Actor
John Steppling
Born August 8, 1870 in Essen, GermanyDied April 5, 193293 films
John Steppling (8 August 1870 in Essen, Germany – 5 April 1932 in Hollywood, California) was a German-American silent film actor.
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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
93 films as actor- 2007American dreamgłos
- 1932Broken Lullaby
- 1928Behind the CounterHer Father
- 1928Their HourPeggy's Father
- 1927By Whose Hand?Claridge
- 1927Wedding BillsDistrict Attorney
- 1927The Gay Old BirdUncle
- 1927California or BustPresident Holtwood
- 1927Her Father Said NoJohn Hamilton
- 1926The Better ManPhineas Ward
- 1926High SteppersJohn Steppling
- 1926Memory LaneMary's Father
- 1925California Straight AheadJeffrey Browne
- 1925Eve's LoverBurton Gregg
- 1925Soft ShoesMarkham
- 1924A Cafe in CairoTom Hays
- 1924The Fast WorkerMr. Rodney
- 1924The Reckless AgeSpencer Meyrick
- 1924Fools in the DarkJulius Schwartz
- 1924The Galloping FishCato Dodd
- 1924The Breathless MomentBanker Day
- 1924The Dramatic Life of Abraham LincolnChairman of delegation
- 1923Let's GoAndrew J. Macklin
- 1923Going UpWilliam Douglas
- 1923The Man Next DoorDavid Wisner
- 1923What a Wife LearnedMaxfield
- 1923Bell Boy 13Ellrey Elrod
- 1922The Sin FloodSwift
- 1922ConfidenceHenry Tuttle
- 1922Too Much BusinessSimon Stecker
- 1922Glass HousesThe Lawyer
- 1921Garments of TruthDeacon Ballantine
- 1921The Silver CarVicar
- 1921Nobody's Kid
- 1921Black BeautySquire Gordon
- 1920BillionsIsaac Colben
- 1920Madame PeacockRudolph Cleeberg
- 1920The County FairOtis Tucker
- 1920Sick AbedJohn Weems
- 1920The Heart of a ChildJoe Mosenstein
- 1920The Inferior SexGeorge Mott / Smith
- 1920Live SparksJacob Abbott
- 1920The Husband HunterKelly
- 1919Luck in PawnAbraham Armsberg
- 1919Lombardi, Ltd.Max Strohan
- 1919Fools and Their MoneyChef
- 1919Life's a Funny PropositionTobias
- 1918A Lady's NameBird
- 1918The Road Through the DarkAntoine Jardee
- 1918Johanna EnlistsMaj. Wappington
- 1918Good Night, PaulBatiste Boudeaux
- 1917A Bathtub Bandit
- 1917A Man's ManNeddy Jerome
- 1917The PromiseFallon
- 1917The Butterfly GirlHeinie, the Weinie Man
- 1916Miss Jackie of the NavyUndetermined role
- 1916The Comet's Come-Back
- 1915PretensesMike Guffy
- 1915Mixed WiresPoliceman
- 1915The JiltMr. Thompson
- 1915Comrades ThreeHobs
- 1915Detective BlinnJudge Page
- 1915The DeceptionDr. King
- 1915Wait and SeeJames - the Valet
- 1915The Zaca Lake MysteryJohn - the Miner
- 1915The High Cost of FlirtingMr. Dunne - Ethel's Father
- 1915By Whose Hand?Joseph Toby - Lottie's Father
- 1915His ObligationFrank Lehner - Mary's Father
- 1915The Guiding Light
- 1915The ResolveSimpson
- 1915ReprisalJudge Green
- 1915The Greater StrengthThe Foreman
- 1915The Broken WindowThe Professor
- 1915One Summer's SequelReverend David Barton
- 1915Wife WantedJ.D.P. Moore
- 1915The Castle RanchSimpson - the Son's Valet
- 1915The Wishing StoneAllan's Grandfather
- 1915The ProblemGrandfather
- 1915His Brother's DebtMr. Myers
- 1915ReformationThe Deacon
- 1915AncestryThe Innkeeper
- 1915The Truth of FictionBill Burton
- 1915The DerelictP.G. Wilke, Esq.
- 1915The DecisionJudge Clarke
- 1915Saints and SinnersThe Minister
- 1915JustifiedSheriff Lacey
- 1914Damaged GoodsSenator Locke
- 1914JimWilliam Bent - the Publisher
- 1914The Alarm of AngeloneJudge Walsh
- 1913CapriceSecondary Role (uncredited)
- 1913In the Bishop's CarriageMr. Ramsey
- 1913Tess of the D'UrbervillesJohn Durbeyfield
- 1913Billy McGrath on BroadwayBilly McGrath