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John St. Polis
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John St. Polis

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1873 – 1946 · New Orleans, Louisiana, USA · Active 1914–1942

John St. Polis, born in New Orleans in 1873, was a versatile actor who transitioned from the Broadway stage to film. Known for his stage presence, he appeared in Mr. Wong, Detective (1938), where he contributed to the film's unique blend of mystery and humor. His career spanned several decades, and he adeptly moved from silent films to talkies, demonstrating his adaptability in the evolving landscape of cinema. St. Polis's work in Mr. Wong, Detective highlights his ability to bring depth to genre roles in classic crime narratives.

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Mr. Wong, Detective

Mr. Wong, Detective

1938 ★ 5.4
as Carl Roemer

A chemical manufacturer is killed just after asking detective James Wong to help him. So Detective Wong decides to investigate this as well as two subsequent murders.

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A Night at the Opera (1935)
A Night at the Opera
1935
The Phantom of the Opera (1925)
The Phantom of the Opera
1925
The Unknown (1927)
The Unknown
1927
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1921)
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
1921
If I Had a Million (1932)
If I Had a Million
1932
Crossroads (1942)
Crossroads
1942

Filmography

110 credits
1940s 5 credits
1942
Crossroads as Professor (uncredited)
Movie ★ 5.9
1940
On the Spot as Doc Hunter
Movie ★ 5.8
1940
Abe Lincoln in Illinois as Minor Role (uncredited)
Movie ★ 6.9
1940
Haunted House as Simkins
Movie ★ 5.0
1940
Rocky Mountain Rangers as Joseph Manners
Movie ★ 8.0
1930s 52 credits
1939
Boys' Reformatory as Superintendent Keene
Movie ★ 5.3
1939
They Shall Have Music as Davis
Movie ★ 6.5
1938
Mr. Wong, Detective● as Carl Roemer
Movie ★ 5.6
1938
Saleslady as Crane
Movie ★ 8.0
1938
International Crime as Roger Morton
Movie ★ 5.5
1938
Phantom Ranger as Pat Doyle
Movie ★ 4.7
1938
The Mysterious Rider as Townsman
Movie ★ 7.3
1937
The Shadow Strikes as Caleb Delthern
Movie ★ 4.7
1937
Paradise Isle as Coxon
Movie ★ 6.0
1937
Jungle Menace as Chandler Elliott
Movie ★ 7.0
1937
Borderland as Doctor
Movie ★ 7.5
1936
The Dark Hour as Dr. Munro
Movie ★ 5.9
1936
Below the Deadline as Mr. Abrams
Movie ★ 5.0
1936
Call of the Prairie as Jim
Movie ★ 5.8
1936
Three on the Trail as Sheriff Sam Corwin
Movie ★ 6.0
1935
A Night at the Opera as Opera Conductor (uncredited)
Movie ★ 7.4
1935
Death from a Distance as Prof. Trowbridge
Movie ★ 5.2
1935
The Lady in Scarlet as Jerome T. Shelby
Movie ★ 4.6
1934
The President Vanishes as Attorney General Davis (uncredited)
Movie ★ 6.0
1934
Guilty Parents as Defense attorney
Movie ★ 5.6
1933
The World Gone Mad as Grover Cromwell
Movie ★ 4.8
1933
Notorious But Nice as John J. Martin
Movie ★ 6.7
1933
King of the Arena as Governor
Movie ★ 10.0
1933
Terror Trail as Colonel Charles Ormsby
Movie ★ 7.0
1933
Cocktail Hour as French Police Investigator (uncredited)
Movie ★ 5.3
1932
Symphony of Six Million as Dr. Schifflen
Movie ★ 5.7
1932
The Match King as Banker (uncredited)
Movie ★ 6.7
1932
If I Had a Million as Glidden Associate (uncredited)
Movie ★ 6.6
1932
Lena Rivers as John Nichols
Movie ★ 7.0
1932
The Crusader as Robert Henley
Movie ★ 7.3
1932
False Faces as Dr. McDonald
Movie ★ 4.4
1932
Alias the Doctor as Dr. Niergardt
Movie ★ 6.0
1932
The Gambling Sex as John Tracy
Movie ★ 6.7
1932
Call Her Savage as Doctor Consoling Nasa (Uncredited)
