John Steppling
Acting
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Acting Credits
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Directed
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
Filmography
American dream
2007
as głos
Broken Lullaby
1932
Behind the Counter
1928
as Her Father
Their Hour
1928
as Peggy's Father
The Gay Old Bird
1927
as Uncle
Her Father Said No
1927
as John Hamilton
California or Bust
1927
as President Holtwood
By Whose Hand?
1927
as Claridge
Wedding Bills
1927
as District Attorney
High Steppers
1926
as John Steppling
Memory Lane
1926
as Mary's Father
The Better Man
1926
as Phineas Ward
California Straight Ahead
1925
as Jeffrey Browne
Soft Shoes
1925
as Markham
Eve's Lover
1925
as Burton Gregg
The Fast Worker
1924
as Mr. Rodney
A Cafe in Cairo
1924
as Tom Hays
The Reckless Age
1924
as Spencer Meyrick
The Dramatic Life of Abraham Lincoln
1924
as Chairman of delegation
The Galloping Fish
1924
as Cato Dodd
The Breathless Moment
1924
as Banker Day
Fools in the Dark
1924
as Julius Schwartz
Bell Boy 13
1923
as Ellrey Elrod
Let's Go
1923
as Andrew J. Macklin
Going Up
1923
as William Douglas
The Man Next Door
1923
as David Wisner
What a Wife Learned
1923
as Maxfield
The Sin Flood
1922
as Swift
Glass Houses
1922
as The Lawyer
Too Much Business
1922
as Simon Stecker
Confidence
1922
as Henry Tuttle
The Silver Car
1921
as Vicar
Black Beauty
1921
as Squire Gordon
Nobody's Kid
1921
Garments of Truth
1921
as Deacon Ballantine
The Heart of a Child
1920
as Joe Mosenstein
The Husband Hunter
1920
as Kelly
The County Fair
1920
as Otis Tucker
Madame Peacock
1920
as Rudolph Cleeberg
Billions
1920
as Isaac Colben
Sick Abed
1920
as John Weems
Live Sparks
1920
as Jacob Abbott
The Inferior Sex
1920
as George Mott / Smith
Lombardi, Ltd.
1919
as Max Strohan
Luck in Pawn
1919
as Abraham Armsberg
Life's a Funny Proposition
1919
as Tobias
Fools and Their Money
1919
as Chef
The Road Through the Dark
1918
as Antoine Jardee
Johanna Enlists
1918
as Maj. Wappington
Good Night, Paul
1918
as Batiste Boudeaux
A Lady's Name
1918
as Bird
The Promise
1917
as Fallon
A Bathtub Bandit
1917
A Man's Man
1917
as Neddy Jerome
The Butterfly Girl
1917
as Heinie, the Weinie Man
Miss Jackie of the Navy
1916
as Undetermined role
The Comet's Come-Back
1916
Pretenses
1915
as Mike Guffy
Mixed Wires
1915
as Policeman
The Jilt
1915
as Mr. Thompson
Comrades Three
1915
as Hobs
Detective Blinn
1915
as Judge Page
The Deception
1915
as Dr. King
Wait and See
1915
as James - the Valet
The Zaca Lake Mystery
1915
as John - the Miner
The High Cost of Flirting
1915
as Mr. Dunne - Ethel's Father
By Whose Hand?
1915
as Joseph Toby - Lottie's Father
His Obligation
1915
as Frank Lehner - Mary's Father
The Guiding Light
1915
The Resolve
1915
as Simpson
Reprisal
1915
as Judge Green
The Greater Strength
1915
as The Foreman
The Broken Window
1915
as The Professor
One Summer's Sequel
1915
as Reverend David Barton
Wife Wanted
1915
as J.D.P. Moore
The Castle Ranch
1915
as Simpson - the Son's Valet
The Wishing Stone
1915
as Allan's Grandfather
The Problem
1915
as Grandfather
His Brother's Debt
1915
as Mr. Myers
Reformation
1915
as The Deacon
Ancestry
1915
as The Innkeeper
The Truth of Fiction
1915
as Bill Burton
The Derelict
1915
as P.G. Wilke, Esq.
The Decision
1915
as Judge Clarke
Saints and Sinners
1915
as The Minister
Justified
1915
as Sheriff Lacey
Jim
1914
as William Bent - the Publisher
Damaged Goods
1914
as Senator Locke
The Alarm of Angelone
1914
as Judge Walsh
Tess of the D'Urbervilles
1913
as John Durbeyfield
Caprice
1913
as Secondary Role (uncredited)
Billy McGrath on Broadway
1913
as Billy McGrath
In the Bishop's Carriage
1913
as Mr. Ramsey