Acting
John Steppling
Born 1870-08-08
Essen, Germany
Department: Acting
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
Prominent works featuring John Steppling
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Broken Lullaby
1932
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Caprice
1913
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Johanna Enlists
1918
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Memory Lane
1926
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Madame Peacock
1920
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Live Sparks
1920
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Billions
1920
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Wedding Bills
1927
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The County Fair
1920
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The Gay Old Bird
1927
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (95 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| American dream | głos | Movie | 2007 | |
 | Broken Lullaby | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1932 |
 | Behind the Counter | Her Father | Movie | 1928 |
| Their Hour | Peggy's Father | Movie | 1928 | |
 | By Whose Hand? | Claridge | Movie | 1927 |
 | Wedding Bills | District Attorney | Movie | 1927 |
 | The Gay Old Bird | Uncle | Movie | 1927 |
 | California or Bust | President Holtwood | Movie | 1927 |
 | Her Father Said No | John Hamilton | Movie | 1927 |
 | The Better Man | Phineas Ward | Movie | 1926 |
 | High Steppers | John Steppling | Movie | 1926 |
 | Memory Lane | Mary's Father | Movie | 1926 |
 | California Straight Ahead | Jeffrey Browne | Movie | 1925 |
 | Eve's Lover | Burton Gregg | Movie | 1925 |
 | Soft Shoes | Markham | Movie | 1925 |
| A Cafe in Cairo | Tom Hays | Movie | 1924 | |
 | The Fast Worker | Mr. Rodney | Movie | 1924 |
 | The Reckless Age | Spencer Meyrick | Movie | 1924 |
 | Fools in the Dark | Julius Schwartz | Movie | 1924 |
 | The Galloping Fish | Cato Dodd | Movie | 1924 |
 | The Breathless Moment | Banker Day | Movie | 1924 |
 | The Dramatic Life of Abraham Lincoln | Chairman of delegation | Movie | 1924 |
 | Let's Go | Andrew J. Macklin | Movie | 1923 |
 | Going Up | William Douglas | Movie | 1923 |
 | The Man Next Door | David Wisner | Movie | 1923 |
 | What a Wife Learned | Maxfield | Movie | 1923 |
 | Bell Boy 13 | Ellrey Elrod | Movie | 1923 |
 | The Sin Flood | Swift | Movie | 1922 |
 | Confidence | Henry Tuttle | Movie | 1922 |
 | Too Much Business | Simon Stecker | Movie | 1922 |
 | Glass Houses | The Lawyer | Movie | 1922 |
 | Garments of Truth | Deacon Ballantine | Movie | 1921 |
 | The Silver Car | Vicar | Movie | 1921 |
 | Nobody's Kid | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1921 |
 | Black Beauty | Squire Gordon | Movie | 1921 |
 | Billions | Isaac Colben | Movie | 1920 |
 | Madame Peacock | Rudolph Cleeberg | Movie | 1920 |
 | The County Fair | Otis Tucker | Movie | 1920 |
 | Sick Abed | John Weems | Movie | 1920 |
 | The Heart of a Child | Joe Mosenstein | Movie | 1920 |
 | The Inferior Sex | George Mott / Smith | Movie | 1920 |
 | Live Sparks | Jacob Abbott | Movie | 1920 |
 | The Husband Hunter | Kelly | Movie | 1920 |
 | Luck in Pawn | Abraham Armsberg | Movie | 1919 |
 | Lombardi, Ltd. | Max Strohan | Movie | 1919 |
 | Fools and Their Money | Chef | Movie | 1919 |
 | Life's a Funny Proposition | Tobias | Movie | 1919 |
 | A Lady's Name | Bird | Movie | 1918 |
 | The Road Through the Dark | Antoine Jardee | Movie | 1918 |
 | Johanna Enlists | Maj. Wappington | Movie | 1918 |
 | Good Night, Paul | Batiste Boudeaux | Movie | 1918 |
 | A Bathtub Bandit | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1917 |
 | A Man's Man | Neddy Jerome | Movie | 1917 |
 | The Promise | Fallon | Movie | 1917 |
 | The Butterfly Girl | Heinie, the Weinie Man | Movie | 1917 |
| Billy the Bandit | Director | Movie | 1916 | |
| Billy the Bandit | Writer | Movie | 1916 | |
 | Miss Jackie of the Navy | Undetermined role | Movie | 1916 |
| The Comet's Come-Back | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1916 | |
 | Pretenses | Mike Guffy | Movie | 1915 |
| Mixed Wires | Policeman | Movie | 1915 | |
| The Jilt | Mr. Thompson | Movie | 1915 | |
| Comrades Three | Hobs | Movie | 1915 | |
| Detective Blinn | Judge Page | Movie | 1915 | |
| The Deception | Dr. King | Movie | 1915 | |
| Wait and See | James - the Valet | Movie | 1915 | |
| The Zaca Lake Mystery | John - the Miner | Movie | 1915 | |
| The High Cost of Flirting | Mr. Dunne - Ethel's Father | Movie | 1915 | |
| By Whose Hand? | Joseph Toby - Lottie's Father | Movie | 1915 | |
| His Obligation | Frank Lehner - Mary's Father | Movie | 1915 | |
| The Guiding Light | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1915 | |
| The Resolve | Simpson | Movie | 1915 | |
| Reprisal | Judge Green | Movie | 1915 | |
| The Greater Strength | The Foreman | Movie | 1915 | |
 | The Broken Window | The Professor | Movie | 1915 |
| One Summer's Sequel | Reverend David Barton | Movie | 1915 | |
| Wife Wanted | J.D.P. Moore | Movie | 1915 | |
| The Castle Ranch | Simpson - the Son's Valet | Movie | 1915 | |
| The Wishing Stone | Allan's Grandfather | Movie | 1915 | |
| The Problem | Grandfather | Movie | 1915 | |
 | His Brother's Debt | Mr. Myers | Movie | 1915 |
| Reformation | The Deacon | Movie | 1915 | |
| Ancestry | The Innkeeper | Movie | 1915 | |
| The Truth of Fiction | Bill Burton | Movie | 1915 | |
| The Derelict | P.G. Wilke, Esq. | Movie | 1915 | |
| The Decision | Judge Clarke | Movie | 1915 | |
| Saints and Sinners | The Minister | Movie | 1915 | |
| Justified | Sheriff Lacey | Movie | 1915 | |
 | Damaged Goods | Senator Locke | Movie | 1914 |
| Jim | William Bent - the Publisher | Movie | 1914 | |
 | The Alarm of Angelone | Judge Walsh | Movie | 1914 |
 | Caprice | Secondary Role (uncredited) | Movie | 1913 |
 | In the Bishop's Carriage | Mr. Ramsey | Movie | 1913 |
 | Tess of the D'Urbervilles | John Durbeyfield | Movie | 1913 |
 | Billy McGrath on Broadway | Billy McGrath | Movie | 1913 |