- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- August 8, 1870
- Place of Birth
- Essen, Germany
- Died
- April 5, 1932
John Steppling
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
American dream
movieAmerican dream
2007 · głos
movieBroken Lullaby
1932
movieBehind the Counter
1928 · Her Father
Their Hour
movieTheir Hour
1928 · Peggy's Father
movieBy Whose Hand?
1927 · Claridge
movieWedding Bills
1927 · District Attorney
movieThe Gay Old Bird
1927 · Uncle
movieCalifornia or Bust
1927 · President Holtwood
movieHer Father Said No
1927 · John Hamilton
movieThe Better Man
1926 · Phineas Ward
movieHigh Steppers
1926 · John Steppling
movieMemory Lane
1926 · Mary's Father
movieCalifornia Straight Ahead
1925 · Jeffrey Browne
movieEve's Lover
1925 · Burton Gregg
movieSoft Shoes
1925 · Markham
A Cafe in Cairo
movieA Cafe in Cairo
1924 · Tom Hays
movieThe Fast Worker
1924 · Mr. Rodney
movieThe Reckless Age
1924 · Spencer Meyrick
movieFools in the Dark
1924 · Julius Schwartz
movieThe Galloping Fish
1924 · Cato Dodd
movieThe Breathless Moment
1924 · Banker Day
movieThe Dramatic Life of Abraham Lincoln
1924 · Chairman of delegation
movieLet's Go
1923 · Andrew J. Macklin
movieGoing Up
1923 · William Douglas
movieThe Man Next Door
1923 · David Wisner
movieWhat a Wife Learned
1923 · Maxfield
movieBell Boy 13
1923
movieThe Sin Flood
1922 · Swift
movieConfidence
1922 · Henry Tuttle
movieToo Much Business
1922 · Simon Stecker
movieGlass Houses
1922 · The Lawyer
movieGarments of Truth
1921 · Deacon Ballantine
movieThe Silver Car
1921 · Vicar
movieNobody's Kid
1921
movieBlack Beauty
1921 · Squire Gordon
movieBillions
1920 · Isaac Colben
movieMadame Peacock
1920 · Rudolph Cleeberg
movieThe County Fair
1920 · Otis Tucker
movieSick Abed
1920 · John Weems
movieThe Heart of a Child
1920 · Joe Mosenstein
movieThe Inferior Sex
1920 · George Mott / Smith
movieLive Sparks
1920 · Jacob Abbott
movieThe Husband Hunter
1920 · Kelly
movieLuck in Pawn
1919 · Abraham Armsberg
movieLombardi, Ltd.
1919 · Max Strohan
movieFools and Their Money
1919 · Chef
movieLife's a Funny Proposition
1919 · Tobias
movieA Lady's Name
1918 · Bird
movieThe Road Through the Dark
1918 · Antoine Jardee
movieJohanna Enlists
1918 · Maj. Wappington
movieGood Night, Paul
1918 · Batiste Boudeaux
movieA Bathtub Bandit
1917
movieA Man's Man
1917 · Neddy Jerome
movieThe Promise
1917 · Fallon
movieThe Butterfly Girl
1917 · Heinie, the Weinie Man
Billy the Bandit
movieBilly the Bandit
1916 · Director, Writer
movieMiss Jackie of the Navy
1916 · Undetermined role
The Comet's Come-Back
movieThe Comet's Come-Back
1916
moviePretenses
1915 · Mike Guffy
Mixed Wires
movieMixed Wires
1915 · Policeman
The Jilt
movieThe Jilt
1915 · Mr. Thompson
Comrades Three
movieComrades Three
1915 · Hobs
Detective Blinn
movieDetective Blinn
1915 · Judge Page
The Deception
movieThe Deception
1915 · Dr. King
Wait and See
movieWait and See
1915 · James - the Valet
The Zaca Lake Mystery
movieThe Zaca Lake Mystery
1915 · John - the Miner
The High Cost of Flirting
movieThe High Cost of Flirting
1915 · Mr. Dunne - Ethel's Father
By Whose Hand?
movieBy Whose Hand?
1915 · Joseph Toby - Lottie's Father
His Obligation
movieHis Obligation
1915 · Frank Lehner - Mary's Father
The Guiding Light
movieThe Guiding Light
1915
The Resolve
movieThe Resolve
1915 · Simpson
Reprisal
movieReprisal
1915 · Judge Green
The Greater Strength
movieThe Greater Strength
1915 · The Foreman
movieThe Broken Window
1915 · The Professor
One Summer's Sequel
movieOne Summer's Sequel
1915 · Reverend David Barton
Wife Wanted
movieWife Wanted
1915 · J.D.P. Moore
The Castle Ranch
movieThe Castle Ranch
1915 · Simpson - the Son's Valet
The Wishing Stone
movieThe Wishing Stone
1915 · Allan's Grandfather
The Problem
movieThe Problem
1915 · Grandfather
movieHis Brother's Debt
1915 · Mr. Myers
Reformation
movieReformation
1915 · The Deacon
Ancestry
movieAncestry
1915 · The Innkeeper
The Truth of Fiction
movieThe Truth of Fiction
1915 · Bill Burton
The Derelict
movieThe Derelict
1915 · P.G. Wilke, Esq.
The Decision
movieThe Decision
1915 · Judge Clarke
Saints and Sinners
movieSaints and Sinners
1915 · The Minister
Justified
movieJustified
1915 · Sheriff Lacey
movieDamaged Goods
1914 · Senator Locke
Jim
movieJim
1914 · William Bent - the Publisher
movieCaprice
1913 · Secondary Role (uncredited)
movieIn the Bishop's Carriage
1913 · Mr. Ramsey
movieTess of the D'Urbervilles
1913 · John Durbeyfield
movieBilly McGrath on Broadway
1913 · Billy McGrath