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

Too Much Business

Broken Lullaby

Glass Houses

The Road Through the Dark

Lombardi, Ltd.

Johanna Enlists

The Dramatic Life of Abraham Lincoln

The Breathless Moment

All Movies (92)

• American dream2007 · as głos
• Broken Lullaby1932
• Behind the Counter1928 · as Her Father
• Their Hour1928 · as Peggy's Father
• By Whose Hand?1927 · as Claridge
• Wedding Bills1927 · as District Attorney
• The Gay Old Bird1927 · as Uncle
• California or Bust1927 · as President Holtwood
• Her Father Said No1927 · as John Hamilton
• The Better Man1926 · as Phineas Ward
• High Steppers1926 · as John Steppling
• Memory Lane1926 · as Mary's Father
• California Straight Ahead1925 · as Jeffrey Browne
• Eve's Lover1925 · as Burton Gregg
• Soft Shoes1925 · as Markham
• A Cafe in Cairo1924 · as Tom Hays
• The Fast Worker1924 · as Mr. Rodney
• The Reckless Age1924 · as Spencer Meyrick
• Fools in the Dark1924 · as Julius Schwartz
• The Galloping Fish1924 · as Cato Dodd
• The Breathless Moment1924 · as Banker Day
• The Dramatic Life of Abraham Lincoln1924 · as Chairman of delegation
• Let's Go1923 · as Andrew J. Macklin
• Going Up1923 · as William Douglas
• The Man Next Door1923 · as David Wisner
• What a Wife Learned1923 · as Maxfield
• Bell Boy 131923
• The Sin Flood1922 · as Swift
• Confidence1922 · as Henry Tuttle
• Too Much Business1922 · as Simon Stecker
• Glass Houses1922 · as The Lawyer
• Garments of Truth1921 · as Deacon Ballantine
• The Silver Car1921 · as Vicar
• Nobody's Kid1921
• Black Beauty1921 · as Squire Gordon
• Billions1920 · as Isaac Colben
• Madame Peacock1920 · as Rudolph Cleeberg
• The County Fair1920 · as Otis Tucker
• Sick Abed1920 · as John Weems
• The Heart of a Child1920 · as Joe Mosenstein
• The Inferior Sex1920 · as George Mott / Smith
• Live Sparks1920 · as Jacob Abbott
• The Husband Hunter1920 · as Kelly
• Luck in Pawn1919 · as Abraham Armsberg
• Lombardi, Ltd.1919 · as Max Strohan
• Fools and Their Money1919 · as Chef
• Life's a Funny Proposition1919 · as Tobias
• A Lady's Name1918 · as Bird
• The Road Through the Dark1918 · as Antoine Jardee
• Johanna Enlists1918 · as Maj. Wappington
• Good Night, Paul1918 · as Batiste Boudeaux
• A Bathtub Bandit1917
• A Man's Man1917 · as Neddy Jerome
• The Promise1917 · as Fallon
• The Butterfly Girl1917 · as Heinie, the Weinie Man
• Miss Jackie of the Navy1916 · as Undetermined role
• The Comet's Come-Back1916
• Pretenses1915 · as Mike Guffy
• Mixed Wires1915 · as Policeman
• The Jilt1915 · as Mr. Thompson
• Comrades Three1915 · as Hobs
• Detective Blinn1915 · as Judge Page
• The Deception1915 · as Dr. King
• Wait and See1915 · as James - the Valet
• The Zaca Lake Mystery1915 · as John - the Miner
• The High Cost of Flirting1915 · as Mr. Dunne - Ethel's Father
• By Whose Hand?1915 · as Joseph Toby - Lottie's Father
• His Obligation1915 · as Frank Lehner - Mary's Father
• The Guiding Light1915
• The Resolve1915 · as Simpson
• Reprisal1915 · as Judge Green
• The Greater Strength1915 · as The Foreman
• The Broken Window1915 · as The Professor
• One Summer's Sequel1915 · as Reverend David Barton
• Wife Wanted1915 · as J.D.P. Moore
• The Castle Ranch1915 · as Simpson - the Son's Valet
• The Wishing Stone1915 · as Allan's Grandfather
• The Problem1915 · as Grandfather
• His Brother's Debt1915 · as Mr. Myers
• Reformation1915 · as The Deacon
• Ancestry1915 · as The Innkeeper
• The Truth of Fiction1915 · as Bill Burton
• The Derelict1915 · as P.G. Wilke, Esq.
• The Decision1915 · as Judge Clarke
• Saints and Sinners1915 · as The Minister
• Justified1915 · as Sheriff Lacey
• Damaged Goods1914 · as Senator Locke
• Jim1914 · as William Bent - the Publisher
• Caprice1913 · as Secondary Role (uncredited)
• In the Bishop's Carriage1913 · as Mr. Ramsey
• Tess of the D'Urbervilles1913 · as John Durbeyfield
• Billy McGrath on Broadway1913 · as Billy McGrath