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.
Acted in 62
1930s
- 1932
Broken Lullaby
Movie
1920s
- 1928
Behind the Counter
Her Father
- 1927
By Whose Hand?
Claridge
Wedding Bills
District Attorney
The Gay Old Bird
Uncle
California or Bust
President Holtwood
Her Father Said No
John Hamilton
- 1926
The Better Man
Phineas Ward
High Steppers
John Steppling
- 1925
California Straight Ahead
Jeffrey Browne
Eve's Lover
Burton Gregg
Soft Shoes
Markham
- 1924
The Fast Worker
Mr. Rodney
The Reckless Age
Spencer Meyrick
Fools in the Dark
Julius Schwartz
The Galloping Fish
Cato Dodd
The Breathless Moment
Banker Day
The Dramatic Life of Abraham Lincoln
Chairman of delegation
- 1923
Let's Go
Andrew J. Macklin
Going Up
William Douglas
The Man Next Door
David Wisner
What a Wife Learned
Maxfield
Bell Boy 13
Ellrey Elrod
- 1922
The Sin Flood
Swift
Confidence
Henry Tuttle
Too Much Business
Simon Stecker
Glass Houses
The Lawyer
- 1921
Garments of Truth
Deacon Ballantine
The Silver Car
Vicar
Nobody's Kid
Movie
Black Beauty
Squire Gordon
- 1920
Billions
Isaac Colben
The County Fair
Otis Tucker
Sick Abed
John Weems
The Heart of a Child
Joe Mosenstein
The Inferior Sex
George Mott / Smith
Live Sparks
Jacob Abbott
The Husband Hunter
Kelly
1910s
- 1919
Luck in Pawn
Abraham Armsberg
Lombardi, Ltd.
Max Strohan
Fools and Their Money
Chef
Life's a Funny Proposition
Tobias
- 1918
A Lady's Name
Bird
The Road Through the Dark
Antoine Jardee
Johanna Enlists
Maj. Wappington
Good Night, Paul
Batiste Boudeaux
- 1917
A Bathtub Bandit
Movie
A Man's Man
Neddy Jerome
The Promise
Fallon
The Butterfly Girl
Heinie, the Weinie Man
- 1916
Miss Jackie of the Navy
Undetermined role
- 1915
Pretenses
Mike Guffy
The Broken Window
The Professor
His Brother's Debt
Mr. Myers
- 1914
Damaged Goods
Senator Locke
The Alarm of Angelone
Judge Walsh
- 1913
Caprice
Secondary Role (uncredited)
In the Bishop's Carriage
Mr. Ramsey
Tess of the D'Urbervilles
John Durbeyfield
Billy McGrath on Broadway
Billy McGrath