Acting credits
58
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Large and steady acting portfolio.
Actor
John Steppling
Acting
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Movies: 58Series: 0
TMDB ID: 1591718
IMDb ID: nm0827385
Known for: Acting
Born: August 8, 1870
Died: April 5, 1932
Age: 61
Place of birth: Essen, Germany
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1913 - 1932
Years active: 20
Average TMDB rating: 7.5
Wikidata: Q3182525
Also known as
John C. Steppling
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.
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Movie credits linked with John Steppling.
7.5
Broken Lullaby
1932 Movie
7.0
Behind the Counter
as Her Father
1928 Movie
By Whose Hand?
as Claridge
1927 Movie
The Gay Old Bird
as Uncle
1927 Movie
Her Father Said No
as John Hamilton
1927 Movie
The Better Man
as Phineas Ward
1926 Movie
High Steppers
as John Steppling
1926 Movie
Memory Lane
as Mary's Father
1926 Movie
7.0
California Straight Ahead
as Jeffrey Browne
1925 Movie
Eve's Lover
as Burton Gregg
1925 Movie
7.0
Soft Shoes
as Markham
1925 Movie
The Fast Worker
as Mr. Rodney
1924 Movie
5.0
The Reckless Age
as Spencer Meyrick
1924 Movie
The Galloping Fish
as Cato Dodd
1924 Movie
The Breathless Moment
as Banker Day
1924 Movie
The Dramatic Life of Abraham Lincoln
as Chairman of delegation
1924 Movie
7.0
Let's Go
as Andrew J. Macklin
1923 Movie
Going Up
as William Douglas
1923 Movie
The Man Next Door
as David Wisner
1923 Movie
What a Wife Learned
as Maxfield
1923 Movie
6.0
Bell Boy 13
1923 Movie
The Sin Flood
as Swift
1922 Movie
Confidence
as Henry Tuttle
1922 Movie
Too Much Business
as Simon Stecker
1922 Movie