John Steppling
Known for Acting · 93 credits
- Born
- 1870-08-08
- Died
- 1932-04-05
- Place of birth
- Essen, Germany
- Also known as
- John C. Steppling
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
Movies (93)
Confidence
1922
as Henry Tuttle
Caprice
1913
as Secondary Role (uncredited)
Comrades Three
1915
as Hobs
The Resolve
1915
as Simpson
Memory Lane
1926
as Mary's Father
Wedding Bills
1927
as District Attorney
Madame Peacock
1920
as Rudolph Cleeberg
The Problem
1915
as Grandfather
The Derelict
1915
as P.G. Wilke, Esq.
Justified
1915
as Sheriff Lacey
The Jilt
1915
as Mr. Thompson
The Deception
1915
as Dr. King
American dream
2007
as głos
Broken Lullaby
1932
Reprisal
1915
as Judge Green
His Obligation
1915
as Frank Lehner - Mary's Father
Mixed Wires
1915
as Policeman
The Man Next Door
1923
as David Wisner
Billions
1920
as Isaac Colben
Live Sparks
1920
as Jacob Abbott
The Castle Ranch
1915
as Simpson - the Son's Valet
Glass Houses
1922
as The Lawyer
Wife Wanted
1915
as J.D.P. Moore
Her Father Said No
1927
as John Hamilton
Fools in the Dark
1924
as Julius Schwartz
The High Cost of Flirting
1915
as Mr. Dunne - Ethel's Father
Their Hour
1928
as Peggy's Father
Jim
1914
as William Bent - the Publisher
The Decision
1915
as Judge Clarke
Billy McGrath on Broadway
1913
as Billy McGrath
Garments of Truth
1921
as Deacon Ballantine
The Zaca Lake Mystery
1915
as John - the Miner
California Straight Ahead
1925
as Jeffrey Browne
The Greater Strength
1915
as The Foreman
Johanna Enlists
1918
as Maj. Wappington
By Whose Hand?
1927
as Claridge
By Whose Hand?
1915
as Joseph Toby - Lottie's Father
Fools and Their Money
1919
as Chef
One Summer's Sequel
1915
as Reverend David Barton
Eve's Lover
1925
as Burton Gregg
His Brother's Debt
1915
as Mr. Myers
Saints and Sinners
1915
as The Minister
The Wishing Stone
1915
as Allan's Grandfather
Wait and See
1915
as James - the Valet
The Broken Window
1915
as The Professor
Tess of the D'Urbervilles
1913
as John Durbeyfield
Luck in Pawn
1919
as Abraham Armsberg
The Gay Old Bird
1927
as Uncle
A Bathtub Bandit
1917
The Dramatic Life of Abraham Lincoln
1924
as Chairman of delegation
The Inferior Sex
1920
as George Mott / Smith
The Butterfly Girl
1917
as Heinie, the Weinie Man
Good Night, Paul
1918
as Batiste Boudeaux
In the Bishop's Carriage
1913
as Mr. Ramsey
Black Beauty
1921
as Squire Gordon
California or Bust
1927
as President Holtwood
The Guiding Light
1915
Bell Boy 13
1923
Ancestry
1915
as The Innkeeper
The Reckless Age
1924
as Spencer Meyrick
Soft Shoes
1925
as Markham
A Man's Man
1917
as Neddy Jerome
The Truth of Fiction
1915
as Bill Burton
Miss Jackie of the Navy
1916
as Undetermined role
Lombardi, Ltd.
1919
as Max Strohan
The Breathless Moment
1924
as Banker Day
The Fast Worker
1924
as Mr. Rodney
The County Fair
1920
as Otis Tucker
Sick Abed
1920
as John Weems
The Road Through the Dark
1918
as Antoine Jardee
High Steppers
1926
as John Steppling
The Comet's Come-Back
1916
The Sin Flood
1922
as Swift
Let's Go
1923
as Andrew J. Macklin
The Husband Hunter
1920
as Kelly
Life's a Funny Proposition
1919
as Tobias
Too Much Business
1922
as Simon Stecker
A Lady's Name
1918
as Bird
A Cafe in Cairo
1924
as Tom Hays
The Promise
1917
as Fallon
Behind the Counter
1928
as Her Father
The Silver Car
1921
as Vicar
Nobody's Kid
1921
Damaged Goods
1914
as Senator Locke
The Better Man
1926
as Phineas Ward
Detective Blinn
1915
as Judge Page
The Galloping Fish
1924
as Cato Dodd
Reformation
1915
as The Deacon
What a Wife Learned
1923
as Maxfield
Going Up
1923
as William Douglas
Pretenses
1915
as Mike Guffy
The Heart of a Child
1920
as Joe Mosenstein
The Alarm of Angelone
1914
as Judge Walsh
About 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. With 93 credits spanning from 1913 to 2007, John Steppling has appeared in 93 films and 0 TV shows.
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- Confidence (1922) — as Henry Tuttle
- Caprice (1913) — as Secondary Role (uncredited)
- Comrades Three (1915) — as Hobs
- The Resolve (1915) — as Simpson
- Memory Lane (1926) — as Mary's Father
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