Acting
John Steppling
PL, EN, XX cinema · 94 credits
Born
8 August 1870
Died
5 April 1932 (aged 61)
Birthplace
Essen, Germany
Also known as John C. 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.
Known for
Filmography
Behind the Counter
as Her Father
Their Hour
1928
Their Hour
as Peggy's Father
The Gay Old Bird
as Uncle
Her Father Said No
as John Hamilton
California or Bust
as President Holtwood
By Whose Hand?
as Claridge
Wedding Bills
as District Attorney
High Steppers
as John Steppling
Memory Lane
as Mary's Father
The Better Man
as Phineas Ward
California Straight Ahead
as Jeffrey Browne
Soft Shoes
as Markham
Eve's Lover
as Burton Gregg
The Fast Worker
as Mr. Rodney
The Reckless Age
as Spencer Meyrick
The Dramatic Life of Abraham Lincoln
as Chairman of delegation
The Galloping Fish
as Cato Dodd
The Breathless Moment
as Banker Day
Fools in the Dark
as Julius Schwartz
Bell Boy 13
as Ellrey Elrod
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
The Sin Flood
as Swift
Glass Houses
as The Lawyer
Too Much Business
as Simon Stecker
Confidence
as Henry Tuttle
The Silver Car
as Vicar
Black Beauty
as Squire Gordon
Garments of Truth
as Deacon Ballantine
The Heart of a Child
as Joe Mosenstein
The Husband Hunter
as Kelly
The County Fair
as Otis Tucker
Madame Peacock
as Rudolph Cleeberg
Billions
as Isaac Colben
Sick Abed
as John Weems
Live Sparks
as Jacob Abbott
The Inferior Sex
as George Mott / Smith
Lombardi, Ltd.
as Max Strohan
Luck in Pawn
as Abraham Armsberg
The Road Through the Dark
as Antoine Jardee
Johanna Enlists
as Maj. Wappington
Good Night, Paul
as Batiste Boudeaux
The Promise
as Fallon
A Man's Man
as Neddy Jerome
The Butterfly Girl
as Heinie, the Weinie Man
Miss Jackie of the Navy
as Undetermined role
Billy the Bandit
1916
Billy the Bandit
Director, Writer
Pretenses
as Mike Guffy
Mixed Wires
1915
Mixed Wires
as Policeman
The Jilt
1915
The Jilt
as Mr. Thompson
Detective Blinn
1915
Detective Blinn
as Judge Page
The Deception
1915
The Deception
as Dr. King
Wait and See
1915
Wait and See
as James - the Valet
The Zaca Lake Mystery
1915
The Zaca Lake Mystery
as John - the Miner
The High Cost of Flirting
1915
The High Cost of Flirting
as Mr. Dunne - Ethel's Father
By Whose Hand?
1915
By Whose Hand?
as Joseph Toby - Lottie's Father
His Obligation
1915
His Obligation
as Frank Lehner - Mary's Father
The Resolve
1915
The Resolve
as Simpson
Reprisal
1915
Reprisal
as Judge Green
The Greater Strength
1915
The Greater Strength
as The Foreman
The Broken Window
as The Professor
One Summer's Sequel
1915
One Summer's Sequel
as Reverend David Barton
Wife Wanted
1915
Wife Wanted
as J.D.P. Moore
The Castle Ranch
1915
The Castle Ranch
as Simpson - the Son's Valet
The Wishing Stone
1915
The Wishing Stone
as Allan's Grandfather
The Problem
1915
The Problem
as Grandfather
His Brother's Debt
as Mr. Myers
Reformation
1915
Reformation
as The Deacon
Ancestry
1915
Ancestry
as The Innkeeper
The Truth of Fiction
1915
The Truth of Fiction
as Bill Burton
The Derelict
1915
The Derelict
as P.G. Wilke, Esq.
The Decision
1915
The Decision
as Judge Clarke
Saints and Sinners
1915
Saints and Sinners
as The Minister
Justified
1915
Justified
as Sheriff Lacey
Jim
1914
Jim
as William Bent - the Publisher
Damaged Goods
as Senator Locke
The Alarm of Angelone
as Judge Walsh
Tess of the D'Urbervilles
as John Durbeyfield
Caprice
as Secondary Role (uncredited)
Billy McGrath on Broadway
as Billy McGrath
In the Bishop's Carriage
as Mr. Ramsey