John Steppling
Acting·August 8, 1870·† April 5, 1932 — 61 years old·Essen, Germany
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
Filmography · 93
2007American dreamgłos1932Broken Lullaby1928Behind the CounterHer Father1928Their HourPeggy's Father1927By Whose Hand?Claridge1927Wedding BillsDistrict Attorney1927The Gay Old BirdUncle1927California or BustPresident Holtwood1927Her Father Said NoJohn Hamilton1926The Better ManPhineas Ward1926High SteppersJohn Steppling1926Memory LaneMary's Father1925California Straight AheadJeffrey Browne1925Eve's LoverBurton Gregg1925Soft ShoesMarkham1924A Cafe in CairoTom Hays1924The Fast WorkerMr. Rodney1924The Reckless AgeSpencer Meyrick1924Fools in the DarkJulius Schwartz1924The Galloping FishCato Dodd1924The Breathless MomentBanker Day1924The Dramatic Life of Abraham LincolnChairman of delegation1923Let's GoAndrew J. Macklin1923Going UpWilliam Douglas1923The Man Next DoorDavid Wisner1923What a Wife LearnedMaxfield1923Bell Boy 131922The Sin FloodSwift1922ConfidenceHenry Tuttle1922Too Much BusinessSimon Stecker1922Glass HousesThe Lawyer1921Garments of TruthDeacon Ballantine1921The Silver CarVicar1921Nobody's Kid1921Black BeautySquire Gordon1920BillionsIsaac Colben1920Madame PeacockRudolph Cleeberg1920The County FairOtis Tucker1920Sick AbedJohn Weems1920The Heart of a ChildJoe Mosenstein1920The Inferior SexGeorge Mott / Smith1920Live SparksJacob Abbott1920The Husband HunterKelly1919Luck in PawnAbraham Armsberg1919Lombardi, Ltd.Max Strohan1919Fools and Their MoneyChef1919Life's a Funny PropositionTobias1918A Lady's NameBird1918The Road Through the DarkAntoine Jardee1918Johanna EnlistsMaj. Wappington1918Good Night, PaulBatiste Boudeaux1917A Bathtub Bandit1917A Man's ManNeddy Jerome1917The PromiseFallon1917The Butterfly GirlHeinie, the Weinie Man1916Billy the BanditDirector · Writer1916Miss Jackie of the NavyUndetermined role1916The Comet's Come-Back1915PretensesMike Guffy1915Mixed WiresPoliceman1915The JiltMr. Thompson1915Comrades ThreeHobs1915Detective BlinnJudge Page1915The DeceptionDr. King1915Wait and SeeJames - the Valet1915The Zaca Lake MysteryJohn - the Miner1915The High Cost of FlirtingMr. Dunne - Ethel's Father1915By Whose Hand?Joseph Toby - Lottie's Father1915His ObligationFrank Lehner - Mary's Father1915The Guiding Light1915The ResolveSimpson1915ReprisalJudge Green1915The Greater StrengthThe Foreman1915The Broken WindowThe Professor1915One Summer's SequelReverend David Barton1915Wife WantedJ.D.P. Moore1915The Castle RanchSimpson - the Son's Valet1915The Wishing StoneAllan's Grandfather1915The ProblemGrandfather1915His Brother's DebtMr. Myers1915ReformationThe Deacon1915AncestryThe Innkeeper1915The Truth of FictionBill Burton1915The DerelictP.G. Wilke, Esq.1915The DecisionJudge Clarke1915Saints and SinnersThe Minister1915JustifiedSheriff Lacey1914Damaged GoodsSenator Locke1914JimWilliam Bent - the Publisher1913CapriceSecondary Role (uncredited)1913In the Bishop's CarriageMr. Ramsey1913Tess of the D'UrbervillesJohn Durbeyfield1913Billy McGrath on BroadwayBilly McGrath