John Steppling

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Known For

Acting

Born

1870-08-08

Place of Birth

Essen, Germany
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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.

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Acting History

2007
American dream as głos
1932
Broken Lullaby
1928
Behind the Counter as Her Father
1927
The Gay Old Bird as Uncle
1927
Her Father Said No as John Hamilton
1926
The Better Man as Phineas Ward
1926
High Steppers as John Steppling
1926
Memory Lane as Mary's Father
1925
California Straight Ahead as Jeffrey Browne
1925
Eve's Lover as Burton Gregg
1925
Soft Shoes as Markham
1924
A Cafe in Cairo as Tom Hays
1924
The Fast Worker as Mr. Rodney
1924
The Reckless Age as Spencer Meyrick
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
1923
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
1922
The Sin Flood as Swift
1922
Too Much Business as Simon Stecker
1922
Glass Houses as The Lawyer
1921
The Silver Car as Vicar
1921
Nobody's Kid
1921
Black Beauty as Squire Gordon
1920
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
1919
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
1918
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
1917
A Bathtub Bandit
1917
A Man's Man as Neddy Jerome
1917
The Promise as Fallon
1916
Miss Jackie of the Navy as Undetermined role
1916
The Comet's Come-Back
1915
Pretenses as Mike Guffy
1915
Mixed Wires as Policeman
1915
The Jilt as Mr. Thompson
1915
Comrades Three as Hobs
1915
Detective Blinn as Judge Page
1915
The Deception as Dr. King
1915
Wait and See as James - the Valet
1915
The Zaca Lake Mystery as John - the Miner
1915
The High Cost of Flirting as Mr. Dunne - Ethel's Father
1915
By Whose Hand? as Joseph Toby - Lottie's Father
1915
His Obligation as Frank Lehner - Mary's Father
1915
The Guiding Light
1915
The Resolve as Simpson
1915
Reprisal as Judge Green
1915
The Greater Strength as The Foreman
1915
The Broken Window as The Professor
1915
One Summer's Sequel as Reverend David Barton
1915
Wife Wanted as J.D.P. Moore
1915
The Castle Ranch as Simpson - the Son's Valet
1915
The Wishing Stone as Allan's Grandfather
1915
The Problem as Grandfather
1915
His Brother's Debt as Mr. Myers
1915
Reformation as The Deacon
1915
Ancestry as The Innkeeper
1915
The Truth of Fiction as Bill Burton
1915
The Derelict as P.G. Wilke, Esq.
1915
The Decision as Judge Clarke
1915
Saints and Sinners as The Minister
1915
Justified as Sheriff Lacey
1914
Damaged Goods as Senator Locke
1914
Jim as William Bent - the Publisher
1913
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