John Steppling

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

79

Gender

Male

Birthday

1870-08-08

Day of death

1932-04-05 (61 years old)

Place of Birth

Essen, Germany

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 Truth of Fiction

    The Truth of Fiction

  • Nobody's Kid

    Nobody's Kid

  • Broken Lullaby

    Broken Lullaby

  • High Steppers

    High Steppers

  • Tess of the D'Urbervilles

    Tess of the D'Urbervilles

  • Reformation

    Reformation

  • Behind the Counter

    Behind the Counter

  • The Silver Car

    The Silver Car

  • What a Wife Learned

    What a Wife Learned

  • The Fast Worker

    The Fast Worker

  • The Gay Old Bird

    The Gay Old Bird

  • The Road Through the Dark

    The Road Through the Dark

  • The Husband Hunter

    The Husband Hunter

  • Life's a Funny Proposition

    Life's a Funny Proposition

  • The Reckless Age

    The Reckless Age

  • Too Much Business

    Too Much Business

  • Caprice

    Caprice

  • Soft Shoes

    Soft Shoes

  • A Lady's Name

    A Lady's Name

  • The Breathless Moment

    The Breathless Moment

  • The County Fair

    The County Fair

  • The Dramatic Life of Abraham Lincoln

    The Dramatic Life of Abraham Lincoln

  • A Bathtub Bandit

    A Bathtub Bandit

  • California Straight Ahead

    California Straight Ahead

  • The Sin Flood

    The Sin Flood

  • Johanna Enlists

    Johanna Enlists

  • The Promise

    The Promise

  • Glass Houses

    Glass Houses

  • Black Beauty

    Black Beauty

  • Pretenses

    Pretenses

  • Let's Go

    Let's Go

  • Luck in Pawn

    Luck in Pawn

  • Going Up

    Going Up

  • The Comet's Come-Back

    The Comet's Come-Back

  • Sick Abed

    Sick Abed

  • Bell Boy 13

    Bell Boy 13

  • Lombardi, Ltd.

    Lombardi, Ltd.

  • Madame Peacock

    Madame Peacock

  • Billions

    Billions

  • Justified

    Justified

  • The High Cost of Flirting

    The High Cost of Flirting

  • Eve's Lover

    Eve's Lover

  • A Cafe in Cairo

    A Cafe in Cairo

  • Memory Lane

    Memory Lane

  • The Jilt

    The Jilt

  • In the Bishop's Carriage

    In the Bishop's Carriage

  • The Derelict

    The Derelict

  • Wife Wanted

    Wife Wanted

  • The Greater Strength

    The Greater Strength

  • His Brother's Debt

    His Brother's Debt

  • By Whose Hand?

    By Whose Hand?

  • The Wishing Stone

    The Wishing Stone

  • Reprisal

    Reprisal

  • The Man Next Door

    The Man Next Door

  • The Deception

    The Deception

  • The Problem

    The Problem

  • The Galloping Fish

    The Galloping Fish

  • Good Night, Paul

    Good Night, Paul

  • The Guiding Light

    The Guiding Light

  • Comrades Three

    Comrades Three

  • The Decision

    The Decision

  • Miss Jackie of the Navy

    Miss Jackie of the Navy

  • Saints and Sinners

    Saints and Sinners

  • One Summer's Sequel

    One Summer's Sequel

  • Jim

    Jim

  • Billy McGrath on Broadway

    Billy McGrath on Broadway

  • The Resolve

    The Resolve

  • The Zaca Lake Mystery

    The Zaca Lake Mystery

  • Ancestry

    Ancestry

  • His Obligation

    His Obligation

  • Mixed Wires

    Mixed Wires

  • Damaged Goods

    Damaged Goods

  • The Heart of a Child

    The Heart of a Child

  • The Better Man

    The Better Man

  • The Castle Ranch

    The Castle Ranch

  • The Broken Window

    The Broken Window

  • Wait and See

    Wait and See

  • American dream

    American dream

  • Detective Blinn

    Detective Blinn