John Steppling

Personal Info

Birthday

August 8, 1870

Day of Death

1932-04-05

(61 years old)

Place of Birth

Essen, Germany

Also Known As

John C. Steppling

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

The Fast Worker

The Galloping Fish

The Reckless Age

High Steppers

A Lady's Name

Johanna Enlists

Caprice

The Dramatic Life of Abraham Lincoln

Filmography

2007
American dream
as głos
1928
Behind the Counter
as Her Father
1927
The Gay Old Bird
as Uncle
1926
The Better Man
as Phineas Ward
High Steppers
as John Steppling
Memory Lane
as Mary's Father
1925
California Straight Ahead
as Jeffrey Browne
Eve's Lover
as Burton Gregg
Soft Shoes
as Markham
1924
A Cafe in Cairo
as Tom Hays
The Fast Worker
as Mr. Rodney
The Reckless Age
as Spencer Meyrick
The Galloping Fish
as Cato Dodd
The Breathless Moment
as Banker Day
The Dramatic Life of Abraham Lincoln
as Chairman of delegation
1923
Let's Go
as Andrew J. Macklin
Going Up
as William Douglas
The Man Next Door
as David Wisner
What a Wife Learned
as Maxfield
1922
The Sin Flood
as Swift
Too Much Business
as Simon Stecker
Glass Houses
as The Lawyer
1921
The Silver Car
as Vicar
Black Beauty
as Squire Gordon
1920
Billions
as Isaac Colben
Madame Peacock
as Rudolph Cleeberg
The County Fair
as Otis Tucker
Sick Abed
as John Weems
The Heart of a Child
as Joe Mosenstein
The Husband Hunter
as Kelly
1919
Luck in Pawn
as Abraham Armsberg
Lombardi, Ltd.
as Max Strohan
Life's a Funny Proposition
as Tobias
1918
A Lady's Name
as Bird
The Road Through the Dark
as Antoine Jardee
Johanna Enlists
as Maj. Wappington
Good Night, Paul
as Batiste Boudeaux
1917
The Promise
as Fallon
1916
Miss Jackie of the Navy
as Undetermined role
1915
Pretenses
as Mike Guffy
Mixed Wires
as Policeman
The Jilt
as Mr. Thompson
Comrades Three
as Hobs
Detective Blinn
as Judge Page
The Deception
as Dr. King
Wait and See
as James - the Valet
The Zaca Lake Mystery
as John - the Miner
The High Cost of Flirting
as Mr. Dunne - Ethel's Father
By Whose Hand?
as Joseph Toby - Lottie's Father
His Obligation
as Frank Lehner - Mary's Father
The Resolve
as Simpson
Reprisal
as Judge Green
The Greater Strength
as The Foreman
The Broken Window
as The Professor
One Summer's Sequel
as Reverend David Barton
Wife Wanted
as J.D.P. Moore
The Castle Ranch
as Simpson - the Son's Valet
The Wishing Stone
as Allan's Grandfather
The Problem
as Grandfather
His Brother's Debt
as Mr. Myers
Reformation
as The Deacon
Ancestry
as The Innkeeper
The Truth of Fiction
as Bill Burton
The Derelict
as P.G. Wilke, Esq.
The Decision
as Judge Clarke
Saints and Sinners
as The Minister
Justified
as Sheriff Lacey
1914
Damaged Goods
as Senator Locke
Jim
as William Bent - the Publisher
1913
Caprice
as Secondary Role (uncredited)
In the Bishop's Carriage
as Mr. Ramsey
Tess of the D'Urbervilles
as John Durbeyfield
Billy McGrath on Broadway
as Billy McGrath