Movie ★ 5.8
1931
The Criminal Code as Dr. Rinewulf
Movie ★ 6.1
1931
Heartbreak as U.S. Ambassador
Movie ★ 10.0
1931
The Gay Diplomat as General
Movie ★ 4.8
1931
Transgression as Serafin, Arturo's Butler
Movie ★ 4.3
1931
The Yellow Ticket as Passport Official at Airport
Movie ★ 5.1
1931
Beau Ideal as Judge Advocate (as John M. St. Polis)
Movie ★ 4.5
1931
Their Mad Moment as Hotel Manager
Movie ★ 7.5
1931
Men of the Sky as Madeleine's Father
Movie ★ 10.0
1931
Doctors' Wives as Dr. Mark Wyndram
Movie ★ 6.0
1930
The Bad One as Judge
Movie ★ 7.0
1930
The Three Sisters as Judge
Movie ★ 10.0
1930
Party Girl as John Rountree
Movie ★ 3.8
1930
Kismet as The Imam Mahmud
Movie ★ 4.0
1930
A Devil with Women as Don Diego
Movie ★ 5.8
1930
Captain Thunder as Pedro
Movie ★ 4.4
1930
In the Next Room as Philip Vantine
Movie ★ 9.0
1930
The Melody Man as Von Kemper
Movie ★ 3.0
1930
Guilty? as Polk
Movie ★ 9.0
1920s 35 credits
1929
Coquette as Dr. John M. Besant
Movie ★ 5.8
1929
Why Be Good? as Pa Kelly
Movie ★ 6.8
1929
Fast Life as Andrew Stratton
Movie ★ 9.0
1928
A Woman's Way as Mouvet
Movie ★ 8.0
1928
The Power of Silence as Defense Attorney
Movie ★ 10.0
1928
Marriage by Contract as Father
Movie ★ 10.0
1927
The Unknown as Surgeon (uncredited)
Movie ★ 7.5
1927
Too Many Crooks as Erastus Mason
Movie ★ 10.0
1926
The Greater Glory as Prof. Leopold Eberhardt (as John Sainpolis)
Movie ★ 8.0
1926
The Lily as Comte de Maigny
Movie ★ 7.0
1926
The Far Cry as Count Filippo Sturani
Movie ★ 7.0
1925
The Phantom of the Opera as Comte Philip de Chagny
Movie ★ 7.1
1925
My Lady's Lips as Inspector
Movie ★ 10.0
1925
Paint and Powder as Mark Kelsey (as John Sainpolis)
Movie ★ 7.0
1924
Those Who Dance as Monahan
Movie ★ 10.0
1924
Three Weeks as The King
Movie ★ 7.0
1924
Mademoiselle Midnight as Colonel de Gontran (Prologue)
Movie ★ 5.7
1924
The Alaskan as Rossland (as John Sainpolis)
Movie ★ 7.0
1924
The Rose of Paris as André du Vallois
Movie ★ 9.0
1924
Folly of Vanity as Ridgeway (modern sequence)
Movie ★ 8.0
1924
The Dixie Handicap as Dexter
Movie ★ 9.0
1924
In Every Woman's Life as Dr. Philip Logan
Movie ★ 9.0
1923
Held to Answer as Hiram Burbeck
Movie ★ 7.0
1923
Three Wise Fools as John Crawshay
Movie ★ 10.0
1923
Souls for Sale as Self - Celebrity Actor in Commissary
Movie ★ 6.3
1923
The Untameable as Dr. Copin
Movie ★ 7.5
1923
Woman-Proof as Milo Bleech (as John Sainpolis)
Movie ★ 8.0
1923
The Social Code as Defense Attorney
Movie ★ 10.0
1923
The Hero as Andrew Lane
Movie ★ 7.0
1923
A Prince of a King as Mario
Movie ★ 7.0
1922
Shadows as Nate Snow
Movie ★ 6.2
1921
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse as Etienne Laurier
Movie ★ 6.6
1921
Cappy Ricks as Skinner (as John Sainpolis)
Movie ★ 8.0
1920
The Great Lover as Jean Paurel
Movie ★ 8.0
1920
Old Dad as Jeffrey Bretton
Movie ★ 7.0
1910s 18 credits
1918
Stake Uncle Sam to Play Your Hand as Kaiser
Movie ★ 10.0
1918
All Woman as Sam Tupper
Movie
1918
Laughing Bill Hyde as Black Jack Burg
Movie
1917
Sapho as Dejoie
Movie
1917
The Fortunes of Fifi as Duvernet
Movie
1917
The Public Defender as David Moulton
Movie
1917
The Love That Lives as Harvey Brooks
Movie ★ 7.0
1917
The Mystic Hour as Clavering
Movie
1917
The Mark of Cain as Judge Hoyt
Movie ★ 8.0
1917
Sleeping Fires as Edwin Bryce
Movie
1916
The Salamander as Albert Sassoon
Movie
1916
The World Against Him as Dr. Hamilton Welsh
Movie
1916
The Yellow Passport as Fedia
Movie
1916
The Social Highwayman as Hanby
Movie
1915
Wormwood
Movie
1915
Bondwomen as Dr. Hugh Ellis
Movie
1914
Joseph and His Coat of Many Colors
Movie
1914
Soldiers of Fortune as Pres. Alvarez
Movie