John St. Polis
Biography
John St. Polis was an American actor who first made his name on the Broadway stage, most memorably as Frederik in The Return of Peter Grimm, a part he played in the play's original run and again in a 1921 revival at the Belasco Theatre. He then moved into films, appearing in more than 120 between 1914 and 1943 and billed in his early roles as John Sainpolis. His best-known work came in The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1921), as Etienne Laurier, and The Phantom of the Opera (1925), as Comte Phillipe de Chagny. He made the shift from silent pictures to sound successfully, winning praise as Dr. John M. Besant in Coquette (1929). St. Polis died in Los Angeles in 1946.
72years old at death
- Born New Orleans
- Died Los Angeles
- Star sign: SagittariusThe sign runs November 22 to December 21
- Also credited as John M. Sainpolis and John Sainpolis
Movie Career
- Films
- 7
- Career span
- 16 years1921 to 1937
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First role
Before his film career, St. Polis made his name on the Broadway stage, playing Frederik in the original 1911-12 production of The Return of Peter Grimm at the Belasco Theatre and again in its 1921 revival.
About the name
St. Polis was billed as John Sainpolis in all of his early film roles, before he became known as John St. Polis.
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