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

1926

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

1925

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

1924

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

1923

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

1922

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

1921

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

1920

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

1919

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

1918

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

1917

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

1916

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

1915

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

1914

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

1913

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