John Steppling

Birthday: 1870-08-08
Deathday: 1932-04-05
Birthplace: Essen, Germany
Gender: Male
Owned By: Unowned

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

Year Title Character
2007-01-01 American dream głos
1932-01-19 Broken Lullaby
1928-03-03 Behind the Counter Her Father
1927-02-26 The Gay Old Bird Uncle
1926-06-06 The Better Man Phineas Ward
1926-03-14 High Steppers John Steppling
1926-02-01 Memory Lane Mary's Father
1925-09-12 California Straight Ahead Jeffrey Browne
1925-07-06 Eve's Lover Burton Gregg
1925-01-01 Soft Shoes Markham
1924-12-07 A Cafe in Cairo Tom Hays
1924-10-25 The Fast Worker Mr. Rodney
1924-08-16 The Reckless Age Spencer Meyrick
1924-03-10 The Galloping Fish Cato Dodd
1924-02-03 The Breathless Moment Banker Day
1924-02-02 The Dramatic Life of Abraham Lincoln Chairman of delegation
1923-10-31 Let's Go Andrew J. Macklin
1923-09-30 Going Up William Douglas
1923-05-28 The Man Next Door David Wisner
1923-01-28 What a Wife Learned Maxfield
1923-01-19 Bell Boy 13
1922-11-12 The Sin Flood Swift
1922-04-09 Too Much Business Simon Stecker
1922-03-06 Glass Houses The Lawyer
1921-06-01 The Silver Car Vicar
1921-04-17 Nobody's Kid
1921-01-01 Black Beauty Squire Gordon
1920-12-06 Billions Isaac Colben
1920-10-01 Madame Peacock Rudolph Cleeberg
1920-09-05 The County Fair Otis Tucker
1920-06-27 Sick Abed John Weems
1920-04-11 The Heart of a Child Joe Mosenstein
1920-01-01 The Husband Hunter Kelly
1919-11-19 Luck in Pawn Abraham Armsberg
1919-10-01 Lombardi, Ltd. Max Strohan
1918-12-10 A Lady's Name Bird
1918-11-01 The Road Through the Dark Antoine Jardee
1918-09-14 Johanna Enlists Maj. Wappington
1918-06-20 Good Night, Paul Batiste Boudeaux
1917-11-02 A Bathtub Bandit
1917-02-19 The Promise Fallon
1916-11-30 Miss Jackie of the Navy Undetermined role
1916-05-31 The Comet's Come-Back
1915-12-07 Pretenses Mike Guffy
1915-08-25 Mixed Wires Policeman
1915-08-16 The Jilt Mr. Thompson
1915-08-11 Comrades Three Hobs
1915-08-02 Detective Blinn Judge Page
1915-07-28 The Deception Dr. King
1915-07-21 Wait and See James - the Valet
1915-07-12 The Zaca Lake Mystery John - the Miner
1915-07-07 The High Cost of Flirting Mr. Dunne - Ethel's Father
1915-06-28 By Whose Hand? Joseph Toby - Lottie's Father
1915-06-14 His Obligation Frank Lehner - Mary's Father
1915-06-04 The Guiding Light
1915-05-31 The Resolve Simpson
1915-05-26 Reprisal Judge Green
1915-05-17 The Greater Strength The Foreman
1915-05-12 The Broken Window The Professor
1915-05-03 One Summer's Sequel Reverend David Barton
1915-04-28 Wife Wanted J.D.P. Moore
1915-04-19 The Castle Ranch Simpson - the Son's Valet
1915-04-14 The Wishing Stone Allan's Grandfather
1915-04-09 The Problem Grandfather
1915-04-05 His Brother's Debt Mr. Myers
1915-03-31 Reformation The Deacon
1915-03-22 Ancestry The Innkeeper
1915-03-08 The Truth of Fiction Bill Burton
1915-03-03 The Derelict P.G. Wilke, Esq.
1915-02-22 The Decision Judge Clarke
1915-02-17 Saints and Sinners The Minister
1915-02-08 Justified Sheriff Lacey
1914-06-15 Jim William Bent - the Publisher
1913-11-10 Caprice Secondary Role (uncredited)
1913-09-10 In the Bishop's Carriage Mr. Ramsey
1913-09-01 Tess of the D'Urbervilles John Durbeyfield
1913-03-04 Billy McGrath on Broadway Billy McGrath