John Steppling
Acting
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
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movieBehind the Counter
1928
Her Father
Their Hour
1928
Peggy's Father
movieBy Whose Hand?
1927
Claridge
movieWedding Bills
1927
District Attorney
movieCalifornia or Bust
1927
President Holtwood
movieHer Father Said No
1927
John Hamilton
movieThe Better Man
1926
Phineas Ward
movieHigh Steppers
1926
John Steppling
movieMemory Lane
1926
Mary's Father
movieCalifornia Straight Ahead
1925
Jeffrey Browne
movieEve's Lover
1925
Burton Gregg
movieSoft Shoes
1925
Markham
movieThe Fast Worker
1924
Mr. Rodney
movieThe Reckless Age
1924
Spencer Meyrick
movieFools in the Dark
1924
Julius Schwartz
movieThe Galloping Fish
1924
Cato Dodd
movieThe Breathless Moment
1924
Banker Day
movieThe Dramatic Life of Abraham Lincoln
1924
Chairman of delegation
movieLet's Go
1923
Andrew J. Macklin
movieGoing Up
1923
William Douglas
movieThe Man Next Door
1923
David Wisner
movieWhat a Wife Learned
1923
Maxfield
movieConfidence
1922
Henry Tuttle
movieToo Much Business
1922
Simon Stecker
movieGlass Houses
1922
The Lawyer
movieGarments of Truth
1921
Deacon Ballantine
movieBlack Beauty
1921
Squire Gordon
movieBillions
1920
Isaac Colben
movieMadame Peacock
1920
Rudolph Cleeberg
movieThe County Fair
1920
Otis Tucker
movieSick Abed
1920
John Weems
movieThe Heart of a Child
1920
Joe Mosenstein
movieThe Inferior Sex
1920
George Mott / Smith
movieLive Sparks
1920
Jacob Abbott
movieLuck in Pawn
1919
Abraham Armsberg
movieLombardi, Ltd.
1919
Max Strohan
movieThe Road Through the Dark
1918
Antoine Jardee
movieJohanna Enlists
1918
Maj. Wappington
movieGood Night, Paul
1918
Batiste Boudeaux
movieA Man's Man
1917
Neddy Jerome
movieThe Promise
1917
Fallon
movieThe Butterfly Girl
1917
Heinie, the Weinie Man
movieMiss Jackie of the Navy
1916
Undetermined role
moviePretenses
1915
Mike Guffy
Mixed Wires
1915
Policeman
The Jilt
1915
Mr. Thompson
Detective Blinn
1915
Judge Page
Wait and See
1915
James - the Valet
The Zaca Lake Mystery
1915
John - the Miner
The High Cost of Flirting
1915
Mr. Dunne - Ethel's Father
By Whose Hand?
1915
Joseph Toby - Lottie's Father
His Obligation
1915
Frank Lehner - Mary's Father
Reprisal
1915
Judge Green
movieThe Broken Window
1915
The Professor
One Summer's Sequel
1915
Reverend David Barton
Wife Wanted
1915
J.D.P. Moore
The Castle Ranch
1915
Simpson - the Son's Valet
The Wishing Stone
1915
Allan's Grandfather
The Problem
1915
Grandfather
movieHis Brother's Debt
1915
Mr. Myers
Reformation
1915
The Deacon
Ancestry
1915
The Innkeeper
The Derelict
1915
P.G. Wilke, Esq.
The Decision
1915
Judge Clarke
Saints and Sinners
1915
The Minister
Justified
1915
Sheriff Lacey
movieDamaged Goods
1914
Senator Locke
Jim
1914
William Bent - the Publisher
movieCaprice
1913
Secondary Role (uncredited)
movieIn the Bishop's Carriage
1913
Mr. Ramsey
movieTess of the D'Urbervilles
1913
John Durbeyfield
movieBilly McGrath on Broadway
1913
Billy McGrath