John Steppling

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.

Known for

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Broken Lullaby

1932 ⭐ 7.5

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Behind the Counter

1928 ⭐ 8.5

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By Whose Hand?

1927 ⭐ 9.0

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Wedding Bills

1927 ⭐ 8.0

Career timeline

1932

Broken Lullaby Notable

1932

⭐ 7.5

1928

Behind the Counter Notable

Her Father · 1928

⭐ 8.5

1927

By Whose Hand? Notable

Claridge · 1927

⭐ 9.0

Wedding Bills Notable

District Attorney · 1927

⭐ 8.0

The Gay Old Bird Notable

Uncle · 1927

⭐ 8.0

1926

The Better Man Notable

Phineas Ward · 1926

⭐ 8.0

High Steppers Notable

John Steppling · 1926

⭐ 9.0

Memory Lane Notable

Mary's Father · 1926

⭐ 8.0

1925

California Straight Ahead Notable

Jeffrey Browne · 1925

⭐ 7.0

Eve's Lover Notable

Burton Gregg · 1925

⭐ 7.0

Soft Shoes Notable

Markham · 1925

⭐ 7.5

1924

The Fast Worker Notable

Mr. Rodney · 1924

⭐ 9.0

The Reckless Age

Spencer Meyrick · 1924

⭐ 5.7

Fools in the Dark Notable

Julius Schwartz · 1924

⭐ 7.0

1923

Let's Go Notable

Andrew J. Macklin · 1923

⭐ 7.8

Going Up Notable

William Douglas · 1923

⭐ 9.0

The Man Next Door Notable

David Wisner · 1923

⭐ 7.0

1922

The Sin Flood Notable

Swift · 1922

⭐ 10.0

Confidence Notable

Henry Tuttle · 1922

⭐ 10.0

Too Much Business Notable

Simon Stecker · 1922

⭐ 7.0

1921

Garments of Truth Notable

Deacon Ballantine · 1921

⭐ 10.0

The Silver Car Notable

Vicar · 1921

⭐ 9.0

Nobody's Kid Notable

1921

⭐ 8.0

1920

Billions

Isaac Colben · 1920

⭐ 6.0

Madame Peacock Notable

Rudolph Cleeberg · 1920

⭐ 10.0

The County Fair

Otis Tucker · 1920

⭐ 5.3

1919

Luck in Pawn Notable

Abraham Armsberg · 1919

⭐ 7.0

Lombardi, Ltd. Notable

Max Strohan · 1919

⭐ 10.0

Fools and Their Money Notable

Chef · 1919

⭐ 7.0

1918

A Lady's Name

Bird · 1918

The Road Through the Dark

Antoine Jardee · 1918

Johanna Enlists

Maj. Wappington · 1918

⭐ 5.8

1917

A Bathtub Bandit Notable

1917

⭐ 7.5

A Man's Man

Neddy Jerome · 1917

The Promise

Fallon · 1917

1916

Miss Jackie of the Navy

Undetermined role · 1916

1915

Pretenses Notable

Mike Guffy · 1915

⭐ 9.0

The Broken Window Notable

The Professor · 1915

⭐ 7.0

His Brother's Debt Notable

Mr. Myers · 1915

⭐ 7.0

1914

Damaged Goods

Senator Locke · 1914

⭐ 1.0

1913

Caprice

Secondary Role (uncredited) · 1913

⭐ 1.0

In the Bishop's Carriage

Mr. Ramsey · 1913

⭐ 1.0

Tess of the D'Urbervilles

John Durbeyfield · 1913

⭐ 1.0

Frequently appears with

Lionel Barrymore

Dr. H. Holderlin

Phillips Holmes

Paul Renard

Nancy Carroll

Fraulein Elsa

Louise Carter

Frau Holderlin

Lucien Littlefield

Herr Walter Schultz

Edward Everett Horton

Eddie Baxter

Wally Howe

Dorothy Dwan

Dorothy Brown

Full filmography

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Broken Lullaby

1932 ⭐ 7.5

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Behind the Counter

1928 ⭐ 8.5

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By Whose Hand?

1927 ⭐ 9.0

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Wedding Bills

1927 ⭐ 8.0

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The Gay Old Bird

1927 ⭐ 8.0

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California or Bust

1927 ⭐ 8.0

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Her Father Said No

1927 ⭐ 7.0

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The Better Man

1926 ⭐ 8.0

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High Steppers

1926 ⭐ 9.0

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Memory Lane

1926 ⭐ 8.0

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California Straight Ahead

1925 ⭐ 7.0

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Eve's Lover

1925 ⭐ 7.0

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Soft Shoes

1925 ⭐ 7.5

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The Fast Worker

1924 ⭐ 9.0

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The Reckless Age

1924 ⭐ 5.7

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Fools in the Dark

1924 ⭐ 7.0

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The Galloping Fish

1924 ⭐ 7.0

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The Breathless Moment

1924 ⭐ 9.0

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The Dramatic Life of Abraham Lincoln

1924 ⭐ 10.0

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Let's Go

1923 ⭐ 7.8