Acting
John Steppling
Born August 8, 1870 · Essen, Germany · Died April 5, 1932
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
7.6
Broken Lullaby
1932 · Movie
6.0
Johanna Enlists
Maj. Wappington
5.5
The County Fair
Otis Tucker
7.8 TMDB
Let's Go
Andrew J. Macklin
6.1
California Straight Ahead
Jeffrey Browne
6.0
The Reckless Age
Spencer Meyrick
6.2
Bell Boy 13
Ellrey Elrod
7.5 TMDB
A Bathtub Bandit
1917 · Movie
6.0 TMDB
Billions
Isaac Colben
7.5 TMDB
Soft Shoes
Markham
5.9
Black Beauty
Squire Gordon
8.5 TMDB
Behind the Counter
Her Father
6.0 TMDB
Billy McGrath on Broadway
Billy McGrath
5.8
Damaged Goods
Senator Locke
9.0 TMDB
The Heart of a Child
Joe Mosenstein
10.0 TMDB
The Sin Flood
Swift
9.0 TMDB
High Steppers
John Steppling
10.0 TMDB
Lombardi, Ltd.
Max Strohan
7.0 TMDB
Jim
William Bent - the Publisher
8.0 TMDB
Glass Houses
The Lawyer
Filmography
- 2007American dreamgłosMovie
- 1932Broken LullabyMovie
- 1928Behind the CounterHer FatherMovie
- 1928Their HourPeggy's FatherMovie
- 1927By Whose Hand?ClaridgeMovie
- 1927Wedding BillsDistrict AttorneyMovie
- 1927The Gay Old BirdUncleMovie
- 1927California or BustPresident HoltwoodMovie
- 1927Her Father Said NoJohn HamiltonMovie
- 1926The Better ManPhineas WardMovie
- 1926High SteppersJohn StepplingMovie
- 1926Memory LaneMary's FatherMovie
- 1925California Straight AheadJeffrey BrowneMovie
- 1925Eve's LoverBurton GreggMovie
- 1925Soft ShoesMarkhamMovie
- 1924A Cafe in CairoTom HaysMovie
- 1924The Fast WorkerMr. RodneyMovie
- 1924The Reckless AgeSpencer MeyrickMovie
- 1924Fools in the DarkJulius SchwartzMovie
- 1924The Galloping FishCato DoddMovie
- 1924The Breathless MomentBanker DayMovie
- 1924The Dramatic Life of Abraham LincolnChairman of delegationMovie
- 1923Let's GoAndrew J. MacklinMovie
- 1923Going UpWilliam DouglasMovie
- 1923The Man Next DoorDavid WisnerMovie
- 1923What a Wife LearnedMaxfieldMovie
- 1923Bell Boy 13Ellrey ElrodMovie
- 1922The Sin FloodSwiftMovie
- 1922ConfidenceHenry TuttleMovie
- 1922Too Much BusinessSimon SteckerMovie
- 1922Glass HousesThe LawyerMovie
- 1921Garments of TruthDeacon BallantineMovie
- 1921The Silver CarVicarMovie
- 1921Nobody's KidMovie
- 1921Black BeautySquire GordonMovie
- 1920BillionsIsaac ColbenMovie
- 1920Madame PeacockRudolph CleebergMovie
- 1920The County FairOtis TuckerMovie
- 1920Sick AbedJohn WeemsMovie
- 1920The Heart of a ChildJoe MosensteinMovie
- 1920The Inferior SexGeorge Mott / SmithMovie
- 1920Live SparksJacob AbbottMovie
- 1920The Husband HunterKellyMovie
- 1919Luck in PawnAbraham ArmsbergMovie
- 1919Lombardi, Ltd.Max StrohanMovie
- 1919Fools and Their MoneyChefMovie
- 1919Life's a Funny PropositionTobiasMovie
- 1918A Lady's NameBirdMovie
- 1918The Road Through the DarkAntoine JardeeMovie
- 1918Johanna EnlistsMaj. WappingtonMovie
- 1918Good Night, PaulBatiste BoudeauxMovie
- 1917A Bathtub BanditMovie
- 1917A Man's ManNeddy JeromeMovie
- 1917The PromiseFallonMovie
- 1917The Butterfly GirlHeinie, the Weinie ManMovie
- 1916Billy the BanditDirector, WriterMovie
- 1916Miss Jackie of the NavyUndetermined roleMovie
- 1916The Comet's Come-BackMovie
- 1915PretensesMike GuffyMovie
- 1915Mixed WiresPolicemanMovie
- 1915The JiltMr. ThompsonMovie
- 1915Comrades ThreeHobsMovie
- 1915Detective BlinnJudge PageMovie
- 1915The DeceptionDr. KingMovie
- 1915Wait and SeeJames - the ValetMovie
- 1915The Zaca Lake MysteryJohn - the MinerMovie
- 1915The High Cost of FlirtingMr. Dunne - Ethel's FatherMovie
- 1915By Whose Hand?Joseph Toby - Lottie's FatherMovie
- 1915His ObligationFrank Lehner - Mary's FatherMovie
- 1915The Guiding LightMovie
- 1915The ResolveSimpsonMovie
- 1915ReprisalJudge GreenMovie
- 1915The Greater StrengthThe ForemanMovie
- 1915The Broken WindowThe ProfessorMovie
- 1915One Summer's SequelReverend David BartonMovie
- 1915Wife WantedJ.D.P. MooreMovie
- 1915The Castle RanchSimpson - the Son's ValetMovie
- 1915The Wishing StoneAllan's GrandfatherMovie
- 1915The ProblemGrandfatherMovie
- 1915His Brother's DebtMr. MyersMovie
- 1915ReformationThe DeaconMovie
- 1915AncestryThe InnkeeperMovie
- 1915The Truth of FictionBill BurtonMovie
- 1915The DerelictP.G. Wilke, Esq.Movie
- 1915The DecisionJudge ClarkeMovie
- 1915Saints and SinnersThe MinisterMovie
- 1915JustifiedSheriff LaceyMovie
- 1914Damaged GoodsSenator LockeMovie
- 1914JimWilliam Bent - the PublisherMovie
- 1914The Alarm of AngeloneJudge WalshMovie
- 1913CapriceSecondary Role (uncredited)Movie
- 1913In the Bishop's CarriageMr. RamseyMovie
- 1913Tess of the D'UrbervillesJohn DurbeyfieldMovie
- 1913Billy McGrath on BroadwayBilly McGrathMovie