John Steppling

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

2007
American dream

American dream

Movie · as głos

1932
Broken Lullaby poster

Broken Lullaby

Movie

1928
Behind the Counter poster

Behind the Counter

Movie · as Her Father

1928
Their Hour

Their Hour

Movie · as Peggy's Father

1927
The Gay Old Bird poster

The Gay Old Bird

Movie · as Uncle

1927
Her Father Said No poster

Her Father Said No

Movie · as John Hamilton

1927
California or Bust poster

California or Bust

Movie · as President Holtwood

1927
By Whose Hand? poster

By Whose Hand?

Movie · as Claridge

1927
Wedding Bills poster

Wedding Bills

Movie · as District Attorney

1926
High Steppers poster

High Steppers

Movie · as John Steppling

1926
Memory Lane poster

Memory Lane

Movie · as Mary's Father

1926
The Better Man poster

The Better Man

Movie · as Phineas Ward

1925
California Straight Ahead poster

California Straight Ahead

Movie · as Jeffrey Browne

1925
Soft Shoes poster

Soft Shoes

Movie · as Markham

1925
Eve's Lover poster

Eve's Lover

Movie · as Burton Gregg

1924
The Fast Worker poster

The Fast Worker

Movie · as Mr. Rodney

1924
A Cafe in Cairo

A Cafe in Cairo

Movie · as Tom Hays

1924
The Reckless Age poster

The Reckless Age

Movie · as Spencer Meyrick

1924
The Dramatic Life of Abraham Lincoln poster

The Dramatic Life of Abraham Lincoln

Movie · as Chairman of delegation

1924
The Galloping Fish poster

The Galloping Fish

Movie · as Cato Dodd

1924
The Breathless Moment poster

The Breathless Moment

Movie · as Banker Day

1924
Fools in the Dark poster

Fools in the Dark

Movie · as Julius Schwartz

1923
Bell Boy 13 poster

Bell Boy 13

Movie · as Ellrey Elrod

1923
Let's Go poster

Let's Go

Movie · as Andrew J. Macklin

1923
Going Up poster

Going Up

Movie · as William Douglas

1923
The Man Next Door poster

The Man Next Door

Movie · as David Wisner

1923
What a Wife Learned poster

What a Wife Learned

Movie · as Maxfield

1922
The Sin Flood poster

The Sin Flood

Movie · as Swift

1922
Glass Houses poster

Glass Houses

Movie · as The Lawyer

1922
Too Much Business poster

Too Much Business

Movie · as Simon Stecker

1922
Confidence poster

Confidence

Movie · as Henry Tuttle

1921
The Silver Car poster

The Silver Car

Movie · as Vicar

1921
Black Beauty poster

Black Beauty

Movie · as Squire Gordon

1921
Nobody's Kid poster

Nobody's Kid

Movie

1921
Garments of Truth poster

Garments of Truth

Movie · as Deacon Ballantine

1920
The Heart of a Child poster

The Heart of a Child

Movie · as Joe Mosenstein

1920
The Husband Hunter poster

The Husband Hunter

Movie · as Kelly

1920
The County Fair poster

The County Fair

Movie · as Otis Tucker

1920
Madame Peacock poster

Madame Peacock

Movie · as Rudolph Cleeberg

1920
Billions poster

Billions

Movie · as Isaac Colben

1920
Sick Abed poster

Sick Abed

Movie · as John Weems

1920
Live Sparks poster

Live Sparks

Movie · as Jacob Abbott

1920
The Inferior Sex poster

The Inferior Sex

Movie · as George Mott / Smith

1919
Lombardi, Ltd. poster

Lombardi, Ltd.

