Person

John Steppling

Acting · 1870–1932 · Essen, Germany

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.

• Their Hour

  Peggy's Father

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  Memory Lane

  Mary's Father

• Justified

  Sheriff Lacey

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  Fools and Their Money

  Chef

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  Caprice

  Secondary Role (uncredited)

• Jim

  William Bent - the Publisher

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  The Man Next Door

  David Wisner

• The Derelict

  P.G. Wilke, Esq.

• The Decision

  Judge Clarke

• Comrades Three

  Hobs

• 2007American dreamgłos
• 1932Broken Lullaby
• 1928Behind the CounterHer Father
• 1928Their HourPeggy's Father
• 1927By Whose Hand?Claridge
• 1927Wedding BillsDistrict Attorney
• 1927The Gay Old BirdUncle
• 1927California or BustPresident Holtwood
• 1927Her Father Said NoJohn Hamilton
• 1926The Better ManPhineas Ward
• 1926High SteppersJohn Steppling
• 1926Memory LaneMary's Father
• 1925California Straight AheadJeffrey Browne
• 1925Eve's LoverBurton Gregg
• 1925Soft ShoesMarkham
• 1924A Cafe in CairoTom Hays
• 1924The Fast WorkerMr. Rodney
• 1924The Reckless AgeSpencer Meyrick
• 1924Fools in the DarkJulius Schwartz
• 1924The Galloping FishCato Dodd
• 1924The Breathless MomentBanker Day
• 1924The Dramatic Life of Abraham LincolnChairman of delegation
• 1923Let's GoAndrew J. Macklin
• 1923Going UpWilliam Douglas
• 1923The Man Next DoorDavid Wisner
• 1923What a Wife LearnedMaxfield
• 1923Bell Boy 13
• 1922The Sin FloodSwift
• 1922ConfidenceHenry Tuttle
• 1922Too Much BusinessSimon Stecker
• 1922Glass HousesThe Lawyer
• 1921Garments of TruthDeacon Ballantine
• 1921The Silver CarVicar
• 1921Nobody's Kid
• 1921Black BeautySquire Gordon
• 1920BillionsIsaac Colben
• 1920Madame PeacockRudolph Cleeberg
• 1920The County FairOtis Tucker
• 1920Sick AbedJohn Weems
• 1920The Heart of a ChildJoe Mosenstein
• 1920The Inferior SexGeorge Mott / Smith
• 1920Live SparksJacob Abbott
• 1920The Husband HunterKelly
• 1919Luck in PawnAbraham Armsberg
• 1919Lombardi, Ltd.Max Strohan
• 1919Fools and Their MoneyChef
• 1919Life's a Funny PropositionTobias
• 1918A Lady's NameBird
• 1918The Road Through the DarkAntoine Jardee
• 1918Johanna EnlistsMaj. Wappington
• 1918Good Night, PaulBatiste Boudeaux
• 1917A Bathtub Bandit
• 1917A Man's ManNeddy Jerome
• 1917The PromiseFallon
• 1917The Butterfly GirlHeinie, the Weinie Man
• 1916Billy the BanditDirector
• 1916Miss Jackie of the NavyUndetermined role
• 1916The Comet's Come-Back
• 1915PretensesMike Guffy
• 1915Mixed WiresPoliceman
• 1915The JiltMr. Thompson
• 1915Comrades ThreeHobs
• 1915Detective BlinnJudge Page
• 1915The DeceptionDr. King
• 1915Wait and SeeJames - the Valet
• 1915The Zaca Lake MysteryJohn - the Miner
• 1915The High Cost of FlirtingMr. Dunne - Ethel's Father
• 1915By Whose Hand?Joseph Toby - Lottie's Father
• 1915His ObligationFrank Lehner - Mary's Father
• 1915The Guiding Light
• 1915The ResolveSimpson
• 1915ReprisalJudge Green
• 1915The Greater StrengthThe Foreman
• 1915The Broken WindowThe Professor
• 1915One Summer's SequelReverend David Barton
• 1915Wife WantedJ.D.P. Moore
• 1915The Castle RanchSimpson - the Son's Valet
• 1915The Wishing StoneAllan's Grandfather
• 1915The ProblemGrandfather
• 1915His Brother's DebtMr. Myers
• 1915ReformationThe Deacon
• 1915AncestryThe Innkeeper
• 1915The Truth of FictionBill Burton
• 1915The DerelictP.G. Wilke, Esq.
• 1915The DecisionJudge Clarke
• 1915Saints and SinnersThe Minister
• 1915JustifiedSheriff Lacey
• 1914Damaged GoodsSenator Locke
• 1914JimWilliam Bent - the Publisher
• 1913CapriceSecondary Role (uncredited)
• 1913In the Bishop's CarriageMr. Ramsey
• 1913Tess of the D'UrbervillesJohn Durbeyfield
• 1913Billy McGrath on BroadwayBilly McGrath