Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

83

Gender

Male

Birthday

1870-08-08

Day of Death

1932-04-05 (62 years old)

Place of Birth

Essen, Germany

Also Known As

John C. Steppling

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

Broken Lullaby

Broken Lullaby

Acting

The Road Through the Dark

1918

The Road Through the Dark

as

Antoine Jardee

California Straight Ahead

1925

California Straight Ahead

as

Jeffrey Browne

Miss Jackie of the Navy

1916

Miss Jackie of the Navy

as

Undetermined role

The Heart of a Child

1920

The Heart of a Child

as

Joe Mosenstein

The Sin Flood

1922

The Sin Flood

as

Swift

High Steppers

1926

High Steppers

as

John Steppling

Lombardi, Ltd.

1919

Lombardi, Ltd.

as

Max Strohan

Jim

1914

Jim

as

William Bent - the Publisher

Glass Houses

1922

Glass Houses

as

The Lawyer

The Promise

1917

The Promise

as

Fallon

Broken Lullaby

1932

Broken Lullaby

as

The Fast Worker

1924

The Fast Worker

as

Mr. Rodney

American dream

2007

American dream

as

głos

A Cafe in Cairo

1924

A Cafe in Cairo

as

Tom Hays

The Husband Hunter

1920

The Husband Hunter

as

Kelly

Pretenses

1915

Pretenses

as

Mike Guffy

The Comet's Come-Back

1916

The Comet's Come-Back

as

Bell Boy 13

1923

Bell Boy 13

as

The County Fair

1920

The County Fair

as

Otis Tucker

The Silver Car

1921

The Silver Car

as

Vicar

Johanna Enlists

1918

Johanna Enlists

as

Maj. Wappington

Tess of the D'Urbervilles

1913

Tess of the D'Urbervilles

as

John Durbeyfield

Let's Go

1923

Let's Go

as

Andrew J. Macklin

Good Night, Paul

1918

Good Night, Paul

as

Batiste Boudeaux

Going Up

1923

Going Up

as

William Douglas

A Lady's Name

1918

A Lady's Name

as

Bird

A Bathtub Bandit

1917

A Bathtub Bandit

as

Memory Lane

1926

Memory Lane

as

Mary's Father

Madame Peacock

1920

Madame Peacock

as

Rudolph Cleeberg

Billions

1920

Billions

as

Isaac Colben

Soft Shoes

1925

Soft Shoes

as

Markham

Black Beauty

1921

Black Beauty

as

Squire Gordon

The Better Man

1926

The Better Man

as

Phineas Ward

The Reckless Age

1924

The Reckless Age

as

Spencer Meyrick

Luck in Pawn

1919

Luck in Pawn

as

Abraham Armsberg

The Man Next Door

1923

The Man Next Door

as

David Wisner

Nobody's Kid

1921

Nobody's Kid

as

Sick Abed

1920

Sick Abed

as

John Weems

Caprice

1913

Caprice

as

Secondary Role (uncredited)

Eve's Lover

1925

Eve's Lover

as

Burton Gregg

The Dramatic Life of Abraham Lincoln

1924

The Dramatic Life of Abraham Lincoln

as

Chairman of delegation

Behind the Counter

1928

Behind the Counter

as

Her Father

Billy McGrath on Broadway

1913

Billy McGrath on Broadway

as

Billy McGrath

The Galloping Fish

1924

The Galloping Fish

as

Cato Dodd

What a Wife Learned

1923

What a Wife Learned

as

Maxfield

The Breathless Moment

1924

The Breathless Moment

as

Banker Day

In the Bishop's Carriage

1913

In the Bishop's Carriage

as

Mr. Ramsey

Too Much Business

1922

Too Much Business

as

Simon Stecker

Mixed Wires

1915

Mixed Wires

as

Policeman

The Jilt

1915

The Jilt

as

Mr. Thompson

Comrades Three

1915

Comrades Three

as

Hobs

Detective Blinn

1915

Detective Blinn

as

Judge Page

The Deception

1915

The Deception

as

Dr. King

Wait and See

1915

Wait and See

as

James - the Valet

The Zaca Lake Mystery

1915

The Zaca Lake Mystery

as

John - the Miner

The High Cost of Flirting

1915

The High Cost of Flirting

as

Mr. Dunne - Ethel's Father

By Whose Hand?

1915

By Whose Hand?

as

Joseph Toby - Lottie's Father

His Obligation

1915

His Obligation

as

Frank Lehner - Mary's Father

The Guiding Light

1915

The Guiding Light

as

The Resolve

1915

The Resolve

as

Simpson

Reprisal

1915

Reprisal

as

Judge Green

The Greater Strength

1915

The Greater Strength

as

The Foreman

The Broken Window

1915

The Broken Window

as

The Professor

One Summer's Sequel

1915

One Summer's Sequel

as

Reverend David Barton

Wife Wanted

1915

Wife Wanted

as

J.D.P. Moore

The Castle Ranch

1915

The Castle Ranch

as

Simpson - the Son's Valet

The Wishing Stone

1915

The Wishing Stone

as

Allan's Grandfather

The Problem

1915

The Problem

as

Grandfather

His Brother's Debt

1915

His Brother's Debt

as

Mr. Myers

Reformation

1915

Reformation

as

The Deacon

Ancestry

1915

Ancestry

as

The Innkeeper

The Truth of Fiction

1915

The Truth of Fiction

as

Bill Burton

The Derelict

1915

The Derelict

as

P.G. Wilke, Esq.

The Decision

1915

The Decision

as

Judge Clarke

Saints and Sinners

1915

Saints and Sinners

as

The Minister

Justified

1915

Justified

as

Sheriff Lacey

The Gay Old Bird

1927

The Gay Old Bird

as

Uncle

Life's a Funny Proposition

1919

Life's a Funny Proposition

as

Tobias

Damaged Goods

1914

Damaged Goods

as

Senator Locke

A Man's Man

1917

A Man's Man

as

Neddy Jerome

Live Sparks

1920

Live Sparks

as

Jacob Abbott

Fools and Their Money

1919

Fools and Their Money

as

Chef

Her Father Said No

1927

Her Father Said No

as

John Hamilton

Production

Crew

Directing