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John Steppling

John Steppling

Birthday: 1870-08-08 | Place of Birth: 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.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

1928
Behind the Counter

as    Her Father

1928
Their Hour

as    Peggy's Father

1927
By Whose Hand?

as    Claridge

1927
Wedding Bills

as    District Attorney

1927
Her Father Said No

as    John Hamilton

1927
California or Bust

as    President Holtwood

1926
High Steppers

as    John Steppling

1925
California Straight Ahead

as    Jeffrey Browne

1924
The Breathless Moment

as    Banker Day

1924
The Galloping Fish

as    Cato Dodd

1924
Fools in the Dark

as    Julius Schwartz

1924
The Reckless Age

as    Spencer Meyrick

1924
A Cafe in Cairo

as    Tom Hays

1923
Let's Go

as    Andrew J. Macklin

1923
The Man Next Door

as    David Wisner

1923
What a Wife Learned

as    Maxfield

1923
Going Up

as    William Douglas

1922
Confidence

as    Henry Tuttle

1922
Too Much Business

as    Simon Stecker

1922
The Sin Flood

as    Swift

1922
Glass Houses

as    The Lawyer

1921
Garments of Truth

as    Deacon Ballantine

1921
The Silver Car

as    Vicar

1920
The Inferior Sex

as    George Mott / Smith

1920
Billions

as    Isaac Colben

1920
Live Sparks

as    Jacob Abbott

1920
The Heart of a Child

as    Joe Mosenstein

1920
The Husband Hunter

as    Kelly

1920
The County Fair

as    Otis Tucker

1920
Madame Peacock

as    Rudolph Cleeberg