John Steppling

John Steppling

Acting

Birthday

1870/08/08

Day of death

1932/04/05 (61 years old)

Gender

Male

Place of Birth

Essen, Germany

Also know as

John C. 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.

Acting
The Road Through the Dark
0.0

(1918) The Road Through the Dark

as Antoine Jardee

California Straight Ahead
7.0

(1925) California Straight Ahead

as Jeffrey Browne

Miss Jackie of the Navy
0.0

(1916) Miss Jackie of the Navy

as Undetermined role

The Heart of a Child
0.0

(1920) The Heart of a Child

as Joe Mosenstein

The Sin Flood
0.0

(1922) The Sin Flood

as Swift

High Steppers
0.0

(1926) High Steppers

as John Steppling

Lombardi, Ltd.
0.0

(1919) Lombardi, Ltd.

as Max Strohan

0.0

(1914) Jim

as William Bent - the Publisher

Glass Houses
0.0

(1922) Glass Houses

as The Lawyer

The Promise
0.0

(1917) The Promise

as Fallon

Broken Lullaby
7.5

(1932) Broken Lullaby

as ---

The Fast Worker
0.0

(1924) The Fast Worker

as Mr. Rodney

0.0

(2007) American dream

as głos

0.0

(1924) A Cafe in Cairo

as Tom Hays

0.0

(1920) The Husband Hunter

as Kelly

Pretenses
0.0

(1915) Pretenses

as Mike Guffy

0.0

(1916) The Comet's Come-Back

as ---

Bell Boy 13
6.0

(1923) Bell Boy 13

as ---

The County Fair
4.7

(1920) The County Fair

as Otis Tucker

The Silver Car
0.0

(1921) The Silver Car

as Vicar

Johanna Enlists
5.8

(1918) Johanna Enlists

as Maj. Wappington

Tess of the D'Urbervilles
1.0

(1913) Tess of the D'Urbervilles

as John Durbeyfield

Let's Go
7.0

(1923) Let's Go

as Andrew J. Macklin

Good Night, Paul
0.0

(1918) Good Night, Paul

as Batiste Boudeaux

Going Up
0.0

(1923) Going Up

as William Douglas

A Lady's Name
0.0

(1918) A Lady's Name

as Bird

A Bathtub Bandit
5.0

(1917) A Bathtub Bandit

as ---

Memory Lane
0.0

(1926) Memory Lane

as Mary's Father

Madame Peacock
0.0

(1920) Madame Peacock

as Rudolph Cleeberg

Billions
5.0

(1920) Billions

as Isaac Colben

Soft Shoes
7.0

(1925) Soft Shoes

as Markham

Black Beauty
2.0

(1921) Black Beauty

as Squire Gordon

The Better Man
0.0

(1926) The Better Man

as Phineas Ward

The Reckless Age
5.0

(1924) The Reckless Age

as Spencer Meyrick

Luck in Pawn
0.0

(1919) Luck in Pawn

as Abraham Armsberg

The Man Next Door
0.0

(1923) The Man Next Door

as David Wisner

Nobody's Kid
0.0

(1921) Nobody's Kid

as ---

Sick Abed
0.0

(1920) Sick Abed

as John Weems

Caprice
1.0

(1913) Caprice

as Secondary Role (uncredited)

Eve's Lover
0.0

(1925) Eve's Lover

as Burton Gregg

The Dramatic Life of Abraham Lincoln
0.0

(1924) The Dramatic Life of Abraham Lincoln

as Chairman of delegation

Behind the Counter
7.0

(1928) Behind the Counter

as Her Father

Billy McGrath on Broadway
5.0

(1913) Billy McGrath on Broadway

as Billy McGrath

The Galloping Fish
0.0

(1924) The Galloping Fish

as Cato Dodd

What a Wife Learned
0.0

(1923) What a Wife Learned

as Maxfield

The Breathless Moment
0.0

(1924) The Breathless Moment

as Banker Day

In the Bishop's Carriage
1.0

(1913) In the Bishop's Carriage

as Mr. Ramsey

0.0

(1922) Too Much Business

as Simon Stecker

0.0

(1915) Mixed Wires

as Policeman

0.0

(1915) The Jilt

as Mr. Thompson

0.0

(1915) Comrades Three

as Hobs

0.0

(1915) Detective Blinn

as Judge Page

0.0

(1915) The Deception

as Dr. King

0.0

(1915) Wait and See

as James - the Valet

0.0

(1915) The Zaca Lake Mystery

as John - the Miner

0.0

(1915) The High Cost of Flirting

as Mr. Dunne - Ethel's Father

0.0

(1915) By Whose Hand?

as Joseph Toby - Lottie's Father

0.0

(1915) His Obligation

as Frank Lehner - Mary's Father

0.0

(1915) The Guiding Light

as ---

0.0

(1915) The Resolve

as Simpson

0.0

(1915) Reprisal

as Judge Green

0.0

(1915) The Greater Strength

as The Foreman

The Broken Window
0.0

(1915) The Broken Window

as The Professor

0.0

(1915) One Summer's Sequel

as Reverend David Barton

0.0

(1915) Wife Wanted

as J.D.P. Moore

0.0

(1915) The Castle Ranch

as Simpson - the Son's Valet

0.0

(1915) The Wishing Stone

as Allan's Grandfather

0.0

(1915) The Problem

as Grandfather

His Brother's Debt
0.0

(1915) His Brother's Debt

as Mr. Myers

0.0

(1915) Reformation

as The Deacon

0.0

(1915) Ancestry

as The Innkeeper

0.0

(1915) The Truth of Fiction

as Bill Burton

0.0

(1915) The Derelict

as P.G. Wilke, Esq.

0.0

(1915) The Decision

as Judge Clarke

0.0

(1915) Saints and Sinners

as The Minister

0.0

(1915) Justified

as Sheriff Lacey

The Gay Old Bird
0.0

(1927) The Gay Old Bird

as Uncle

Life's a Funny Proposition
0.0

(1919) Life's a Funny Proposition

as Tobias

Damaged Goods
1.0

(1914) Damaged Goods

as Senator Locke