Acting
John Steppling
Acting · Born 1870-08-08 · 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.
Credits · 81
FilmBroken Lullaby
1932
FilmBehind the Counter
1928 · Her Father
Their Hour
FilmTheir Hour
1928 · Peggy's Father
FilmBy Whose Hand?
1927 · Claridge
FilmWedding Bills
1927 · District Attorney
FilmThe Gay Old Bird
1927 · Uncle
FilmCalifornia or Bust
1927 · President Holtwood
FilmHer Father Said No
1927 · John Hamilton
FilmThe Better Man
1926 · Phineas Ward
FilmHigh Steppers
1926 · John Steppling
FilmMemory Lane
1926 · Mary's Father
FilmCalifornia Straight Ahead
1925 · Jeffrey Browne
FilmEve's Lover
1925 · Burton Gregg
FilmSoft Shoes
1925 · Markham
FilmThe Fast Worker
1924 · Mr. Rodney
FilmThe Reckless Age
1924 · Spencer Meyrick
FilmFools in the Dark
1924 · Julius Schwartz
FilmThe Galloping Fish
1924 · Cato Dodd
FilmThe Breathless Moment
1924 · Banker Day
FilmThe Dramatic Life of Abraham Lincoln
1924 · Chairman of delegation
FilmLet's Go
1923 · Andrew J. Macklin
FilmGoing Up
1923 · William Douglas
FilmThe Man Next Door
1923 · David Wisner
FilmWhat a Wife Learned
1923 · Maxfield
FilmBell Boy 13
1923 · Ellrey Elrod
FilmThe Sin Flood
1922 · Swift
FilmConfidence
1922 · Henry Tuttle
FilmToo Much Business
1922 · Simon Stecker
FilmGlass Houses
1922 · The Lawyer
FilmGarments of Truth
1921 · Deacon Ballantine
FilmThe Silver Car
1921 · Vicar
FilmNobody's Kid
1921
FilmBlack Beauty
1921 · Squire Gordon
FilmBillions
1920 · Isaac Colben
FilmMadame Peacock
1920 · Rudolph Cleeberg
FilmThe County Fair
1920 · Otis Tucker
FilmSick Abed
1920 · John Weems
FilmThe Heart of a Child
1920 · Joe Mosenstein
FilmThe Inferior Sex
1920 · George Mott / Smith
FilmLive Sparks
1920 · Jacob Abbott
FilmThe Husband Hunter
1920 · Kelly
FilmLuck in Pawn
1919 · Abraham Armsberg
FilmLombardi, Ltd.
1919 · Max Strohan
FilmFools and Their Money
1919 · Chef
FilmLife's a Funny Proposition
1919 · Tobias
FilmJohanna Enlists
1918 · Maj. Wappington
FilmA Bathtub Bandit
1917
FilmThe Butterfly Girl
1917 · Heinie, the Weinie Man
The Comet's Come-Back
FilmThe Comet's Come-Back
1916
FilmPretenses
1915 · Mike Guffy
The Jilt
FilmThe Jilt
1915 · Mr. Thompson
Comrades Three
FilmComrades Three
1915 · Hobs
Detective Blinn
FilmDetective Blinn
1915 · Judge Page
The Deception
FilmThe Deception
1915 · Dr. King
Wait and See
FilmWait and See
1915 · James - the Valet
The Zaca Lake Mystery
FilmThe Zaca Lake Mystery
1915 · John - the Miner
The High Cost of Flirting
FilmThe High Cost of Flirting
1915 · Mr. Dunne - Ethel's Father
By Whose Hand?
FilmBy Whose Hand?
1915 · Joseph Toby - Lottie's Father
His Obligation
FilmHis Obligation
1915 · Frank Lehner - Mary's Father
The Guiding Light
FilmThe Guiding Light
1915
The Resolve
FilmThe Resolve
1915 · Simpson
Reprisal
FilmReprisal
1915 · Judge Green
The Greater Strength
FilmThe Greater Strength
1915 · The Foreman
FilmThe Broken Window
1915 · The Professor
Wife Wanted
FilmWife Wanted
1915 · J.D.P. Moore
The Castle Ranch
FilmThe Castle Ranch
1915 · Simpson - the Son's Valet
The Wishing Stone
FilmThe Wishing Stone
1915 · Allan's Grandfather
FilmHis Brother's Debt
1915 · Mr. Myers
Reformation
FilmReformation
1915 · The Deacon
Ancestry
FilmAncestry
1915 · The Innkeeper
The Truth of Fiction
FilmThe Truth of Fiction
1915 · Bill Burton
The Derelict
FilmThe Derelict
1915 · P.G. Wilke, Esq.
The Decision
FilmThe Decision
1915 · Judge Clarke
Saints and Sinners
FilmSaints and Sinners
1915 · The Minister
Justified
FilmJustified
1915 · Sheriff Lacey
FilmDamaged Goods
1914 · Senator Locke
Jim
FilmJim
1914 · William Bent - the Publisher
FilmCaprice
1913 · Secondary Role (uncredited)
FilmIn the Bishop's Carriage
1913 · Mr. Ramsey
FilmTess of the D'Urbervilles
1913 · John Durbeyfield
FilmBilly McGrath on Broadway
1913 · Billy McGrath