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John Steppling

John Steppling

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.

Born

Aug 08, 1870

Essen, Germany

Died

Apr 05, 1932

Known For

Acting

Movies

92 acting

0 crew

Popularity

0.7

Broken Lullaby
★ 7.5
High Steppers
High Steppers
1926 as John Steppling
★ 9.0
Soft Shoes
Soft Shoes
1925 as Markham
★ 7.5
The Reckless Age
The Reckless Age
1924 as Spencer Meyrick
★ 5.7
Too Much Business
Too Much Business
1922 as Simon Stecker
★ 7.0
Sick Abed
Sick Abed
1920 as John Weems
★ 7.0
Tess of the D'Urbervilles
Tess of the D'Urbervilles
1913 as John Durbeyfield
★ 1.0
What a Wife Learned
What a Wife Learned
1923 as Maxfield
★ 10.0
Johanna Enlists
Johanna Enlists
1918 as Maj. Wappington
★ 5.8
Lombardi, Ltd.
Lombardi, Ltd.
1919 as Max Strohan
★ 10.0
Black Beauty
Black Beauty
1921 as Squire Gordon
★ 5.0
The Galloping Fish
The Galloping Fish
1924 as Cato Dodd
★ 7.0
Behind the Counter
Behind the Counter
1928 as Her Father
★ 8.5
The Man Next Door
The Man Next Door
1923 as David Wisner
★ 7.0
Going Up
Going Up
1923 as William Douglas
★ 9.0
The Better Man
The Better Man
1926 as Phineas Ward
★ 8.0
Let's Go
Let's Go
1923 as Andrew J. Macklin
★ 7.8
Glass Houses
Glass Houses
1922 as The Lawyer
★ 8.0
The Gay Old Bird
The Gay Old Bird
1927 as Uncle
★ 8.0
California Straight Ahead
California Straight Ahead
1925 as Jeffrey Browne
★ 7.0
Memory Lane
Memory Lane
1926 as Mary's Father
★ 8.0
The Road Through the Dark
The Road Through the Dark
1918 as Antoine Jardee
The Breathless Moment
The Breathless Moment
1924 as Banker Day
★ 9.0
The Fast Worker
The Fast Worker
1924 as Mr. Rodney
★ 9.0
The Dramatic Life of Abraham Lincoln
The Dramatic Life of Abraham Lincoln
1924 as Chairman of delegation
★ 10.0
In the Bishop's Carriage
In the Bishop's Carriage
1913 as Mr. Ramsey
★ 1.0
The County Fair
The County Fair
1920 as Otis Tucker
★ 5.3
The Promise
The Promise
1917 as Fallon
A Lady's Name
A Lady's Name
1918 as Bird
Billions
Billions
1920 as Isaac Colben
★ 6.0
Eve's Lover
Eve's Lover
1925 as Burton Gregg
★ 7.0
movie
★ 7.0
Bell Boy 13
★ 7.0
The Silver Car
The Silver Car
1921 as Vicar
★ 9.0
Damaged Goods
Damaged Goods
1914 as Senator Locke
★ 1.0
Luck in Pawn
Luck in Pawn
1919 as Abraham Armsberg
★ 7.0
Life's a Funny Proposition
Life's a Funny Proposition
1919 as Tobias
★ 8.0
Miss Jackie of the Navy
Miss Jackie of the Navy
1916 as Undetermined role
The Heart of a Child
The Heart of a Child
1920 as Joe Mosenstein
★ 9.0
The Husband Hunter
The Husband Hunter
1920 as Kelly
★ 8.0
Caprice
Caprice
1913 as Secondary Role (uncredited)
★ 1.0
Good Night, Paul
Good Night, Paul
1918 as Batiste Boudeaux
movie
A Cafe in Cairo
1924 as Tom Hays
The Sin Flood
The Sin Flood
1922 as Swift
★ 10.0
Madame Peacock
Madame Peacock
1920 as Rudolph Cleeberg
★ 10.0
A Bathtub Bandit
★ 7.5
Wedding Bills
Wedding Bills
1927 as District Attorney
★ 8.0
Nobody's Kid
★ 8.0
movie
The Zaca Lake Mystery
1915 as John - the Miner
★ 8.0
movie
Reformation
1915 as The Deacon
★ 7.0
movie
Their Hour
1928 as Peggy's Father
★ 7.0
The Inferior Sex
The Inferior Sex
1920 as George Mott / Smith
★ 10.0
Fools in the Dark
Fools in the Dark
1924 as Julius Schwartz
★ 7.0
Live Sparks
Live Sparks
1920 as Jacob Abbott
★ 10.0
By Whose Hand?
By Whose Hand?
1927 as Claridge
★ 9.0
movie
Justified
1915 as Sheriff Lacey
★ 10.0
His Brother's Debt
His Brother's Debt
1915 as Mr. Myers
★ 7.0
Confidence
Confidence
1922 as Henry Tuttle
★ 10.0
movie
Saints and Sinners
1915 as The Minister
★ 10.0
movie
The Derelict
1915 as P.G. Wilke, Esq.
★ 7.0
Billy McGrath on Broadway
Billy McGrath on Broadway
1913 as Billy McGrath
★ 6.0
movie
Jim
1914 as William Bent - the Publisher
★ 7.0
Fools and Their Money
Fools and Their Money
1919 as Chef
★ 7.0
The Broken Window
The Broken Window
1915 as The Professor
★ 7.0
The Butterfly Girl
The Butterfly Girl
1917 as Heinie, the Weinie Man
★ 8.0
movie
Reprisal
1915 as Judge Green
★ 7.0
movie
The Resolve
1915 as Simpson
★ 8.0
movie
The High Cost of Flirting
1915 as Mr. Dunne - Ethel's Father
★ 8.0
Garments of Truth
Garments of Truth
1921 as Deacon Ballantine
★ 10.0
movie
Wife Wanted
1915 as J.D.P. Moore
★ 10.0
movie
By Whose Hand?
1915 as Joseph Toby - Lottie's Father
★ 9.0
movie
The Decision
1915 as Judge Clarke
★ 8.0
movie
Comrades Three
1915 as Hobs
★ 10.0
A Man's Man
A Man's Man
1917 as Neddy Jerome
movie
★ 7.0
movie
Ancestry
1915 as The Innkeeper
★ 8.0
Her Father Said No
Her Father Said No
1927 as John Hamilton
★ 7.0
movie
American dream
2007 as głos
movie
The Wishing Stone
1915 as Allan's Grandfather
★ 10.0
movie
The Truth of Fiction
1915 as Bill Burton
★ 8.0
movie
Wait and See
1915 as James - the Valet
★ 9.0
movie
Detective Blinn
1915 as Judge Page
★ 9.0
movie
The Greater Strength
1915 as The Foreman
★ 7.0
movie
His Obligation
1915 as Frank Lehner - Mary's Father
★ 9.0
movie
The Deception
1915 as Dr. King
★ 9.0
movie
The Castle Ranch
1915 as Simpson - the Son's Valet
★ 8.0
movie
The Jilt
1915 as Mr. Thompson
★ 7.0
California or Bust
California or Bust
1927 as President Holtwood
★ 8.0
movie
One Summer's Sequel
1915 as Reverend David Barton
Pretenses
Pretenses
1915 as Mike Guffy
★ 9.0
movie
Mixed Wires
1915 as Policeman
movie
The Problem
1915 as Grandfather