
John Steppling
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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
Credits

Memory Lane (1926)
as Mary's Father

Caprice (1913)
as Secondary Role (uncredited)

Broken Lullaby (1932)
Actor

Madame Peacock (1920)
as Rudolph Cleeberg
American dream (2007)
as głos
Justified (1915)
as Sheriff Lacey

Wedding Bills (1927)
as District Attorney

Live Sparks (1920)
as Jacob Abbott
The High Cost of Flirting (1915)
as Mr. Dunne - Ethel's Father
The Problem (1915)
as Grandfather
Ancestry (1915)
as The Innkeeper

The Man Next Door (1923)
as David Wisner

The Inferior Sex (1920)
as George Mott / Smith

Garments of Truth (1921)
as Deacon Ballantine
The Decision (1915)
as Judge Clarke
The Jilt (1915)
as Mr. Thompson

Glass Houses (1922)
as The Lawyer

The Alarm of Angelone (1914)
as Judge Walsh

By Whose Hand? (1927)
as Claridge

Fools and Their Money (1919)
as Chef

California or Bust (1927)
as President Holtwood

Luck in Pawn (1919)
as Abraham Armsberg
The Resolve (1915)
as Simpson

Her Father Said No (1927)
as John Hamilton

Fools in the Dark (1924)
as Julius Schwartz
Wife Wanted (1915)
as J.D.P. Moore
Their Hour (1928)
as Peggy's Father

Billions (1920)
as Isaac Colben

High Steppers (1926)
as John Steppling
His Obligation (1915)
as Frank Lehner - Mary's Father
The Greater Strength (1915)
as The Foreman

The Gay Old Bird (1927)
as Uncle

The Dramatic Life of Abraham Lincoln (1924)
as Chairman of delegation
The Derelict (1915)
as P.G. Wilke, Esq.
The Castle Ranch (1915)
as Simpson - the Son's Valet
One Summer's Sequel (1915)
as Reverend David Barton
Mixed Wires (1915)
as Policeman

The Fast Worker (1924)
as Mr. Rodney

Eve's Lover (1925)
as Burton Gregg
Reprisal (1915)
as Judge Green
Jim (1914)
as William Bent - the Publisher

A Bathtub Bandit (1917)
Actor

Billy McGrath on Broadway (1913)
as Billy McGrath

Too Much Business (1922)
as Simon Stecker

Lombardi, Ltd. (1919)
as Max Strohan
The Deception (1915)
as Dr. King

The Road Through the Dark (1918)
as Antoine Jardee

The County Fair (1920)
as Otis Tucker

Soft Shoes (1925)
as Markham

The Reckless Age (1924)
as Spencer Meyrick
By Whose Hand? (1915)
as Joseph Toby - Lottie's Father
Saints and Sinners (1915)
as The Minister
Wait and See (1915)
as James - the Valet

Bell Boy 13 (1923)
as Ellrey Elrod

Behind the Counter (1928)
as Her Father

California Straight Ahead (1925)
as Jeffrey Browne

Going Up (1923)
as William Douglas

A Man's Man (1917)
as Neddy Jerome
Comrades Three (1915)
as Hobs

Good Night, Paul (1918)
as Batiste Boudeaux

The Sin Flood (1922)
as Swift

Nobody's Kid (1921)
Actor
A Cafe in Cairo (1924)
as Tom Hays
The Zaca Lake Mystery (1915)
as John - the Miner

A Lady's Name (1918)
as Bird

Let's Go (1923)
as Andrew J. Macklin

In the Bishop's Carriage (1913)
as Mr. Ramsey

Johanna Enlists (1918)
as Maj. Wappington

Black Beauty (1921)
as Squire Gordon

The Breathless Moment (1924)
as Banker Day

What a Wife Learned (1923)
as Maxfield

Damaged Goods (1914)
as Senator Locke

His Brother's Debt (1915)
as Mr. Myers

The Promise (1917)
as Fallon

The Better Man (1926)
as Phineas Ward

The Galloping Fish (1924)
as Cato Dodd

The Heart of a Child (1920)
as Joe Mosenstein

Sick Abed (1920)
as John Weems
The Wishing Stone (1915)
as Allan's Grandfather
The Comet's Come-Back (1916)
Actor

Confidence (1922)
as Henry Tuttle

Tess of the D'Urbervilles (1913)
as John Durbeyfield

The Butterfly Girl (1917)
as Heinie, the Weinie Man

The Silver Car (1921)
as Vicar

Pretenses (1915)
as Mike Guffy
Detective Blinn (1915)
as Judge Page

The Husband Hunter (1920)
as Kelly

Miss Jackie of the Navy (1916)
as Undetermined role

The Broken Window (1915)
as The Professor
The Truth of Fiction (1915)
as Bill Burton
The Guiding Light (1915)
Actor

Life's a Funny Proposition (1919)
as Tobias
Reformation (1915)
as The Deacon



