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