Actor

John Steppling

Birthday: August 8, 1870

Born in: 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.

Movie Credits

American dream (2007) as głos
Age: 136
Broken Lullaby (1932)
Age: 61
Behind the Counter (1928) as Her Father
Age: 57
The Gay Old Bird (1927) as Uncle
Age: 56
Her Father Said No (1927) as John Hamilton
Age: 56
The Better Man (1926) as Phineas Ward
Age: 55
High Steppers (1926) as John Steppling
Age: 55
Memory Lane (1926) as Mary's Father
Age: 55
California Straight Ahead (1925) as Jeffrey Browne
Age: 55
Eve's Lover (1925) as Burton Gregg
Age: 54
Soft Shoes (1925) as Markham
Age: 54
A Cafe in Cairo (1924) as Tom Hays
Age: 54
The Fast Worker (1924) as Mr. Rodney
Age: 54
The Reckless Age (1924) as Spencer Meyrick
Age: 54
The Galloping Fish (1924) as Cato Dodd
Age: 53
The Breathless Moment (1924) as Banker Day
Age: 53
The Dramatic Life of Abraham Lincoln (1924) as Chairman of delegation
Age: 53
Let's Go (1923) as Andrew J. Macklin
Age: 53
Going Up (1923) as William Douglas
Age: 53
The Man Next Door (1923) as David Wisner
Age: 52
What a Wife Learned (1923) as Maxfield
Age: 52
Bell Boy 13 (1923)
Age: 52
The Sin Flood (1922) as Swift
Age: 52
Confidence (1922) as Henry Tuttle
Age: 52
Too Much Business (1922) as Simon Stecker
Age: 51
Glass Houses (1922) as The Lawyer
Age: 51
Garments of Truth (1921) as Deacon Ballantine
Age: 51
The Silver Car (1921) as Vicar
Age: 50
Nobody's Kid (1921)
Age: 50
Black Beauty (1921) as Squire Gordon
Age: 50
Billions (1920) as Isaac Colben
Age: 50
Madame Peacock (1920) as Rudolph Cleeberg
Age: 50
The County Fair (1920) as Otis Tucker
Age: 50
Sick Abed (1920) as John Weems
Age: 49
The Heart of a Child (1920) as Joe Mosenstein
Age: 49
The Inferior Sex (1920) as George Mott / Smith
Age: 49
Live Sparks (1920) as Jacob Abbott
Age: 49
The Husband Hunter (1920) as Kelly
Age: 49
Luck in Pawn (1919) as Abraham Armsberg
Age: 49
Lombardi, Ltd. (1919) as Max Strohan
Age: 49
Fools and Their Money (1919) as Chef
Age: 48
Life's a Funny Proposition (1919) as Tobias
Age: 48
A Lady's Name (1918) as Bird
Age: 48
The Road Through the Dark (1918) as Antoine Jardee
Age: 48
Johanna Enlists (1918) as Maj. Wappington
Age: 48
Good Night, Paul (1918) as Batiste Boudeaux
Age: 47
A Bathtub Bandit (1917)
Age: 47
A Man's Man (1917) as Neddy Jerome
Age: 47
The Promise (1917) as Fallon
Age: 46
The Butterfly Girl (1917) as Heinie, the Weinie Man
Age: 46
Miss Jackie of the Navy (1916) as Undetermined role
Age: 46
The Comet's Come-Back (1916)
Age: 45
Pretenses (1915) as Mike Guffy
Age: 45
Mixed Wires (1915) as Policeman
Age: 45
The Jilt (1915) as Mr. Thompson
Age: 45
Comrades Three (1915) as Hobs
Age: 45
Detective Blinn (1915) as Judge Page
Age: 44
The Deception (1915) as Dr. King
Age: 44
Wait and See (1915) as James - the Valet
Age: 44
The Zaca Lake Mystery (1915) as John - the Miner
Age: 44
The High Cost of Flirting (1915) as Mr. Dunne - Ethel's Father
Age: 44
By Whose Hand? (1915) as Joseph Toby - Lottie's Father
Age: 44
His Obligation (1915) as Frank Lehner - Mary's Father
Age: 44
The Guiding Light (1915)
Age: 44
The Resolve (1915) as Simpson
Age: 44
Reprisal (1915) as Judge Green
Age: 44
The Greater Strength (1915) as The Foreman
Age: 44
The Broken Window (1915) as The Professor
Age: 44
One Summer's Sequel (1915) as Reverend David Barton
Age: 44
Wife Wanted (1915) as J.D.P. Moore
Age: 44
The Castle Ranch (1915) as Simpson - the Son's Valet
Age: 44
The Wishing Stone (1915) as Allan's Grandfather
Age: 44
The Problem (1915) as Grandfather
Age: 44
His Brother's Debt (1915) as Mr. Myers
Age: 44
Reformation (1915) as The Deacon
Age: 44
Ancestry (1915) as The Innkeeper
Age: 44
The Truth of Fiction (1915) as Bill Burton
Age: 44
The Derelict (1915) as P.G. Wilke, Esq.
Age: 44
The Decision (1915) as Judge Clarke
Age: 44
Saints and Sinners (1915) as The Minister
Age: 44
Justified (1915) as Sheriff Lacey
Age: 44
Damaged Goods (1914) as Senator Locke
Age: 44
Jim (1914) as William Bent - the Publisher
Age: 43
Caprice (1913) as Secondary Role (uncredited)
Age: 43
In the Bishop's Carriage (1913) as Mr. Ramsey
Age: 43
Tess of the D'Urbervilles (1913) as John Durbeyfield
Age: 43
Billy McGrath on Broadway (1913) as Billy McGrath
Age: 42