John Steppling
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
Aug 8, 1870 (156 years old)
Place of Birth
Essen, Germany
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
| 2007 | American dreamgłos | |
| 1932 | Broken Lullaby | |
| 1928 | Behind the CounterHer Father | |
| 1928 | Their HourPeggy's Father | |
| 1927 | The Gay Old BirdUncle | |
| 1927 | Her Father Said NoJohn Hamilton | |
| 1927 | California or BustPresident Holtwood | |
| 1927 | By Whose Hand?Claridge | |
| 1927 | Wedding BillsDistrict Attorney | |
| 1926 | High SteppersJohn Steppling | |
| 1926 | Memory LaneMary's Father | |
| 1926 | The Better ManPhineas Ward | |
| 1925 | California Straight AheadJeffrey Browne | |
| 1925 | Soft ShoesMarkham | |
| 1925 | Eve's LoverBurton Gregg | |
| 1924 | The Fast WorkerMr. Rodney | |
| 1924 | A Cafe in CairoTom Hays | |
| 1924 | The Reckless AgeSpencer Meyrick | |
| 1924 | The Dramatic Life of Abraham LincolnChairman of delegation | |
| 1924 | The Galloping FishCato Dodd | |
| 1924 | The Breathless MomentBanker Day | |
| 1924 | Fools in the DarkJulius Schwartz | |
| 1923 | Bell Boy 13 | |
| 1923 | Let's GoAndrew J. Macklin | |
| 1923 | Going UpWilliam Douglas | |
| 1923 | The Man Next DoorDavid Wisner | |
| 1923 | What a Wife LearnedMaxfield | |
| 1922 | The Sin FloodSwift | |
| 1922 | Glass HousesThe Lawyer | |
| 1922 | Too Much BusinessSimon Stecker | |
| 1922 | ConfidenceHenry Tuttle | |
| 1921 | The Silver CarVicar | |
| 1921 | Black BeautySquire Gordon | |
| 1921 | Nobody's Kid | |
| 1921 | Garments of TruthDeacon Ballantine | |
| 1920 | The Heart of a ChildJoe Mosenstein | |
| 1920 | The Husband HunterKelly | |
| 1920 | The County FairOtis Tucker | |
| 1920 | Madame PeacockRudolph Cleeberg | |
| 1920 | BillionsIsaac Colben | |
| 1920 | Sick AbedJohn Weems | |
| 1920 | Live SparksJacob Abbott | |
| 1920 | The Inferior SexGeorge Mott / Smith | |
| 1919 | Lombardi, Ltd.Max Strohan | |
| 1919 | Luck in PawnAbraham Armsberg | |
| 1919 | Life's a Funny PropositionTobias | |
| 1919 | Fools and Their MoneyChef | |
| 1918 | The Road Through the DarkAntoine Jardee | |
| 1918 | Johanna EnlistsMaj. Wappington | |
| 1918 | Good Night, PaulBatiste Boudeaux | |
| 1918 | A Lady's NameBird | |
| 1917 | The PromiseFallon | |
| 1917 | A Bathtub Bandit | |
| 1917 | A Man's ManNeddy Jerome | |
| 1917 | The Butterfly GirlHeinie, the Weinie Man | |
| 1916 | Miss Jackie of the NavyUndetermined role | |
| 1916 | The Comet's Come-Back | |
| 1915 | PretensesMike Guffy | |
| 1915 | Mixed WiresPoliceman | |
| 1915 | The JiltMr. Thompson | |
| 1915 | Comrades ThreeHobs | |
| 1915 | Detective BlinnJudge Page | |
| 1915 | The DeceptionDr. King | |
| 1915 | Wait and SeeJames - the Valet | |
| 1915 | The Zaca Lake MysteryJohn - the Miner | |
| 1915 | The High Cost of FlirtingMr. Dunne - Ethel's Father | |
| 1915 | By Whose Hand?Joseph Toby - Lottie's Father | |
| 1915 | His ObligationFrank Lehner - Mary's Father | |
| 1915 | The Guiding Light | |
| 1915 | The ResolveSimpson | |
| 1915 | ReprisalJudge Green | |
| 1915 | The Greater StrengthThe Foreman | |
| 1915 | The Broken WindowThe Professor | |
| 1915 | One Summer's SequelReverend David Barton | |
| 1915 | Wife WantedJ.D.P. Moore | |
| 1915 | The Castle RanchSimpson - the Son's Valet | |
| 1915 | The Wishing StoneAllan's Grandfather | |
| 1915 | The ProblemGrandfather | |
| 1915 | His Brother's DebtMr. Myers | |
| 1915 | ReformationThe Deacon | |
| 1915 | AncestryThe Innkeeper | |
| 1915 | The Truth of FictionBill Burton | |
| 1915 | The DerelictP.G. Wilke, Esq. | |
| 1915 | The DecisionJudge Clarke | |
| 1915 | Saints and SinnersThe Minister | |
| 1915 | JustifiedSheriff Lacey | |
| 1914 | JimWilliam Bent - the Publisher | |
| 1914 | Damaged GoodsSenator Locke | |
| 1913 | Tess of the D'UrbervillesJohn Durbeyfield | |
| 1913 | CapriceSecondary Role (uncredited) | |
| 1913 | Billy McGrath on BroadwayBilly McGrath | |
| 1913 | In the Bishop's CarriageMr. Ramsey |