Movie · as Max Strohan

1919
Luck in Pawn poster

Luck in Pawn

Movie · as Abraham Armsberg

1919
Life's a Funny Proposition poster

Life's a Funny Proposition

Movie · as Tobias

1919
Fools and Their Money poster

Fools and Their Money

Movie · as Chef

1918
The Road Through the Dark poster

The Road Through the Dark

Movie · as Antoine Jardee

1918
Johanna Enlists poster

Johanna Enlists

Movie · as Maj. Wappington

1918
Good Night, Paul poster

Good Night, Paul

Movie · as Batiste Boudeaux

1918
A Lady's Name poster

A Lady's Name

Movie · as Bird

1917
The Promise poster

The Promise

Movie · as Fallon

1917
A Bathtub Bandit poster

A Bathtub Bandit

Movie

1917
A Man's Man poster

A Man's Man

Movie · as Neddy Jerome

1917
The Butterfly Girl poster

The Butterfly Girl

Movie · as Heinie, the Weinie Man

1916
Miss Jackie of the Navy poster

Miss Jackie of the Navy

Movie · as Undetermined role

1916
The Comet's Come-Back

The Comet's Come-Back

Movie

1915
Pretenses poster

Pretenses

Movie · as Mike Guffy

1915
Mixed Wires

Mixed Wires

Movie · as Policeman

1915
The Jilt

The Jilt

Movie · as Mr. Thompson

1915
Comrades Three

Comrades Three

Movie · as Hobs

1915
Detective Blinn

Detective Blinn

Movie · as Judge Page

1915
The Deception

The Deception

Movie · as Dr. King

1915
Wait and See

Wait and See

Movie · as James - the Valet

1915
The Zaca Lake Mystery

The Zaca Lake Mystery

Movie · as John - the Miner

1915
The High Cost of Flirting

The High Cost of Flirting

Movie · as Mr. Dunne - Ethel's Father

1915
By Whose Hand?

By Whose Hand?

Movie · as Joseph Toby - Lottie's Father

1915
His Obligation

His Obligation

Movie · as Frank Lehner - Mary's Father

1915
The Guiding Light

The Guiding Light

Movie

1915
The Resolve

The Resolve

Movie · as Simpson

1915
Reprisal

Reprisal

Movie · as Judge Green

1915
The Greater Strength

The Greater Strength

Movie · as The Foreman

1915
The Broken Window poster

The Broken Window

Movie · as The Professor

1915
One Summer's Sequel

One Summer's Sequel

Movie · as Reverend David Barton

1915
Wife Wanted

Wife Wanted

Movie · as J.D.P. Moore

1915
The Castle Ranch

The Castle Ranch

Movie · as Simpson - the Son's Valet

1915
The Wishing Stone

The Wishing Stone

Movie · as Allan's Grandfather

1915
The Problem

The Problem

Movie · as Grandfather

1915
His Brother's Debt poster

His Brother's Debt

Movie · as Mr. Myers

1915
Reformation

Reformation

Movie · as The Deacon

1915
Ancestry

Ancestry

Movie · as The Innkeeper

1915
The Truth of Fiction

The Truth of Fiction

Movie · as Bill Burton

1915
The Derelict

The Derelict

Movie · as P.G. Wilke, Esq.

1915
The Decision

The Decision

Movie · as Judge Clarke

1915
Saints and Sinners

Saints and Sinners

Movie · as The Minister

1915
Justified

Justified

Movie · as Sheriff Lacey

1914
Jim

Jim

Movie · as William Bent - the Publisher

1914
Damaged Goods poster

Damaged Goods

Movie · as Senator Locke

1914
The Alarm of Angelone poster

The Alarm of Angelone

Movie · as Judge Walsh

1913
Tess of the D'Urbervilles poster

Tess of the D'Urbervilles

Movie · as John Durbeyfield

1913
Caprice poster

Caprice

Movie · as Secondary Role (uncredited)

1913
Billy McGrath on Broadway poster

Billy McGrath on Broadway

Movie · as Billy McGrath

1913
In the Bishop's Carriage poster

In the Bishop's Carriage

Movie · as Mr. Ramsey