
John Steppling
Acting • Born 1870-08-08 – Died 1932-04-05
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.
Filmography
91 credits
The Road Through the Dark
Movie • 1918
Antoine Jardee

California Straight Ahead
Movie • 1925
Jeffrey Browne

Miss Jackie of the Navy
Movie • 1916
Undetermined role

The Heart of a Child
Movie • 1920
Joe Mosenstein

The Sin Flood
Movie • 1922
Swift

High Steppers
Movie • 1926
John Steppling

Lombardi, Ltd.
Movie • 1919
Max Strohan

Jim
Movie • 1914
William Bent - the Publisher

Glass Houses
Movie • 1922
The Lawyer

The Promise
Movie • 1917
Fallon

Broken Lullaby
Movie • 1932

The Fast Worker
Movie • 1924
Mr. Rodney

American dream
Movie • 2007
głos

A Cafe in Cairo
Movie • 1924
Tom Hays

The Husband Hunter
Movie • 1920
Kelly

The County Fair
Movie • 1920
Otis Tucker

Bell Boy 13
Movie • 1923

The Comet's Come-Back
Movie • 1916

Pretenses
Movie • 1915
Mike Guffy

The Silver Car
Movie • 1921
Vicar

Johanna Enlists
Movie • 1918
Maj. Wappington

Tess of the D'Urbervilles
Movie • 1913
John Durbeyfield

Let's Go
Movie • 1923
Andrew J. Macklin

Good Night, Paul
Movie • 1918
Batiste Boudeaux

Going Up
Movie • 1923
William Douglas

A Lady's Name
Movie • 1918
Bird

A Bathtub Bandit
Movie • 1917

Memory Lane
Movie • 1926
Mary's Father

Madame Peacock
Movie • 1920
Rudolph Cleeberg

Billions
Movie • 1920
Isaac Colben

Soft Shoes
Movie • 1925
Markham

Black Beauty
Movie • 1921
Squire Gordon

The Reckless Age
Movie • 1924
Spencer Meyrick

The Better Man
Movie • 1926
Phineas Ward

Luck in Pawn
Movie • 1919
Abraham Armsberg

The Man Next Door
Movie • 1923
David Wisner

Nobody's Kid
Movie • 1921

Sick Abed
Movie • 1920
John Weems

Caprice
Movie • 1913
Secondary Role (uncredited)

Eve's Lover
Movie • 1925
Burton Gregg

The Dramatic Life of Abraham Lincoln
Movie • 1924
Chairman of delegation

Behind the Counter
Movie • 1928
Her Father

Billy McGrath on Broadway
Movie • 1913
Billy McGrath

The Galloping Fish
Movie • 1924
Cato Dodd

What a Wife Learned
Movie • 1923
Maxfield

The Breathless Moment
Movie • 1924
Banker Day

In the Bishop's Carriage
Movie • 1913
Mr. Ramsey

Too Much Business
Movie • 1922
Simon Stecker

Mixed Wires
Movie • 1915
Policeman

The Jilt
Movie • 1915
Mr. Thompson

Comrades Three
Movie • 1915
Hobs

Detective Blinn
Movie • 1915
Judge Page

The Deception
Movie • 1915
Dr. King

Wait and See
Movie • 1915
James - the Valet

The Zaca Lake Mystery
Movie • 1915
John - the Miner

The High Cost of Flirting
Movie • 1915
Mr. Dunne - Ethel's Father

By Whose Hand?
Movie • 1915
Joseph Toby - Lottie's Father

His Obligation
Movie • 1915
Frank Lehner - Mary's Father

The Guiding Light
Movie • 1915

The Resolve
Movie • 1915
Simpson

Reprisal
Movie • 1915
Judge Green

The Greater Strength
Movie • 1915
The Foreman

The Broken Window
Movie • 1915
The Professor

One Summer's Sequel
Movie • 1915
Reverend David Barton

Wife Wanted
Movie • 1915
J.D.P. Moore

The Castle Ranch
Movie • 1915
Simpson - the Son's Valet

The Wishing Stone
Movie • 1915
Allan's Grandfather

The Problem
Movie • 1915
Grandfather

His Brother's Debt
Movie • 1915
Mr. Myers

Reformation
Movie • 1915
The Deacon

Ancestry
Movie • 1915
The Innkeeper

The Truth of Fiction
Movie • 1915
Bill Burton

The Derelict
Movie • 1915
P.G. Wilke, Esq.

The Decision
Movie • 1915
Judge Clarke

Saints and Sinners
Movie • 1915
The Minister

Justified
Movie • 1915
Sheriff Lacey

The Gay Old Bird
Movie • 1927
Uncle

Life's a Funny Proposition
Movie • 1919
Tobias

Damaged Goods
Movie • 1914
Senator Locke

A Man's Man
Movie • 1917
Neddy Jerome

Live Sparks
Movie • 1920
Jacob Abbott

Fools and Their Money
Movie • 1919
Chef

Her Father Said No
Movie • 1927
John Hamilton

The Inferior Sex
Movie • 1920
George Mott / Smith

Garments of Truth
Movie • 1921
Deacon Ballantine

The Butterfly Girl
Movie • 1917
Heinie, the Weinie Man

Confidence
Movie • 1922
Henry Tuttle

California or Bust
Movie • 1927
President Holtwood

By Whose Hand?
Movie • 1927
Claridge

Fools in the Dark
Movie • 1924
Julius Schwartz

Wedding Bills
Movie • 1927
District Attorney