John Steppling

John Steppling

Acting

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 American dream 2007 Broken Lullaby ★ 7.5 Broken Lullaby 1932 Behind the Counter ★ 8.5 Behind the Counter 1928 Their Hour ★ 7.0 Their Hour 1928 By Whose Hand? ★ 9.0 By Whose Hand? 1927 Wedding Bills ★ 8.0 Wedding Bills 1927 The Gay Old Bird ★ 8.0 The Gay Old Bird 1927 California or Bust ★ 8.0 California or Bust 1927 Her Father Said No ★ 7.0 Her Father Said No 1927 The Better Man ★ 8.0 The Better Man 1926 High Steppers ★ 9.0 High Steppers 1926 Memory Lane ★ 8.0 Memory Lane 1926 California Straight Ahead ★ 7.0 California Straight Ahead 1925 Eve's Lover ★ 7.0 Eve's Lover 1925 Soft Shoes ★ 7.5 Soft Shoes 1925 A Cafe in Cairo A Cafe in Cairo 1924 The Fast Worker ★ 9.0 The Fast Worker 1924 The Reckless Age ★ 5.7 The Reckless Age 1924 Fools in the Dark ★ 7.0 Fools in the Dark 1924 The Galloping Fish ★ 7.0 The Galloping Fish 1924 The Breathless Moment ★ 9.0 The Breathless Moment 1924 The Dramatic Life of Abraham Lincoln ★ 10.0 The Dramatic Life of Abraham Lincoln 1924 Let's Go ★ 7.8 Let's Go 1923 Going Up ★ 9.0 Going Up 1923 The Man Next Door ★ 7.0 The Man Next Door 1923 What a Wife Learned ★ 10.0 What a Wife Learned 1923 Bell Boy 13 ★ 7.0 Bell Boy 13 1923 The Sin Flood ★ 10.0 The Sin Flood 1922 Confidence ★ 10.0 Confidence 1922 Too Much Business ★ 7.0 Too Much Business 1922 Glass Houses ★ 8.0 Glass Houses 1922 Garments of Truth ★ 10.0 Garments of Truth 1921 The Silver Car ★ 9.0 The Silver Car 1921 Nobody's Kid ★ 8.0 Nobody's Kid 1921 Black Beauty ★ 5.0 Black Beauty 1921 Billions ★ 6.0 Billions 1920 Madame Peacock ★ 10.0 Madame Peacock 1920 The County Fair ★ 5.3 The County Fair 1920 Sick Abed ★ 7.0 Sick Abed 1920 The Heart of a Child ★ 9.0 The Heart of a Child 1920 The Inferior Sex ★ 10.0 The Inferior Sex 1920 Live Sparks ★ 10.0 Live Sparks 1920 The Husband Hunter ★ 8.0 The Husband Hunter 1920 Luck in Pawn ★ 7.0 Luck in Pawn 1919 Lombardi, Ltd. ★ 10.0 Lombardi, Ltd. 1919 Fools and Their Money ★ 7.0 Fools and Their Money 1919 Life's a Funny Proposition ★ 8.0 Life's a Funny Proposition 1919 A Lady's Name A Lady's Name 1918 The Road Through the Dark The Road Through the Dark 1918 Johanna Enlists ★ 5.8 Johanna Enlists 1918 Good Night, Paul Good Night, Paul 1918 A Bathtub Bandit ★ 7.5 A Bathtub Bandit 1917 A Man's Man A Man's Man 1917 The Promise The Promise 1917 The Butterfly Girl ★ 8.0 The Butterfly Girl 1917 Miss Jackie of the Navy Miss Jackie of the Navy 1916 The Comet's Come-Back ★ 7.0 The Comet's Come-Back 1916 Pretenses ★ 9.0 Pretenses 1915 Mixed Wires Mixed Wires 1915 The Jilt ★ 7.0 The Jilt 1915 Comrades Three ★ 10.0 Comrades Three 1915 Detective Blinn ★ 9.0 Detective Blinn 1915 The Deception ★ 9.0 The Deception 1915 Wait and See ★ 9.0 Wait and See 1915 The Zaca Lake Mystery ★ 8.0 The Zaca Lake Mystery 1915 The High Cost of Flirting ★ 8.0 The High Cost of Flirting 1915 By Whose Hand? ★ 9.0 By Whose Hand? 1915 His Obligation ★ 9.0 His Obligation 1915 The Guiding Light ★ 7.0 The Guiding Light 1915 The Resolve ★ 8.0 The Resolve 1915 Reprisal ★ 7.0 Reprisal 1915 The Greater Strength ★ 7.0 The Greater Strength 1915 The Broken Window ★ 7.0 The Broken Window 1915 One Summer's Sequel One Summer's Sequel 1915 Wife Wanted ★ 10.0 Wife Wanted 1915 The Castle Ranch ★ 8.0 The Castle Ranch 1915 The Wishing Stone ★ 10.0 The Wishing Stone 1915 The Problem The Problem 1915 His Brother's Debt ★ 7.0 His Brother's Debt 1915 Reformation ★ 7.0 Reformation 1915