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

1926

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

1925

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

1924

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

1923

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

1922

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

1921

Nobody's Kid
Black Beauty as Squire Gordon
The Silver Car as Vicar

1920

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

1919

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

1918

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

1917

A Bathtub Bandit
A Man's Man as Neddy Jerome
The Promise as Fallon

1916

The Comet's Come-Back
Miss Jackie of the Navy as Undetermined role

1915

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

1914

Damaged Goods as Senator Locke
Jim as William Bent - the Publisher

1913

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