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John Steppling

John Steppling

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.

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