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John Steppling
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Biography
John Steppling (8 August 1870 in Essen, Germany โ 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.
BODY OF WORK
John Steppling's Filmography
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American dream
as gลos
Broken Lullaby
Behind the Counter
as Her Father
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Their Hour
as Peggy's Father
By Whose Hand?
as Claridge
Wedding Bills
as District Attorney
The Gay Old Bird
as Uncle
California or Bust
as President Holtwood
Her Father Said No
as John Hamilton
The Better Man
as Phineas Ward
High Steppers
as John Steppling
Memory Lane
as Mary's Father
California Straight Ahead
as Jeffrey Browne
Eve's Lover
as Burton Gregg
Soft Shoes
as Markham
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A Cafe in Cairo
as Tom Hays
The Fast Worker
as Mr. Rodney
The Reckless Age
as Spencer Meyrick
Fools in the Dark
as Julius Schwartz
The Galloping Fish
as Cato Dodd
The Breathless Moment
as Banker Day
The Dramatic Life of Abraham Lincoln
as Chairman of delegation
Let's Go
as Andrew J. Macklin
Going Up
as William Douglas
The Man Next Door
as David Wisner
What a Wife Learned
as Maxfield
Bell Boy 13
as Ellrey Elrod
The Sin Flood
as Swift
Confidence
as Henry Tuttle
Too Much Business
as Simon Stecker
Glass Houses
as The Lawyer
Garments of Truth
as Deacon Ballantine
The Silver Car
as Vicar
Nobody's Kid
Black Beauty
as Squire Gordon
Billions
as Isaac Colben
Madame Peacock
as Rudolph Cleeberg
The County Fair
as Otis Tucker
Sick Abed
as John Weems
The Heart of a Child
as Joe Mosenstein
The Inferior Sex
as George Mott / Smith
Live Sparks
as Jacob Abbott
The Husband Hunter
as Kelly
Luck in Pawn
as Abraham Armsberg
Lombardi, Ltd.
as Max Strohan
Fools and Their Money
as Chef
Life's a Funny Proposition
as Tobias
A Lady's Name
as Bird
The Road Through the Dark
as Antoine Jardee
Johanna Enlists
as Maj. Wappington
Good Night, Paul
as Batiste Boudeaux
A Bathtub Bandit
A Man's Man
as Neddy Jerome
The Promise
as Fallon
The Butterfly Girl
as Heinie, the Weinie Man
Miss Jackie of the Navy
as Undetermined role
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The Comet's Come-Back
Pretenses
as Mike Guffy
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Mixed Wires
as Policeman
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The Jilt
as Mr. Thompson
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Comrades Three
as Hobs
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Detective Blinn
as Judge Page
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The Deception
as Dr. King
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Wait and See
as James - the Valet
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The Zaca Lake Mystery
as John - the Miner
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The High Cost of Flirting
as Mr. Dunne - Ethel's Father
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By Whose Hand?
as Joseph Toby - Lottie's Father
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His Obligation
as Frank Lehner - Mary's Father
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The Guiding Light
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The Resolve
as Simpson
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Reprisal
as Judge Green
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The Greater Strength
as The Foreman
The Broken Window
as The Professor
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One Summer's Sequel
as Reverend David Barton
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Wife Wanted
as J.D.P. Moore
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The Castle Ranch
as Simpson - the Son's Valet
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The Wishing Stone
as Allan's Grandfather
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The Problem
as Grandfather
His Brother's Debt
as Mr. Myers
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Reformation
as The Deacon
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Ancestry
as The Innkeeper
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The Truth of Fiction
as Bill Burton
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The Derelict
as P.G. Wilke, Esq.
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The Decision
as Judge Clarke
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Saints and Sinners
as The Minister
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Justified
as Sheriff Lacey
Damaged Goods
as Senator Locke
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Jim
as William Bent - the Publisher
The Alarm of Angelone
as Judge Walsh
Caprice
as Secondary Role (uncredited)
In the Bishop's Carriage
as Mr. Ramsey
Tess of the D'Urbervilles
as John Durbeyfield
Billy McGrath on Broadway
as Billy McGrath