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.
Movies(92)
American dream
głos
2007
Broken Lullaby
1932
Behind the Counter
Her Father
1928
Their Hour
Peggy's Father
1928
By Whose Hand?
Claridge
1927
Wedding Bills
District Attorney
1927
The Gay Old Bird
Uncle
1927
California or Bust
President Holtwood
1927
Her Father Said No
John Hamilton
1927
The Better Man
Phineas Ward
1926
High Steppers
John Steppling
1926
Memory Lane
Mary's Father
1926
California Straight Ahead
Jeffrey Browne
1925
Eve's Lover
Burton Gregg
1925
Soft Shoes
Markham
1925
A Cafe in Cairo
Tom Hays
1924
The Fast Worker
Mr. Rodney
1924
The Reckless Age
Spencer Meyrick
1924
Fools in the Dark
Julius Schwartz
1924
The Galloping Fish
Cato Dodd
1924
The Breathless Moment
Banker Day
1924
The Dramatic Life of Abraham Lincoln
Chairman of delegation
1924
Let's Go
Andrew J. Macklin
1923
Going Up
William Douglas
1923
The Man Next Door
David Wisner
1923
What a Wife Learned
Maxfield
1923
Bell Boy 13
1923
The Sin Flood
Swift
1922
Confidence
Henry Tuttle
1922
Too Much Business
Simon Stecker
1922
Glass Houses
The Lawyer
1922
Garments of Truth
Deacon Ballantine
1921
The Silver Car
Vicar
1921
Nobody's Kid
1921
Black Beauty
Squire Gordon
1921
Billions
Isaac Colben
1920
Madame Peacock
Rudolph Cleeberg
1920
The County Fair
Otis Tucker
1920
Sick Abed
John Weems
1920
The Heart of a Child
Joe Mosenstein
1920
The Inferior Sex
George Mott / Smith
1920
Live Sparks
Jacob Abbott
1920
The Husband Hunter
Kelly
1920
Luck in Pawn
Abraham Armsberg
1919
Lombardi, Ltd.
Max Strohan
1919
Fools and Their Money
Chef
1919
Life's a Funny Proposition
Tobias
1919
A Lady's Name
Bird
1918
The Road Through the Dark
Antoine Jardee
1918
Johanna Enlists
Maj. Wappington
1918
Good Night, Paul
Batiste Boudeaux
1918
A Bathtub Bandit
1917
A Man's Man
Neddy Jerome
1917
The Promise
Fallon
1917
The Butterfly Girl
Heinie, the Weinie Man
1917
Miss Jackie of the Navy
Undetermined role
1916
The Comet's Come-Back
1916
Pretenses
Mike Guffy
1915
Mixed Wires
Policeman
1915
The Jilt
Mr. Thompson
1915
Comrades Three
Hobs
1915
Detective Blinn
Judge Page
1915
The Deception
Dr. King
1915
Wait and See
James - the Valet
1915
The Zaca Lake Mystery
John - the Miner
1915
The High Cost of Flirting
Mr. Dunne - Ethel's Father
1915
By Whose Hand?
Joseph Toby - Lottie's Father
1915
His Obligation
Frank Lehner - Mary's Father
1915
The Guiding Light
1915
The Resolve
Simpson
1915
Reprisal
Judge Green
1915
The Greater Strength
The Foreman
1915
The Broken Window
The Professor
1915
One Summer's Sequel
Reverend David Barton
1915
Wife Wanted
J.D.P. Moore
1915
The Castle Ranch
Simpson - the Son's Valet
1915
The Wishing Stone
Allan's Grandfather
1915
The Problem
Grandfather
1915
His Brother's Debt
Mr. Myers
1915
Reformation
The Deacon
1915
Ancestry
The Innkeeper
1915
The Truth of Fiction
Bill Burton
1915
The Derelict
P.G. Wilke, Esq.
1915
The Decision
Judge Clarke
1915
Saints and Sinners
The Minister
1915
Justified
Sheriff Lacey
1915
Damaged Goods
Senator Locke
1914
Jim
William Bent - the Publisher
1914
Caprice
Secondary Role (uncredited)
1913
In the Bishop's Carriage
Mr. Ramsey
1913
Tess of the D'Urbervilles
John Durbeyfield
1913
Billy McGrath on Broadway
Billy McGrath
1913