John Steppling
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- August 8, 1870
- Died
- April 5, 1932
- Birthplace
- Essen, 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.
Filmography
- American dream
American dream 2007
as głos
Broken Lullaby 1932
Actor
Behind the Counter 1928
as Her Father
- Their Hour
Their Hour 1928
as Peggy's Father
By Whose Hand? 1927
as Claridge
Wedding Bills 1927
as District Attorney
The Gay Old Bird 1927
as Uncle
California or Bust 1927
as President Holtwood
Her Father Said No 1927
as John Hamilton
The Better Man 1926
as Phineas Ward
High Steppers 1926
as John Steppling
Memory Lane 1926
as Mary's Father
California Straight Ahead 1925
as Jeffrey Browne
Eve's Lover 1925
as Burton Gregg
Soft Shoes 1925
as Markham
- A Cafe in Cairo
A Cafe in Cairo 1924
as Tom Hays
The Fast Worker 1924
as Mr. Rodney
The Reckless Age 1924
as Spencer Meyrick
Fools in the Dark 1924
as Julius Schwartz
The Galloping Fish 1924
as Cato Dodd
The Breathless Moment 1924
as Banker Day
The Dramatic Life of Abraham Lincoln 1924
as Chairman of delegation
Let's Go 1923
as Andrew J. Macklin
Going Up 1923
as William Douglas
The Man Next Door 1923
as David Wisner
What a Wife Learned 1923
as Maxfield
Bell Boy 13 1923
as Ellrey Elrod
The Sin Flood 1922
as Swift
Confidence 1922
as Henry Tuttle
Too Much Business 1922
as Simon Stecker
Glass Houses 1922
as The Lawyer
Garments of Truth 1921
as Deacon Ballantine
The Silver Car 1921
as Vicar
Nobody's Kid 1921
Actor
Black Beauty 1921
as Squire Gordon
Billions 1920
as Isaac Colben
Madame Peacock 1920
as Rudolph Cleeberg
The County Fair 1920
as Otis Tucker
Sick Abed 1920
as John Weems
The Heart of a Child 1920
as Joe Mosenstein
The Inferior Sex 1920
as George Mott / Smith
Live Sparks 1920
as Jacob Abbott
The Husband Hunter 1920
as Kelly
Luck in Pawn 1919
as Abraham Armsberg
Lombardi, Ltd. 1919
as Max Strohan
Fools and Their Money 1919
as Chef
Life's a Funny Proposition 1919
as Tobias
A Lady's Name 1918
as Bird
The Road Through the Dark 1918
as Antoine Jardee
Johanna Enlists 1918
as Maj. Wappington
Good Night, Paul 1918
as Batiste Boudeaux
A Bathtub Bandit 1917
Actor
A Man's Man 1917
as Neddy Jerome
The Promise 1917
as Fallon
The Butterfly Girl 1917
as Heinie, the Weinie Man
- Billy the Bandit
Billy the Bandit 1916
Director, Writer
Miss Jackie of the Navy 1916
as Undetermined role
- The Comet's Come-Back
The Comet's Come-Back 1916
Actor
Pretenses 1915
as Mike Guffy
- Mixed Wires
Mixed Wires 1915
as Policeman
- The Jilt
The Jilt 1915
as Mr. Thompson
- Comrades Three
Comrades Three 1915
as Hobs
- Detective Blinn
Detective Blinn 1915
as Judge Page
- The Deception
The Deception 1915
as Dr. King
- Wait and See
Wait and See 1915
as James - the Valet
- The Zaca Lake Mystery
The Zaca Lake Mystery 1915
as John - the Miner
- The High Cost of Flirting
The High Cost of Flirting 1915
as Mr. Dunne - Ethel's Father
- By Whose Hand?
By Whose Hand? 1915
as Joseph Toby - Lottie's Father
- His Obligation
His Obligation 1915
as Frank Lehner - Mary's Father
- The Guiding Light
The Guiding Light 1915
Actor
- The Resolve
The Resolve 1915
as Simpson
- Reprisal
Reprisal 1915
as Judge Green
- The Greater Strength
The Greater Strength 1915
as The Foreman
The Broken Window 1915
as The Professor
- One Summer's Sequel
One Summer's Sequel 1915
as Reverend David Barton
- Wife Wanted
Wife Wanted 1915
as J.D.P. Moore
- The Castle Ranch
The Castle Ranch 1915
as Simpson - the Son's Valet
- The Wishing Stone
The Wishing Stone 1915
as Allan's Grandfather
- The Problem
The Problem 1915
as Grandfather
His Brother's Debt 1915
as Mr. Myers
- Reformation
Reformation 1915
as The Deacon
- Ancestry
Ancestry 1915
as The Innkeeper
- The Truth of Fiction
The Truth of Fiction 1915
as Bill Burton
- The Derelict
The Derelict 1915
as P.G. Wilke, Esq.
- The Decision
The Decision 1915
as Judge Clarke
- Saints and Sinners
Saints and Sinners 1915
as The Minister
- Justified
Justified 1915
as Sheriff Lacey
Damaged Goods 1914
as Senator Locke
- Jim
Jim 1914
as William Bent - the Publisher
The Alarm of Angelone 1914
as Judge Walsh
Caprice 1913
as Secondary Role (uncredited)
In the Bishop's Carriage 1913
as Mr. Ramsey
Tess of the D'Urbervilles 1913
as John Durbeyfield
Billy McGrath on Broadway 1913
as Billy McGrath
Credits from TMDB.