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John Steppling

John Steppling

Known for: Acting

Born 08/08/1870
Died 1932-04-05
Place of birth Essen, Germany

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

Memory Lane Film ★ 8,0

Memory Lane

Mary's Father

1926

Caprice Film ★ 1,0

Caprice

Secondary Role (uncredited)

1913

Broken Lullaby Film ★ 7,5

Broken Lullaby

1932

Wedding Bills Film ★ 8,0

Wedding Bills

District Attorney

1927

Film ★ 8,0

The Resolve

Simpson

1915

Film

The Problem

Grandfather

1915

Live Sparks Film ★ 10,0

Live Sparks

Jacob Abbott

1920

Film ★ 9,0

His Obligation

Frank Lehner - Mary's Father

1915

Madame Peacock Film ★ 10,0

Madame Peacock

Rudolph Cleeberg

1920

Film

American dream

głos

2007

Billions Film ★ 6,0

Billions

Isaac Colben

1920

Film ★ 7,0

Reprisal

Judge Green

1915

Glass Houses Film ★ 8,0

Glass Houses

The Lawyer

1922

Film

Mixed Wires

Policeman

1915

Film ★ 7,0

The Derelict

P.G. Wilke, Esq.

1915

Film ★ 8,0

The High Cost of Flirting

Mr. Dunne - Ethel's Father

1915

Film ★ 8,0

The Decision

Judge Clarke

1915

Film ★ 10,0

Justified

Sheriff Lacey

1915

Film ★ 9,0

The Deception

Dr. King

1915

The Reckless Age Film ★ 5,7

The Reckless Age

Spencer Meyrick

1924

The Gay Old Bird Film ★ 8,0

The Gay Old Bird

Uncle

1927

Film ★ 7,0

The Jilt

Mr. Thompson

1915

Film ★ 7,0

Their Hour

Peggy's Father

1928

California Straight Ahead Film ★ 7,0

California Straight Ahead

Jeffrey Browne

1925

Film ★ 7,0

Jim

William Bent - the Publisher

1914

The Man Next Door Film ★ 7,0

The Man Next Door

David Wisner

1923

Billy McGrath on Broadway Film ★ 6,0

Billy McGrath on Broadway

Billy McGrath

1913

Film ★ 10,0

Wife Wanted

J.D.P. Moore

1915

Good Night, Paul Film

Good Night, Paul

Batiste Boudeaux

1918

By Whose Hand? Film ★ 9,0

By Whose Hand?

