John Steppling

Born: 1870-08-08 in Essen, Germany

Died: 1932-04-05

Known For: Acting

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.

Filmography

2007

American dream as głos

1932

Broken Lullaby

1928

Their Hour as Peggy's Father
Behind the Counter as Her Father

1927

Wedding Bills as District Attorney
California or Bust as President Holtwood
By Whose Hand? as Claridge
The Gay Old Bird as Uncle
Her Father Said No as John Hamilton

1926

Memory Lane as Mary's Father
High Steppers as John Steppling
The Better Man as Phineas Ward

1925

Soft Shoes as Markham
Eve's Lover as Burton Gregg
California Straight Ahead as Jeffrey Browne

1924

A Cafe in Cairo as Tom Hays
The Dramatic Life of Abraham Lincoln as Chairman of delegation
The Reckless Age as Spencer Meyrick
Fools in the Dark as Julius Schwartz
The Breathless Moment as Banker Day
The Galloping Fish as Cato Dodd
The Fast Worker as Mr. Rodney

1923

The Man Next Door as David Wisner
Bell Boy 13 as Ellrey Elrod
Let's Go as Andrew J. Macklin
Going Up as William Douglas
What a Wife Learned as Maxfield

1922

Too Much Business as Simon Stecker
Glass Houses as The Lawyer
The Sin Flood as Swift
Confidence as Henry Tuttle

1921

Garments of Truth as Deacon Ballantine
Black Beauty as Squire Gordon
Nobody's Kid
The Silver Car as Vicar

1920

Live Sparks as Jacob Abbott
Madame Peacock as Rudolph Cleeberg
The Inferior Sex as George Mott / Smith
Billions as Isaac Colben
The County Fair as Otis Tucker
Sick Abed as John Weems
The Husband Hunter as Kelly
The Heart of a Child as Joe Mosenstein

1919

Fools and Their Money as Chef
Lombardi, Ltd. as Max Strohan
Luck in Pawn as Abraham Armsberg
Life's a Funny Proposition as Tobias

1918

Good Night, Paul as Batiste Boudeaux
A Lady's Name as Bird
The Road Through the Dark as Antoine Jardee
Johanna Enlists as Maj. Wappington

1917

A Bathtub Bandit
The Butterfly Girl as Heinie, the Weinie Man
The Promise as Fallon
A Man's Man as Neddy Jerome

1916

Billy the Bandit ... (Director)
Miss Jackie of the Navy as Undetermined role
The Comet's Come-Back

1915

Justified as Sheriff Lacey
His Obligation as Frank Lehner - Mary's Father
The Derelict as P.G. Wilke, Esq.
Reprisal as Judge Green
The Resolve as Simpson
The Decision as Judge Clarke
The Problem as Grandfather
Mixed Wires as Policeman
The High Cost of Flirting as Mr. Dunne - Ethel's Father
Wife Wanted as J.D.P. Moore
The Jilt as Mr. Thompson
The Deception as Dr. King
Wait and See as James - the Valet
Comrades Three as Hobs
The Wishing Stone as Allan's Grandfather
Ancestry as The Innkeeper
The Greater Strength as The Foreman
His Brother's Debt as Mr. Myers
One Summer's Sequel as Reverend David Barton
The Zaca Lake Mystery as John - the Miner
The Castle Ranch as Simpson - the Son's Valet
The Truth of Fiction as Bill Burton
By Whose Hand? as Joseph Toby - Lottie's Father
Saints and Sinners as The Minister
Detective Blinn as Judge Page
The Guiding Light
Pretenses as Mike Guffy
Reformation as The Deacon
The Broken Window as The Professor

1914

Jim as William Bent - the Publisher
The Alarm of Angelone as Judge Walsh
Damaged Goods as Senator Locke

1913

Caprice as Secondary Role (uncredited)
In the Bishop's Carriage as Mr. Ramsey
Tess of the D'Urbervilles as John Durbeyfield
Billy McGrath on Broadway as Billy McGrath