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John Steppling

Acting 61 (deceased) years old Essen, Germany ★ 0.7
Born: August 8, 1870
Died: April 5, 1932

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.

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Known For

Glass Houses
Glass Houses The Lawyer 1922
Caprice
Caprice Secondary Role (uncredited) 1913
Madame Peacock
Madame Peacock Rudolph Cleeberg 1920
Memory Lane
Memory Lane Mary's Father 1926
Broken Lullaby
Broken Lullaby 1932

Filmography

Acting Credits (91)

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

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