John Steppling
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
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
79
Gender
Male
Birthday
1870-08-08 (155 years old)
Place of Birth
Essen, Germany
Acting
2007
American dream as głos1932
Broken Lullaby as Not available1928
Behind the Counter as Her Father1927
The Gay Old Bird as Uncle1926
High Steppers as John Steppling1926
Memory Lane as Mary's Father1926
The Better Man as Phineas Ward1925
Soft Shoes as Markham1925
California Straight Ahead as Jeffrey Browne1925
Eve's Lover as Burton Gregg1924
The Fast Worker as Mr. Rodney1924
The Reckless Age as Spencer Meyrick1924
The Breathless Moment as Banker Day1924
The Dramatic Life of Abraham Lincoln as Chairman of delegation1924
A Cafe in Cairo as Tom Hays1924
The Galloping Fish as Cato Dodd1923
What a Wife Learned as Maxfield1923
Let's Go as Andrew J. Macklin1923
Going Up as William Douglas1923
Bell Boy 13 as Not available1923
The Man Next Door as David Wisner1922
Too Much Business as Simon Stecker1922
The Sin Flood as Swift1922
Glass Houses as The Lawyer1921
Nobody's Kid as Not available1921
The Silver Car as Vicar1921
Black Beauty as Squire Gordon1920
The Husband Hunter as Kelly1920
The County Fair as Otis Tucker1920
Sick Abed as John Weems1920
Madame Peacock as Rudolph Cleeberg1920
Billions as Isaac Colben1920
The Heart of a Child as Joe Mosenstein1919
Life's a Funny Proposition as Tobias1919
Luck in Pawn as Abraham Armsberg1919
Lombardi, Ltd. as Max Strohan1918
The Road Through the Dark as Antoine Jardee1918
A Lady's Name as Bird1918
Johanna Enlists as Maj. Wappington1918
Good Night, Paul as Batiste Boudeaux1917
A Bathtub Bandit as Not available1917
The Promise as Fallon1916
The Comet's Come-Back as Not available1916
Miss Jackie of the Navy as Undetermined role1915
The Truth of Fiction as Bill Burton1915
Reformation as The Deacon1915
Pretenses as Mike Guffy1915
Justified as Sheriff Lacey1915
The High Cost of Flirting as Mr. Dunne - Ethel's Father1915
The Jilt as Mr. Thompson1915
The Derelict as P.G. Wilke, Esq.1915
Wife Wanted as J.D.P. Moore1915
The Greater Strength as The Foreman1915
His Brother's Debt as Mr. Myers1915
By Whose Hand? as Joseph Toby - Lottie's Father1915
The Wishing Stone as Allan's Grandfather1915
Reprisal as Judge Green1915
The Deception as Dr. King1915
The Problem as Grandfather1915
The Guiding Light as Not available1915
Comrades Three as Hobs1915
The Decision as Judge Clarke1915
Saints and Sinners as The Minister1915
One Summer's Sequel as Reverend David Barton1915
The Resolve as Simpson1915
The Zaca Lake Mystery as John - the Miner1915
Ancestry as The Innkeeper1915
His Obligation as Frank Lehner - Mary's Father1915
Mixed Wires as Policeman1915
The Castle Ranch as Simpson - the Son's Valet1915
The Broken Window as The Professor1915
Wait and See as James - the Valet1915
Detective Blinn as Judge Page1914
Jim as William Bent - the Publisher1914
Damaged Goods as Senator Locke1913
Tess of the D'Urbervilles as John Durbeyfield1913
Caprice as Secondary Role (uncredited)1913
In the Bishop's Carriage as Mr. Ramsey1913
Billy McGrath on Broadway as Billy McGrath