John St. Polis
John St. Polis | |
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John St. Polis (center) in Coquette (1929) | |
Born |
New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. | November 24, 1873
Died |
October 8, 1946 72) Los Angeles, California, U.S. | (aged
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1909-1943 |
John St. Polis (November 24, 1873 – October 8, 1946) was an American actor.
Biography
He was born in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Before starting his film career, Polis had 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 (1911-1912) 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 in 1921, and as Comte Phillipe de Chagny in The Phantom of the Opera in 1925.
John St. Polis successfully made the transition from silent cinema to "Talkies" with one of his most praised performances as Doctor John M. Besant, the father of Norma Besant (played by Mary Pickford) in Coquette in 1929..
He died on October 8, 1946 in Los Angeles, California from undisclosed causes.
Selected filmography
- The Yellow Passport (1916)
- The Fortunes of Fifi (1917)
- The Love That Lives (1917)
- Shadows (1922)
- Held to Answer (1923)
- Three Wise Fools (1923)
- Those Who Dance (1924)
- The Alaskan (1924)
- Paint and Powder (1925)
- The Phantom of the Opera (1925)
- The Far Cry (1926)
- The Greater Glory (1926)
- Coquette (1929)
- The Bad One (1930)
- Guilty? (1930)
- Men of the Sky (1931)
- The Crusader (1932)
- Guilty Parents (1934)
- The Lady in Scarlet (1935)
- Mr. Wong, Detective (1938)
- International Crime (1938)
- They Shall Have Music (1939)
- Rocky Mountain Rangers (1940)
- Reap the Wild Wind (1942)
- Assignment in Brittany (1943)
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