Claridge

1927

Film ★ 8,0

The Castle Ranch

Simpson - the Son's Valet

1915

Film ★ 10,0

Comrades Three

Hobs

1915

Fools in the Dark Film ★ 7,0

Fools in the Dark

Julius Schwartz

1924

Garments of Truth Film ★ 10,0

Garments of Truth

Deacon Ballantine

1921

Eve's Lover Film ★ 7,0

Eve's Lover

Burton Gregg

1925

Fools and Their Money Film ★ 7,0

Fools and Their Money

Chef

1919

Her Father Said No Film ★ 7,0

Her Father Said No

John Hamilton

1927

Johanna Enlists Film ★ 6,0

Johanna Enlists

Maj. Wappington

1918

California or Bust Film ★ 8,0

California or Bust

President Holtwood

1927

The Butterfly Girl Film ★ 8,0

The Butterfly Girl

Heinie, the Weinie Man

1917

Film ★ 8,0

Ancestry

The Innkeeper

1915

The Dramatic Life of Abraham Lincoln Film ★ 10,0

The Dramatic Life of Abraham Lincoln

Chairman of delegation

1924

Film ★ 7,0

The Greater Strength

The Foreman

1915

A Bathtub Bandit Film ★ 7,5

A Bathtub Bandit

1917

Luck in Pawn Film ★ 7,0

Luck in Pawn

Abraham Armsberg

1919

The Breathless Moment Film ★ 9,0

The Breathless Moment

Banker Day

1924

Bell Boy 13 Film ★ 7,0

Bell Boy 13

Ellrey Elrod

1923

What a Wife Learned Film ★ 10,0

What a Wife Learned

Maxfield

1923

Film ★ 10,0

Saints and Sinners

The Minister

1915

The Better Man Film ★ 8,0

The Better Man

Phineas Ward

1926

Behind the Counter Film ★ 8,5

Behind the Counter

Her Father

1928

Film ★ 10,0

The Wishing Stone

Allan's Grandfather

1915

The Husband Hunter Film ★ 8,0

The Husband Hunter

Kelly

1920

A Lady's Name Film

A Lady's Name

Bird

1918

Black Beauty Film ★ 5,0

Black Beauty

Squire Gordon

1921

A Man's Man Film

A Man's Man

Neddy Jerome

1917

The Inferior Sex Film ★ 10,0

The Inferior Sex

George Mott / Smith

1920

Going Up Film ★ 9,0

Going Up

William Douglas

1923

The Road Through the Dark Film

The Road Through the Dark

Antoine Jardee

1918

Film ★ 7,0

The Guiding Light

1915

Lombardi, Ltd. Film ★ 10,0

Lombardi, Ltd.

Max Strohan

1919

His Brother's Debt Film ★ 7,0

His Brother's Debt

Mr. Myers

1915

Film ★ 9,0

Detective Blinn

Judge Page

1915

Soft Shoes Film ★ 7,5

Soft Shoes

Markham

1925

The Sin Flood Film ★ 10,0

The Sin Flood

Swift

1922

High Steppers Film ★ 9,0

High Steppers

John Steppling

1926

Let's Go Film ★ 7,8

Let's Go

Andrew J. Macklin

1923

Film ★ 7,0

The Comet's Come-Back

1916

Miss Jackie of the Navy Film

Miss Jackie of the Navy

Undetermined role

1916

The Broken Window Film ★ 7,0

The Broken Window

The Professor

1915

Sick Abed Film ★ 7,0

Sick Abed

John Weems

1920

Film ★ 9,0

Wait and See

James - the Valet

1915

Confidence Film ★ 10,0

Confidence

Henry Tuttle

1922

Film ★ 9,0

By Whose Hand?

Joseph Toby - Lottie's Father

1915

Film

One Summer's Sequel

Reverend David Barton

1915

The County Fair Film ★ 5,3

The County Fair

Otis Tucker

1920

In the Bishop's Carriage Film ★ 1,0

In the Bishop's Carriage

Mr. Ramsey

1913

The Heart of a Child Film ★ 9,0

The Heart of a Child

Joe Mosenstein

1920

The Promise Film

The Promise

Fallon

1917

The Alarm of Angelone Film

The Alarm of Angelone

Judge Walsh

1914

Tess of the D'Urbervilles Film ★ 1,0

Tess of the D'Urbervilles

John Durbeyfield

1913

Damaged Goods Film ★ 1,0

Damaged Goods

Senator Locke

1914

Film ★ 8,0

The Zaca Lake Mystery

John - the Miner

1915

Nobody's Kid Film ★ 8,0

Nobody's Kid

1921

Film ★ 8,0

The Truth of Fiction

Bill Burton

1915

The Fast Worker Film ★ 9,0

The Fast Worker

Mr. Rodney

1924

The Silver Car Film ★ 9,0

The Silver Car

Vicar

1921

Pretenses Film ★ 9,0

Pretenses

Mike Guffy

1915

Film

A Cafe in Cairo

Tom Hays

1924

Too Much Business Film ★ 7,0

Too Much Business

Simon Stecker

1922

Film ★ 7,0

Reformation

The Deacon

1915

Life's a Funny Proposition Film ★ 8,0

Life's a Funny Proposition

Tobias

1919

The Galloping Fish Film ★ 7,0

The Galloping Fish

Cato Dodd

1924