Actor
· Acting
John Steppling
Born 1870-08-08
Died 1932-04-05
📍 Essen, Germany
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.
Filmography 61
Broken Lullaby
1932
Behind the Counter
as Her Father
1928
By Whose Hand?
as Claridge
1927
Wedding Bills
as District Attorney
1927
The Gay Old Bird
as Uncle
1927
California or Bust
as President Holtwood
1927
Her Father Said No
as John Hamilton
1927
The Better Man
as Phineas Ward
1926
High Steppers
as John Steppling
1926
Memory Lane
as Mary's Father
1926
California Straight Ahead
as Jeffrey Browne
1925
Eve's Lover
as Burton Gregg
1925
Soft Shoes
as Markham
1925
The Fast Worker
as Mr. Rodney
1924
The Reckless Age
as Spencer Meyrick
1924
Fools in the Dark
as Julius Schwartz
1924
The Galloping Fish
as Cato Dodd
1924
The Breathless Moment
as Banker Day
1924
The Dramatic Life of Abraham Lincoln
as Chairman of delegation
1924
Let's Go
as Andrew J. Macklin
1923
Going Up
as William Douglas
1923
The Man Next Door
as David Wisner
1923
What a Wife Learned
as Maxfield
1923
Bell Boy 13
1923
The Sin Flood
as Swift
1922
Confidence
as Henry Tuttle
1922
Too Much Business
as Simon Stecker
1922
Glass Houses
as The Lawyer
1922
Garments of Truth
as Deacon Ballantine
1921
The Silver Car
as Vicar
1921
Nobody's Kid
1921
Black Beauty
as Squire Gordon
1921
Billions
as Isaac Colben
1920
Madame Peacock
as Rudolph Cleeberg
1920
The County Fair
as Otis Tucker
1920
Sick Abed
as John Weems
1920
The Heart of a Child
as Joe Mosenstein
1920
The Inferior Sex
as George Mott / Smith
1920
Live Sparks
as Jacob Abbott
1920
The Husband Hunter
as Kelly
1920
Luck in Pawn
as Abraham Armsberg
1919
Lombardi, Ltd.
as Max Strohan
1919
Fools and Their Money
as Chef
1919
Life's a Funny Proposition
as Tobias
1919
A Lady's Name
as Bird
1918
The Road Through the Dark
as Antoine Jardee
1918
Johanna Enlists
as Maj. Wappington
1918
Good Night, Paul
as Batiste Boudeaux
1918
A Bathtub Bandit
1917
A Man's Man
as Neddy Jerome
1917
The Promise
as Fallon
1917
The Butterfly Girl
as Heinie, the Weinie Man
1917
Miss Jackie of the Navy
as Undetermined role
1916
Pretenses
as Mike Guffy
1915
The Broken Window
as The Professor
1915
His Brother's Debt
as Mr. Myers
1915
Damaged Goods
as Senator Locke
1914
Caprice
as Secondary Role (uncredited)
1913
In the Bishop's Carriage
as Mr. Ramsey
1913
Tess of the D'Urbervilles
as John Durbeyfield
1913
Billy McGrath on Broadway
as Billy McGrath
1913