.0

Doctors' Wives

Dr. Mark Wyndram

Heartbreak movie poster (1931)
10.0

Heartbreak

U.S. Ambassador

Their Mad Moment movie poster (1931)
7.5

Their Mad Moment

Hotel Manager

Beau Ideal movie poster (1931)
4.5

Beau Ideal

Judge Advocate (as John M. St. Polis)

Captain Thunder movie poster (1930)
4.4

Captain Thunder

Pedro

Kismet movie poster (1930)
4.0

Kismet

The Imam Mahmud

Party Girl movie poster (1930)
3.8

Party Girl

John Rountree

A Devil with Women movie poster (1930)
5.8

A Devil with Women

Don Diego

In the Next Room movie poster (1930)
9.0

In the Next Room

Philip Vantine

The Bad One movie poster (1930)
7.0

The Bad One

Judge

The Three Sisters movie poster (1930)
10.0

The Three Sisters

Judge

The Melody Man movie poster (1930)
3.0

The Melody Man

Von Kemper

1920s

Coquette movie poster (1929)
5.8

Coquette

Dr. John M. Besant

Fast Life movie poster (1929)
9.0

Fast Life

Andrew Stratton

Why Be Good? movie poster (1929)
6.8

Why Be Good?

Pa Kelly

The Power of Silence movie poster (1928)
10.0

The Power of Silence

Defense Attorney

A Woman's Way movie poster (1928)
8.0

A Woman's Way

Mouvet

The Unknown movie poster (1927)
7.5

The Unknown

Surgeon (uncredited)

Too Many Crooks movie poster (1927)
10.0

Too Many Crooks

Erastus Mason

The Lily movie poster (1926)
7.0

The Lily

Comte de Maigny

The Greater Glory movie poster (1926)
8.0

The Greater Glory

Prof. Leopold Eberhardt (as John Sainpolis)

The Phantom of the Opera movie poster (1925)
7.1

The Phantom of the Opera

Comte Philip de Chagny

Paint and Powder movie poster (1925)
7.0

Paint and Powder

Mark Kelsey (as John Sainpolis)

My Lady's Lips movie poster (1925)
10.0

My Lady's Lips

Inspector

Three Weeks movie poster (1924)
7.0

Three Weeks

The King

Mademoiselle Midnight movie poster (1924)
5.7

Mademoiselle Midnight

Colonel de Gontran (Prologue)

Those Who Dance movie poster (1924)
10.0

Those Who Dance

Monahan

The Rose of Paris movie poster (1924)
9.0

The Rose of Paris

André du Vallois

Folly of Vanity movie poster (1924)
8.0

Folly of Vanity

Ridgeway (modern sequence)

The Alaskan movie poster (1924)
7.0

The Alaskan

Rossland (as John Sainpolis)

The Dixie Handicap movie poster (1924)
9.0

The Dixie Handicap

Dexter

The Untameable movie poster (1923)
7.5

The Untameable

Dr. Copin

Woman-Proof movie poster (1923)
8.0

Woman-Proof

Milo Bleech (as John Sainpolis)

Souls for Sale movie poster (1923)
6.3

Souls for Sale

Self - Celebrity Actor in Commissary

The Social Code movie poster (1923)
10.0

The Social Code

Defense Attorney

Held to Answer movie poster (1923)
7.0

Held to Answer

Hiram Burbeck

Three Wise Fools movie poster (1923)
10.0

Three Wise Fools

John Crawshay

Shadows movie poster (1922)
6.2

Shadows

Nate Snow

The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse movie poster (1921)
6.6

The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse

Etienne Laurier

Cappy Ricks movie poster (1921)
8.0

Cappy Ricks

Skinner (as John Sainpolis)

The Great Lover movie poster (1920)
8.0

The Great Lover

Jean Paurel

Old Dad movie poster (1920)
7.0

Old Dad

Jeffrey Bretton

1910s

All Woman movie poster (1918)

All Woman

Sam Tupper

Laughing Bill Hyde movie poster (1918)

Laughing Bill Hyde

Black Jack Burg

Stake Uncle Sam to Play Your Hand movie poster (1918)
10.0

Stake Uncle Sam to Play Your Hand

Kaiser

Sapho movie poster (1917)

Sapho

Dejoie

The Fortunes of Fifi movie poster (1917)

The Fortunes of Fifi

Duvernet

The Public Defender movie poster (1917)

The Public Defender

David Moulton

The Love That Lives movie poster (1917)
7.0

The Love That Lives

Harvey Brooks

The Mark of Cain movie poster (1917)
8.0

The Mark of Cain

Judge Hoyt

The Mystic Hour movie poster (1917)

The Mystic Hour

Clavering

The World Against Him movie poster (1916)

The World Against Him

Dr. Hamilton Welsh

Joseph and His Coat of Many Colors movie poster (1914)

Joseph and His Coat of Many Colors