John Steppling

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.

Cast

The Road Through the Dark

(Antoine Jardee)

Miss Jackie of the Navy

(Undetermined role)

California Straight Ahead

(Jeffrey Browne)

The Heart of a Child

(Joe Mosenstein)

The Sin Flood

(Swift)

High Steppers

(John Steppling)

Lombardi, Ltd.

(Max Strohan)

Jim

(William Bent - the Publisher)

Glass Houses

(The Lawyer)

The Promise

(Fallon)

Broken Lullaby

The Fast Worker

(Mr. Rodney)

American dream

(głos)

A Cafe in Cairo

(Tom Hays)

The Husband Hunter

(Kelly)

Bell Boy 13

The County Fair

(Otis Tucker)

Pretenses

(Mike Guffy)

The Comet's Come-Back

The Silver Car

(Vicar)

Johanna Enlists

(Maj. Wappington)

Tess of the D'Urbervilles

(John Durbeyfield)

Let's Go

(Andrew J. Macklin)

Good Night, Paul

(Batiste Boudeaux)

Going Up

(William Douglas)

A Lady's Name

(Bird)

A Bathtub Bandit

Memory Lane

(Mary's Father)

Madame Peacock

(Rudolph Cleeberg)

Billions

(Isaac Colben)

Soft Shoes

(Markham)

Black Beauty

(Squire Gordon)

The Reckless Age

(Spencer Meyrick)

The Better Man

(Phineas Ward)

Luck in Pawn

(Abraham Armsberg)

The Man Next Door

(David Wisner)

Nobody's Kid

Sick Abed

(John Weems)

Caprice

(Secondary Role (uncredited))

Eve's Lover

(Burton Gregg)

The Dramatic Life of Abraham Lincoln

(Chairman of delegation)

Behind the Counter

(Her Father)

Billy McGrath on Broadway

(Billy McGrath)

The Galloping Fish

(Cato Dodd)

What a Wife Learned

(Maxfield)

The Breathless Moment

(Banker Day)

In the Bishop's Carriage

(Mr. Ramsey)

Too Much Business

(Simon Stecker)

Mixed Wires

(Policeman)

The Jilt

(Mr. Thompson)

Comrades Three

(Hobs)

Detective Blinn

(Judge Page)

The Deception

(Dr. King)

Wait and See

(James - the Valet)

The Zaca Lake Mystery

(John - the Miner)

The High Cost of Flirting

(Mr. Dunne - Ethel's Father)

By Whose Hand?

(Joseph Toby - Lottie's Father)

His Obligation

(Frank Lehner - Mary's Father)

The Guiding Light

The Resolve

(Simpson)

Reprisal

(Judge Green)

The Greater Strength

(The Foreman)

The Broken Window

(The Professor)

One Summer's Sequel

(Reverend David Barton)

Wife Wanted

(J.D.P. Moore)

The Castle Ranch

(Simpson - the Son's Valet)

The Wishing Stone

(Allan's Grandfather)

The Problem

(Grandfather)

His Brother's Debt

(Mr. Myers)

Reformation

(The Deacon)

Ancestry

(The Innkeeper)

The Truth of Fiction

(Bill Burton)

The Derelict

(P.G. Wilke, Esq.)

The Decision

(Judge Clarke)

Saints and Sinners

(The Minister)

Justified

(Sheriff Lacey)

The Gay Old Bird

(Uncle)

Life's a Funny Proposition

(Tobias)

Damaged Goods

(Senator Locke)

A Man's Man

(Neddy Jerome)

Live Sparks

(Jacob Abbott)

Fools and Their Money

(Chef)

Her Father Said No

(John Hamilton)

The Inferior Sex

(George Mott / Smith)