John Steppling
Personal Info
John 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
Billions
Isaac Colben
1920
The Promise
Fallon
1917
Johanna Enlists
Maj. Wappington
1918
Too Much Business
Simon Stecker
1922
Glass Houses
The Lawyer
1922
Broken Lullaby
Jim
William Bent - the Publisher
1914
In the Bishop's Carriage
Mr. Ramsey
1913
Tess of the D'Urbervilles
John Durbeyfield
1913
Going Up
William Douglas
1923
The Gay Old Bird
Uncle
1927
Lombardi, Ltd.
Max Strohan
1919
The Reckless Age
Spencer Meyrick
1924The Decision
Judge Clarke
1915
High Steppers
John Steppling
1926
Nobody's Kid
Wedding Bills
District Attorney
1927The Derelict
P.G. Wilke, Esq.
1915
Damaged Goods
Senator Locke
1914
Miss Jackie of the Navy
Undetermined role
1916
Confidence
Henry Tuttle
1922
The Better Man
Phineas Ward
1926The Deception
Dr. King
1915
Caprice
Secondary Role (uncredited)
1913
Garments of Truth
Deacon Ballantine
1921
Behind the Counter
Her Father
1928
Good Night, Paul
Batiste Boudeaux
1918
The Road Through the Dark
Antoine Jardee
1918The Comet's Come-Back
Black Beauty
Squire Gordon
1921His Obligation
Frank Lehner - Mary's Father
1915
The Man Next Door
David Wisner
1923
Luck in Pawn
Abraham Armsberg
1919The Greater Strength
The Foreman
1915One Summer's Sequel
Reverend David Barton
1915
The Butterfly Girl
Heinie, the Weinie Man
1917
The County Fair
Otis Tucker
1920
What a Wife Learned
Maxfield
1923The Guiding Light
Eve's Lover
Burton Gregg
1925