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
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Movies 54
Her Father
Behind the Counter (1928)
Movie
Claridge
By Whose Hand? (1927)
Movie
Phineas Ward
The Better Man (1926)
Movie
Maj. Iffield
High Steppers (1926)
Movie
Mary's Father
Memory Lane (1926)
Movie
Jeffrey Browne
California Straight Ahead (1925)
Movie
Burton Gregg
Eve's Lover (1925)
Movie
Markham
Soft Shoes (1925)
Movie
Tom Hays
A Cafe in Cairo (1924)
Movie
Mr. Rodney
The Fast Worker (1924)
Movie
Spencer Meyrick
The Reckless Age (1924)
Movie
Cato Dodd
The Galloping Fish (1924)
Movie
Banker Day
The Breathless Moment (1924)
Movie
Chairman of delegation
The Dramatic Life of Abraham Lincoln (1924)
Movie
Josiah Wayne
Maytime (1923)
Movie
Andrew J. Macklin
Let's Go (1923)
Movie
William Douglas
Going Up (1923)
Movie
David Wisner
The Man Next Door (1923)
Movie
Maxfield
What a Wife Learned (1923)
Movie
Uncle Ellrey Elrod
Bell Boy 13 (1923)
Movie
Henry Tuttle
Confidence (1922)
Movie
The Lawyer
Glass Houses (1922)
Movie
Dr. Rudd
Nobody's Kid (1921)
Movie
Squire Gordon
Black Beauty (1921)
Movie
Isaac Colben
Billions (1920)
Movie
Rudolph Cleeberg
Madame Peacock (1920)
Movie
Otis Tucker
The County Fair (1920)
Movie
John Weems
Sick Abed (1920)
Movie
Joe Mosenstein
The Heart of a Child (1920)
Movie
Abraham Armsberg
Luck in Pawn (1919)
Movie
Max Strohan
Lombardi, Ltd. (1919)
Movie
Antoine Jardee
The Road Through the Dark (1918)
Movie
Maj. Wappington
Johanna Enlists (1918)
Movie
Batiste Boudeaux
Good Night, Paul (1918)
Movie
Fallon
The Promise (1917)
Movie
Undetermined role
Miss Jackie of the Navy (1916)
Movie
Professor Peedeeque
The Comet's Come-Back (1916)
Movie
Mike Guffy
Pretenses (1915)
Movie
Senator Locke
Damaged Goods (1914)
Movie
William Bent - the Publisher
Jim (1914)
Movie
Secondary Role
Caprice (1913)
Movie
Mr. Ramsey
In the Bishop's Carriage (1913)
Movie
John Durbeyfield
Tess of the D'Urbervilles (1913)
Movie
Billy McGrath
Billy McGrath on Broadway (1913)
Movie
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1870-08-08
Deathday1932-04-05 (61 years old)
Birth PlaceEssen, Germany
CitizenshipsNorth German Confederation, German Empire, United States
Also Known AsJohn C. Steppling
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