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
Antoine Jardee
The Road Through the Dark
Jeffrey Browne
California Straight Ahead
Undetermined role
Miss Jackie of the Navy
Joe Mosenstein
The Heart of a Child
Swift
The Sin Flood
John Steppling
High Steppers
Max Strohan
Lombardi, Ltd.
William Bent - the Publisher
Jim
The Lawyer
Glass Houses
Fallon
The Promise
Broken Lullaby
Mr. Rodney
The Fast Worker
głos
American dream
Tom Hays
A Cafe in Cairo
Kelly
The Husband Hunter
Otis Tucker
The County Fair
Bell Boy 13
The Comet's Come-Back
Mike Guffy
Pretenses
Vicar
The Silver Car
Maj. Wappington
Johanna Enlists
John Durbeyfield
Tess of the D'Urbervilles
Andrew J. Macklin
Let's Go
Batiste Boudeaux
Good Night, Paul
William Douglas
Going Up
Bird
A Lady's Name
A Bathtub Bandit
Mary's Father
Memory Lane
Rudolph Cleeberg
Madame Peacock
Isaac Colben
Billions
Markham
Soft Shoes
Squire Gordon
Black Beauty
Spencer Meyrick
The Reckless Age
Phineas Ward
The Better Man
Abraham Armsberg
Luck in Pawn
David Wisner
The Man Next Door
Nobody's Kid
John Weems
Sick Abed
Secondary Role (uncredited)
Caprice
Burton Gregg
Eve's Lover
Chairman of delegation
The Dramatic Life of Abraham Lincoln
Her Father
Behind the Counter
Billy McGrath
Billy McGrath on Broadway
Cato Dodd
The Galloping Fish
Maxfield
What a Wife Learned
Banker Day
The Breathless Moment
Mr. Ramsey
In the Bishop's Carriage
Simon Stecker
Too Much Business
Policeman
Mixed Wires
Mr. Thompson
The Jilt
Hobs
Comrades Three
Judge Page
Detective Blinn
Dr. King
The Deception
James - the Valet
Wait and See
John - the Miner
The Zaca Lake Mystery
Mr. Dunne - Ethel's Father
The High Cost of Flirting
Joseph Toby - Lottie's Father
By Whose Hand?
Frank Lehner - Mary's Father
His Obligation
The Guiding Light
Simpson
The Resolve
Judge Green
Reprisal
The Foreman
The Greater Strength
The Professor
The Broken Window
Reverend David Barton
One Summer's Sequel
J.D.P. Moore
Wife Wanted
Simpson - the Son's Valet
The Castle Ranch
Allan's Grandfather
The Wishing Stone
Grandfather
The Problem
Mr. Myers
His Brother's Debt
The Deacon
Reformation
The Innkeeper
Ancestry
Bill Burton
The Truth of Fiction
P.G. Wilke, Esq.
The Derelict
Judge Clarke
The Decision
The Minister
Saints and Sinners
Sheriff Lacey
Justified
Uncle
The Gay Old Bird
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
77
Gender
Male
Birthday
1870-08-08
Place of Birth
Essen, Germany
Also Known As
John C. Steppling