John Steppling

John Steppling

Acting
🎂 1870-08-08 (61 years old at death)
✝️ 1932-04-05
📍 Essen, Germany
👤 Male
🎬 61 Movies
🔗 IMDb
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.

Filmography (61 movies)

Broken Lullaby
Broken Lullaby
1932
 Behind the Counter
Behind the Counter
1928
as Her Father
By Whose Hand?
By Whose Hand?
1927
as Claridge
Wedding Bills
Wedding Bills
1927
as District Attorney
The Gay Old Bird
The Gay Old Bird
1927
as Uncle
California or Bust
California or Bust
1927
as President Holtwood
Her Father Said No
Her Father Said No
1927
as John Hamilton
The Better Man
The Better Man
1926
as Phineas Ward
High Steppers
High Steppers
1926
as John Steppling
Memory Lane
Memory Lane
1926
as Mary's Father
California Straight Ahead
California Straight Ahead
1925
as Jeffrey Browne
Eve's Lover
Eve's Lover
1925
as Burton Gregg
Soft Shoes
Soft Shoes
1925
as Markham
The Fast Worker
The Fast Worker
1924
as Mr. Rodney
The Reckless Age
The Reckless Age
1924
as Spencer Meyrick
Fools in the Dark
Fools in the Dark
1924
as Julius Schwartz
The Galloping Fish
The Galloping Fish
1924
as Cato Dodd
The Breathless Moment
The Breathless Moment
1924
as Banker Day
The Dramatic Life of Abraham Lincoln
The Dramatic Life of Abraham Lincoln
1924
as Chairman of delegation
Let's Go
Let's Go
1923
as Andrew J. Macklin
Going Up
Going Up
1923
as William Douglas
The Man Next Door
The Man Next Door
1923
as David Wisner
What a Wife Learned
What a Wife Learned
1923
as Maxfield
Bell Boy 13
Bell Boy 13
1923
 The Sin Flood
The Sin Flood
1922
as Swift
Confidence
Confidence
1922
as Henry Tuttle
Too Much Business
Too Much Business
1922
as Simon Stecker
Glass Houses
Glass Houses
1922
as The Lawyer
Garments of Truth
Garments of Truth
1921
as Deacon Ballantine
The Silver Car
The Silver Car
1921
as Vicar
Nobody's Kid
Nobody's Kid
1921
 Black Beauty
Black Beauty
1921
as Squire Gordon
Billions
Billions
1920
as Isaac Colben
Madame Peacock
Madame Peacock
1920
as Rudolph Cleeberg
The County Fair
The County Fair
1920
as Otis Tucker
Sick Abed
Sick Abed
1920
as John Weems
The Heart of a Child
The Heart of a Child
1920
as Joe Mosenstein
The Inferior Sex
The Inferior Sex
1920
as George Mott / Smith
Live Sparks
Live Sparks
1920
as Jacob Abbott
The Husband Hunter
The Husband Hunter
1920
as Kelly
Luck in Pawn
Luck in Pawn
1919
as Abraham Armsberg
Lombardi, Ltd.
Lombardi, Ltd.
1919
as Max Strohan
Fools and Their Money
Fools and Their Money
1919
as Chef
Life's a Funny Proposition
Life's a Funny Proposition
1919
as Tobias
A Lady's Name
A Lady's Name
1918
as Bird
The Road Through the Dark
The Road Through the Dark
1918
as Antoine Jardee
Johanna Enlists
Johanna Enlists
1918
as Maj. Wappington
Good Night, Paul
Good Night, Paul
1918
as Batiste Boudeaux
A Bathtub Bandit
A Bathtub Bandit
1917
 A Man's Man
A Man's Man
1917
as Neddy Jerome
The Promise
The Promise
1917
as Fallon
The Butterfly Girl
The Butterfly Girl
1917
as Heinie, the Weinie Man
Miss Jackie of the Navy
Miss Jackie of the Navy
1916
as Undetermined role
Pretenses
Pretenses
1915
as Mike Guffy
The Broken Window
The Broken Window
1915
as The Professor
His Brother's Debt
His Brother's Debt
1915
as Mr. Myers
Damaged Goods
Damaged Goods
1914
as Senator Locke
Caprice
Caprice
1913
as Secondary Role (uncredited)
In the Bishop's Carriage
In the Bishop's Carriage
1913
as Mr. Ramsey
Tess of the D'Urbervilles
Tess of the D'Urbervilles
1913
as John Durbeyfield
Billy McGrath on Broadway
Billy McGrath on Broadway
1913
as Billy McGrath