John Steppling
Acting
Born 1870-08-08 · 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.
Known for
The Dramatic Life of Abraham Lincoln
1924 · Movie
What a Wife Learned
1923 · Movie
Lombardi, Ltd.
1919 · Movie
Madame Peacock
1920 · Movie
The Sin Flood
1922 · Movie
Confidence
1922 · Movie
The Inferior Sex
1920 · Movie
Garments of Truth
1921 · Movie
High Steppers
1926 · Movie
Live Sparks
1920 · Movie
Going Up
1923 · Movie
Behind the Counter
1928 · Movie
The Fast Worker
1924 · Movie
Broken Lullaby
1932 · Movie
The Breathless Moment
1924 · Movie
The Silver Car
1921 · Movie
The Heart of a Child
1920 · Movie
By Whose Hand?
1927 · Movie
Pretenses
1915 · Movie
Glass Houses
1922 · Movie
The Gay Old Bird
1927 · Movie
Wedding Bills
1927 · Movie
The Better Man
1926 · Movie
The Husband Hunter
1920 · Movie
Memory Lane
1926 · Movie
Let's Go
1923 · Movie
Life's a Funny Proposition
1919 · Movie
Soft Shoes
1925 · Movie
Nobody's Kid
1921 · Movie
California or Bust
1927 · Movie
The Butterfly Girl
1917 · Movie
Sick Abed
1920 · Movie
A Bathtub Bandit
1917 · Movie
California Straight Ahead
1925 · Movie
The Galloping Fish
1924 · Movie
Too Much Business
1922 · Movie
Eve's Lover
1925 · Movie
The Man Next Door
1923 · Movie
Luck in Pawn
1919 · Movie
Bell Boy 13
1923 · Movie
Her Father Said No
1927 · Movie
His Brother's Debt
1915 · Movie
Fools and Their Money
1919 · Movie
Fools in the Dark
1924 · Movie
The Broken Window
1915 · Movie
Johanna Enlists
1918 · Movie
The Reckless Age
1924 · Movie
Billions
1920 · Movie
Billy McGrath on Broadway
1913 · Movie
The County Fair
1920 · Movie
Black Beauty
1921 · Movie
Tess of the D'Urbervilles
1913 · Movie
In the Bishop's Carriage
1913 · Movie
Caprice
1913 · Movie
Damaged Goods
1914 · Movie
The Road Through the Dark
1918 · Movie
A Lady's Name
1918 · Movie
The Promise
1917 · Movie
Good Night, Paul
1918 · Movie
Miss Jackie of the Navy
1916 · Movie