
John Steppling
Known for Acting · 92 credits
- Born
- 1870-08-08
- Died
- 1932-04-05
- Place of birth
- Essen, Germany
- Also known as
- John C. Steppling
Biography
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
Movies (92)

The Promise
1917
as Fallon

Billions
1920
as Isaac Colben

Johanna Enlists
1918
as Maj. Wappington

Too Much Business
1922
as Simon Stecker

Broken Lullaby
1932

Glass Houses
1922
as The Lawyer

Going Up
1923
as William Douglas

In the Bishop's Carriage
1913
as Mr. Ramsey
Jim
1914
as William Bent - the Publisher

The Gay Old Bird
1927
as Uncle

Wedding Bills
1927
as District Attorney

High Steppers
1926
as John Steppling

The Man Next Door
1923
as David Wisner

Damaged Goods
1914
as Senator Locke

Miss Jackie of the Navy
1916
as Undetermined role

Black Beauty
1921
as Squire Gordon

Caprice
1913
as Secondary Role (uncredited)

Lombardi, Ltd.
1919
as Max Strohan

The Road Through the Dark
1918
as Antoine Jardee

Good Night, Paul
1918
as Batiste Boudeaux

The Butterfly Girl
1917
as Heinie, the Weinie Man

What a Wife Learned
1923
as Maxfield

Luck in Pawn
1919
as Abraham Armsberg
A Cafe in Cairo
1924
as Tom Hays
The Decision
1915
as Judge Clarke
His Obligation
1915
as Frank Lehner - Mary's Father
The Derelict
1915
as P.G. Wilke, Esq.
Their Hour
1928
as Peggy's Father

Let's Go
1923
as Andrew J. Macklin
One Summer's Sequel
1915
as Reverend David Barton

The Breathless Moment
1924
as Banker Day

The Better Man
1926
as Phineas Ward

Memory Lane
1926
as Mary's Father

The Silver Car
1921
as Vicar

Soft Shoes
1925
as Markham

The County Fair
1920
as Otis Tucker
The Deception
1915
as Dr. King

Sick Abed
1920
as John Weems
The Comet's Come-Back
1916

A Bathtub Bandit
1917

Eve's Lover
1925
as Burton Gregg
The Castle Ranch
1915
as Simpson - the Son's Valet
The Guiding Light
1915

The Sin Flood
1922
as Swift

Live Sparks
1920
as Jacob Abbott

Confidence
1922
as Henry Tuttle
The Greater Strength
1915
as The Foreman

Billy McGrath on Broadway
1913
as Billy McGrath

The Reckless Age
1924
as Spencer Meyrick

Nobody's Kid
1921

Garments of Truth
1921
as Deacon Ballantine

The Fast Worker
1924
as Mr. Rodney

Tess of the D'Urbervilles
1913
as John Durbeyfield

The Broken Window
1915
as The Professor

Fools in the Dark
1924
as Julius Schwartz
Wait and See
1915
as James - the Valet
The Resolve
1915
as Simpson
Reformation
1915
as The Deacon
The High Cost of Flirting
1915
as Mr. Dunne - Ethel's Father
Wife Wanted
1915
as J.D.P. Moore
The Problem
1915
as Grandfather

The Heart of a Child
1920
as Joe Mosenstein

Fools and Their Money
1919
as Chef
Ancestry
1915
as The Innkeeper

Pretenses
1915
as Mike Guffy

California or Bust
1927
as President Holtwood
The Wishing Stone
1915
as Allan's Grandfather

Madame Peacock
1920
as Rudolph Cleeberg

The Dramatic Life of Abraham Lincoln
1924
as Chairman of delegation
Mixed Wires
1915
as Policeman

Her Father Said No
1927
as John Hamilton

The Husband Hunter
1920
as Kelly

The Galloping Fish
1924
as Cato Dodd
Saints and Sinners
1915
as The Minister
By Whose Hand?
1915
as Joseph Toby - Lottie's Father

The Inferior Sex
1920
as George Mott / Smith
The Jilt
1915
as Mr. Thompson

A Lady's Name
1918
as Bird

Behind the Counter
1928
as Her Father
The Zaca Lake Mystery
1915
as John - the Miner
American dream
2007
as głos
Justified
1915
as Sheriff Lacey

His Brother's Debt
1915
as Mr. Myers

Life's a Funny Proposition
1919
as Tobias
Detective Blinn
1915
as Judge Page
Reprisal
1915
as Judge Green

By Whose Hand?
1927
as Claridge

Bell Boy 13
1923
Comrades Three
1915
as Hobs

California Straight Ahead
1925
as Jeffrey Browne

A Man's Man
1917
as Neddy Jerome
The Truth of Fiction
1915
as Bill Burton
About 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. With 92 credits spanning from 1913 to 2007, John Steppling has appeared in 92 films and 0 TV shows.
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Most Popular John Steppling Movies
- The Promise (1917) — as Fallon
- Billions (1920) — as Isaac Colben
- Johanna Enlists (1918) — as Maj. Wappington
- Too Much Business (1922) — as Simon Stecker
- Broken Lullaby (1932)
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