

John Steppling
Actor · Director · WriterJohn 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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- American dream
American dream
2007
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Broken Lullaby
1932

Behind the Counter
1928
Her Father
- Their Hour
Their Hour
1928
Peggy's Father

The Gay Old Bird
1927
Uncle

Her Father Said No
1927
John Hamilton

California or Bust
1927
President Holtwood

By Whose Hand?
1927
Claridge

Wedding Bills
1927
District Attorney

High Steppers
1926
John Steppling

Memory Lane
1926
Mary's Father

The Better Man
1926
Phineas Ward

California Straight Ahead
1925
Jeffrey Browne

Soft Shoes
1925
Markham

Eve's Lover
1925
Burton Gregg

The Fast Worker
1924
Mr. Rodney
- A Cafe in Cairo
A Cafe in Cairo
1924
Tom Hays

The Reckless Age
1924
Spencer Meyrick

The Dramatic Life of Abraham Lincoln
1924
Chairman of delegation

The Galloping Fish
1924
Cato Dodd

The Breathless Moment
1924
Banker Day

Fools in the Dark
1924
Julius Schwartz

Bell Boy 13
1923

Let's Go
1923
Andrew J. Macklin

Going Up
1923
William Douglas

The Man Next Door
1923
David Wisner

What a Wife Learned
1923
Maxfield

The Sin Flood
1922
Swift

Glass Houses
1922
The Lawyer

Too Much Business
1922
Simon Stecker

Confidence
1922
Henry Tuttle

The Silver Car
1921
Vicar

Black Beauty
1921
Squire Gordon

Nobody's Kid
1921

Garments of Truth
1921
Deacon Ballantine

The Heart of a Child
1920
Joe Mosenstein

The Husband Hunter
1920
Kelly

The County Fair
1920
Otis Tucker

Madame Peacock
1920
Rudolph Cleeberg

Billions
1920
Isaac Colben

Sick Abed
1920
John Weems

Live Sparks
1920
Jacob Abbott

The Inferior Sex
1920
George Mott / Smith

Lombardi, Ltd.
1919
Max Strohan

Luck in Pawn
1919
Abraham Armsberg

Life's a Funny Proposition
1919
Tobias

Fools and Their Money
1919
Chef

The Road Through the Dark
1918
Antoine Jardee

Johanna Enlists
1918
Maj. Wappington

Good Night, Paul
1918
Batiste Boudeaux

A Lady's Name
1918
Bird

The Promise
1917
Fallon

A Bathtub Bandit
1917

A Man's Man
1917
Neddy Jerome

The Butterfly Girl
1917
Heinie, the Weinie Man

Miss Jackie of the Navy
1916
Undetermined role
- The Comet's Come-Back
The Comet's Come-Back
1916

Pretenses
1915
Mike Guffy
- Mixed Wires
Mixed Wires
1915
Policeman
- The Jilt
The Jilt
1915
Mr. Thompson
- Comrades Three
Comrades Three
1915
Hobs
- Detective Blinn
Detective Blinn
1915
Judge Page
- The Deception
The Deception
1915
Dr. King
- Wait and See
Wait and See
1915
James - the Valet
- The Zaca Lake Mystery
The Zaca Lake Mystery
1915
John - the Miner
- The High Cost of Flirting
The High Cost of Flirting
1915
Mr. Dunne - Ethel's Father
- By Whose Hand?
By Whose Hand?
1915
Joseph Toby - Lottie's Father
- His Obligation
His Obligation
1915
Frank Lehner - Mary's Father
- The Guiding Light
The Guiding Light
1915
- The Resolve
The Resolve
1915
Simpson
- Reprisal
Reprisal
1915
Judge Green
- The Greater Strength
The Greater Strength
1915
The Foreman

The Broken Window
1915
The Professor
- One Summer's Sequel
One Summer's Sequel
1915
Reverend David Barton
- Wife Wanted
Wife Wanted
1915
J.D.P. Moore
- The Castle Ranch
The Castle Ranch
1915
Simpson - the Son's Valet
- The Wishing Stone
The Wishing Stone
1915
Allan's Grandfather
- The Problem
The Problem
1915
Grandfather

His Brother's Debt
1915
Mr. Myers
- Reformation
Reformation
1915
The Deacon
- Ancestry
Ancestry
1915
The Innkeeper
- The Truth of Fiction
The Truth of Fiction
1915
Bill Burton
- The Derelict
The Derelict
1915
P.G. Wilke, Esq.
- The Decision
The Decision
1915
Judge Clarke
- Saints and Sinners
Saints and Sinners
1915
The Minister
- Justified
Justified
1915
Sheriff Lacey
- Jim
Jim
1914
William Bent - the Publisher

Damaged Goods
1914
Senator Locke

Tess of the D'Urbervilles
1913
John Durbeyfield

Caprice
1913
Secondary Role (uncredited)

Billy McGrath on Broadway
1913
Billy McGrath

In the Bishop's Carriage
1913
Mr. Ramsey





