John Steppling
Acting
Born August 8, 1870 · 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.
Films (91)
American dream
2007
Broken Lullaby
1932
Behind the Counter
1928
By Whose Hand?
1927
Wedding Bills
1927
The Gay Old Bird
1927
California or Bust
1927
Her Father Said No
1927
The Better Man
1926
High Steppers
1926
Memory Lane
1926
California Straight Ahead
1925
Eve's Lover
1925
Soft Shoes
1925
A Cafe in Cairo
1924
The Fast Worker
1924
The Reckless Age
1924
Fools in the Dark
1924
The Galloping Fish
1924
The Breathless Moment
1924
The Dramatic Life of Abraham Lincoln
1924
Let's Go
1923
Going Up
1923
The Man Next Door
1923
What a Wife Learned
1923
Bell Boy 13
1923
The Sin Flood
1922
Confidence
1922
Too Much Business
1922
Glass Houses
1922
Garments of Truth
1921
The Silver Car
1921
Nobody's Kid
1921
Black Beauty
1921
Billions
1920
Madame Peacock
1920
The County Fair
1920
Sick Abed
1920
The Heart of a Child
1920
The Inferior Sex
1920
Live Sparks
1920
The Husband Hunter
1920
Luck in Pawn
1919
Lombardi, Ltd.
1919
Fools and Their Money
1919
Life's a Funny Proposition
1919
A Lady's Name
1918
The Road Through the Dark
1918
Johanna Enlists
1918
Good Night, Paul
1918
A Bathtub Bandit
1917
A Man's Man
1917
The Promise
1917
The Butterfly Girl
1917
Miss Jackie of the Navy
1916
The Comet's Come-Back
1916
Pretenses
1915
Mixed Wires
1915
The Jilt
1915
Comrades Three
1915
Detective Blinn
1915
The Deception
1915
Wait and See
1915
The Zaca Lake Mystery
1915
The High Cost of Flirting
1915
By Whose Hand?
1915
His Obligation
1915
The Guiding Light
1915
The Resolve
1915
Reprisal
1915
The Greater Strength
1915
The Broken Window
1915
One Summer's Sequel
1915
Wife Wanted
1915
The Castle Ranch
1915
The Wishing Stone
1915
The Problem
1915
His Brother's Debt
1915
Reformation
1915
Ancestry
1915
The Truth of Fiction
1915
The Derelict
1915
The Decision
1915
Saints and Sinners
1915
Justified
1915
Damaged Goods
1914
Jim
1914
Caprice
1913
In the Bishop's Carriage
1913
Tess of the D'Urbervilles
1913
Billy McGrath on Broadway
1913