Portrait of John St. Polis

Acting

John St. Polis

Career

Active from 1914 to 1940, with up to 7 main titles a year.

Leading roles
25
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score55/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Phantom of the Opera
The Phantom of the Opera
GoodWatch score73/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 22 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.8 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.8 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.9Style
John St. Polis Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.6, average 5.4
  • Family Dynamics
    3.1, average 4.8
  • Coming of Age
    1.7, average 3.0
  • Cringe Humor
    0.9, average 2.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Early Cinema 4
  • Character-Driven 4
  • Melodrama 4
  • Historical Drama 3
  • Social Realism 3
  • Romantic Drama 2
  • Silent Film Era 2
  • Redemption Story 2
  • Silent Era Romance 2
  • Period Crime 2
  • Mystery Thriller 2
  • Class Struggle 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

107
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1940s

5 titles Β· average score 63
Crossroads
Crossroads (1942)
GoodWatch score 58

as Professor (uncredited)

Haunted House
Haunted House (1940)
GoodWatch score 52

as Simkins

On the Spot
On the Spot (1940)

as Doc Hunter

Abe Lincoln in Illinois
Abe Lincoln in Illinois (1940)
GoodWatch score 78

as Minor Role (uncredited)

Rocky Mountain Rangers
Rocky Mountain Rangers (1940)

as Joseph Manners

1930s

52 titles Β· average score 58
Mr. Wong, Detective
Mr. Wong, Detective (1938)
GoodWatch score 52

as Carl Roemer

Three on the Trail
Three on the Trail (1936)
GoodWatch score 63

as Sheriff Sam Corwin

Below the Deadline
Below the Deadline (1936)
GoodWatch score 52

as Mr. Abrams

The Lady in Scarlet
The Lady in Scarlet (1935)
GoodWatch score 52

as Jerome T. Shelby

Death from a Distance
Death from a Distance (1935)
GoodWatch score 52

as Prof. Trowbridge

Guilty Parents
Guilty Parents (1934)

as Defense attorney

King of the Arena
King of the Arena (1933)

as Governor

The World Gone Mad
The World Gone Mad (1933)
GoodWatch score 48

as Grover Cromwell

Alias the Doctor
Alias the Doctor (1932)
GoodWatch score 60

as Dr. Niergardt

Symphony of Six Million
Symphony of Six Million (1932)
GoodWatch score 59

as Dr. Schifflen

Transgression
Transgression (1931)
GoodWatch score 50

as Serafin, Arturo's Butler

Party Girl
Party Girl (1930)
GoodWatch score 44

as John Rountree

1920s

34 titles Β· average score 69
Why Be Good?
Why Be Good? (1929)
GoodWatch score 71

as Pa Kelly

Coquette
Coquette (1929)
GoodWatch score 45

as Dr. John M. Besant

The Phantom of the Opera
The Phantom of the Opera (1925)
GoodWatch score 73

as Comte Philip de Chagny

My Lady's Lips
My Lady's Lips (1925)

as Inspector

Mademoiselle Midnight
Mademoiselle Midnight (1924)

as Colonel de Gontran (Prologue)

The Rose of Paris
The Rose of Paris (1924)

as AndrΓ© du Vallois

Three Weeks
Three Weeks (1924)

as The King

The Alaskan
The Alaskan (1924)

as Rossland (as John Sainpolis)

The Untameable
The Untameable (1923)

as Dr. Copin

Three Wise Fools
Three Wise Fools (1923)

as John Crawshay

The Hero
The Hero (1923)

as Andrew Lane

Shadows
Shadows (1922)
GoodWatch score 61

as Nate Snow

1910s

16 titles
Laughing Bill Hyde
Laughing Bill Hyde (1918)

as Black Jack Burg

Stake Uncle Sam to Play Your Hand
Stake Uncle Sam to Play Your Hand (1918)

as Kaiser

All Woman
All Woman (1918)

as Sam Tupper

Sapho
Sapho (1917)

as Dejoie

The Love That Lives
The Love That Lives (1917)

as Harvey Brooks

The Mark of Cain
The Mark of Cain (1917)

as Judge Hoyt

The Fortunes of Fifi
The Fortunes of Fifi (1917)

as Duvernet

The Mystic Hour
The Mystic Hour (1917)

as Clavering

Sleeping Fires
Sleeping Fires (1917)

as Edwin Bryce

The Social Highwayman
The Social Highwayman (1916)

as Hanby

The Yellow Passport
The Yellow Passport (1916)

as Fedia

Soldiers of Fortune
Soldiers of Fortune (1914)

as Pres. Alvarez