John Steppling
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 8 August 1870 · Essen, Germany
- Died
- 5 April 1932
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
Acting 93
- 2007American dream as głos
- 1932Broken Lullaby
- 1928Behind the Counter as Her Father
- 1928Their Hour as Peggy's Father
- 1927By Whose Hand? as Claridge
- 1927Wedding Bills as District Attorney
- 1927The Gay Old Bird as Uncle
- 1927California or Bust as President Holtwood
- 1927Her Father Said No as John Hamilton
- 1926The Better Man as Phineas Ward
- 1926High Steppers as John Steppling
- 1926Memory Lane as Mary's Father
- 1925California Straight Ahead as Jeffrey Browne
- 1925Eve's Lover as Burton Gregg
- 1925Soft Shoes as Markham
- 1924A Cafe in Cairo as Tom Hays
- 1924The Fast Worker as Mr. Rodney
- 1924The Reckless Age as Spencer Meyrick
- 1924Fools in the Dark as Julius Schwartz
- 1924The Galloping Fish as Cato Dodd
- 1924The Breathless Moment as Banker Day
- 1924The Dramatic Life of Abraham Lincoln as Chairman of delegation
- 1923Let's Go as Andrew J. Macklin
- 1923Going Up as William Douglas
- 1923The Man Next Door as David Wisner
- 1923What a Wife Learned as Maxfield
- 1923Bell Boy 13 as Ellrey Elrod
- 1922The Sin Flood as Swift
- 1922Confidence as Henry Tuttle
- 1922Too Much Business as Simon Stecker
- 1922Glass Houses as The Lawyer
- 1921Garments of Truth as Deacon Ballantine
- 1921The Silver Car as Vicar
- 1921Nobody's Kid
- 1921Black Beauty as Squire Gordon
- 1920Billions as Isaac Colben
- 1920Madame Peacock as Rudolph Cleeberg
- 1920The County Fair as Otis Tucker
- 1920Sick Abed as John Weems
- 1920The Heart of a Child as Joe Mosenstein
- 1920The Inferior Sex as George Mott / Smith
- 1920Live Sparks as Jacob Abbott
- 1920The Husband Hunter as Kelly
- 1919Luck in Pawn as Abraham Armsberg
- 1919Lombardi, Ltd. as Max Strohan
- 1919Fools and Their Money as Chef
- 1919Life's a Funny Proposition as Tobias
- 1918A Lady's Name as Bird
- 1918The Road Through the Dark as Antoine Jardee
- 1918Johanna Enlists as Maj. Wappington
- 1918Good Night, Paul as Batiste Boudeaux
- 1917A Bathtub Bandit
- 1917A Man's Man as Neddy Jerome
- 1917The Promise as Fallon
- 1917The Butterfly Girl as Heinie, the Weinie Man
- 1916Miss Jackie of the Navy as Undetermined role
- 1916The Comet's Come-Back
- 1915Pretenses as Mike Guffy
- 1915Mixed Wires as Policeman
- 1915The Jilt as Mr. Thompson
- 1915Comrades Three as Hobs
- 1915Detective Blinn as Judge Page
- 1915The Deception as Dr. King
- 1915Wait and See as James - the Valet
- 1915The Zaca Lake Mystery as John - the Miner
- 1915The High Cost of Flirting as Mr. Dunne - Ethel's Father
- 1915By Whose Hand? as Joseph Toby - Lottie's Father
- 1915His Obligation as Frank Lehner - Mary's Father
- 1915The Guiding Light
- 1915The Resolve as Simpson
- 1915Reprisal as Judge Green
- 1915The Greater Strength as The Foreman
- 1915The Broken Window as The Professor
- 1915One Summer's Sequel as Reverend David Barton
- 1915Wife Wanted as J.D.P. Moore
- 1915The Castle Ranch as Simpson - the Son's Valet
- 1915The Wishing Stone as Allan's Grandfather
- 1915The Problem as Grandfather
- 1915His Brother's Debt as Mr. Myers
- 1915Reformation as The Deacon
- 1915Ancestry as The Innkeeper
- 1915The Truth of Fiction as Bill Burton
- 1915The Derelict as P.G. Wilke, Esq.
- 1915The Decision as Judge Clarke
- 1915Saints and Sinners as The Minister
- 1915Justified as Sheriff Lacey
- 1914Damaged Goods as Senator Locke
- 1914Jim as William Bent - the Publisher
- 1914The Alarm of Angelone as Judge Walsh
- 1913Caprice as Secondary Role (uncredited)
- 1913In the Bishop's Carriage as Mr. Ramsey
- 1913Tess of the D'Urbervilles as John Durbeyfield
- 1913Billy McGrath on Broadway as Billy McGrath
Directing 1
- 1916Billy the Bandit · director
Writing 1
- 1916Billy the Bandit · writer