
John Steppling
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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.
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Credits

Caprice (1913)
as Secondary Role (uncredited)

Memory Lane (1926)
as Mary's Father
The Resolve (1915)
as Simpson
Comrades Three (1915)
as Hobs

Wedding Bills (1927)
as District Attorney

Madame Peacock (1920)
as Rudolph Cleeberg
The Derelict (1915)
as P.G. Wilke, Esq.

Confidence (1922)
as Henry Tuttle
The Problem (1915)
as Grandfather
Justified (1915)
as Sheriff Lacey
The Deception (1915)
as Dr. King

Live Sparks (1920)
as Jacob Abbott
The Jilt (1915)
as Mr. Thompson
American dream (2007)
as głos
Wife Wanted (1915)
as J.D.P. Moore
Reprisal (1915)
as Judge Green
Mixed Wires (1915)
as Policeman
The Decision (1915)
as Judge Clarke

Broken Lullaby (1932)
Actor

Her Father Said No (1927)
as John Hamilton
Jim (1914)
as William Bent - the Publisher

Glass Houses (1922)
as The Lawyer

The Man Next Door (1923)
as David Wisner
His Obligation (1915)
as Frank Lehner - Mary's Father

Fools in the Dark (1924)
as Julius Schwartz
Their Hour (1928)
as Peggy's Father

Billions (1920)
as Isaac Colben
The Castle Ranch (1915)
as Simpson - the Son's Valet

Eve's Lover (1925)
as Burton Gregg

Billy McGrath on Broadway (1913)
as Billy McGrath
The High Cost of Flirting (1915)
as Mr. Dunne - Ethel's Father

Fools and Their Money (1919)
as Chef

Garments of Truth (1921)
as Deacon Ballantine

A Bathtub Bandit (1917)
Actor
The Zaca Lake Mystery (1915)
as John - the Miner
One Summer's Sequel (1915)
as Reverend David Barton

His Brother's Debt (1915)
as Mr. Myers

Johanna Enlists (1918)
as Maj. Wappington

The Broken Window (1915)
as The Professor
The Greater Strength (1915)
as The Foreman

By Whose Hand? (1927)
as Claridge
By Whose Hand? (1915)
as Joseph Toby - Lottie's Father

Luck in Pawn (1919)
as Abraham Armsberg
The Guiding Light (1915)
Actor

The Dramatic Life of Abraham Lincoln (1924)
as Chairman of delegation
Wait and See (1915)
as James - the Valet
Saints and Sinners (1915)
as The Minister

The Gay Old Bird (1927)
as Uncle

California Straight Ahead (1925)
as Jeffrey Browne

Tess of the D'Urbervilles (1913)
as John Durbeyfield
Ancestry (1915)
as The Innkeeper

California or Bust (1927)
as President Holtwood

In the Bishop's Carriage (1913)
as Mr. Ramsey

Good Night, Paul (1918)
as Batiste Boudeaux
The Wishing Stone (1915)
as Allan's Grandfather

The Inferior Sex (1920)
as George Mott / Smith

The Reckless Age (1924)
as Spencer Meyrick

The Fast Worker (1924)
as Mr. Rodney

Miss Jackie of the Navy (1916)
as Undetermined role

The Butterfly Girl (1917)
as Heinie, the Weinie Man

Black Beauty (1921)
as Squire Gordon
The Comet's Come-Back (1916)
Actor

High Steppers (1926)
as John Steppling

The Husband Hunter (1920)
as Kelly

Behind the Counter (1928)
as Her Father

Nobody's Kid (1921)
Actor

Sick Abed (1920)
as John Weems

Bell Boy 13 (1923)
Actor

A Man's Man (1917)
as Neddy Jerome

The Breathless Moment (1924)
as Banker Day

A Lady's Name (1918)
as Bird

Going Up (1923)
as William Douglas

The County Fair (1920)
as Otis Tucker
The Truth of Fiction (1915)
as Bill Burton

Too Much Business (1922)
as Simon Stecker

Let's Go (1923)
as Andrew J. Macklin

Soft Shoes (1925)
as Markham

Lombardi, Ltd. (1919)
as Max Strohan

What a Wife Learned (1923)
as Maxfield

The Sin Flood (1922)
as Swift
Reformation (1915)
as The Deacon

The Road Through the Dark (1918)
as Antoine Jardee
A Cafe in Cairo (1924)
as Tom Hays
Detective Blinn (1915)
as Judge Page

The Silver Car (1921)
as Vicar

The Better Man (1926)
as Phineas Ward

Life's a Funny Proposition (1919)
as Tobias

The Galloping Fish (1924)
as Cato Dodd

The Promise (1917)
as Fallon

Damaged Goods (1914)
as Senator Locke

The Heart of a Child (1920)
as Joe Mosenstein

The Alarm of Angelone (1914)
as Judge Walsh

Pretenses (1915)
as Mike Guffy



