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John Steppling

John Steppling

Acting

Born: August 8, 1870Essen, 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.

Known For
Filmography

American dream

głos

2007
Broken Lullaby

Broken Lullaby

1932
Behind the Counter

Behind the Counter

Her Father

1928

Their Hour

Peggy's Father

1928
By Whose Hand?

By Whose Hand?

Claridge

1927
Wedding Bills

Wedding Bills

District Attorney

1927
The Gay Old Bird

The Gay Old Bird

Uncle

1927
California or Bust

California or Bust

President Holtwood

1927
Her Father Said No

Her Father Said No

John Hamilton

1927
The Better Man

The Better Man

Phineas Ward

1926
High Steppers

High Steppers

John Steppling

1926
Memory Lane

Memory Lane

Mary's Father

1926
California Straight Ahead

California Straight Ahead

Jeffrey Browne

1925
Eve's Lover

Eve's Lover

Burton Gregg

1925
Soft Shoes

Soft Shoes

Markham

1925

A Cafe in Cairo

Tom Hays

1924
The Fast Worker

The Fast Worker

Mr. Rodney

1924
The Reckless Age

The Reckless Age

Spencer Meyrick

1924
Fools in the Dark

Fools in the Dark

Julius Schwartz

1924
The Galloping Fish

The Galloping Fish

Cato Dodd

1924
The Breathless Moment

The Breathless Moment

Banker Day

1924
The Dramatic Life of Abraham Lincoln

The Dramatic Life of Abraham Lincoln

Chairman of delegation

1924
Let's Go

Let's Go

Andrew J. Macklin

1923
Going Up

Going Up

William Douglas

1923
The Man Next Door

The Man Next Door

David Wisner

1923
What a Wife Learned

What a Wife Learned

Maxfield

1923
Bell Boy 13

Bell Boy 13

1923
The Sin Flood

The Sin Flood

Swift

1922
Confidence

Confidence

Henry Tuttle

1922
Too Much Business

Too Much Business

Simon Stecker

1922
Glass Houses

Glass Houses

The Lawyer

1922
Garments of Truth

Garments of Truth

Deacon Ballantine

1921
The Silver Car

The Silver Car

Vicar

1921
Nobody's Kid

Nobody's Kid

1921
Black Beauty

Black Beauty

Squire Gordon

1921
Billions

Billions

Isaac Colben

1920
Madame Peacock

Madame Peacock

Rudolph Cleeberg

1920
The County Fair

The County Fair

Otis Tucker

1920
Sick Abed

Sick Abed

John Weems

1920
The Heart of a Child

The Heart of a Child

Joe Mosenstein

1920
The Inferior Sex

The Inferior Sex

George Mott / Smith

1920
Live Sparks

Live Sparks

Jacob Abbott

1920
The Husband Hunter

The Husband Hunter

Kelly

1920
Luck in Pawn

Luck in Pawn

Abraham Armsberg

1919
Lombardi, Ltd.

Lombardi, Ltd.

Max Strohan

1919
Fools and Their Money

Fools and Their Money

Chef

1919
Life's a Funny Proposition

Life's a Funny Proposition

Tobias

1919
A Lady's Name

A Lady's Name

Bird

1918
The Road Through the Dark

The Road Through the Dark

Antoine Jardee

1918
Johanna Enlists

Johanna Enlists

Maj. Wappington

1918
Good Night, Paul

Good Night, Paul

Batiste Boudeaux

1918
A Bathtub Bandit

A Bathtub Bandit

1917
A Man's Man

A Man's Man

Neddy Jerome

1917
The Promise

The Promise

Fallon

1917
The Butterfly Girl

The Butterfly Girl

Heinie, the Weinie Man

1917
Miss Jackie of the Navy

Miss Jackie of the Navy

Undetermined role

1916

The Comet's Come-Back

1916
Pretenses

Pretenses

Mike Guffy

1915

Mixed Wires

Policeman

1915

The Jilt

Mr. Thompson

1915

Comrades Three

Hobs

1915

Detective Blinn

Judge Page

1915

The Deception

Dr. King

1915

Wait and See

James - the Valet

1915

The Zaca Lake Mystery

John - the Miner

1915

The High Cost of Flirting

Mr. Dunne - Ethel's Father

1915

By Whose Hand?

Joseph Toby - Lottie's Father

1915

His Obligation

Frank Lehner - Mary's Father

1915

The Guiding Light

1915

The Resolve

Simpson

1915

Reprisal

Judge Green

1915

The Greater Strength

The Foreman

1915
The Broken Window

The Broken Window

The Professor

1915

One Summer's Sequel

Reverend David Barton

1915

Wife Wanted

J.D.P. Moore

1915

The Castle Ranch

Simpson - the Son's Valet

1915

The Wishing Stone

Allan's Grandfather

1915

The Problem

Grandfather

1915
His Brother's Debt

His Brother's Debt

Mr. Myers

1915

Reformation

The Deacon

1915

Ancestry

The Innkeeper

1915

The Truth of Fiction

Bill Burton

1915

The Derelict

P.G. Wilke, Esq.

1915

The Decision

Judge Clarke

1915

Saints and Sinners

The Minister

1915

Justified

Sheriff Lacey

1915
Damaged Goods

Damaged Goods

Senator Locke

1914

Jim

William Bent - the Publisher

1914
Caprice

Caprice

Secondary Role (uncredited)

1913
In the Bishop's Carriage

In the Bishop's Carriage

Mr. Ramsey

1913
Tess of the D'Urbervilles

Tess of the D'Urbervilles

John Durbeyfield

1913
Billy McGrath on Broadway

Billy McGrath on Broadway

Billy McGrath

1913