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John Steppling
John Steppling

John Steppling

ActingBorn August 8, 1870Died April 5, 1932 (age 61)Essen, Germany

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.

Filmography

2007Movie
1928
Behind the Counter

as Her Father

Movie
1928
Their Hour

as Peggy's Father

Movie
1927
By Whose Hand?

as Claridge

Movie
1927
Wedding Bills

as District Attorney

Movie
1927Movie
1927
California or Bust

as President Holtwood

Movie
1927
Her Father Said No

as John Hamilton

Movie
1926
The Better Man

as Phineas Ward

Movie
1926
High Steppers

as John Steppling

Movie
1926
Memory Lane

as Mary's Father

Movie
1925
California Straight Ahead

as Jeffrey Browne

Movie
1925
Eve's Lover

as Burton Gregg

Movie
1925
Soft Shoes

as Markham

Movie
1924
A Cafe in Cairo

as Tom Hays

Movie
1924
The Fast Worker

as Mr. Rodney

Movie
1924
The Reckless Age

as Spencer Meyrick

Movie
1924
Fools in the Dark

as Julius Schwartz

Movie
1924
The Galloping Fish

as Cato Dodd

Movie
1924Movie
1924
The Dramatic Life of Abraham Lincoln

as Chairman of delegation

Movie
1923
Let's Go

as Andrew J. Macklin

Movie
1923
Going Up

as William Douglas

Movie
1923
The Man Next Door

as David Wisner

Movie
1923Movie
1923Movie
1922Movie
1922
Confidence

as Henry Tuttle

Movie
1922
Too Much Business

as Simon Stecker

Movie
1922
Glass Houses

as The Lawyer

Movie
1921
Garments of Truth

as Deacon Ballantine

Movie
1921Movie
1921Movie
1921
Black Beauty

as Squire Gordon

Movie
1920
Billions

as Isaac Colben

Movie
1920
Madame Peacock

as Rudolph Cleeberg

Movie
1920
The County Fair

as Otis Tucker

Movie
1920
Sick Abed

as John Weems

Movie
1920
The Heart of a Child

as Joe Mosenstein

Movie
1920
The Inferior Sex

as George Mott / Smith

Movie
1920
Live Sparks

as Jacob Abbott

Movie
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1919
Luck in Pawn

as Abraham Armsberg

Movie
1919
Lombardi, Ltd.

as Max Strohan

Movie
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1919Movie
1918Movie
1918
The Road Through the Dark

as Antoine Jardee

Movie
1918
Johanna Enlists

as Maj. Wappington

Movie
1918
Good Night, Paul

as Batiste Boudeaux

Movie
1917
A Man's Man

as Neddy Jerome

Movie
1917
The Promise

as Fallon

Movie
1917
The Butterfly Girl

as Heinie, the Weinie Man

Movie
1916
Miss Jackie of the Navy

as Undetermined role

Movie
1915
Pretenses

as Mike Guffy

Movie
1915
Mixed Wires

as Policeman

Movie
1915
The Jilt

as Mr. Thompson

Movie
1915Movie
1915
Detective Blinn

as Judge Page

Movie
1915
The Deception

as Dr. King

Movie
1915
Wait and See

as James - the Valet

Movie
1915
The Zaca Lake Mystery

as John - the Miner

Movie
1915
The High Cost of Flirting

as Mr. Dunne - Ethel's Father

Movie
1915
By Whose Hand?

as Joseph Toby - Lottie's Father

Movie
1915
His Obligation

as Frank Lehner - Mary's Father

Movie
1915
The Resolve

as Simpson

Movie
1915
Reprisal

as Judge Green

Movie
1915
The Greater Strength

as The Foreman

Movie
1915
The Broken Window

as The Professor

Movie
1915
One Summer's Sequel

as Reverend David Barton

Movie
1915
Wife Wanted

as J.D.P. Moore

Movie
1915
The Castle Ranch

as Simpson - the Son's Valet

Movie
1915
The Wishing Stone

as Allan's Grandfather

Movie
1915
The Problem

as Grandfather

Movie
1915
His Brother's Debt

as Mr. Myers

Movie
1915
Reformation

as The Deacon

Movie
1915
Ancestry

as The Innkeeper

Movie
1915
The Truth of Fiction

as Bill Burton

Movie
1915
The Derelict

as P.G. Wilke, Esq.

Movie
1915
The Decision

as Judge Clarke

Movie
1915
Saints and Sinners

as The Minister

Movie
1915
Justified

as Sheriff Lacey

Movie
1914
Damaged Goods

as Senator Locke

Movie
1914
Jim

as William Bent - the Publisher

Movie
1913
Caprice

as Secondary Role (uncredited)

Movie
1913Movie
1913
Tess of the D'Urbervilles

as John Durbeyfield

Movie
1913Movie

Personal Info

DepartmentActing
BirthdayAugust 8, 1870
Day of DeathApril 5, 1932
Place of BirthEssen, Germany
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