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Aliases: John C. Steppling

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Essen, Germany

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Movie Involvements: 16

TV Involvements: 0


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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.

Most Famous Work

The Road Through the Dark
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The Road Through the Dark

(1918) Antoine Jardee
Tess of the D'Urbervilles
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Tess of the D'Urbervilles

(1913) John Durbeyfield
The Heart of a Child
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The Heart of a Child

(1920) Joe Mosenstein
The Sin Flood
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The Sin Flood

(1922) Swift
The Promise
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The Promise

(1917) Fallon
Let's Go
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Let's Go

(1923) Andrew J. Macklin
Black Beauty
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Black Beauty

(1921) Squire Gordon
The Dramatic Life of Abraham Lincoln
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The Dramatic Life of Abraham Lincoln

(1924) Chairman of delegation

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
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1932 N/A
1928 Her Father
1926 Phineas Ward
John Steppling
Mary's Father
1925 Jeffrey Browne
Burton Gregg
Markham
1924 Tom Hays
Mr. Rodney
Spencer Meyrick
Chairman of delegation
1923 Andrew J. Macklin
William Douglas
David Wisner
N/A
1922 Swift
The Lawyer
1921 N/A
Squire Gordon
1920 Isaac Colben
Rudolph Cleeberg
Otis Tucker
John Weems
Joe Mosenstein
1919 Abraham Armsberg
Max Strohan
1918 Bird
Antoine Jardee
Maj. Wappington
Batiste Boudeaux
1917 N/A
Fallon
1916 Undetermined role
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1915 Mike Guffy
1914 William Bent - the Publisher
1913 Secondary Role (uncredited)
John Durbeyfield
Billy McGrath
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