1870-08-08 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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American dream | głos | 2007-01-01 |
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Broken Lullaby | 1932-01-19 | |
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Behind the Counter | Her Father | 1928-03-03 |
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The Gay Old Bird | Uncle | 1927-02-26 |
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The Better Man | Phineas Ward | 1926-06-06 |
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Memory Lane | Mary's Father | 1926-02-01 |
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High Steppers | John Steppling | 1926-03-14 |
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Eve's Lover | Burton Gregg | 1925-07-06 |
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California Straight Ahead | Jeffrey Browne | 1925-09-12 |
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Soft Shoes | Markham | 1925-01-01 |
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The Reckless Age | Spencer Meyrick | 1924-08-16 |
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The Breathless Moment | Banker Day | 1924-02-03 |
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The Dramatic Life of Abraham Lincoln | Chairman of delegation | 1924-02-02 |
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The Fast Worker | Mr. Rodney | 1924-10-25 |
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A Cafe in Cairo | Tom Hays | 1924-12-07 |
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The Galloping Fish | Cato Dodd | 1924-03-10 |
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Let's Go | Andrew J. Macklin | 1923-10-31 |
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Going Up | William Douglas | 1923-09-30 |
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Bell Boy 13 | 1923-01-19 | |
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What a Wife Learned | Maxfield | 1923-01-28 |
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The Man Next Door | David Wisner | 1923-05-28 |
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The Sin Flood | Swift | 1922-11-12 |
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Too Much Business | Simon Stecker | 1922-04-09 |
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Glass Houses | The Lawyer | 1922-03-06 |
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Black Beauty | Squire Gordon | 1921-01-01 |
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Nobody's Kid | 1921-04-17 | |
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The Silver Car | Vicar | 1921-06-01 |
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Sick Abed | John Weems | 1920-06-27 |
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The County Fair | Otis Tucker | 1920-09-05 |
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The Heart of a Child | Joe Mosenstein | 1920-04-11 |
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The Husband Hunter | Kelly | 1920-01-01 |
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Madame Peacock | Rudolph Cleeberg | 1920-10-01 |
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Billions | Isaac Colben | 1920-12-06 |
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Lombardi, Ltd. | Max Strohan | 1919-10-01 |
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Life's a Funny Proposition | Tobias | 1919-01-12 |
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Luck in Pawn | Abraham Armsberg | 1919-11-19 |
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Johanna Enlists | Maj. Wappington | 1918-09-14 |
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The Road Through the Dark | Antoine Jardee | 1918-11-01 |
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A Lady's Name | Bird | 1918-12-10 |
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Good Night, Paul | Batiste Boudeaux | 1918-06-20 |
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A Bathtub Bandit | 1917-11-02 | |
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The Promise | Fallon | 1917-02-19 |
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The Comet's Come-Back | 1916-05-31 | |
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Miss Jackie of the Navy | Undetermined role | 1916-11-30 |
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Wife Wanted | J.D.P. Moore | 1915-04-28 |
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The Castle Ranch | Simpson - the Son's Valet | 1915-04-19 |
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One Summer's Sequel | Reverend David Barton | 1915-05-03 |
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Reprisal | Judge Green | 1915-05-26 |
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The Greater Strength | The Foreman | 1915-05-17 |
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The Broken Window | The Professor | 1915-05-12 |
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The Wishing Stone | Allan's Grandfather | 1915-04-14 |
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His Brother's Debt | Mr. Myers | 1915-04-05 |
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The Derelict | P.G. Wilke, Esq. | 1915-03-03 |
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The Truth of Fiction | Bill Burton | 1915-03-08 |
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The Decision | Judge Clarke | 1915-02-22 |
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Ancestry | The Innkeeper | 1915-03-22 |
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The Resolve | Simpson | 1915-05-31 |
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Reformation | The Deacon | 1915-03-31 |
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The Problem | Grandfather | 1915-04-09 |
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The Jilt | Mr. Thompson | 1915-08-16 |
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Mixed Wires | Policeman | 1915-08-25 |
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Comrades Three | Hobs | 1915-08-11 |
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Justified | Sheriff Lacey | 1915-02-08 |
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Pretenses | Mike Guffy | 1915-12-07 |
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Saints and Sinners | The Minister | 1915-02-17 |
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Detective Blinn | Judge Page | 1915-08-02 |
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The Deception | Dr. King | 1915-07-28 |
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By Whose Hand? | Joseph Toby - Lottie's Father | 1915-06-28 |
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His Obligation | Frank Lehner - Mary's Father | 1915-06-14 |
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The Guiding Light | 1915-06-04 | |
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The High Cost of Flirting | Mr. Dunne - Ethel's Father | 1915-07-07 |
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Wait and See | James - the Valet | 1915-07-21 |
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The Zaca Lake Mystery | John - the Miner | 1915-07-12 |
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Jim | William Bent - the Publisher | 1914-06-15 |
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Caprice | Secondary Role (uncredited) | 1913-11-10 |
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Tess of the D'Urbervilles | John Durbeyfield | 1913-09-01 |
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Billy McGrath on Broadway | Billy McGrath | 1913-03-04 |
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In the Bishop's Carriage | Mr. Ramsey | 1913-09-10 |