John St. Polis [14487] Gender: Male Popularity: 1.9114 Birthplace: New Orleans, Louisiana, USA Birthday: 1873-11-24 Deathday: 1946-10-08 Age: 72 years Movies: 99 Links: Homepage, 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 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). Crossroads1942-07-23 Haunted House1940-07-21 On the Spot1940-06-11 Rocky Mountain Rangers1940-05-24 Abe Lincoln in Illinois1940-02-22 They Shall Have Music1939-08-18 Boys' Reformatory1939-05-01 Mr. Wong, Detective1938-10-05 The Mysterious Rider1938-09-21 Phantom Ranger1938-05-27 International Crime1938-04-23 Saleslady1938-01-27 The Shadow Strikes1937-10-29 Jungle Menace1937-09-01 Paradise Isle1937-07-21 Borderland1937-02-26 Below the Deadline1936-06-07 Three on the Trail1936-04-14 Call of the Prairie1936-03-06 The Dark Hour1936-02-17 A Night at the Opera1935-11-15 The Lady in Scarlet1935-10-20 Death from a Distance1935-07-03 The President Vanishes1934-11-17 Guilty Parents1934-04-01 Notorious But Nice1933-08-04 Cocktail Hour1933-06-05 King of the Arena1933-06-01 The World Gone Mad1933-04-15 Terror Trail1933-02-02 The Match King1932-12-31 Call Her Savage1932-11-24 The Gambling Sex1932-11-21 If I Had a Million1932-11-18 False Faces1932-10-12 The Crusader1932-10-04 Symphony of Six Million1932-04-29 Lena Rivers1932-03-27 Alias the Doctor1932-02-25 Heartbreak1931-11-08 The Yellow Ticket1931-10-30 The Gay Diplomat1931-08-22 Their Mad Moment1931-07-12 Men of the Sky1931-06-20 Transgression1931-06-27 Doctors' Wives1931-03-14 Beau Ideal1931-01-25 The Criminal Code1931-01-03 Captain Thunder1930-12-27 Kismet1930-10-30 A Devil with Women1930-10-17 The Bad One1930-05-03 The Three Sisters1930-04-20 In the Next Room1930-01-26 The Melody Man1930-01-15 Party Girl1930-01-01 Fast Life1929-09-01 Coquette1929-03-30 Why Be Good?1929-02-28 The Power of Silence1928-10-20 A Woman's Way1928-02-18 The Unknown1927-05-29 Too Many Crooks1927-04-02 The Lily1926-10-03 The Greater Glory1926-05-02 Paint and Powder1925-09-16 My Lady's Lips1925-07-01 The Phantom of the Oper1925-09-22 Folly of Vanity1925-01-26 The Dixie Handicap1924-12-29 The Rose of Paris1924-11-09 The Alaskan1924-09-14 Those Who Dance1924-04-27 Mademoiselle Midnight1924-04-14 Three Weeks1924-02-10 Held to Answer1923-11-22 Woman-Proof1923-10-28 The Social Code1923-10-01 The Untameable1923-09-09 Three Wise Fools1923-08-19 Souls for Sale1923-04-22 Shadows1922-11-10 Cappy Ricks1921-08-21 The Four Horsemen of th1921-03-06 The Great Lover1920-11-15 Old Dad1920-11-01 Stake Uncle Sam to Play1918-10-01 Laughing Bill Hyde1918-09-22 All Woman1918-06-09 The Mark of Cain1917-11-04 The Public Defender1917-11-03 The Love That Lives1917-07-09 The Mystic Hour1917-05-17 Sapho1917-03-11 The Fortunes of Fifi1917-02-26 The World Against Him1916-12-25 The Salamander1916-01-23 Wormwood1915-01-01 Joseph and His Coat of 1914-01-01