
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.
Known for
Credits

Memory Lane (1926)
as Mary's Father

Live Sparks (1920)
as Jacob Abbott
His Obligation (1915)
as Frank Lehner - Mary's Father

Madame Peacock (1920)
as Rudolph Cleeberg
Comrades Three (1915)
as Hobs

Caprice (1913)
as Secondary Role (uncredited)
American dream (2007)
as głos
The Problem (1915)
as Grandfather

Fools and Their Money (1919)
as Chef

The Man Next Door (1923)
as David Wisner

Fools in the Dark (1924)
as Julius Schwartz

The Dramatic Life of Abraham Lincoln (1924)
as Chairman of delegation

The Gay Old Bird (1927)
as Uncle

Wedding Bills (1927)
as District Attorney

Her Father Said No (1927)
as John Hamilton
The Deception (1915)
as Dr. King

Broken Lullaby (1932)
Actor

What a Wife Learned (1923)
as Maxfield
Justified (1915)
as Sheriff Lacey

Eve's Lover (1925)
as Burton Gregg
The Resolve (1915)
as Simpson

A Man's Man (1917)
as Neddy Jerome
Their Hour (1928)
as Peggy's Father

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

A Lady's Name (1918)
as Bird
The Derelict (1915)
as P.G. Wilke, Esq.
A Cafe in Cairo (1924)
as Tom Hays
Mixed Wires (1915)
as Policeman
The Zaca Lake Mystery (1915)
as John - the Miner
The Jilt (1915)
as Mr. Thompson

His Brother's Debt (1915)
as Mr. Myers
Jim (1914)
as William Bent - the Publisher

The Alarm of Angelone (1914)
as Judge Walsh
The Decision (1915)
as Judge Clarke

The Sin Flood (1922)
as Swift

Tess of the D'Urbervilles (1913)
as John Durbeyfield

The Reckless Age (1924)
as Spencer Meyrick

The Inferior Sex (1920)
as George Mott / Smith

Life's a Funny Proposition (1919)
as Tobias

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

Glass Houses (1922)
as The Lawyer

The Heart of a Child (1920)
as Joe Mosenstein

By Whose Hand? (1927)
as Claridge

The Road Through the Dark (1918)
as Antoine Jardee

Soft Shoes (1925)
as Markham
The Comet's Come-Back (1916)
Actor
One Summer's Sequel (1915)
as Reverend David Barton

Garments of Truth (1921)
as Deacon Ballantine
Wife Wanted (1915)
as J.D.P. Moore

Billions (1920)
as Isaac Colben

Johanna Enlists (1918)
as Maj. Wappington

Miss Jackie of the Navy (1916)
as Undetermined role
The Truth of Fiction (1915)
as Bill Burton

A Bathtub Bandit (1917)
Actor

Luck in Pawn (1919)
as Abraham Armsberg
Reprisal (1915)
as Judge Green

High Steppers (1926)
as John Steppling

The Fast Worker (1924)
as Mr. Rodney
The Castle Ranch (1915)
as Simpson - the Son's Valet
The Guiding Light (1915)
Actor

The County Fair (1920)
as Otis Tucker

The Promise (1917)
as Fallon

Going Up (1923)
as William Douglas

Too Much Business (1922)
as Simon Stecker

California Straight Ahead (1925)
as Jeffrey Browne

Black Beauty (1921)
as Squire Gordon

Bell Boy 13 (1923)
as Ellrey Elrod
The Greater Strength (1915)
as The Foreman

Lombardi, Ltd. (1919)
as Max Strohan
Ancestry (1915)
as The Innkeeper

The Breathless Moment (1924)
as Banker Day
The Wishing Stone (1915)
as Allan's Grandfather
Wait and See (1915)
as James - the Valet
By Whose Hand? (1915)
as Joseph Toby - Lottie's Father

Confidence (1922)
as Henry Tuttle

California or Bust (1927)
as President Holtwood

Sick Abed (1920)
as John Weems

Good Night, Paul (1918)
as Batiste Boudeaux

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

The Husband Hunter (1920)
as Kelly
Saints and Sinners (1915)
as The Minister

Behind the Counter (1928)
as Her Father

The Galloping Fish (1924)
as Cato Dodd

The Better Man (1926)
as Phineas Ward

The Broken Window (1915)
as The Professor

Damaged Goods (1914)
as Senator Locke

The Silver Car (1921)
as Vicar

Nobody's Kid (1921)
Actor

Let's Go (1923)
as Andrew J. Macklin
Detective Blinn (1915)
as Judge Page
Reformation (1915)
as The Deacon

Pretenses (1915)
as Mike Guffy



