Person Details
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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
Most Famous Work
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
(1918) Antoine JardeeTess of the D'Urbervilles
(1913) John DurbeyfieldThe Heart of a Child
(1920) Joe MosensteinThe Sin Flood
(1922) SwiftThe Promise
(1917) FallonLet's Go
(1923) Andrew J. MacklinBlack Beauty
(1921) Squire GordonThe Dramatic Life of Abraham Lincoln
(1924) Chairman of delegationActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | głos | |
| 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 | |
| N/A | ||
| 1915 | Mike Guffy | |
| 1914 | William Bent - the Publisher | |
| 1913 | Secondary Role (uncredited) | |
| John Durbeyfield | ||
| Billy McGrath | ||
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |