John Steppling
Known for Acting · 92 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 (92)
The Promise
1917
as Fallon
Billions
1920
as Isaac Colben
Glass Houses
1922
as The Lawyer
Too Much Business
1922
as Simon Stecker
Broken Lullaby
1932
Going Up
1923
as William Douglas
The Gay Old Bird
1927
as Uncle
In the Bishop's Carriage
1913
as Mr. Ramsey
Johanna Enlists
1918
as Maj. Wappington
The Heart of a Child
1920
as Joe Mosenstein
The Road Through the Dark
1918
as Antoine Jardee
Caprice
1913
as Secondary Role (uncredited)
Damaged Goods
1914
as Senator Locke
The County Fair
1920
as Otis Tucker
Memory Lane
1926
as Mary's Father
Miss Jackie of the Navy
1916
as Undetermined role
Black Beauty
1921
as Squire Gordon
Good Night, Paul
1918
as Batiste Boudeaux
The Man Next Door
1923
as David Wisner
Let's Go
1923
as Andrew J. Macklin
Soft Shoes
1925
as Markham
The Sin Flood
1922
as Swift
The Dramatic Life of Abraham Lincoln
1924
as Chairman of delegation
Jim
1914
as William Bent - the Publisher
Sick Abed
1920
as John Weems
By Whose Hand?
1915
as Joseph Toby - Lottie's Father
Luck in Pawn
1919
as Abraham Armsberg
The Problem
1915
as Grandfather
The Decision
1915
as Judge Clarke
What a Wife Learned
1923
as Maxfield
Their Hour
1928
as Peggy's Father
The Reckless Age
1924
as Spencer Meyrick
The Derelict
1915
as P.G. Wilke, Esq.
Wedding Bills
1927
as District Attorney
The Broken Window
1915
as The Professor
Lombardi, Ltd.
1919
as Max Strohan
The Better Man
1926
as Phineas Ward
The Silver Car
1921
as Vicar
High Steppers
1926
as John Steppling
The Breathless Moment
1924
as Banker Day
Behind the Counter
1928
as Her Father
Nobody's Kid
1921
Eve's Lover
1925
as Burton Gregg
Pretenses
1915
as Mike Guffy
Billy McGrath on Broadway
1913
as Billy McGrath
A Bathtub Bandit
1917
The Fast Worker
1924
as Mr. Rodney
A Cafe in Cairo
1924
as Tom Hays
The High Cost of Flirting
1915
as Mr. Dunne - Ethel's Father
Detective Blinn
1915
as Judge Page
Wife Wanted
1915
as J.D.P. Moore
Fools in the Dark
1924
as Julius Schwartz
Wait and See
1915
as James - the Valet
The Butterfly Girl
1917
as Heinie, the Weinie Man
The Wishing Stone
1915
as Allan's Grandfather
The Husband Hunter
1920
as Kelly
The Comet's Come-Back
1916
A Lady's Name
1918
as Bird
The Greater Strength
1915
as The Foreman
Tess of the D'Urbervilles
1913
as John Durbeyfield
Fools and Their Money
1919
as Chef
The Resolve
1915
as Simpson
His Obligation
1915
as Frank Lehner - Mary's Father
Live Sparks
1920
as Jacob Abbott
California or Bust
1927
as President Holtwood
California Straight Ahead
1925
as Jeffrey Browne
Reformation
1915
as The Deacon
Her Father Said No
1927
as John Hamilton
The Guiding Light
1915
Life's a Funny Proposition
1919
as Tobias
Mixed Wires
1915
as Policeman
The Deception
1915
as Dr. King
Confidence
1922
as Henry Tuttle
Madame Peacock
1920
as Rudolph Cleeberg
The Jilt
1915
as Mr. Thompson
Justified
1915
as Sheriff Lacey
Garments of Truth
1921
as Deacon Ballantine
Ancestry
1915
as The Innkeeper
The Truth of Fiction
1915
as Bill Burton
One Summer's Sequel
1915
as Reverend David Barton
American dream
2007
as głos
By Whose Hand?
1927
as Claridge
The Galloping Fish
1924
as Cato Dodd
The Zaca Lake Mystery
1915
as John - the Miner
Saints and Sinners
1915
as The Minister
Bell Boy 13
1923
Comrades Three
1915
as Hobs
The Castle Ranch
1915
as Simpson - the Son's Valet
Reprisal
1915
as Judge Green
His Brother's Debt
1915
as Mr. Myers
A Man's Man
1917
as Neddy Jerome
The Inferior Sex
1920
as George Mott / Smith
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 92 credits spanning from 1913 to 2007, John Steppling has appeared in 92 films and 0 TV shows.
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Most Popular John Steppling Movies
- The Promise (1917) — as Fallon
- Billions (1920) — as Isaac Colben
- Glass Houses (1922) — as The Lawyer
- Too Much Business (1922) — as Simon Stecker
- Broken Lullaby (1932)
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