John Steppling
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.
Acting
Movie
Broken Lullaby
1932
Movie
Johanna Enlists
as Maj. Wappington
1918
Movie
The County Fair
as Otis Tucker
1920
Movie
Let's Go
as Andrew J. Macklin
1923
Movie
California Straight Ahead
as Jeffrey Browne
1925
Movie
The Reckless Age
as Spencer Meyrick
1924
Movie
Bell Boy 13
1923
Movie
A Bathtub Bandit
1917
Movie
Billions
as Isaac Colben
1920
Movie
Soft Shoes
as Markham
1925
Movie
Black Beauty
as Squire Gordon
1921
Movie
Behind the Counter
as Her Father
1928
Movie
Billy McGrath on Broadway
as Billy McGrath
1913
Movie
Damaged Goods
as Senator Locke
1914
Movie
The Heart of a Child
as Joe Mosenstein
1920
Movie
The Sin Flood
as Swift
1922
Movie
High Steppers
as John Steppling
1926
Movie
Lombardi, Ltd.
as Max Strohan
1919
Movie
Jim
as William Bent - the Publisher
1914
Movie
Glass Houses
as The Lawyer
1922
Movie
The Fast Worker
as Mr. Rodney
1924
Movie
The Husband Hunter
as Kelly
1920
Movie
Pretenses
as Mike Guffy
1915
Movie
The Comet's Come-Back
1916