Acting · Essen, Germany · Born August 8, 1870
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.
American dream
2007
as głos
MovieBroken Lullaby
1932
MovieBehind the Counter
1928
as Her Father
Their Hour
1928
as Peggy's Father
MovieBy Whose Hand?
1927
as Claridge
MovieWedding Bills
1927
as District Attorney
MovieThe Gay Old Bird
1927
as Uncle
MovieCalifornia or Bust
1927
as President Holtwood
MovieHer Father Said No
1927
as John Hamilton
MovieThe Better Man
1926
as Phineas Ward
MovieHigh Steppers
1926
as John Steppling
MovieMemory Lane
1926
as Mary's Father
MovieCalifornia Straight Ahead
1925
as Jeffrey Browne
MovieEve's Lover
1925
as Burton Gregg
MovieSoft Shoes
1925
as Markham
A Cafe in Cairo
1924
as Tom Hays
MovieThe Fast Worker
1924
as Mr. Rodney
MovieThe Reckless Age
1924
as Spencer Meyrick
MovieFools in the Dark
1924
as Julius Schwartz
MovieThe Galloping Fish
1924
as Cato Dodd
MovieThe Breathless Moment
1924
as Banker Day
MovieThe Dramatic Life of Abraham Lincoln
1924
as Chairman of delegation
MovieLet's Go
1923
as Andrew J. Macklin
MovieGoing Up
1923
as William Douglas
MovieThe Man Next Door
1923
as David Wisner
MovieWhat a Wife Learned
1923
as Maxfield
MovieBell Boy 13
1923
MovieThe Sin Flood
1922
as Swift
MovieConfidence
1922
as Henry Tuttle
MovieToo Much Business
1922
as Simon Stecker
MovieGlass Houses
1922
as The Lawyer
MovieGarments of Truth
1921
as Deacon Ballantine
MovieThe Silver Car
1921
as Vicar
MovieNobody's Kid
1921
MovieBlack Beauty
1921
as Squire Gordon
MovieBillions
1920
as Isaac Colben
MovieMadame Peacock
1920
as Rudolph Cleeberg
MovieThe County Fair
1920
as Otis Tucker
MovieSick Abed
1920
as John Weems
MovieThe Heart of a Child
1920
as Joe Mosenstein
MovieThe Inferior Sex
1920
as George Mott / Smith
MovieLive Sparks
1920
as Jacob Abbott
MovieThe Husband Hunter
1920
as Kelly
MovieLuck in Pawn
1919
as Abraham Armsberg
MovieLombardi, Ltd.
1919
as Max Strohan
MovieFools and Their Money
1919
as Chef
MovieLife's a Funny Proposition
1919
as Tobias
MovieA Lady's Name
1918
as Bird
MovieThe Road Through the Dark
1918
as Antoine Jardee
MovieJohanna Enlists
1918
as Maj. Wappington
MovieGood Night, Paul
1918
as Batiste Boudeaux
MovieA Bathtub Bandit
1917
MovieA Man's Man
1917
as Neddy Jerome
MovieThe Promise
1917
as Fallon
MovieThe Butterfly Girl
1917
as Heinie, the Weinie Man
MovieMiss Jackie of the Navy
1916
as Undetermined role
The Comet's Come-Back
1916
MoviePretenses
1915
as Mike Guffy
Mixed Wires
1915
as Policeman
The Jilt
1915
as Mr. Thompson
Comrades Three
1915
as Hobs
Detective Blinn
1915
as Judge Page
The Deception
1915
as Dr. King
Wait and See
1915
as James - the Valet
The Zaca Lake Mystery
1915
as John - the Miner
The High Cost of Flirting
1915
as Mr. Dunne - Ethel's Father
By Whose Hand?
1915
as Joseph Toby - Lottie's Father
His Obligation
1915
as Frank Lehner - Mary's Father
The Guiding Light
1915
The Resolve
1915
as Simpson
Reprisal
1915
as Judge Green
The Greater Strength
1915
as The Foreman
MovieThe Broken Window
1915
as The Professor
One Summer's Sequel
1915
as Reverend David Barton
Wife Wanted
1915
as J.D.P. Moore
The Castle Ranch
1915
as Simpson - the Son's Valet
The Wishing Stone
1915
as Allan's Grandfather
The Problem
1915
as Grandfather
MovieHis Brother's Debt
1915
as Mr. Myers
Reformation
1915
as The Deacon
Ancestry
1915
as The Innkeeper
The Truth of Fiction
1915
as Bill Burton
The Derelict
1915
as P.G. Wilke, Esq.
The Decision
1915
as Judge Clarke
Saints and Sinners
1915
as The Minister
Justified
1915
as Sheriff Lacey
MovieDamaged Goods
1914
as Senator Locke
Jim
1914
as William Bent - the Publisher
MovieThe Alarm of Angelone
1914
as Judge Walsh
MovieCaprice
1913
as Secondary Role (uncredited)
MovieIn the Bishop's Carriage
1913
as Mr. Ramsey
MovieTess of the D'Urbervilles
1913
as John Durbeyfield
MovieBilly McGrath on Broadway
1913
as Billy McGrath
