John St. Polis
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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).
| Known For | Acting |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 0.016 |
| Birthday | 1873-11-24 |
| Place of Birth | New Orleans, Louisiana, USA |
| Also Known As | John M. Sainpolis, Johnny Sainpolis, John Sainpolis, John Saintpolis, John M. St. Polis, John Marie Sainpolis, |
1925
The Phantom of the Opera
7.1/353
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Mr. Wong, Detective
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Joseph and His Coat of Many Colors
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1930
The Bad One
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The Criminal Code
6.1/28
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1922
Shadows
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Those Who Dance
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1928
A Woman's Way
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1930
The Three Sisters
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1918
Stake Uncle Sam to Play Your Hand
0/0
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1929
Coquette
5.6/27
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1932
Symphony of Six Million
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1917
Sapho
0/0
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1917
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A Night at the Opera
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On the Spot
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1933
The World Gone Mad
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1932
The Match King
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1932
If I Had a Million
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Paradise Isle
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1932
Lena Rivers
5.5/2
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1938
Saleslady
0/0
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1938
International Crime
5.4/11
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1936
The Dark Hour
5.5/8
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1936
Below the Deadline
5.2/4
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1930
Party Girl
3.3/10
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1939
Boys' Reformatory
5.5/2
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1923
Held to Answer
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1932
The Crusader
5/1
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1931
The Gay Diplomat
4/5
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1937
Jungle Menace
5/1
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1930
Kismet
3.5/2
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1938
Phantom Ranger
4.2/5
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1938
The Mysterious Rider
6/2
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Transgression
4/4
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1933
Notorious But Nice
5.5/2
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1933
King of the Arena
0/0
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1935
Death from a Distance
4.8/4
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1935
The Lady in Scarlet
3.5/2
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1932
False Faces
4.3/3
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1917
The Public Defender
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1920
The Great Lover
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1939
They Shall Have Music
6/8
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1924
Three Weeks
0/0
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1930
A Devil with Women
5.3/3
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1924
Mademoiselle Midnight
5.8/4
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1918
All Woman
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1918
Laughing Bill Hyde
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1923
Three Wise Fools
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1932
Alias the Doctor
5.7/3
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1923
Souls for Sale
6.2/20
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1921
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
6.6/47
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1934
The President Vanishes
7/3
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1929
Why Be Good?
6.5/11
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1924
The Alaskan
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1937
Borderland
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1932
The Gambling Sex
6/1
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1936
Call of the Prairie
5/2
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1933
Terror Trail
0/0
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1930
Captain Thunder
3.8/8
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1915
Wormwood
0/0
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1931
The Yellow Ticket
5/14
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1940
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
7/22
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1931
Beau Ideal
4.4/9
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1934
Guilty Parents
4.8/4
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1936
Three on the Trail
5/1
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1931
Their Mad Moment
5/1
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1930
In the Next Room
0/0
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1923
The Untameable
5/1
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1940
Haunted House
4.4/7
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1940
Rocky Mountain Rangers
0/0
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1928
The Power of Silence
0/0
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1929
Fast Life
0/0
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1925
My Lady's Lips
0/0
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1942
Crossroads
5.9/35
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1923
Woman-Proof
0/0
At sight of a woman, he got a ticket for speeding.
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1930
The Melody Man
1/1
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1926
The Greater Glory
0/0
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1923
The Social Code
0/0
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1917
The Love That Lives
0/0
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1926
The Lily
0/0
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1921
Cappy Ricks
0/0
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1924
The Rose of Paris
0/0
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1927
The Unknown
7.5/190
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1925
Folly of Vanity
0/0
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1925
Paint and Powder
0/0
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1924
The Dixie Handicap
0/0
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1931
Men of the Sky
0/0
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1927
Too Many Crooks
0/0
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1932
Call Her Savage
5.75/16
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1931
Doctors' Wives
0/0
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1916
The Salamander
0/0
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1917
The Mystic Hour
0/0
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1933
Cocktail Hour
5.2/6
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1916
The World Against Him
0/0
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1920
Old Dad
0/0
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1917
The Mark of Cain
0/0
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