
John Steppling
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- August 8, 1870
- Died
- April 5, 1932 (aged 61)
- Birthplace
- Essen, Germany
Biography
John Steppling (8 August 1870 in Essen, Germany – 5 April 1932 in Hollywood, California) was a German-American silent film actor. He moved to America at a young age and entered film in 1912 aged 42. He starred in a total of 230 films between then and 1928, beginning with one of the first feature films ever made, Tess of the d'Urbervilles. He is also credited with directing 7 films. He is the grandfather of playwright John Steppling.
Known For
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Filmography
American dream
Movie · as głos

Broken Lullaby
Movie

Behind the Counter
Movie · as Her Father
Their Hour
Movie · as Peggy's Father

The Gay Old Bird
Movie · as Uncle

Her Father Said No
Movie · as John Hamilton

California or Bust
Movie · as President Holtwood

By Whose Hand?
Movie · as Claridge

Wedding Bills
Movie · as District Attorney

High Steppers
Movie · as John Steppling

Memory Lane
Movie · as Mary's Father

The Better Man
Movie · as Phineas Ward

California Straight Ahead
Movie · as Jeffrey Browne

Soft Shoes
Movie · as Markham

Eve's Lover
Movie · as Burton Gregg

The Fast Worker
Movie · as Mr. Rodney
A Cafe in Cairo
Movie · as Tom Hays

The Reckless Age
Movie · as Spencer Meyrick

The Dramatic Life of Abraham Lincoln
Movie · as Chairman of delegation

The Galloping Fish
Movie · as Cato Dodd

The Breathless Moment
Movie · as Banker Day

Fools in the Dark
Movie · as Julius Schwartz

Bell Boy 13
Movie · as Ellrey Elrod

Let's Go
Movie · as Andrew J. Macklin

Going Up
Movie · as William Douglas

The Man Next Door
Movie · as David Wisner

What a Wife Learned
Movie · as Maxfield

The Sin Flood
Movie · as Swift

Glass Houses
Movie · as The Lawyer

Too Much Business
Movie · as Simon Stecker

Confidence
Movie · as Henry Tuttle

The Silver Car
Movie · as Vicar

Black Beauty
Movie · as Squire Gordon

Nobody's Kid
Movie

Garments of Truth
Movie · as Deacon Ballantine

The Heart of a Child
Movie · as Joe Mosenstein

The Husband Hunter
Movie · as Kelly

The County Fair
Movie · as Otis Tucker

Madame Peacock
Movie · as Rudolph Cleeberg

Billions
Movie · as Isaac Colben

Sick Abed
Movie · as John Weems

Live Sparks
Movie · as Jacob Abbott

The Inferior Sex
Movie · as George Mott / Smith

Lombardi, Ltd.
Movie · as Max Strohan

Luck in Pawn
Movie · as Abraham Armsberg

Life's a Funny Proposition
Movie · as Tobias

Fools and Their Money
Movie · as Chef

The Road Through the Dark
Movie · as Antoine Jardee

Johanna Enlists
Movie · as Maj. Wappington

Good Night, Paul
Movie · as Batiste Boudeaux

A Lady's Name
Movie · as Bird

The Promise
Movie · as Fallon

A Bathtub Bandit
Movie

A Man's Man
Movie · as Neddy Jerome

The Butterfly Girl
Movie · as Heinie, the Weinie Man

Miss Jackie of the Navy
Movie · as Undetermined role
The Comet's Come-Back
Movie

Pretenses
Movie · as Mike Guffy
Mixed Wires
Movie · as Policeman
The Jilt
Movie · as Mr. Thompson
Comrades Three
Movie · as Hobs
Detective Blinn
Movie · as Judge Page
The Deception
Movie · as Dr. King
Wait and See
Movie · as James - the Valet
The Zaca Lake Mystery
Movie · as John - the Miner
The High Cost of Flirting
Movie · as Mr. Dunne - Ethel's Father
By Whose Hand?
Movie · as Joseph Toby - Lottie's Father
His Obligation
Movie · as Frank Lehner - Mary's Father
The Guiding Light
Movie
The Resolve
Movie · as Simpson
Reprisal
Movie · as Judge Green
The Greater Strength
Movie · as The Foreman

The Broken Window
Movie · as The Professor
One Summer's Sequel
Movie · as Reverend David Barton
Wife Wanted
Movie · as J.D.P. Moore
The Castle Ranch
Movie · as Simpson - the Son's Valet
The Wishing Stone
Movie · as Allan's Grandfather
The Problem
Movie · as Grandfather

His Brother's Debt
Movie · as Mr. Myers
Reformation
Movie · as The Deacon
Ancestry
Movie · as The Innkeeper
The Truth of Fiction
Movie · as Bill Burton
The Derelict
Movie · as P.G. Wilke, Esq.
The Decision
Movie · as Judge Clarke
Saints and Sinners
Movie · as The Minister
Justified
Movie · as Sheriff Lacey
Jim
Movie · as William Bent - the Publisher

Damaged Goods
Movie · as Senator Locke

The Alarm of Angelone
Movie · as Judge Walsh

Tess of the D'Urbervilles
Movie · as John Durbeyfield

Caprice
Movie · as Secondary Role (uncredited)

Billy McGrath on Broadway
Movie · as Billy McGrath

In the Bishop's Carriage
Movie · as Mr. Ramsey

