Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
August 8, 1870
Place of Birth:
Essen, Germany
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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.
Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | American dream | głos |
| 1932 | Broken Lullaby | |
| 1928 | Behind the Counter | Her Father |
| 1927 | The Gay Old Bird | Uncle |
| 1927 | Her Father Said No | John Hamilton |
| 1926 | High Steppers | John Steppling |
| 1926 | Memory Lane | Mary's Father |
| 1926 | The Better Man | Phineas Ward |
| 1925 | California Straight Ahead | Jeffrey Browne |
| 1925 | Soft Shoes | Markham |
| 1925 | Eve's Lover | Burton Gregg |
| 1924 | The Fast Worker | Mr. Rodney |
| 1924 | A Cafe in Cairo | Tom Hays |
| 1924 | The Reckless Age | Spencer Meyrick |
| 1924 | The Dramatic Life of Abraham Lincoln | Chairman of delegation |
| 1924 | The Galloping Fish | Cato Dodd |
| 1924 | The Breathless Moment | Banker Day |
| 1923 | Bell Boy 13 | |
| 1923 | Let's Go | Andrew J. Macklin |
| 1923 | Going Up | William Douglas |
| 1923 | The Man Next Door | David Wisner |
| 1923 | What a Wife Learned | Maxfield |
| 1922 | The Sin Flood | Swift |
| 1922 | Glass Houses | The Lawyer |
| 1922 | Too Much Business | Simon Stecker |
| 1921 | The Silver Car | Vicar |
| 1921 | Black Beauty | Squire Gordon |
| 1921 | Nobody's Kid | |
| 1920 | The Heart of a Child | Joe Mosenstein |
| 1920 | The Husband Hunter | Kelly |
| 1920 | The County Fair | Otis Tucker |
| 1920 | Madame Peacock | Rudolph Cleeberg |
| 1920 | Billions | Isaac Colben |
| 1920 | Sick Abed | John Weems |
| 1920 | Live Sparks | Jacob Abbott |
| 1920 | The Inferior Sex | George Mott / Smith |
| 1919 | Lombardi, Ltd. | Max Strohan |
| 1919 | Luck in Pawn | Abraham Armsberg |
| 1919 | Life's a Funny Proposition | Tobias |
| 1919 | Fools and Their Money | Chef |
| 1918 | The Road Through the Dark | Antoine Jardee |
| 1918 | Johanna Enlists | Maj. Wappington |
| 1918 | Good Night, Paul | Batiste Boudeaux |
| 1918 | A Lady's Name | Bird |
| 1917 | The Promise | Fallon |
| 1917 | A Bathtub Bandit | |
| 1917 | A Man's Man | Neddy Jerome |
| 1916 | Miss Jackie of the Navy | Undetermined role |
| 1916 | The Comet's Come-Back | |
| 1915 | Pretenses | Mike Guffy |
| 1915 | Mixed Wires | Policeman |
| 1915 | The Jilt | Mr. Thompson |
| 1915 | Comrades Three | Hobs |
| 1915 | Detective Blinn | Judge Page |
| 1915 | The Deception | Dr. King |
| 1915 | Wait and See | James - the Valet |
| 1915 | The Zaca Lake Mystery | John - the Miner |
| 1915 | The High Cost of Flirting | Mr. Dunne - Ethel's Father |
| 1915 | By Whose Hand? | Joseph Toby - Lottie's Father |
| 1915 | His Obligation | Frank Lehner - Mary's Father |
| 1915 | The Guiding Light | |
| 1915 | The Resolve | Simpson |
| 1915 | Reprisal | Judge Green |
| 1915 | The Greater Strength | The Foreman |
| 1915 | The Broken Window | The Professor |
| 1915 | One Summer's Sequel | Reverend David Barton |
| 1915 | Wife Wanted | J.D.P. Moore |
| 1915 | The Castle Ranch | Simpson - the Son's Valet |
| 1915 | The Wishing Stone | Allan's Grandfather |
| 1915 | The Problem | Grandfather |
| 1915 | His Brother's Debt | Mr. Myers |
| 1915 | Reformation | The Deacon |
| 1915 | Ancestry | The Innkeeper |
| 1915 | The Truth of Fiction | Bill Burton |
| 1915 | The Derelict | P.G. Wilke, Esq. |
| 1915 | The Decision | Judge Clarke |
| 1915 | Saints and Sinners | The Minister |
| 1915 | Justified | Sheriff Lacey |
| 1914 | Jim | William Bent - the Publisher |
| 1914 | Damaged Goods | Senator Locke |
| 1913 | Tess of the D'Urbervilles | John Durbeyfield |
| 1913 | Caprice | Secondary Role (uncredited) |
| 1913 | Billy McGrath on Broadway | Billy McGrath |
| 1913 | In the Bishop's Carriage | Mr. Ramsey |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
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