John Steppling

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Birthdate

1870-08-08

Day of Death

1932-04-05

Place of Birth

Essen, Germany

John Steppling

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 (92)

⭐ 0 Role: głos

American dream

⭐ 7.5 Role: Unknown

Broken Lullaby

⭐ 8.5 Role: Her Father

Behind the Counter

⭐ 7.0 Role: Peggy's Father

Their Hour

⭐ 9.0 Role: Claridge

By Whose Hand?

⭐ 8.0 Role: District Attorney

Wedding Bills

⭐ 8.0 Role: Uncle

The Gay Old Bird

⭐ 8.0 Role: President Holtwood

California or Bust

⭐ 7.0 Role: John Hamilton

Her Father Said No

⭐ 8.0 Role: Phineas Ward

The Better Man

⭐ 9.0 Role: John Steppling

High Steppers

⭐ 8.0 Role: Mary's Father

Memory Lane

⭐ 7.0 Role: Jeffrey Browne

California Straight Ahead

⭐ 7.0 Role: Burton Gregg

Eve's Lover

⭐ 7.5 Role: Markham

Soft Shoes

⭐ 0 Role: Tom Hays

A Cafe in Cairo

⭐ 9.0 Role: Mr. Rodney

The Fast Worker

⭐ 5.7 Role: Spencer Meyrick

The Reckless Age

⭐ 7.0 Role: Julius Schwartz

Fools in the Dark

⭐ 7.0 Role: Cato Dodd

The Galloping Fish

⭐ 9.0 Role: Banker Day

The Breathless Moment

⭐ 10.0 Role: Chairman of delegation

The Dramatic Life of Abraham Lincoln

⭐ 7.8 Role: Andrew J. Macklin

Let's Go

⭐ 9.0 Role: William Douglas

Going Up

⭐ 7.0 Role: David Wisner

The Man Next Door

⭐ 10.0 Role: Maxfield

What a Wife Learned

⭐ 7.0 Role: Unknown

Bell Boy 13

⭐ 10.0 Role: Swift

The Sin Flood

⭐ 10.0 Role: Henry Tuttle

Confidence

⭐ 7.0 Role: Simon Stecker

Too Much Business

⭐ 8.0 Role: The Lawyer

Glass Houses

⭐ 10.0 Role: Deacon Ballantine

Garments of Truth

⭐ 9.0 Role: Vicar

The Silver Car

⭐ 8.0 Role: Unknown

Nobody's Kid

⭐ 5.0 Role: Squire Gordon

Black Beauty

⭐ 6.0 Role: Isaac Colben

Billions

⭐ 10.0 Role: Rudolph Cleeberg

Madame Peacock

⭐ 5.3 Role: Otis Tucker

The County Fair

⭐ 7.0 Role: John Weems

Sick Abed

⭐ 9.0 Role: Joe Mosenstein

The Heart of a Child

⭐ 10.0 Role: George Mott / Smith

The Inferior Sex

⭐ 10.0 Role: Jacob Abbott

Live Sparks

⭐ 8.0 Role: Kelly

The Husband Hunter

⭐ 7.0 Role: Abraham Armsberg

Luck in Pawn

⭐ 10.0 Role: Max Strohan

Lombardi, Ltd.

⭐ 7.0 Role: Chef

Fools and Their Money

⭐ 8.0 Role: Tobias

Life's a Funny Proposition

⭐ 0 Role: Bird

A Lady's Name

⭐ 0 Role: Antoine Jardee

The Road Through the Dark

⭐ 5.8 Role: Maj. Wappington

Johanna Enlists

⭐ 0 Role: Batiste Boudeaux

Good Night, Paul

⭐ 7.5 Role: Unknown

A Bathtub Bandit

⭐ 0 Role: Neddy Jerome

A Man's Man

⭐ 0 Role: Fallon

The Promise

⭐ 8.0 Role: Heinie, the Weinie Man

The Butterfly Girl

⭐ 0 Role: Undetermined role

Miss Jackie of the Navy

⭐ 7.0 Role: Unknown

The Comet's Come-Back

⭐ 9.0 Role: Mike Guffy

Pretenses

⭐ 0 Role: Policeman

Mixed Wires

⭐ 7.0 Role: Mr. Thompson

The Jilt

⭐ 10.0 Role: Hobs

Comrades Three

⭐ 9.0 Role: Judge Page

Detective Blinn

⭐ 9.0 Role: Dr. King

The Deception

⭐ 9.0 Role: James - the Valet

Wait and See

⭐ 8.0 Role: John - the Miner

The Zaca Lake Mystery

⭐ 8.0 Role: Mr. Dunne - Ethel's Father

The High Cost of Flirting

⭐ 9.0 Role: Joseph Toby - Lottie's Father

By Whose Hand?

⭐ 9.0 Role: Frank Lehner - Mary's Father

His Obligation

⭐ 7.0 Role: Unknown

The Guiding Light

⭐ 8.0 Role: Simpson

The Resolve

⭐ 7.0 Role: Judge Green

Reprisal

⭐ 7.0 Role: The Foreman

The Greater Strength

⭐ 7.0 Role: The Professor

The Broken Window

⭐ 0 Role: Reverend David Barton

One Summer's Sequel

⭐ 10.0 Role: J.D.P. Moore

Wife Wanted

⭐ 8.0 Role: Simpson - the Son's Valet

The Castle Ranch

⭐ 10.0 Role: Allan's Grandfather

The Wishing Stone

⭐ 0 Role: Grandfather

The Problem

⭐ 7.0 Role: Mr. Myers

His Brother's Debt

⭐ 7.0 Role: The Deacon

Reformation

⭐ 8.0 Role: The Innkeeper

Ancestry

⭐ 8.0 Role: Bill Burton

The Truth of Fiction

⭐ 7.0 Role: P.G. Wilke, Esq.

The Derelict

⭐ 8.0 Role: Judge Clarke

The Decision

⭐ 10.0 Role: The Minister

Saints and Sinners

⭐ 10.0 Role: Sheriff Lacey

Justified

⭐ 1.0 Role: Senator Locke

Damaged Goods

⭐ 7.0 Role: William Bent - the Publisher

Jim

⭐ 1.0 Role: Secondary Role (uncredited)

Caprice

⭐ 1.0 Role: Mr. Ramsey

In the Bishop's Carriage

⭐ 1.0 Role: John Durbeyfield

Tess of the D'Urbervilles

⭐ 6.0 Role: Billy McGrath

Billy McGrath on Broadway