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

The Road Through the Dark
The Road Through the Dark
California Straight Ahead
California Straight Ahead
Miss Jackie of the Navy
Miss Jackie of the Navy
The Heart of a Child
The Heart of a Child
The Sin Flood
The Sin Flood
High Steppers
High Steppers
Lombardi, Ltd.
Lombardi, Ltd.
Glass Houses
Glass Houses
The Promise
The Promise

Filmography

2007 American dream
as głos
1932 Broken Lullaby
as
1928 Behind the Counter
as Her Father
1927 The Gay Old Bird
as Uncle
1926 The Better Man
as Phineas Ward
1926 High Steppers
as John Steppling
1926 Memory Lane
as Mary's Father
1925 California Straight Ahead
as Jeffrey Browne
1925 Eve's Lover
as Burton Gregg
1925 Soft Shoes
as Markham
1924 A Cafe in Cairo
as Tom Hays
1924 The Fast Worker
as Mr. Rodney
1924 The Reckless Age
as Spencer Meyrick
1924 The Galloping Fish
as Cato Dodd
1924 The Breathless Moment
as Banker Day
1924 The Dramatic Life of Abraham Lincoln
as Chairman of delegation
1923 Let's Go
as Andrew J. Macklin
1923 Going Up
as William Douglas
1923 The Man Next Door
as David Wisner
1923 What a Wife Learned
as Maxfield