John Steppling
Known for
Acting
Life
1870 – 1932 (aged 61)
Born in
Essen, Germany
Credits
View on IMDb93 acting credits
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.
Known For
Broken Lullaby
24 Jan 1932
Johanna Enlists
14 Sep 1918
The County Fair
05 Sep 1920
Let's Go
31 Oct 1923
California Straight Ahead
12 Sep 1925
The Reckless Age
16 Aug 1924
Bell Boy 13
19 Jan 1923
A Bathtub Bandit
02 Nov 1917
Photos
Filmography
2007
- American dreamas głos
1932
1928
- Behind the Counteras Her Father
- Their Houras Peggy's Father
1927
- By Whose Hand?as Claridge
- Wedding Billsas District Attorney
- The Gay Old Birdas Uncle
- California or Bustas President Holtwood
- Her Father Said Noas John Hamilton
1926
- The Better Manas Phineas Ward
- High Steppersas John Steppling
- Memory Laneas Mary's Father
1925
- California Straight Aheadas Jeffrey Browne
- Eve's Loveras Burton Gregg
- Soft Shoesas Markham
1924
- A Cafe in Cairoas Tom Hays
- The Fast Workeras Mr. Rodney
- The Reckless Ageas Spencer Meyrick
- Fools in the Darkas Julius Schwartz
- The Galloping Fishas Cato Dodd
- The Breathless Momentas Banker Day
- The Dramatic Life of Abraham Lincolnas Chairman of delegation
1923
- Let's Goas Andrew J. Macklin
- Going Upas William Douglas
- The Man Next Dooras David Wisner
- What a Wife Learnedas Maxfield
- Bell Boy 13as Ellrey Elrod
1922
- The Sin Floodas Swift
- Confidenceas Henry Tuttle
- Too Much Businessas Simon Stecker
- Glass Housesas The Lawyer
1921
- Garments of Truthas Deacon Ballantine
- The Silver Caras Vicar
- Nobody's Kid
- Black Beautyas Squire Gordon
1920
- Billionsas Isaac Colben
- Madame Peacockas Rudolph Cleeberg
- The County Fairas Otis Tucker
- Sick Abedas John Weems
- The Heart of a Childas Joe Mosenstein
- The Inferior Sexas George Mott
- Live Sparksas Jacob Abbott
- The Husband Hunteras Kelly
1919
- Luck in Pawnas Abraham Armsberg
- Lombardi, Ltd.as Max Strohan
- Fools and Their Moneyas Chef
- Life's a Funny Propositionas Tobias
1918
- A Lady's Nameas Bird
- The Road Through the Darkas Antoine Jardee
- Johanna Enlistsas Maj. Wappington
- Good Night, Paulas Batiste Boudeaux
1917
- A Bathtub Bandit
- A Man's Manas Neddy Jerome
- The Promiseas Fallon
- The Butterfly Girlas Heinie, the Weinie Man
1916
- Miss Jackie of the Navyas Undetermined role
- The Comet's Come-Back
1915
- Pretensesas Mike Guffy
- Mixed Wiresas Policeman
- The Jiltas Mr. Thompson
- Comrades Threeas Hobs
- Detective Blinnas Judge Page
- The Deceptionas Dr. King
- Wait and Seeas James - the Valet
- The Zaca Lake Mysteryas John - the Miner
- The High Cost of Flirtingas Mr. Dunne - Ethel's Father
- By Whose Hand?as Joseph Toby - Lottie's Father
- His Obligationas Frank Lehner - Mary's Father
- The Guiding Light
- The Resolveas Simpson
- Reprisalas Judge Green
- The Greater Strengthas The Foreman
- The Broken Windowas The Professor
- One Summer's Sequelas Reverend David Barton
- Wife Wantedas J.D.P. Moore
- The Castle Ranchas Simpson - the Son's Valet
- The Wishing Stoneas Allan's Grandfather
- The Problemas Grandfather
- His Brother's Debtas Mr. Myers
- Reformationas The Deacon
- Ancestryas The Innkeeper
- The Truth of Fictionas Bill Burton
- The Derelictas P.G. Wilke, Esq.
- The Decisionas Judge Clarke
- Saints and Sinnersas The Minister
- Justifiedas Sheriff Lacey
1914
- Damaged Goodsas Senator Locke
- Jimas William Bent - the Publisher
- The Alarm of Angeloneas Judge Walsh
1913
- Capriceas Secondary Role (uncredited)
- In the Bishop's Carriageas Mr. Ramsey
- Tess of the D'Urbervillesas John Durbeyfield
- Billy McGrath on Broadwayas Billy McGrath