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