Portrait of John Steppling

John Steppling

Acting

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.

Born: August 8, 1870

Place of Birth: Essen, Germany

Filmography

1928
Behind the Counter

as Her Father

1927
1927
Her Father Said No

as John Hamilton

1926
The Better Man

as Phineas Ward

1926
High Steppers

as John Steppling

1926
Memory Lane

as Mary's Father

1925
California Straight Ahead

as Jeffrey Browne

1925
Eve's Lover

as Burton Gregg

1925
Soft Shoes

as Markham

1924
The Fast Worker

as Mr. Rodney

1924
The Reckless Age

as Spencer Meyrick

1924
The Galloping Fish

as Cato Dodd

1924
1924
The Dramatic Life of Abraham Lincoln

as Chairman of delegation

1923
Let's Go

as Andrew J. Macklin

1923
Going Up

as William Douglas

1923
The Man Next Door

as David Wisner

1923
1922
1922
Glass Houses

as The Lawyer

1921
1921
Black Beauty

as Squire Gordon

1920
Billions

as Isaac Colben

1920
Madame Peacock

as Rudolph Cleeberg

1920
The County Fair

as Otis Tucker

1920
Sick Abed

as John Weems

1920
The Heart of a Child

as Joe Mosenstein

1920
The Inferior Sex

as George Mott / Smith

1920
Live Sparks

as Jacob Abbott

1920
1919
Luck in Pawn

as Abraham Armsberg

1919
Lombardi, Ltd.

as Max Strohan

1918
1918
The Road Through the Dark

as Antoine Jardee

1918
Johanna Enlists

as Maj. Wappington

1918
Good Night, Paul

as Batiste Boudeaux

1917
A Man's Man

as Neddy Jerome

1917
The Promise

as Fallon

1916
Miss Jackie of the Navy

as Undetermined role

1915
Pretenses

as Mike Guffy

1915
The Broken Window

as The Professor

1915
His Brother's Debt

as Mr. Myers

1914
Damaged Goods

as Senator Locke

1913
Caprice

as Secondary Role (uncredited)

1913
1913
Tess of the D'Urbervilles

as John Durbeyfield

1913